Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-02-29
PLANS TO REBUILD.
Rochester Will Soon Recover
Its Normal Condition.
Efforts Made for Rebuilding Of De-
wasted Fire District.
Department Will Be Increased as Result
Of ConfIagration.

Roch"@ter, n. V. Feb. 2S.-Plans are
already being made for rebuilding the
district devastated by fire, Friday.
The Sibiey, Lindsay * Currle 60. VIII
hurry the construction of a new pulid-
ing which they had planned TO builo'
The Rochester dry good company an
nounceS that an eight-story Dulldln"
will I've erected on the site Whlch u
formerly occupied. Close inspection OF
the Granite building is not yet possible
but all experts agree in the opinion
that the walls are not damaged and
that tho building can soon be placed III
condition for use.
OF the insurance companies when
suffered by the fire Lloyds OF London
are the heaviest losers. The Hartford
insurance company Of Hartford Is the
next heaviest loser The other COM
ranics involved are the Aetna and the
connecticut Of Hartford. the German
American of New York. the Springfield
OF Springfield. the Fire Association Of
Philadelphia. the North British ana
Mercantile of England. the Continent
al Of New 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 o.
insurance ex-cOnptroller James John
sson. one of the hest posted insurance
men in the city. said. today:
1T is likely as the result of the ROch
ester fire there will be Il revision in thc
rate; for buildings Of the so-called fire
,C-t ,.{ {i.t, In 10 ct h.lt
been cutie generally thought that
brildings of this class and their CON
,, tents would not hn susceptible of scri
Gus losses. except in cases Of large con
flarratiGns.
The Sihioy, Lindsay q Currie whole
sale lIuilding WAS erected l. years age
ard WAS constructed with special refer
enco 10 safety against fire. Its elevator
shafts were incloscd in brick wells
with standard fire doors: that is. heavy
| wooden doors covered on both sides
with tin IL prevent the spreading Of
fire through tho elevator shaft.
ITS StairEays We're enclosed in brick
with ~!m!ar protecting doors. Tn
sirGeiS wc:n G: iron and the ceilings
brick archcI. There WAS practically ne
| Way for Il fire OF any floor to commu-
nicatn with floors either above or he
low, and yet as Il result of the fire thar
buihiinG was totally destroyed will,
every particle of its conteAts.'
| Wa.cr has been poured on tho ruin
steadily since Saturday marniEg, anC
the mon Of the department are thor
| nlCh'y Worn out. One result of ths
| fire viii undoubtedly be the purchas;
oi considerable moro apparatus and ar
| increacn iii the size OF the force.
| Tile Rochester Clothiers' f,Xchan~o
| the Il 'SooiA zion OF the wholesale cloth
! ing manufacturers of this city, la
| sent Mayor Cutler Il check fOr SOC
to he used in assisting employees wht
!;3vr been thrown out of employment
| hy the fire. substantial offers of as
| :istln"" have already been received
! rom private sources. The r. n
| Scfantz Co. tenants in the Cox build
| inC. which narrowly escaped dcstruc
| ton. has sont u check for $1,000 to TIL.
| mayor 10 DC applied to the firclnen'.
RELIEF fund.
The Rochester department Of the Tn,
| fierWri,CiS' Association has estimated
the actual loss ut $2.500,0n0 and tn,
| amount of insurance in the regular
stock insurance companies at $1,000 001