The evening times., 1897-09-30
LOSSES AND INSURANCE
Traction Company Places Its
Own at About 800, 900.
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS COVERED
Teuants In the Big Building Not
Heavy Losers Excepting Few.
Lanston Moisetype Company Prot
ably the Largest Sufferer-Adjs-
cest Property Owners LDsses.

The officials Of the Capital Traction coE.
| pany piace their actual loss Mt over $780,
| 0o0, though this amount becomes con
| siaera5ly larger when the question of
prospective loss is conS dered. The
building as INSURED for SI5o.ooO. and the
equipmen; for 100000, which amounts
were placed by w. Riley Decide, the in
/ surance broker. at No. I31 8 street rorth-
west. with numerous foreign companies,
| as follows:
Liverpool, London, and West, j. Thomas
West, $4,000; Aetna, OF Hartford. j.
Thomas West, 90 500: New York Under
writer's. J c. Sprigg. Jr., $4,000; Hanover.
J c. sprigg. Jr-, S2,50o: Niagara, Won
Cohen, Sc 800; Atlas Insurance Company,
Wolf 4 Cohen, So, 500; Security. Wolf
Cohen, $500; Phoenix of Brooklyn. w.
H. Barnes & Co., $5, ,o0oi Aachin and
Munich, Wolf q Cohen, 5000. Fireman
OF Newark. placed with Earl Bros. 4 Co.,
$1,000; Home OF New York, Earl Bros
& Co., SO 600. Fireman's OF Newark. Earl
Brcs a Co., S5 900; Phoenix OF London,
81, ,oOo; Providence, Washington, ST.
500: Fireinan's OF Baltimore, $2,500;
Pennsykania Fire, 50 500: Queen, 5000:
Maryland Fire of Baltimore, $2.5oo, all
with J. II. Smith 4 Sons, American
Fire OF Philadelphia, $1,000; Insurance.
Company, OF North America, 1000; Home
OF New Yoik, $1,000; London Assura nce.
S5, 900: Commercial Union, $1,000, placed
VITA Tyler & Rutherford; Western, OF
Toronto. So 900; Philadeiphia Underwriters
S5, ,0oa; British American, $500. placed
EitE Yeilot Upham; National; of Hartford,
$4,000, PaIatine, sic 600; st. Paul +. and
Nj. $3.50: County. of Philadelphia, ST.
500; Citizens OF sc. Louis, 5000; County.
OF PbHadelphia, $1,000, placed with Thos.
q. Hensey & Co.; Scottish Union, and Ma
tional, $1,000; United Fireman's, of Phil
adeIphia. ST 500; Lion, OF London, So 500,
placed with Brikcs 4 How enstesn; \. Brit
isb End Mercantile, $1,000; Western, of
Pirtsburg. $1,000, placed with John i.
Mitchell; Union, OF Phila., 81, 1,ooo; Home
o: Baltimore, $1,000, placed with Wes-
colt, wilcox & Heiston; Royal, $4,000,
L. Kemp Duyall; New Hampshire, ST.
500, PiJney 4 BradfUrd; American Fire,
of Rsltimcre. W. DaneBhower, So 300:
Rochester German, S2-50o, Heiskel & Nc
Lcrinan: Fircna n s. OF Baltimore, 81 800, e.
G. Ennry: Connecticut. S2,50o, Sam Cross
Teuton.c, $1,000, A. s. Caywood; Orient.
$4.0uo, W. c. Duyall; German Fire, OF
Baltimore, $4,000. John j. EichhorD; vir
ginia State, $4,000, b F. Saul; Caledonian,
S2, SEQ, George e Emmons & Co.; Citizens,
OF Pittsburg. $500, 8. Brashears, tr.;
Virginia, $1,000, Fire and Marine; Agri-
cultural OF New York, So. 500, New ton &
Newton.
zhe following amounts were placed with
local companies: Potomac. $1,000: Frank
lin. 5000: Firemen's, 5000: National
L NsoL. $500: National Metropolitan. S3,-
Oo0: Peoples, 81 500; German American,
81 BOO; Corcbran, $4,000; Commercial,
5000, Columbia, $1,000; Riggs, 81 800:
Arlington, $4,000,
The rirst-named insurance of $15o,OO0
was On the trick and stone building, metal
roof, including foundations for rDachin-
cry, and all steam, gas and water pipes.
eBtained therein In square No. 255
The S100, 900 equipment policy was on
the bsilers. engines. machines and ma
chiaery Of every description, dynamos for
electric lighting, shafttng. puIleys, hang
ers. betting, cables, tsois, cars while tenn
peTarily stored awaiting repairs and being
Repaired, furniture, fixtures and supplies
ef al kinds including coal, parts OF cars
and car stsok, materials for repairs, and
all apparatus and material.
The various agents insuring the building
did - on The following agreement:
Privilege for occupation by the assured
as a cahle power house, for offices, re-
pairing and paint shops, machine shop, with
forges; small stable for 81 X hor ses for emer-
gency service, and for occupation by ten
ants engaged in printing or I'm light manu-
featuring business.
lit is understood and agreed that paints
and Jils are % he stored in rooms with fire
proof floors and nsetal-covered ceilings.
WatchnIen with watch clockl on premises
dag and night. Canvas hose on improved
racks attached 60 stand-pipes on every
flpG-, and fire buckets throughout the
building. Privilege is granted to make
repairs Privilege to use electrie:
lighting, the equipment to be under the
super vision OF the electrical inspector OF
the District OF Columbia Underwriters' As
sociation.'
The directory OF tenants Of the building
was lost In the flames and the following
list of tenants is the best which could