The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-20


Phoenix, Hartford. $4,000; Firemen's.
Baltimore, $1,000: Concordia, $1,000.
Dr. McCourt, who estimates his loss
at $4,000, had an insurance of $500 in
the Atlas.
The Northern Exchange bank esti-
mates its loss at $1,000, with an insur-
ance of $1,000 in the Springfield, Mass.
company.
]. w. Wegman, manufacturing jew
eler, estimates his loss at 5000, on which
there was an insurance of $500 in the
Union, Philadelphia. Aside from .the
loss mentioned, WegnJan had on hand
several hundred dollars worth of jew
eiry which he was repairing and
changing for jewelers..
DR.. MunSon estimates his loss at
$1,000 and was fortunate enough to
have placed on Friday policy of $500
in company represented by Lester
Mabon.
Neff & Rosenquist, druggists, esti-
mate their loss at $4,000, with an in
surance of S., 3,150, divided as follows:
Fire and Marine, $1,000; Atlas, $1,450;
Hamburg Bremen, $500; Delaware, $780,
on soda fountain
DR.. Pool, who estimates his loss at
$1,000, had an insurance Of $1,000 in the
Germania New York company.
In the Ryan annex, where the fire
started, the occupants were more for
tunate as to insurance. r. n. Cardozo
furniture dealer, whose loss is eSti
mated at $4,000, had an insurance Of
SO 600, Of which 81, 900 was in the Union
Philadelphia; 81, 800 in the Connecticut
Of Hartford, and $500 in the Phoenix,
of Hartford
Charles Conhaina, clothier, had a
stock of $4,000 and was insured for
s., 800, of this amount $1,000 was in the
Mechanics, Milwaukee, and $500 in
the Firemen's, Baltimore. The loss,
however, is estimated at only 81, 000
owing to the stock in the store having
been completely covered by the insur-
ance salvage corps.
Lewis & Peterson, proprietors of the
Fair, estimate their loss at 81 800, COW
cred by policies in the Rockford and
Firemen's Fund, of Philadelphia, Of
81, 500 EACH
The falling Of part of the rear wall
of the Ryan annex shortly after the
fire started broke in the roof Of the
heating plant of the hotel and damaged
the boilers and engine to the amount of
81, 600. This accident prevented the
heating of the hotel until yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, at which time
the engineer had temporarily repaired
the break in the boilers and the hotel
elevators and the steam plant were
again in working order There was
no fire in the hotel, although the win
dow glass in a number of the rooms
on the north side was broken by the
heat from the fire and some of the
castings scorched The damage to the
heating plant will not be fully repaired
for several days, but this will not in
terfere with the heating Of the hotel
in the least, the Ryan annex plant be-
ing used.
The Northern Exchange bank yester-
day opened temporary headquarters
at the southwest corner of Fifth and
Jackson streets, and President Scott
stated the bank would be ready for
business at the usual hour Monday
morning.
Chief Jackson said yesterday that
In his long experience as a fighter Of
fires. he had never seen anything to
compare with the blaze Of yesterday
morning. The fire was well under way
when the apparatus reached the scene
and seemed to spread with lightning
rapidity. He had every piece of ma
chlnery in the department in use and
could have used ten more engines had
they been available. He had concen-
trated all his force in the alley between
the Ryan hotel and the annex and
fought TO save the hotel and the west
end Of the annex. When the roof Of
hte east part of the annex fell In it car
r1ed with it part of the wall used as a
party wall by the annex and Schultz
block. This allowed the fire to get
into the Schultz block. The fact that
there was only an eight inch wall on
the sixth floor Of the annex, and this
was used to put the joistss from both
buildings in, was responsibleg the chief
said, for the flames passing to the
block. He had directed alls his efforts
to saving the hotel building and also
to keep the fire out of the Hale build
ing on lacking street, realizing that if
the Hale building should go, nothing
would save the hotel from destruction.
He had been informed that his course
had been criticised, but he felt that
those who found fault were either not
fully advised as to the facts or else
did not know anything about fighting
| fires. The engines summoned from
Minneapolis were not used at the fire,
but simply acted as reserve. all the
apparatus being at work at the fire
The burned buildings, he said, were
Veritable furnaces, and, considering all
the circumstances, he thought the de-
partment had acquitted Itself nobly. &
The firemen injured by the falling of
the wall were reported last evening as
resting comfortably. All Of the men
We're members Of engine company No.
4, and We're on the roof of the RYAN
hotel heating plant when the wall fell.
So violent was the concussion that the
men were swept from the roof of the
building like matches Capt McStay
was badly bruised and Lieut. O'Mara
who was the most seriously injured
had his spine badly wrenched Pipe
man Fontafne had both ankles
sprained.
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