Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-10

eleo ny lts own contingent insurance
1onds. lie ADDED that q auplicate ~
any Ieoord DESTROYED was stored in
suhs.e1ary ciIices % the company in
dnolHer part Of me city, The coin-
I eny aa0 planned t. erect a ReN- build.
ny On lhs site And as figured bv the
eHssrs tns expense Of -teaTins; II dewt
h!u nSW balance wei against The ae-
FFAI value ef She building
Over ss99,00o,aOo in FirsposOF safe.
stored away in q hrspreof va tSlt over.
TIE man entrance OF the buildinE on
/ Jhs Bre5oWey side wete between s3EO
/ eOu,eeO and $300.vVf, ,0Q0- Of the seclf.i
( Les or the company While the wntst
( vas subjected to the fierce heat az
lhs flames, Gage l.. TarHeI, a trustea
/ o. The Equitable, who CiH familiar. uri3h
US construction, said tonight he be-
| ItVed It's contents wcnld be.found E.6s
as scoTl as 1t cooled. Theee straaiusa a.
wafer we're played on tha vaaI1t an MRy
tlha the rreezinE Ns&thsr coated Ie Wlth
Hartman Lines EesOrds. May. Be sas.,
Althoush the loss Of the biography 81
( = II hartman whicf1 was ABORT -
( te printed. seems 1rFetrteyahle. the vae-
| or0s Ct the Hartman lines NAV ba'
saved i the vaults OF the conpansp. On
4 TIE third and fourth floors Of the.
pulidlnS are found intact Fortllnaaa-
| ", me Hartman line manaseYsient
uSI sferred portion OF Its records
| oHE week ago &c the new ofsfces
" Ehle6 IT was intending to OCCUPY in
me city Investing building LaavInu
tehind only those VI the cooaptnoalerSs
ceIartfnent, the Ireasrsr's once and
ne transfer department.
Lawyers Club Loses 10000 ,VoIumsa-
The loss to the Lawyers cIubsOn ths
nlth ana sixth ioors one OF the rnost
;,, luS SutloHsly furnished clubs in Tho CITY.
VIA be irreparable A law libnarvr ~
ever 10000 volumes, many OF wdaoi1
were priceless and cannot be replaced I;
was DESTROYED. Some Of the rnaaf
prominent lawyers OF the country be-
i9hg TO the club. The flames eo,,-
snned also the law and insuranes IL
trsty OF the Equitable society. con
s.stlhE or 1000 volumes. The insur-
Snce library was said to comprise the
most cororlete collection OF insursnrs
literature IN the world.
An Eight Story Structure.
Pioneer Of. present day sAyscraDer
construction in New York city, the
Equitable Life Assurance building was
pesun shortly after the civil war, and
extended and enlarged until in 1SRe ~
covered almost the entire block
bounded by Broadway, Cedar. Pfnonnd
Nassau streets. 1t stood eight Etos4e1-
hlen. Henry B, Hyde, former urVNs-
dent OF the Equitable, was reaponxih1a
FOR the idea Of putting 1p the 'iEhrp-
scIaper OF that day 1t wRs ha ALAS
VINO with much dificulty persuaded
taa directors Of the society to suthoE-
re me EXPENSE Of the marble fntaEaoE
construction which was even not "A
vailed in It's magnficenee by many az
me modern Office buildings.
Wind Blowing Sixty Miles an Hova
OF graaits exterior the StrSactauS
nevertheless was not fireproof. VITA
III, winding corridors and wooden C4aen
paruUens ON the upper floors unAAe
almost ldeal conditions tor the sursad
Of nsmes. Had 1t not been for tina
hreprooI construction of the buttdanxn
surrounding the Equitable there Is NJ
Tie doubt N the opinion Of Fire Com
/ missioner Johnson that. tanned hsy tha
sixty mile gale that was bAowinx. 4
great eonaag1steR would hAVs roSllst.
: cd.
Fire Started In stOrsrOom
The fire started about $50 O.clDcA
this morning in storercom in the
NeA@SAAAOaAh Vi Tic INA
! plUyos fought it unaided for a &iuaa.
and before the nremen arrived It had
burned tts way through a partition
into the elevator shaft. The hlaEs
: Ieape0 With q roar TO the top Of the
building and rooms in the upper floors.
spreading shenee RAPIDLY down threuRh
the strUctGrs.
e Firemen's Goats shesthed in Ice.
Il was but few hours after ths
IRE was in progress that the strne-
tNes On Az sides were 8osted with ice
: formsd By the w1nd-ariven spray. and
, II seemed as II & crystal city stool
. gle6mlng IN ths sun Firsmen worked
- NlE6 their coats shesthed n ice ana
! ene hTs engines snd ether apparatus
I We're covered with q Nhfts frost4pQ
! ShaJ almost obiitsrated their identity
b Firsn1sn psdse Grant,. Chips.
{ One Of the most dengero4ss OF ths
many ordesls which the fsa.nen had
70 lace was the necessity 0f fighting
Ihe 12nleS IL showers % grAude cjEspa.
many ot them large eaOslEh 70 Ozashh
a man 20 dssIh, Ehtah petlea on tAa
|. facade Ct The bDalding like g1nrar- :
e bread Several frsmeu WSre badly
= bruised In this nlaQEaT.
b lee Holds Walls Together.
: Aided by searchhghts trained dD-wu
: upon the ruins from the lofty Ytxxx.g
building frsmen tonjE:at segsI1 a rvs
; tenatte search Of the third noor tOr
.. ne body Of BRtSaiiop Ctief W1slah
: CompAct masses OF ice covered the
oenrIa ana made their work exceed :
. | lngy dlncult. The coaHas Of ice, ac-
eordlag to Fire Ckist Ktx,On, 10 ali
tnaL IS holulpg some Of ths weAkeaed
wa!l@ toseEner, and Re expressed fear
= tnat when the los laea1S rbS rs4ne fnder
e OF the building migat collapse
8 Mrs. Hartman Phlioss eh;eaL
As sooG as wss Sossibse noxs Of the
!, extent OF the SISss vas teiepAoued to
MIS- L. II. ERSriAlsh, EbO was IN tors1-
90 tnat he recO4G ca ei lhe Hssr:r.an
railway system on the fGzrtn door
x OF the euIEAe.x hS5 6<eG destroyed.
Fire eliLe,sls tsn5sgil Ils.ds SA An
specdon Of che ~Ael.K cf ske Estrita,. Ia
LIS assurance society, ne E0uitAbis 9
Z Safe Deposit CONF ny and the Xaf
c3Erhe Tr7Ass company Sud fesnd tNes,,
> az Intact as Tar As ouSwerd exersua =
ton could determine, The Equitable
!. Life vault, on the second floor OF the
= building. is supported by six stael
!, PIERS. and resisted the weight OF rail-
\ ing ruins nom the upper foors
Wlbether the contents were damaged
BY water or heat will not be learned
uLtil the vaults can be opened. "a was
e roughly estimated that the threo vRnlts
u together contained oExar 4 haM a NJ