The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-20


Phoenix, Hartford, $4,000; Firemens,
Baltimore, 81, COO; 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 It's loss at So, 3,000 with an insur-
ance of 81 900 in the Springfield, Mass.
company.
J. w. Wegman, manufacturing jew
eler, estimates his loss at $780, 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
elry 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 a policy of $500
in a company represented by Lester
Mabon
Neff & Rosenquist, druggists, esti-
mate their loss at $4,500, with an in
surance of So $50, divided as follows:
Fire and Marine $1,000; Atlas, 81 ,450;
Hamburg Bremen, $500; Delaware, $500,
on soda fountain.
DIR. Pool, who estimates his loss at
81 &c., 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 est1-
mated at $6,000 had an insurance Of
| g., 600, of which $1,000 was in the Union,
| Philadelphia; 81, 800 in the Connecticut,
| of Hartford, and $500 in the Phoenix,
| of Hartford.
Charles Conaaim, clothier, had
stock of $4,000 and was insured for
| Sc, 500, of this amount $1,000 was in the
Mechanics, Milwaukee, and $500 in
the Firemen's, Baltimore. The loss,
however, is estimated at only $4,000,
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 1900, COW
cred by policies in the Rockford and
| Firemens Fund, of Philadelphia, OF
81, 800 each.
The falling Of a 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
81 900. This accident prevented the
heating of the hotel until yesterday
afternoon at 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 foI
business at the usual hour Monday
morning.
Chief Jackson said yesterday that
In his long experience as a fighter oi
fires. he had never seen anything tt
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
J chinery in the department in use anI
} could have used ten more engines ha,
they been available. He had concen
trated all his force in the alley between
the Ryan hotel and the annex anC
J fought to save the hotel and the ives
} end of the annex. When the roof o
} hte east part of the annex fell in it car
ried with it part Of the wall used as
party wall by the annex and Schultz
block. This allowed the fire to ge
into the Schultz block. The fact tina
there was only an eight inch wall OF
the sixth floor Of the annex, and thi
was used to put the joists from botl
buildings in, was responsible the chic
said, for the flames passing to tn
: / block. He had directed all his effort
! to saving the hotel building and ais
q to keep the fire out of the Hale build
! ing on lacking street, realizing that,
! the Hale building should go, nothin
! would save the hotel from destruction
He had been informed that his cours
: had been criticised, but he felt tha
= those who found fault were either nc
fully advised as to the facts or els
n did not know anything about fightin
q fires. The engines summoned frOf
10 Minneapolis were not used at the fir,
10 but simply acted as a reserve, all tn
70 apparatus being at work at the fir
" The burned buildings he said, wer
IL Veritable furnaces, and, considering a
: the circumstances, he thought the de
e partment had acquitted itself nobly.
The flremen injured by the falling
/ the wall were reported last evening z
y resting comfortably. All of the me
q We're members of engine company N
4, and were on the roof of the Rya
n hotel heating plant when the wall fel
'f SO violent was the conclusion that tt
: men were swept from the roof of tt
4, building like matches. Capt. McSta
Ir was badly bruised and Lieut.. omar
st who was the most seriously injure
)r had his spine badly Wrenched. Pip
lie man Fontaine had both ankl
le sprained.
- Call at the State Savings Bank f,
= a handsome 81 calendar
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