The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
STORAGE COMPANIES LOSSES.
Messenger and Delivery Co.'s DAM
age Not Over $1,000.

age Not over $4,000.
The loss by the burning Of the District
Messenger and Delivery Company's stor-
age warehouse at Montgomery and Con-
gress streets night before last will not be
as large as was at first believed it would
be.
The Delivery Company holds insurance
with the Springfield Fire and Marine,
John L. Archer & Co. agents, for $l,250.
That is the only policy the company car
ried, but it is not believed that it will
cover its loss. There was $500 on the
building, with companies represented by
Messrs. bearing & Hun, as follows:
Southern Mutual 5000; Palatine, $3.50.
and German-American, 1900.
An estimate Of the loss TO the building
would be difficult. The floors, walls and
ceilings in places are badly burned, while
in other parts no serious damages result
ed. 1t will probably amount to $4,000 or
5000.
Superintendent Medlock of the Delivery
Company said he could not estimate the
compauys loss, but it would fall short of
5000 by good deal He explained that
the company's method of doing business
in storage would not signify the loss it
had suffered until after a close investi-
cation. Some of the goods re-
ceived are stored without valua-
ton, and in this way the stubs of the re-
ceipts given for the goods do not indicate
the loss. OF goods 50 stored, some were
covered by the owners while other goods
were not insured. In other instances val
uations were placed on the goods and an
insurance rate charged those storing them,
the delivery company thus becoming the
insurers.
The delivery company still has its Office
in the building. Warehouses have been
secured and will be used pending the re-
pair of the damaged building, which will
begin at once. Superintendent Medlock
received inquiries all day about goods that
had been stored Anxious owners called
in rapid succession to learn whether their
property had gone up in smoke. Many
were relieved on finding that their losses
were trivial, but the worst fears of others
were realized. AL the carpets in the clean
ing department that were not destroyed
were taken out to the commons and are
oughly cleaned.
The origin of the fire re-
mains as much a mystery as
ever Nothing to throw additional
light on it has been discovered. Examina-
tions of the half-burned debris in the cell
lar discloses nothing TO indicate the cause.
Mr.. Karl B. Andersen had just stored
his furniture in the building the day of
the fire. 1t was standing near the door,
and was saved, though somewhat dam
aged in the hurried removal. INSURANCE.
covered the furniture TO the extent of
$500 Mr.. Andersen leaves to-day on
trip to Germany, and had stored his house
hold goods until his return.
singular incident connected with the
fire was Mr.. Lester w. Walkers purchase
Of fire-proof safe. A safe drummer had
been sitting for some minutes with him
in the office of his electrical apparatus
store. The travelling man was trying to
sell a fire-proOf safe, and had been put
ting up a good talk. Just at the hight of
his eloquence the alarm Interrupted him.
and, remarking that he would call again
the next day, he vacated the office with
Mr.. Lester. He said yesterday that if he
couldn't sell Mr.. Walker a safe after that
he would retire from the business.