The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-09

- cha kpy 70 the building SITUATION anu
H., d,.pnatiun to act promptly In me
.,o,e., # their ~policyholders or to delay
me-. lere.ds largely upon the support
nStoh ,bey can obtain from the principal
'H"tv NV" . .te Fast in the matter of loans n,
W. ,er,rt on this subject has been re-
.d a., the Office Of the State Insurance
Commissioner. and until the local eavlngs
tonLs Oet assurances Of the payment OF
S.,rance their policy is to delay any oon-
.idsrable cnlls on their deposits
The Fire Underwriters Adjustment Blu
-..r which is meeting regularly in OAK
,srd and taking up the big losses in san
Troncjsco. will be the representative OF the
i.srrance companies involved. It has made
bioblv important though unwelcome
ee,HnS in IFS dealings with the fire questions
MIR have arisen. 1t has been decided
~, N include in this general adjusting any
b a,,sstion either OF earthquake or dynamite
80. hut TO keep strictly within the letter
~ The nolicies and meet the damage solely
sron the standpoint Of fire losses.
From the statements made by the officers
=, the different companies, it is safe to say
ttot a number If the underwriting con-
oarrs wiu deal with extreme liberality with
,hs nolicyholders. waving such techni-
eou4As a. time limits, earthquake clauses
and such points
The larger ~policyholders are quoting
.Joyoe on Insurance ' the standard author
ity, which SAYS 80,
Insurers are not exempt where build
,cps have been blown up to prevent the
snraad Of a confagration. The necessity
freo,entlv arises for blowing up buildings
with some explosive TO prevent the spread
~ a confederation. Where such necessity
orses andaniniured building is so destroyed
ins,rers are liable. If the policy stipu-
lated that the insurers shall not be liable
for an explosion by gunpowder. it was new
ertbeless a loss with policy if the building
was blown up in order to prevent the spread
ola large fire
The dynamiters, who nave been ordered
N ouit because they have done more harm
10 Standing buildings than good to totter-
ing ones. finished their work yesterday
with a grand salute which shook the city
like the original earthquake. When they
had finished, most of the business district
Of Ellis and Eddy streets was as fiat as the
palm Of a hand,
This dyna hitting has done many things
TO the buildings of the Federal Govern
ment. First, they took a fall out Of the
Mint. Then, Yesterday. it was reported
that about 100000 damage had been done
to the new post Office. which was damaged
to the extent of 500, 900 by the earthquake.
The postmas terahas Just made a report on
| this matter to Washington, He says:
'Al the Offices Of the building continued
to be occupied until the morning of April
q, when an explosion of dynamite at Baer
Bros. building. corner Eighth and Market
streets, started a panic in the post Office.
The flying d4bris from the building which
II was sought to destroy was carried by the
force Of the explosion clear over the post
Office, breaking a large area Of skylight
glass over the working room. SCATTERING
numerous exterior windows and bringing
down pigments Of broken material upon
the heads Of those engaged in handling
mail"
J The contracts in the hands Of c. E. Loss
Co, prove that the city is really rebuild
ing We have contracts now to erect 100
new buildings, said the head Of the firm
yesterday, ard we have contracts to clear
the debris from $50 other sites. We never
saw anything like il, The city stood still
for day or two TO get its bearings. There
never was any doubt as TO direction, but it
wanted to see clearly. to wait until the
smoke drifted away. Now it has stripped
tself and gone to work"
A good omen for the safety Of currency
and security in the vaults of the big banks
was the onening Of the safety deposit vaults
yesterday The debris being cleared away
and the wall seeming cool, several of these
vaults we're opened 10 key holders. There
was a rush Of renters. Most Of them
wanted The ready cash which they had in
their boxes. The contents Of the steel
boxes IN which they had their ~reasure
we're found without exception to be intact.
Steel ana asbestos had done their work
perfectly.
Tea, Greely said Yesterday that the food
situation l. more cheerful.
seems To be working itself out" he
sln. II we mad 10 continue feeding 200, 900
people our visible supply would not last
I png nl' many are going to work and will
4 uuy men meals as soon as there is a chance
wgef good ones At a low figure. In this
connection, Major tebinger ia at work
esaorshing five kitchens where meals will
TO- btt 10 VeSIltute ana 10 OttleTS
o. !ne rate ot II cents each. I hope that
.ns practical relief will prove the ultimate
eoqQon Of the food problem.
nave guaranteed the expenses OF these
Gsap eating houses and believe that they
vi ne a great success. One typical case
uought 70 my notice was hat of a man
SnNlsat work, but who spends three hours
10y cooking his own meals. He and
u.nefs like him will gradually buy their
meas at IS cents.
' ali heeMring with to-day. the sentry at
al olstribntion stations will challenge
=. sppllc1ntS for rations. Any suspicious
cases will he investigated and al able
Houieu men who will not work will get no
b a. ucSets In any cas- the ticket will
T 10 he renewed frequently"
auc colony of actors, broke. out Of en-
k,ssment Of course, and camped in Oak
ttbha a await with Impotence the fund for
~ IeLel which they hear is coming from
IN naSI, They are not looking for homes
hhbau francisco, it will be a long time
AM. e me city Is ready for public
. .,usettnents; all they want is the money to
Tnrta IeW clothes and get out TO find some
: En NJ eise"here. Herschel Mayall, a we'll
tbs, san Francisco actor, has suggested
VIII a committee he appointed to confer
NV mayor Nchmitz 10 find out lust what
oeSpnIe Of these funds.
in VI W landslide barrier across Cache Creek
~ 100 county has burst. without the flood
wa,e- me city Of Woodland feared. The
bn, y, zane fishing down the ul eek bed,
up U.t no i4rther damage than to teal