The evening world., 1912-01-10
oEoRoe GOULD ANXIOUS ABOUT
His 100000, 900.

Stocks and bonds Of the Gould estate
worth Sioo, Ooo.c 90 we're In the custody o.
the Equitable Trust Company. oeors'
Gould was not inclined to give his opin'
ion Of their safety to-day. lie admitted
he would naturally be anxious about
them until he knew positively that the,
had ali been safely recovered.
Deputy Chief Binns sent word "a
President Day Of the Equitable Life A.
surancs Society to-day that he believed
the great vault OF the society. recently
built on the second loo along the
broadway side. had escaped Injury. The
roof fell In ON II and II 10 now buried
under Thousands of tons Of stone and
stssl wrechase. But the nremen think
Il 10 right side up and that u was not
afectsd by the terrific heat.
vios-Presidents strong and Thorne OF
the Bankers Trust Company. which was
associated with the Mercantile Trust and
had heavy deposits In the Mercantils
1rrvst vaults. were taken into the ruins
by Deputy Chief Binns during the morn
ing. They climbed over the pile OF
w~reckase which lies on the big vaults
anA were able 20 get a look At several
patches of their surface.
I'VE are satisfied" they said. that
The Mercantile vaults are intact and
that the cash and papers In them Will
no recovered without the slightest
injury"
WOMEN AMONG THE ANXIOUS
iNoU,RERs.
The Mercantile Va Deposit Com.
pany opened temporary Offices to-day
a. No. 20 Nassau street. A rvo
ciamoring crowd. Including many WON.
IN. ssthsrsd. asking about the condi-
tions Of the vaults. All inauirers were
told the vaults were safe.
Deposltors we're told that there was
no prospect that the company's vaults
would he opened for eight or ten days.
An expert employed by the company
rot into the space back of the vaults
on the ground foor last might. lie
found tina the rallied on space where
patrons retired to clip coupons or check
on securities had not been scorched.
The vsrnish on mahogany tables and
chairs had not been blistered. THIS
indicated 10 him that the heat resist
inG quality Of the vault construction
wss perfect
The temporary quarters Of the New
Ysrk Clearing House In the Chs mber
OF Commerce. presented n sight to-day
unique In New York financial history.
The hundreds Of clerks ana messengers
who make the daily trip to the ciear-
ino House were not able TO hnd places
-AAe~ sta rA,.tA SsfN.lass nhanIa an.l
exchange slips. and many OF them
creuchsd down on the canvas covered
$4,000 rug on the floor Of the Cham
bsr OF Commerce.
Despite these handicaps. however.
the work OF ciearancs was Accomplished
In about the same time a. usual. The
clearance to-day amounted. In round
figures. TO o25i. 900. 900. u falling on of
shout eiio.ooO.o 900 over the Gle srance
Of yesterday. The decrease In laid 10
the fact that business was almost aus
pended yesterday on the Stock lex
change.
koUNrzC Bros. ANNOYED ~
LACK or St0y00oy0oo.
keuntss Bros.. In m~aksshirt once.
at No. lN broadway. reported hat,
they we're slightly annoyed by their
inability 10 set at their $4,000, 900.
frosen down In the Equitable vaults.
but inasmuch a. those vaults had not
been touched by the IRE. they were
net worrying.
4. Belmont & Co. announced from
Ne. III Broadway;
I'VE feel that our securities arc all
sass."
vjvemen who know something OF the
s9ects Of such heat as 10 generated In n
Are - denss ~ the contents OF n coal
steve and 4 city block square are none
. sure that oil the vaults escaped in
jury.
They are certain that some of the
ce0parativsly small safes OF lawyers
= brokers. which they saw from time
70 time yesterday piunging dow
through the floors to the basement. rcd
hot, have nothing In them but charred
bite Of paper.
Notwithstanding the confidence ex-
pressed by the ofiesrs of the !nstltu.
tions In whose care these millions are,
II was noticed to-day that they were not
satisnsd 10 have their watchmen and
6etsctivs agency guards standing over
~ srcue-liks ruins alone. but that they
were lowering about. inside fire iines.
theMsslves. consulting n~srvolsiy re-.
UardiaS the earliest possible moment
vhsu the true condition o. the vaults
might be known.
osvsnty-hve fremen worked from dark
last evening until after midnight hght-
ing down sny tendency Of the hre In
SIC the broken gray walls 10 resssert
itself In dangerous volume.
HUNT ron BODY or CHEF
WALeh oogs ON.
A. . O'Clock to-day the hunt for the
body Of Battalion Chief Walsh wa,
taken up again.
chief Bipns. who had slept for tive
housv on . lounge In the ONCE OF n rail-
rosa company at No III broadway az
ter t~wenty-elght hours OF c%ontinuou,
work. rot together the mel OF Truck
No. u and led them into the ice gro,toei
On the Nassau street side of the build
lag. They we're armed with hydraul.,
A--lx. A.-..-. a.. .fal. 49, ..