The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
DAMAGE BY FLAMES
FIGURED into MONEY
MUCH HAVOC WAS RAISED
YESTERDAY BY FIRE
Considerable Household Goods Belong
ing to Miss Gertrude Adams Dis
apperaed; Total Loss Due to Blaze
Estimated $45,400; Not All Covered
BY Insurance; Locations Secured
From Thursdays Daily

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From Thursdays Daily
Such figures and estimates as were
available today, on the losses and in
surance connected with the fire that
occurred yesterday afternoon on the
northwest corner of Front and Jack
son street, show that there is much
loss that is not covered by insurance.
The losses will probably exceed the
insurance by all of $4,000, if not
more. The best available total of the
losses today was S45,4 400. including
some goods that were thought to
have been stolen from Miss Gertrude
Adams rooming house over the Ocean
Wave saloon, just north of the fire.
Although havoc was wrought with
the buildings, the greatest losses
were not on the buildings, but OF
their contents. The buildings were
not valuable. In fact quite a number
of people look forward to the (prOba-
bility of the erection Of some sort of
a. structure on the site of the ruins in
the near future, of a class that will
be worthy of that very important and
centrally located business site.
Losses On Buildings.
The losses on the buildings them
selves are estimated at a total of
$3.50, with insurance to the amount
of $6,750. The losses on the contents
are estimated at $37,150, with IN
surance in the sum of $23,650. The
greatest loser. of all is the firm of
Henry Madison & Co., whose losses
will exceed the insurance by about
$11 900. The losses of Porter e Pay,
according to figures available this
morning, will exceed the insurance
by $2,500 or more.
The figures, more in detail, are as
follows:
Value of furniture, fixtures, ma
chinery and goods destroyed in the
laundry, dyeing and cleaning estab-
lishment of H. Madison & Co., $4,000;
insurance, $1,000.
Value of furniture, fixtures and
goods destroyed in the fancy goods
store Of Porter G Pay, $4,000; in
surance, $14,50O.
Value Of equipment and goods lost
and damaged in the office and quart
ers of the American Express COM
pany, $500, believed to be covered
by blanket insurance held by the
company.
Damage to buildings occupied by
destroyed except brick walls, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
damage to building occupied by
American Express company, $4,000;
insurance, $780,
Damage by fire, smoke and water
to Ocean Wave building next door to
Porter & Pay, $3.50, covered by in
surance.
Damage to stock in basement of
Ocean Wave saloon by flooding, $780,
covered by insurance.
Household Goods Were Lost.
In addition to these losses, it ap
pears that Miss Gertrude Adams lost
either temporarily or permanently, a
large amount of her household goods
in the rooming house she has over the
Ocean Wave saloon. She carried fire
insurance on these goods to the value
Of $400. Whether her goods are found
or not remains to be seen. 1t appears
that yesterday afternoon, when there
was a great deal of excitement about
the possibility of the burning of the
Ocean Wave building, the roomers,
with the help of other people, rushed
into their places and proceeded to
carry off their goods. Miss Adams
states that a quantity of cut glass,
painted china, rugs and other house
hold goods, belonging to her, were
carried off, and she could not tell this
morning whether her goods had been
stolen, or merely taken out by mis-
take, with a view to saving them in
case the, building was burned If her
goods were actually stolen, it is un-
derstood that her policy would not
cover such a loss; yet, in such cases,
insurance companies frequently make
settlements with the losers.
TheI real estate belongs to the
William Irving estate. Mrs Irving
was called up today and asked what
would be done with the property. She
said she could not yet tell.
Property Was All Leased.
The property was all leased. The
American Express company had a
least on the building that, that con-
cern used at the corner, expiring two
years from next August. What the
company will now do is an un-
answered question. Agent J. B. Smith
has secured temporary quarters in
the Kniehts of Columbus building ut
SIT South Front street Three audit
ors of the company. E. P Becker of
ST Paul, |. A. Butts of Minneapolis
and H. F. Bogges of Mankato, were
busy here today figuring out the re-
suits of the fire., Superintendent J. F.
Kennedy was expected to arrive to-
day from st. Paul to see what steps
the company would take here in the
future. Mr.. Smith expressed great
qualification over the excellent work
that his men had done in saving near
ly all of the goods that the company
had on hand for ship-.ent and de-
livery. Quite quantity of old goods,
that had been long in the hands of the
company, and were unclaimed, were
not rescued. The damage to these
goods were mainly by smoke and wa
ter. The books and accounts of the
office We're all saved.
Madison & Witte Located.
Henry Madison and his mariner. w.
o. Witte. of the firm of Henry Mad