The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-09
ABOUT $4,000 LOSS.
Cost of Inefficient Handling of
Fire Apparatus.
INSURANCE ALL N SMALL SUMS.
None Of the Companies Lose Heavily
Opinions Concerning the Work
OF the Fire Department

on West Yesler avenue of the night before
stood about their premises, tried to ascer-
tain their damages and waited for the IN
eursnce adjusters to arrive. Some OF these
gentlemen are already upon the ground,
but several are yet TO come. Today
they Will begin to make an ex-
animation and decide upon the
amour. of losses. No company loses
greatly, as the insurance was divided
among many. The total loss Of goods and
effects will not amount TO more than $eO.-
90 or $22.0o An accurate idea can not
be arrived at, as much Of the property was
not touched, but left to await the arrival
Of the adjusters.
The Willard house, f. Davidson proprie-
tor. does not lose as much as was at first
thought. Mr.. Davidson carried $3.50 in
surance. and his loss will not exceed $500
or $400. On the saloon there was no dam
age. Two of the rooms in the lodging
house with their furniture were burned
and the whole house soaked with water.
Gazzam & Co. had $3.50 in the North Brit
ish Insurance company on the saloon, and
Birch & Go. had s, 300 in the National;
Burns d Atkinson, $500 in the Lancashire:
the Transatlantic had $3.50 and the Far
mers' $3.50, all on the lodging house furni-
ture.
Conner Bros g stocR. valued at IS, 900, is
almost total loss. Goods stored on the
third floor were all burned and on the first
floor and basement were ruined by water,
Their insurance Was placed as follows:
Waterhouse Il Beach. $500 in the Phoenix;
G.. A. Burch Il Co., $500 in the Lion: Gag
zam d Co.. 81 900 in the American Central;
q. y. Stoddart. $500 in the New Hamp-
shire. and George IL. Blodgett, $500 in the
Springfield.
Felitz Bros have a loss of between Sc, 900
and $500. Much of their stock is but
slightly damaged. Their insurance is as
follows: Firemen's Fund. $500; New York
Underwriters. $500; Hamburg Magdeburg.
$780, al written by Calhoun & Burrell.
The remainder of S. 500 is divided among
several companies, most of II being with
the Springfield.
u. f. Reichenbach, who lived over the
Union meat market, can not ascertain his
exact losses. but his household furniture.
valued at between $500 and $500, is almost
all destroyed. He has $500 insurance
written by the Washington Territory In
vestment Company In the Michigan In
surance Company.
A. Teek. proprietor of the Seattle Sup
ply company, mas LOSSES auiOuNtiUH 90
$500 His place has been kept I'M
touched. awaiting the insurance men.
Much of the machinery is not ruined His
insurance is written by Burch & Schroeder,
and 10 as follows: Southern. $3.50; Ma
tional, 81. 200; Traders, $3.50.
s. +. Barnes & Co. g loss is between $500
and 500 in the establishment in the front
OF Feiitz Brothers office and store. Tn.
e. Al -.
written by Burch & Schroeder in the
National for $500. Considerable insurance
on the place has recently expired, but it is
thought about $500 more is still in exist
ence.
u. @. Townsend, q cigar and fruit
dealer, whose place was slightly damaged,
accepted $50 from the insurance CON-
panies yesterday in payment for his losses.
w. W. Gilman, cigars and tobacco.
moved back and opened business yester-
day. HIS loss does not exceed $50; no in
sprance.
The Union Meat Company's losses are
hard to arrive at. The company recently
allowed some policies to expire and does
not know until the appraisers come just
how great are its losses. They will not ex-
coed fow hundred dollars, however, and
are probably all covered.
Fleischner, Mayer Il Co.'S. samples. worth
81. 800 or $3.50; buckingham & Hecht's
samples worth about 5000. and LIS Mayors
personal effects are almost total loss, but
are fully insured. The whole amount is
under s. 600. Most of this insurance is
held in Portland.
The fact that Chief Hunt was away on
iunketing trip was unfayorably COM
mented upon in great many quarters
yesterday. Everybody seemed to regret
tina. he did not have an opportunity of
making q record for himself Even his
hitterest enemies want to see him tried
aud his friends ask for nothing more.
business men were particularly Indignant
that the protection of millions of dollars
worth of property should be left in the
hands Of incompetent men.
Fire Commissioner Kahaley did not con-
ceal the fac. that he thought the fire was
handled poorly and SAID that he did
not think there would have been any
difference If Chief Hunt had been present
in person. Il consider Assistant
Chief sullivan good fireman." he
raid, but With the men he had
at his back lie was helpless 1t was
simply 4 case where the inexperienced
men were found wanting. In order to
have accomplished anything Sullivan
would had 10 have been on both sides of
the building at once and led the attack.
Everything WAS fought at arms length,
and the majority OF the firemen did not
get near enough 60 feel the heat"
commissioner George Masel thinks tia;
the tire sas hard one TO fight and that it
was handled well under the circumstances
lie believes that the greater part of the
criticisms were unjust and tina, an exami-
nation of the buildings burned would sus-
tain his opinion. He said. however, that
Assistant Chief Sullivan WAS handicapped
by inexperienced men and admitted that
tAe fire Was tough: too much at arms
leagth.
Commissioner T. +. Jones said a skor,
time after the re was out that the whole
thing seemed 10 him like a farce. lie
worked like Trojan throughout the en-
tire IRE aud tried 10 infuse a little vim
into the men. as did also Commissioner
foster. The latter Was out OF the city yes
terjav.
A reporter called on Commissioner Eos
ter but he had gone 10 Port Orchard on
business.
Assistant Chief Sullivan went through
the buildings yesterday, and expressed the
belief that lie could have checked the FIRE
before IL got into the three-story building
occupied by the Conner Bros. with grocer
les and Fleischner & Mayer. dry goods. il
he had known that there was q siaire ay IN