The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-10
LOSSES WELL PROTECTED
All the Burned.0ut Establishments at
Cincinnati Carried Heavy Insurance.
Burkhardt's Stock Insured for $3.50, 900; Geiers.
hofer's. $205, 900; Pspe's. 2 1000. and Stein.
erts sos, 000-On Building, $135, 600.

CINCINNATI, July 9-There is q visible
loss in the architectural line at Fourth and
Elm streets. where the great fire of last
night destroyed 81. 600, 600 worth of prop
erty. The high west wall and q portion of
the Fourth-street front are gone. making a
great gap. Only the upper portion of the
east wall fell. but it caught the two ad-
joining b~uildings-the Pape Brothers Mold
ing Company and the NJ. Steinert Il Sons
pianos-and crushed in their middle as if
they were egg.shells. The Pape Brothers
MoldinG Company's loss is total, being
paintings. engravings and piCture.frames.
which could not bear the deluge of water
and the penetrating dust that COW
cred everything. The sight at Stein
erts piano warerooms Is almost SICK
ening. They had over two hun
dred costly pianos. mainly Steinways
Gablers and Webers. stored OF the three
floors and the cellar of their large place.
Three or four instruments on the first floor
seemed to DO unhurt, but all the rest ap-
pear to be q mass of wreckage.
Every body is talking Of the loss of Burk-
hardt. He has grown in prosperity within
the easy recollection of nearly all Cincln-
natl and has shown so much public spirit
a. his business has grown, that the destruc.
ton of his great palace or trade Is felt by
many as a personal loss. But Mr.. Burk-
hardt IL not cast down. He has already
intimated his purpose to rebuild and to i'm.
mediately resume his manufacturing busi-
ness. He holds a lease, with the privilege
of purchase, on the property which he &C.
cupied. The loss OH the building is there
fore his. He had S1O0,0 600 insurance on the
building. which may suffice to rebuild, as
the foundations are good. The loss OF the
firm of Henry GeiershOfer d Co., is total,
except what was saved by the salvage
CORDS. Their loss Is estimated at 100000
and insurance, sos, 600.
Burkhardt's insurance on stock is said to
be in the aggregate $3.50. coo. Many policies
are locked in the safe. which is in the ruins.
and only a partial list is obtainable. The
detailed insurance Is: The Armstrong
companies. S50.0 0O: Llyods of England. $685.
600; Northwestern Association. $500;
Michigan Farmers and Mechanics. Etna
of Hartford. German American, PhGnix of
New York, Southern of California. Mer-
chants of New York. $1,000 each; Citizens
of Cincinnati. $4,000; Peoples of New
hampshire. Oakland Home. sun of Cali
fornia. Washington Of Cincinnati, Fidelity
of Cincinnati, New Hampshire. CONNER
cial of Cincinnati, Richland Mutual Union,
Empire State of New York. Mechanics of
Pennsylvania Fireipan's Fund of Rhode
Island, State Investment of California,
OOA VI w bCCAthe tOuhty OhAioy oaiu
Reliance of Philadelphia. Broadway of
New York. $4,000 each: Manchester of Eng
laad. Firemen's of Dayton. $4,000 each;
Cincinnati. 81, $50.
Co. on stock is: Sun of London. $3.50
Home of New York, London and Lanca-
shire, each S12. 500; North British and Mer-
camille. London Assurance and Lancashire
Company, each $4,000; Commercial Union
of Philadelphia, Underwriters' of New
York, Connecticut Insurance Company,
each $500: Imperial of England. CONT
mental of New York, Insurance Company
of North America. Phoenix of New York,
German American. Royal Insurance, West
Union, Citizens of New York, National of
Hartford, Niagara. the Guardian. Man
chester of England. Northern of England,
Germania of New York and Rhode Island,
Union of Philadelphia. Firemen's of Day
ton. Western Assurance. The Lion, Mercan-
tile of Ohio, Syndicate Company. British
American, Security of New Haven. -Mer-
camille OF Boston, Buffalo German, $500
each. making a total of 500. 900. The firm
has 81 900 or furniture and fixtures in the
Norwich Union.
The insurance of Pape Brothers holding
Company on stock was $1,000. of which g.
600 each was borne by the Ohio Mutual of
Richland Company Mutual, and $1,000 by
the Commercial Union of London.
The insurance ON the stock of NJ. Stelnert
g. Sons. pianos, is: Phoenix of London,
$500; Lion of England. Lancashire. Guard
ian, North American. German American,
Citizens of New York. Niagara, S.. 600 each;
Lion of New York, Northwestern National,
Amazon of Cincinnati, London. Liverpool
and Globe. $1,000 each; Cincinnati. $500.
The insurance on the building of Burk-
hardt is: London, Liverpool and Globe,
$40. 900; Delaware Mutual. California. each
$780,; Standard of New York. Merchants
and Manufacturer of Cincinnati. Amazon
of Cincinnati. Commercial of Cincinnati,
Hamburg of Bremen. Equitable. CONNER
cial Union. each s., 600; Globe of Cincinnati,
Farmers of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Fire
mems Security. Eureka. Germania, Nation
al. Union of Pennsylvania, Citizens of
Missouri. Norwich Union. Underwriters of
New York. Hamilton of New York. North
western National. Milwaukee, each So, 800,
making a total of $4,000
The insurance on the Geiershofer compa-
Dy's portion OF the building is: Equitable
of Cincinnati. FIremen's of New Jersey,
Guardian Assurance of London. Queen of
Liverpool. each 5000; Miami Valley of Gin
cinnati, British American, Lion of London,
Niagara of New York. each g., 500, making
total of $4,000.