The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-27
COMP PANFES
WON'T PAY
Sanitary Fire Claims
Tabooed.
RULING OF UNDERWRITERS
VIII Not Admit Any Claim for Loss
By Official Confagrations
Direct or Indirect.

| The Following appears in the Insur- |
ance Department of the San Francisco
News Letter:
| The fire at Honolulu on the 20th ult., |
which consumed an area bounded by I,
| Kukui, River and Queen streets and
Nuuanu avenue, some fourteen blocks,
has raised the question as to who is
liable for the damages. 1t was intend
ed by the Board of Health that per-
ton of Block 15, where the fire started,
should be burned as has been done with
other plague spots. The entire fire de-
partment forces and four engines were
on hand. After about an hour the wind
rose and changed to the east, and car
rying the blazing embers upon the
lroofs of the buildings in the vicinity;
in very short time the fire had passed
beyond control. 1t resulted in the loss
of one engine and chemical engine
house, and practically cleaned out the
entire Chinatown of Honolulu. The
UNITED States steamship Iroquois had
two lines of hose out from which
streams of sea water were poured upon
the Honolulu Iron works, which were
saved.
The area burned is not so large as
that of the great fire of 1886. but the
number of buildings burned is far
greater and the class better, while the
damage will greatly exceed that of the
SO fire. The exact amount of loss is
unattainable at this date, but will be
enough to wipe out the item of profit
from the fire underwriting standpoint
for some time to come. Dynamite was
unsuccessfully employed to stop the
progress of the fire, and the water sup
ply proved to be entirely inadequate
for conhagration of this character
The Honolulu agents met and adopted
a resolution, which embodied the fact
that since the fire was caused by action
of the Civil Government, they would
mot regard the companies as liable, but
. In case of claims would report the same
to their home offices and await instruc-
: tions.
e The following resolution was passed
: by the Board of Fire Underwriters of
s the Pacific at a special meeting held
4 February 9Th in this city:
n We, the undersigned, representatives
e of insurance companies doing business
s in Honolulu. H. l., agree not to recog-
i nize or admit any claim for loss by fire
s caused directly or indirectly by order
: of the civil authorities.
e We also agree to cancel pro rata any
: policy presented for cancellation cover
: ing on property in the district burned.
t Signed:
t Alliance Assurance Co., Commercial
n Union Ass'nce Co, G. F. Mullins,
: Manager.
e Com Union Fire Ins. Co.. E. T. Nieb-
I, ling, Asst Manager.
a Royal Insurance Co., Rolla " Watt
d Manager.
e Greenwich ms Co., Tom C. Grant, Gen
5 eral Agent.
Y London & Lancashire, English-Ameri-
n can Underwriters, Norwalk Fire
k Ins. Co. Netherlands Fire ms. Co.
D. E. Miles, Asst. Manager.
e Norwich Union, w. H. Lowden, Man
il ager
# Scottish Union & National, r. c. Med
II craft. Gen. Agent
Il 1Ftna ms. Co.. Boardman & Spencer
II General Agents.
Palatine ms. Co., Ltd, Traders ms
Co., Chas T. Parker, Asst. Manager
= Insurance Co of North America. james
= D. Bailey, General Agent
Atlas Assurance C2., Frank ]. Devlin
Manager.
n n Union Insurance Co. Pennsylvania Fir,
: Insurance &C., T. Edw. Pope. Man
" ager.
. o National Fire Ins. Co., Springfield Fir
= G NJ. Ins. Co. Geo. D. Dornin
Manager.
= German American Ins. Co.. German
Alliance ms. Assn, G. H. Tyson
'e General Agent
Le Boston ms. Co, Manchester Assuranc
u Co., Caledonian ms Co. Ameri
|, can ms. Co.. American Fire Ins
d Co., L. B. Edwards. Manager.
$. Hartford Fire ms CO.. New Yorl
'e Underwriters Agency, Whitne
% Palache, Asst. Manager.
Imperial Ins. Co.. Ltd. Lion Fire Ins
E. Co. Ltd, VIM. J. Landers, Res
lie Manager
r Phenix ms Co. of Brooklyn, H Mel
~ Spencer.
At United States Ins. Co. w o. waymar
N Manager.
e American Fire Ins. Co. of Philadelphia
C Svea ms. Co.. E. Brown & Sons
lie General Agents.
G. Law Union & Crown ms. Co. Cato
OF Bell & Co, Managers.
n. The companies above signing are a
to issuing the New York form of standar
policy, which is especially classed a