Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Losses and the Owners by Last
Nights Affair.

The buildings fronting on Louisiana ave-
nue. destroyed last night were seven in
number, beginning with the store Of W. i.
Clark s. Co, 92G, and extending to and in
Guiding the horse bazaar. Along the B
street front the flames We're equally de-
structive. The buildings, however, were
smaller, the total number Quilted by fire
being thirteen. The rear Of the horse
bazaar building extended through and had
a frontage on this street, and, of course,
was burned with the front part Of the
structure.
1t is estimated that the total loss from
the fire, including both buildings and con-
tents, Is about $4,000. The insurance is
about 100000, divided nearly equally be-
tween the home and foreign companies.
The property along street is believed
to be total loss, as is also the case with
that from 926 to 942 Louisiana avenue.
The property owned by Judge Cox. with
the amount of the insurance and the COM
panies issuing the policies, as stated by
Col. Robert l. Fleming, is follows: 929
b street, Arlington, $1,000; 931 b street
Arlington, $1,000; 934 Louisiana avenue
Arlington, 5000; 938 Louisiana avenue,
Potomac and Georgetown, $1,000; total
5000.
The loss on the Cox property not covered
by insurance is 5000, and, counting the
amount Of insurance. the total loss IS about
$4,000.
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The above gives the amount Of the in
suIance on the buildings and the probable
loss. The occupants of the buildings also
suffered losses, which were In many in
stances covered by insurance.
The loss Of w. w. Lishears & Co., 915
b street. Is $500; insurance. 1920.
John A. Davis & Sons, 917 b; loss, 81 500;
insurance, 81 900.
W. S. Anderson, 919 street; loss. 81 600;
fully insured.
VIM: Q: shreeve & Sons, 921 B street;
loss, $1,000: insurance. $500.
H. c. Coburn, 923 Z street; loss, s.. 500;
insurance, $1,000.
w. F. Crowley. 925 street; loss, s., 900;
Brown Bros, 927 B street; loss, So, 600;
insurance, $1,000.
John H. Semmes, 929 B street; loss, ST.
600: insurance 81. GOO
w. A. Matthewscn & Co., 931 B street:
loss. 81 600; insurance. 800.
The horse bazaar. 93S-4O and AZ Louisiana
avenue which is owned by Owen OHara,
Is a loss of about $4,000. insurance, 5000.
The tenant, S. Bensinger, lost a large
about $4,000. = .
o. o. Spicer, 9s6 Louisiana avenue. loss
5000. no insurance.
Compton Bros. 934 Louisiana avenue, loss
$1,000, insurance, $500
Roth & Geoghegan, go Louisiana avenue,
loss 5000, insurance, s., 800.
F. q. Swain & Son, 500, Louisiana avenue,
less $1,000. insurance, 81. 600.
VIM. E. Clark G. Co.. 926-2S Louisiana ave-
nue. loss $4,000 to $4,000 insurance about
$1,000.
Loving & Co., o2s Louisiana avenue. loss
about $500.
Golden, Lore & Co.. 92G Louisiana avenue,
damage slight insurance, $500.
Thomas H. Pickford, 924 Louisiana ave-
nue., damaged slightly.
The Insurance.
The insurance on the property burned Is
IS follows. Parcels owned by the Philip
and Goddard estates, Thos. J. Fisher &
Co., agents:
Philip estate-9O9 B street, E. ]. Adams
& Co.. $500; OIL B street. G. Taylor Wade,
81 500: 9l3 b street. G. Taylor Wade, $500:
921 street. VIM. o. Shreeve Sons.
81 500; 923 r street, H. c. Coburn, 81 500:
925 B street, w. F. Crowley, 81 800; 927 B
street, Brown Bros, 81 500; GIG Louisiana
avenue, H. L. Strang, $1,000: 91S Louisiana
avenue, H. l.. Strang, 81, 600: go Louisiana
avenue. Fannie Greenapple. 5000: 92G
Louisiana avenue, VIM. e. Clark & Co.,
s., 500; 92S Louisiana avenue, VIM. f. Clark
& Co., $500; $50 Louisiana avenue. F. G.
Swain & Son. $4,000; 932 Louisiana avenue,
Roth & Geoghegan, 1880. Total, $37. 500.
Goddard estate-922 Louisiana avenue
Hillman q Co, $500: 924 Louisiana avenue.
Thos. H. Pickford. $500: 926 Louisiana