El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-02
Water Is Clear.
F|REMEN HANDLE A BAD FIRE WELL
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rent in the elevator shaft, quickly
spread TO the floor above and along
the second floor until it was under
control
Valuable rugs hanging on the third
floor on a rack were burned on the
edges. Others in the front of the build
Ing were not damaged at all.
The cause of the fire is unknown. as
every thing about the location where it
stroyed by the flames. Beyond the
scorching and cracking Of the walls
and the breaking of windows, the dam
age to the building was not great
The Estimated Loss.
It will be impossible to estimate the
loss on the contents Of the building
accurately until an invoice is taken Of
the goods that were stored in the ware
house. Both the store and warehouse
were covered by what the insurance
agents call a distribution clause in the
policy which makes the policy apply
TO both. 1t will be necessary to take
a list Of the stock now in the ware
house and deduct this from the total
value of the stock to get an estimate
Of the loss. One agent estimated the
loss on the building and contents a:
from $4,000 to s22. 1000. OF this amount
$4,000 is said to be ample for the build
ing as it was not damaged except by
water and the destruction Of the WIT
dows and woodwork near the elevator
shaft. The building was insured fo-
$4,000 by the F. D. Porter estaTe.
which owns the block. The Z. B. WEIGH
company was given permission by the
insurance companies to carry 100000
insurance on the stock at the store AMI
warehouse. AS this insurance was
scattered among the different agents in
the city the total amount actually car
ried Is not yet known. although it IS
thought to be about $4,000.
COmpany's Second Fire.
The fire Wednesday night was the
in the past three years. Three years
ago the warehouse Of the company
burned, causing a loss Of $685. 900 TO
the building and contents.
Another coincidence Of the WEIGH fra
was the fact that five years ago Wed
nesday the Springer furniture store
burned with almost a total loss.
w. L. Peabody, manager for the
Welch company, said Thursday morn
ing that he believed the loss on the
stock would be almost a total one
What goods were not actually dam
aged by the fire. he said, were either
water damaged or were smoked to such
an extent that they will be worthless
for anything but a cheap sale. The
carpets and rugs on the third floor, for
instance, are filled with smoke and will
be almost a total loss. as the smell OF
xri1 o7d Iyo bor L
ueless as far as their sale to our Gus
toners is concerned Mr.. Peabody said
1t was impossible to tell what the loss
on the contents of the building would
be until the entire stock had been
invoiced
The Origin a Mystery.
E. B. WEIGH was at a moving picture
show Wednesday night when the fire
started in his store. He did not hear
the first alarm and was later informed
that his store was on fire. He arrived
after the fire was well under control |
W. L. Peabody was at home when the |
alarm sounded and reached the store
in time to open the front doors and al |
low the fremen to enter the buiid;ng
from the front. Both Mr. WEIGH and |
Mr.. Peabody said they had no
idea how the fire could have |
started, as they both said there |
was nothing in the rear of either the |
second or first floor from which the fire |
could have originated. At the fire Mr.. !
Welch said that while he was carrying |
considerable insurance on his stock Of |
goods, he had just turned back num- |
Der Of policies, approximately $4,000 !
worth, because of the increased rates |
which recently went into effect
WEIGH on His Loss.
MY stock in the store was worth |
So, 900 at rough estimate" said z r. |
WEIGH Thursday. "Of this there mast |
have been almost loss of four-ffths |
of the total or approximately $4,000. |
1 had 100000 in insurance as near as !
I can figure by going over the policies
this morning. [ find upon examining
my insurance that about sRO9h worth |
of policies had expired during the past |
five days. and had not been renewed |
because of the increased rates These |
were in the A. P. Coles & D1os. the |
Chamberlains Cough Remedy is sold |
on a guarantee that if you are not sat
isfied after using two-thirds of a bottle |