The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-23
LOSS FROM FIRE
FULLY COVERED
Saks Carried Insurance Policies
Aggregating 100000
ORIGIN STILL UNKNOWN
Louis sa<s Declares Firm VIII Con-
tinue in Business-Win Open Tenn
pornry Store on First Ave-
nue. Near Goth Street

possession was gained yesterday morn
ing of the safe of the Louis Saks Cloth
Ing company, whose building burned YES
eeroay morning The safe was intact and
an the papers and accounts of the firms
We're completely recovered These show
that there was insurance carried on the
building, fixtures and contents that
amounts in all to $3.50, 900 The saks BROTH
ers established an office yesterday morn
Ing in the vacant building at 2o12 First
avenue. The unchanged and partly dam
aged goods of the firm will be removed
to this building soon as possible and
the firm will resume business.
Louis Saks said yesterday afternoon:
How the fire started is a mystery to
me and probably always will be- as I do
not believe II will ever be found out
My supposition is that 1t was started
from an uninsulated wire somewhere on
the second floor. I went through the
entire building with one of my employees.
as I always do. just before the store was
! locked up Tuesday night There was not
a light burning on the second floor or
any where except in the show windows.
Just a few months ago I had City
Electrician Alternately go through the
entire building and examine the wiring.
What is the amount of our loss I
can not say and no will know per-
haps for weeks. The stock was well COW
cred with insurance and | hope our loss
is not heavier than we can bear. Moth
ing will stop us, however and we will
continue In business with our patrons
| just as usual in a few days.
Do Not Own Building
1.-The building was not owned by our
| firm as was reported in the Age-Heralo
yesterday morning, nor does our lease on
tunTt1ng rented until 1914 and accocardfffhief
| to our contract the owners will be Obliged
| to erect a new building on the place at
| once The present occupants of the Hood
building where we have bought and in
tend to build a new building, will leave
| that place in 1912. and we will then have
two years in which to erect a new build
| ing on that corner for our use.
| I'VE have rented the three story build
| ing owned by ]. g. Whitfield at 2012
| First avenue and while the old building
at Nineteenth street and First avenue is
being remodeled we will do business there.
| | received kilograms from several cloth
| ing houses offering me Immediate ship
| ments. and just as soon as the railroads
| can rush the goods to us we viii be ready
| for business. In the meantime we will
| endeavor to sell the damaged and water
| soaked goods at a reduced rate.
| II wish to thank the fire department
of the city for the excellent fight they
made last night They did all that it
was possible to do
| Loss of spielberger
The Spielberger establishment was COM
| pletely wrecked by the falling wall and
their damage was estimated at 49,,
They stated that they would resume
business soon possible.
| A list of the insurance ps,lcies which
are held by the Saks firm is as fol-
lows, giving the name of the company
| and the amount of the policy:
Insurance on stock
Delaware. $500; Virginia Fire and
Marine, $500; Providence, Washington,
$500; Providence, Washington, 300; New
Hampshire, $500; Providence Nasnlng-
ton. $1,000; Orient, $500 Orisnt sSoool Phil
adelphia Underwriters, 500; Philadelphia
Underwriters. $3.50; Phxadelphia Under
writers, $500; Insurohce Company OF
North American, 500; Sun, $1,000; Glens
Fails $1,000: Hanovetj 5000; Pennsylvania.
s25Oo. pennsylvania. 5000; Pennsylvania,
$3.50: virginia state. 1920; Fireman's
Fund $500; Firepan's Fund 5000; Lon
don and Lancashire, s25Oo' Lonoon anu
Lancashire, $3.50; Northern, siooo, Seos
Ella Home. $780, Springfield F. & NJ, sSoU'
American Central, $3.50; Phenlx -
ance $1,000; Glens alls. $3.50; sa.,e
German. $3.50 Rochester GerYf"' s-VV'
British American. $500; L. 49, - q s,s ~.
New York. $3.50; Globe & Suton,a s1soc.
Globe & rutgers, 5000 5000 C;t, EN-
western. $500; CitizeD soooo' po-ra, $3.50 ms
$500; Royal Excha99Hti ne s-' $3.50; Scot
cha T,,,oS S1'V ssisooIHome. sls,5oo; New
tlsh onion' sr% Sun, $500; Sun, 1880;
Hampshire sI1hich, $500; German A.
Aachen National Union, 5000; Fire
nance, so.% $500; Milwaukee Mechanics.
associa,Il Zen. $500: Atlas $500; National.
szoVo; Royal, $4,000; Continental, $500;
Nl'"M, & G.. $780, Aetna, s12,5oo; st.
- s25oO-total s1995oo
| II Furniture and Fixtures
/t1oma s55n0: National, saeoo,- continental.
(s,ooo Queen. $500: Virginia State, $500;
ynsurance Company of North America
so5oo. St Paul, $1,000; Royal Excnange'
s1ooo' Northern $500; Sun, $3.50; Connecti-
c,,t FIRE s2ooo German American, s3oV;
Continental s900O-total SS5oo.
Insurance on Building
u,rt association, $1,000: Northern $500;
ondon and Lancashire, 1880; Aetna YOU
total, $500. 5000
rnsurance on rents, American sIaW.
Insurance on Mary M Marie puiloing'
phoenix. $4,000: Home. $1,000; shawnee
sanco. sun. $500: Hanover, $500; CONNER
ctal Union, $500; Aetna, s5Vo-totai' s-s'-