Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10

was carried out he tainted and think
he must be dead by this time
Mr. Giblin was then taken To the Hud-
son Street hospital He was very weak.
but in no immediate danger.
The offices Of the Hartman lines,
which were in the building we're being
moved to Is5 Broadway. Everything had
been moved save the papers in the legal
department. Many valuable records, In
cluding the autobiography OF r. II. Har-
rlmsn, was there. and il was believed that
these and other valuable records were
destroyed.
Business Halted for Time.
Banking and brokerage business was
halted for q time by the fire and the
governors Of the Stock exchange met to
determine what action should be taken
with respect To deliveries Of securities
purchased yesterday. The decision
reached was that transfers may De sus-
pended for a day by mutual consent.
The clearing house in the Chase Ma
tiOnal bank was closed and temporary
quarters were opened at the Chamber Of
Commerce. DeDOsltUrs and bank Gus
toners of the burned out trust companies,
as well as those of financial Institutions
located in the neighborhOod Of the
burned building were unable TO reach
their banks. being held back By the police
lines.
An officer or the Equitable Life Assur-
ance society said that the society had
duplicates OF every record which were
80
from the burned structure. The fire. he
said. would not affect the company's
business with its policy holders through
out the country.
Officers Of the Mercantile Safe Deposit
company said the vaults were intact and
not a cent would be lost.
HHrriInHn Loss small.
President Lovett Of the Hartman lines
says that all Of the Union and Southern
Pacific securities held In the treasurey
were kept outside the city; that the none
tAry loss to Tic railroads was small Mr..
Lovett said that the extent Of inconyenl-
ence suffered because Of the loss o.
records will, Of course. depend on whethe.
the vaults have been destroyed. Tht
records referred to include those OF tn,
comptroller department. the treasurers s
office and the transfer department.
The offices Of the Equitable Trust com
pany escaped the flames, but were dam
aged by water, as were the offices O.
August BELMONT. whose offices wer,
practically untouched by the flames.
-Four men are known to be dead and
sons are missing including Battalion
Chief Walsh whose body has not ye,
been found. Conservative estimates Of tn,
damage place the loss In the neIghbor
hood Of 100000. while others says tn,
loss will run as high as sl5,O0.OCO.
According to an officer Of the EquItabI,
the great safety deposit vaults In tn.
building contained last night securitIe
aggregatng between s25000OoO and SSca.
$1,000.
Statement by President Day.
President Day OF the Equitable issued
the following statement
The burning Of the home office at IN,
broadway will cause but temporary in
convenience. Securities and important
records are protected by fire proof vaults
which are intact"
Gage Tarboll, a former vice preslden.
OF the Equitable. said that the compan,
carried It's own insurance.
Many Of the large New York banks an
nounced today that owing to the fire they
would not exercise their prerogatIve OIL
calling loans today The money market
was practically at a standstil.