The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-22
n. \. FIRMS
INSURE FOR
zEPP RAIDS
Is German Raid knowledge
Known? City Prepares
for Casualties.

NEW YORK, March 22.-The
big gas and electric lighting COM
panies of New York have arranged
for insurance in excess of $50,OO0,-
600 covering bombardment from
the air or the sea and other forms
of war risk.
For several days representatives
of a large brokerage firm have been
engaged in placing these risks with
various companies, the amount IN
volved being so great no one con-
Germ would assume more than
comparatively small portion of II,
leaving the field open practically to
every company in the business.
S4oooooo0 worth OF the total insur-
snce has been taken by the Consolidat-
ed Gas Company. whose plant comprises
one Of the most valuable properties in
the city. From s7.0e0.0o0 TO st0,00o,ooo
has been taken by the New York Edison
Company. ss.ooo.oo0 IS said TO have
been taken by the United Electric Light
and Power Company. although the cor
rectness of this SUM could not be con-
Arraed Yesterday al the company's office.
PREMIUMS REACH s75o,ooo.
y was said at the Consolidated offices
-. amount of premiums that company
would have 10 pay had not Yet been de-
termined.
According TO the published rates OF
the insurance companies. protection COW
srfng explosions on premises and COM
rlete war risks costs $3.50 per SleO IN
The case of light products in tanks
from which It Is estimated that the total
rran,iurns 70 be paid by the lighting
roncarns will be nearly s75o.0oo.
BANKS DEMAND INSURANCE.
Consequently. in many instances. they
are demanding war insurance before
they will make the loans demanded by
merchants on goods in storage. 1t was
pointed out that this is an additional
factor contributing to the high cost Of
living.
Another class OF firms that have made
big demands for this part Of insurance
has been those engaged on war CON
tracts.
The owners OF the biggest buildings
sn New York city also have considered
the necessity for such protection. 1t
was said yesterday by a representative
OF the Woolworth Company that soon
after the outbreak Of the war-they took
Il under consideration, but that the
rates were so high they had generally
agreed. to assume their own risks.
companies under many state laws were
unable TO write bombardment insurance
and were obliged 30 place such risks
through London Lloyds. Since then.
however, they have secured the passage
OF laws in New York. Connecticut and
other states that have enabled them to
write the risks now being demanded.
Another form Of protection in the
case of a hostile raid on New York il TO
be decided upon next Monday AZ meet
ing at the Health Department, which
Health Commissioner Amster. Police
Commissioner Enright. each OF the
borough inspectors and other represent
etives of the Health and Fire. Depart
nlents VIII attend.
TO DECIDE ON ACTION.
II will then be decided just what
VIII be done in the case Of q hostile raid
causing casualties too great to be handl-
ed bv the ordinary ambulance service
According to plans worked out by
Commissioner Enrfght and Borough In
sBector O'Brien. provision viii be made
70 turn each precinct station house into
an emergency hospital. to which will be
regularly attached certain number Of
trained nurses and physicians in the
employ Of the Health Department.
So far as possible the attaches for
.scb station viii be nurses and doctors
who tive in the district some signal
will he prearranged by which they can
be called to duty at any moment.