The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-23
LOSS WILL REACH $4,000.
WHICH is COVERED by ABOUT
ss5,OOO INSURANCE.
the Main street Fire Last
Saturday Night.

The several insurance agents who had
risks on the property destroyed and dam
aged by the fire and water Saturday night
on Main street were actively engaged yes
terday in adjusting their losses.
1t is impossible to get a schedule and
amount OF all property damaged until the
adiusters pass on the losses, but a full
list of those who suffered and the amount
Of loss OF those who were totally burned
out are given below, together with the
insurance carried and the name of the
agency which the risk was placed.
Enrich G. Lazarus, clothing dealers, valued
their stock at $4,000 TO 5000, and car
ried an insurance OF $4,000 on stock and
$1,000 on fixtures with the o. l.. Cochran
agency. Total loss
Morris Bros, clothing dealers. valued
their stock at $4,000 and say they
have $4,000 insurance on stock and $500
on fixtures. All the insurance that was
located with local agents is as fol-
lows With o. h. Cochran agency, $500
on stock; with 5. o. Cotton agency, $500
on stock; with Weems & Boring, $500 on
stock; with Raphael Bros. $500 on stock
Tor agency. S3n00 on stock. Loss was total.
I NJ. Kennerly, attorney and manager
for the Personal Abstract company, loss
$500 no insurance.
Ross G. Wood. attorneys loss $4,000; In
surance $500 with S. o. Cotton agency.
George l.. Porter & Son, real estate, loss
between $500 and $1,000; insurance $500 with
Weems & Bering
j. c. Hooper & Co., real estate loss
nj
Crank & Caruthers, attorneys, loss $4,000
no Insurance.
Stationary engineers lodge room, loss
$500; insurance $780, with o. l.. Cochran
agency.
f. NJ Sherry, William Hunter and y. J.
Murchison, real estate, and j. o. Davis
civil engineer, lost their entire office Ak
lures, but they could not be found and the
amount OF their losses could not be ascer-
tanned. None of the Insurance agencies re-
port them as being Insured.
Two-thlrds of the building which was
burned was owned by the Planters and
Mechanics National bank and had insur-
surance as follows: Weems & Bering
agency, $500; o. l.. Steele e. Co, $13,500.
and 5. o. Cotton agency $500, total
loss Of Sls500. The third Of the building
was owned by j. w. Jones and insured
for $500 with o. l.. Cochran agency
Those who were damaged by falling
walls fire and water are De Merritt Shoe
company, Lewis & Rosenberg. dealers in
clothing, Cameron & Moore, real estate
Frank Dunn, on stock and building;
Northrup & Clark, harness and saddlery;
Sweeney Coombs' opera house, March ]
Culmore, bicycles, and the two buildings
on the north and south OF the fire, owned
by l.. NJ. Jones & Co. and Mrs w d.
Cleveland, respectively The losses sus-
tanned by the above parties are fully COW
cred by insurance and Will be adjusted at
once
Mr.. Adolph Morris of the firm of Morris
Bros, who had their stock entirely de-
stroyed by fire. states that the firm will
open up again just ns soon as the building
which was burned can he rebuilt He says
that Mr.. ] w. Jones, the owner, is now
in Hot Springs, Ark. but he has tee-
graphed him asking that he begin the
erection Of a new building at once. Colo
mel Jones will return to Houston about
Juno I
Neither member Of the firm OF Enrich &
Lazarus could be seen yesterday afternoon
and it Is not known what their intentions
are concerning their resuming business.
NOTES,
Mr.. Ed Kiam had two Of the plate glass
in his windows broken by the heat from
the fire.
1t is likely that the walls Of the build
ing on either side of the fire will to some
extent have to be rebuilt
The totalloss from this fire will prob
ably amount to Sl10,000 this however, is
covered by about $4,000 Insurance
The contents taken from the safes that
were In the fire were in good condition,
not piece of paper being scorched
The plaster in the Sweeney G Coombs
opera house has fallen off in many places
and 1t is likely that the building will have
to be replastered and frescoed.
The clearing away of the debris was be-
gun yesterday in the rear OF the burned
buildings, and today force OF men Will
probably be put to work to open up the
sidewalk on Main street.
A number of negroes and small boys
worked industrlously yesterday in the
ruins OF Enrich & Lazarus clothing store
trying to find something of value. That
which they dug up was of but little worth.
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