The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-23
WILL ADJUST LOSS
Insurance Hen Are Here Viewing
ROId's Ruins

BOidS Ruins.
J The street cars on the stock yards line
are still doing q good business on account
Of people going to see the ruins Of the
/ Dold packing house. Hundreds of people
4 in the city drive up there to see how the
force Of men are getting along Knowing
the debris, and farmers coming into the
city drive out of their way to see the
remains Of the once magnificent house.
Everybody wants to see Fred Dold and
tel him how sorry they are, but the head
! Of the once big establishment is too busy
to talk about the unfortunate affair
The large force Of men at work on the
ruins yesterday made a big hole IN the
pile of black rubbish. The burned and
charred wood is carried out to the south
side Of the grounds and already one hun
dred loads Of partly burned timbers and
boards have beeen hauled away for fuel.
The people who come for il get It for the
hauling, because the Dold company do
not want to fncumber their ground with
it. Some Of the big tirnbers which are
soaked with water and grease are so
heavy that it was with difficulty that men
enough could get hold of them to carry
them out.
Fred Dold and Charley Darrigrand
thought Of better plan and they secured
Mr. Tandy. the house-mover and his
portable engine and big steel wire rope,
to help with the work The engine was
stationed at Twenty-frst street and the
end OF the big steel cable was fastened
TO the big TENDERS and when the engine
was started the timbers commenced to
move out Of the wreck and to slowly move
toward Twenty-first street The engine
pulled out more big tirnbers than all the
men could 90. untn one extra pull broke
one Of the cog wheels on the engine. This
delayed the work for a few hours until
another wheel was obtained, when the
engine again went to work pulling out
the big, heavy oak posts.
The meat is taken out and guarded. as
fast as it is exposed by the removal OF
the debris aud then loaded into the cars.
Eleven cars were loaded in the forenoon
yesterday and nearly as many in the
evening. Some Of the salt meat seems
remarkably wei preserved and one wond-
ers how it could have ever come through
such a hot fire and leave anything re-
naming.
There was q large amount Of water
accumulated in the cellars from the hose
which was kept turned on the fire. There
was two streams of water playing on
the ruins yesterday from the DoId engine
Wherever the fire would show life in the
debris the water was poured onto it.
The large amount of water used helped
TO preserve the foundation OF the big
buildings and the Dolds viii have them
for their new house. Vice President Ed
ridge and Superintendent Brown Of the
Cudahy house were in the office Of the
bold house yesterday taking as much in
terest as If the house belonged. to them.
People comment about the friendship Of
the two big packers and compliment the
Cudahy people for their action during
and since the FIRE
The adjusters for the insurance COM
pouies commenced their work Yesterday
70 settle the losses Milton Welsh Of Kan
sas City. representing several conpanies.
T. T. Firth Of Denver, who represents
the Imperial Of London. and II. II. Find
ley, who is general adjusting agent for
the Royal Iusarence company OF Chi
case. We're all present and working To-
gether TO ascertain the exact extent Of
The loss Il was fortunate that the Of
nces Of the Dold company were saved. /
Their large force OF clerks are stiu az
work and the insurance companies VIII /
rot have much trouble in making out /
their reports, Tor the reason that the 4
books Of the Dold company VIII give them
the desired information.
Miss Bertha Moves returned yesterday /
from Perry. Blackwell. Enid. where she /