The times., 1898-09-21
The Other Losses.

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business will be necessary TO carry then
out.
The Other Losses.
| Judge Strong lost quite a large sum no.
| covered by insurance His representa-
tiVe' Mr. Emmons, stated yesterday tha
the building was valued at $4,000 and tn,
hxtures at s., COO On the whole there was
but $S5.OoO insurance. The insurance was
distributed as follows: Lincoln Insurance
Company, of this city, on the building
| Sz'5oO and on fixtures, 81, 500: Caledoniar
| insurance Company, of Scotland, $500
insurance Company of North America
5000; Royal Exchange Assurance, OF
| London, 5000; Phoenix Insurance Com.
pany OF Brooklyn, on furniture, 81 500
commercial Union Assurance Company
OF London, 5000; Home Insurance Com.
| pany, New York, IS. 000
Judge Strong, who was at Lake Geneva
| WIS, was notified yesterday by telegram
| OF the fire, and announced in reply that
he would start for Washington immedi-
] ately.
/ Joseph Luckett of the firm of I.uckett
q D"yer, iesseeS of the Columbia Thea
| ter, said last night that careful inyes-
tsatlon showed that his building had
suffered to the extent of about 81 600.
rms loss resulted largely from the de-
structlon of outside ornamentation and
tne burning of windows and breaking of
plate glass. The loss is covered by an
ing.
The building owned by Charles Strong
and occupied by ]. Louis Loose. on tbe
southeast corner which was damaged tn
the extent of about s.. 900, was insured as
was also the personal property of Mr..
Loose.
Johnson Bros, coal merchants. estimate
their loss at $1,000. They carried no in
surance. The building belonged to the
estate of John w. Thompson. and was
valued at 5000. This was insured in the
Canadian Fire Insurance Company.
q. Warheld Simpson, the tailor. places
ms loss at slS,c00 and his insurance will
amount to $1,000. in the London and Iiv-
erpool and Globe of Liverpool The build
ing was the property of Charles G.
Ihorne, and was valued at IS 900. This
will be total loss, as the property was
not insured
DR.. Wiber, the dentist, will lose about
500. The building of which he occupied
one noor belonged to the Johnson estate
and was insured in the Northwestern Ma
tional Fire Insurance Company for Sc. 500
Three of the six one-story buildings on
Twelfth Street. Nos. 524, 526, and 52S were
destroyed. Only the front wall of No. 52i
remains. All of these belonged to the
thompson estate and were valued at 81
GOO each. They were insured in the Cana
dian Insurance Company
No. S2i was occupied by the Turner Oys-
ter House
Mr. Turner estimated his loss at 81. 900,
partially insured
The loss of Morris Brick. manager of
the local branch of the Rex Incandescent
Lamp Company, will amount TO 1880. not
insured.
On the opposite side of Street most of
the losses sustained were from the in
tense heat. Many plate windows were
broken, among others those of the Orleans
Hotel, Morton c. Stouts tailoring estab-
lishment, ]. Frank Meltons cigar store,
and Franklin & Co, opticians The glass
was all insured in the National Plate
Glass Insurance Company, of this city.
The Police CompIimented.
Little remained to be done about the
burned buildings yesterday In compli-
ance with an order from Building In
spector Brady, Mr. Emmons had the iron
framework which remained standing on
the F Street front pushed down and ropes
were stretched around the corner outside
the curb 10 keep the curious throng out
of danger.
There are many expressions of praise
heard yesterday for the excellent manner
IN which the fire and police departments
worked. Chief Parris's men ventured so
close TO the fire that several of them
had their shirts burned off them. The
police were under the personal direction /
of Major Sylvester. aided by Inspector |
Pearson, Lieut.. Amiss, and Sergt Acton. |
Policeman Oriani, of the First Precinct. |
with much difficulty rescued three horses |
from a stable back of Turner's oyster |
house, on Twelfth Street