New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
ROCHESTER OUT s., 800 900
Falling Walls Crush IN store
Firms 10 Rebuild.

Fsoc,a4.a- Feb aT-The ruins 81 the business
sis--1-r or this city were s;in burning TO-DAY
although the FIRE r. under complete 'on''oi
over half tho block Ga Main-st- between -
Paui-st. and Clinton-ave. is mass Of sfnoAlhe
ruins The walls are coated thick with ice.
The fremen worked al night and many OF
theui viii have 80 work tonight also me bul
ea,o and Syracuse frernen worked SIDE By SIDE
with local IRE hShters and did excellent service
The Buffalo men started for home AZ > A. m
to-day. and the Syracuse hrenen LETT mere an
hour later All the forenoon the hremen We're
A. work tearing down the unsafe walls that
faced IN Main-st. The front wall OF the ruined
marble building occupied on the ground moor 10y
the sibley Lindsay Curr Company WAS pulled
down az 2 a. m. II fell with terrific CRASH
and q mass ~ brick and stone crushed in the
front 81 the Schminle furniture store, on the
opposite side of Main-st. The loss is estimated
~ 81. Oo0.
The Rochester department OF the Under
writer's Association has carefully estimated the
actual loss caused by yesterdays connagration
n places Il st s.. 100000. and the amount OF
insurance in the regular stock insurance COM
panies At 100000 Following is q list Of the
amounts OF insurance held by The different firms
an the regular stock insurance companies; The
sibley Lindsay q Curr Company. wholesale
stock $50 GOO. Granite Building, owners. So
400: the Rochester Drygoods Company. Sl5O-
700: the Beadle g. Sherburne Company SID
900. the Eastwood Shoe Company $1,000, and
:he Gibbons & stone Piano Company, 5000
'rhe foregoing figures represent the insurance on
the stock OF the firms mentioned. The follow
fag list shows the actual amounts OF insurance
bn che buildings destroyed: The Sibley, Lind
say q CUR COmpanys wholesale building.
$4,000: Granite Building $4,000; Buel
Building. $4,000. Cornwall Building, $4,000
Ellwanger & Barry Building 10000, and Kir-
icy Building $4,000 In addition 10 the above
the Sibev. Lindsay e. Cuu Company had its
stock insured for S40O 600 iu one OF the smaller
companies the Drvgoods Mutual Association.
Lloyds OF London were the heaviest losers by,
rae FIRE The Hartford Insurance Company u
Hartford. stands next. The other companies
which have suffered are the -41tna and the Con
uect.cut o. Hartford, the GermRn-American.
OF Sew-York. the Springfield. OF Springfield.
she Fire Association of Philadelphia. The North
British and Mercantile. OF England: the Cont
mental. ~ Nev--York. the Liverpool and London
and Globe. OF England: the Royal, OF England.
the Phoenix, OF England: the Home. OF New
York. and the Queen. OF New-York.
. In connection with the question OF insurance
eE-CoutroIer James Johnston, one OF the best
posted insurance men in the city, said to-day:
% Is the likely as the result OF the Rochester
FIRE. that there Will be a revision Ga the rates FOR
buildings OF she so-caed hreproof construction. in
1ne past u has been quite generally thought that
buildings OF this class ana their contents would
mot be susceptible of serious losses. except in case
Tie sibisy. lindsay q Curr wholesale building
was erected twelve years ago, and Tas constructed
with special reference 10 safety against IRE. It's
elevator shafts inclosed iu brick walls, with
standard IRE doors that Is, heavy wooden doors
covered on both sides with Tin. 20 prevent The
spreading % FIRE through the elevator shaft
Its stalrwayS were Enclosed in brick, with slma ar
protecting doors The girders were Of iron. the
ceilings brick arched- There practically no way
lOI a fire any floor 70 communicate with floors
either above or below and yet as result OF the
Ere that building was totally destroyed with every
particle OF its contents.
The owners OF the buildings that were totally
destroyed Wan rebuild once. ana already
and submit specifications. The Sihley, Lindsay
q turT Company viii erect a building that viii
occupy an entire block
The Rochester DryEoods Company announces
that new eight story building viii be erected
oH tho site which it formerly occupied. Close
: inspection OF the Granite Building is not vet
~ possible. but all eNperts agree in the opinion
III h8t ~" walls not damaged and that the
w u.diug can soon be placed in condition Tor
= use
one result ~ the fire VIII undoubtedly be the
purchase of considerably more apparatus ana
an Increase tu the size OF the force The
IfoChestor Clothiers Exchange the association
~ ihe wholesale clothing manufacturers OF this
city, mas sent Mayor Cutler check FOR 81 600
20 he GS-a ln assisting employees who have been
Thrown out a. employment ly The fire Navor.
Cutler - now making inquiries AS 10 the con-
o-iiol oi those VINO may DO lr need Of assist
fEce, ana special measures viii be taken II
Necessary Substantial offers Of assistance have
ALREADY been received from private sources.
The ~ b. Shautz Company. tenant iu The
COX Building. which narrowly escaped deStruc-
b9fa mas sent check for 81 600 10 the NayOr
~ pe applied 10 The fremen's relief fund