The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

ance companies which issued pol
icies on the damaged properties
will arrive today or within the next
few days.
Insurance on the London build
ing, owned by ]. B. Sax of Ottum-
wa, Iowa, is carried by Rock Island
agencies as follows:
Meyer Lew S12, 100
H. H. Cleayeland Agency -. 500
A. NJ. KIoye .. $500
Safety Insurance Co. .....! 1000
Charles ]. Montgomery -. 1000
36,75O
No additions are reported to the
amount of insurance on the prop
critics of the Brown Business col
lege and the Fidelity Loan COM
pany, tenants of the London build
ing, and published in yesterdays
Argus.
The figures given by Nicolai
/, Juhl, the contractor, yesterday,
we're not inclusive of the founda-
tons and in its completed form the
structure represents an investment
of Approximately $23 5000.
Sax Coming in Few Days.
A telegram sent to Mr.. Sax by
Meyer Levi at o'clock yesterday
morning appraised him of the fire.
He received other messages later in
the day. In a letter to Mr.. Levi,
Mr. Sax this morning says he has
not been in good health lately, and
for that reason will not come to
Rock Island at once.
When the final adjustment of
losses is made, which will not be
for several days, Mr. Sax will come
to Rock Island. This will probably
be toward the end of next week.
Definite announcement of Mr.. Sax
plans will not be made until then.
Offers for purchase of the property
made comparatively recently may
determine disposition of the fire
ruins.
Since yesterday noon the Rock
Island fire department has been
putting in and pumping out water
of the four easements under and
adjoining the S. S. Kresge COM
pany store. Fire smouldering in
the east portion of the basement
has not been extinguished yet.
From three to four feet of water
has been pumped from the Mosen-
fielder & Son, Kresge. l.. r. Steel
company and NJ. & X. Easements,
the department working five hours
yesterday and all day today.
No origin of the fire has been
ascribed. August Schmidt. chief of
The fire department, said this
morning: There is every evidence
that the fire had its beginning in
the east portion of the Kresge base
ment where Christmas toys and
tree decorations were stored. The
lire began about in the center of
the store on the east side and work
ed its way rapidly, the elevator
shaft to the rear of the building be-
ing chimney for it"
Safe Contents Safe.
The heavy safe of the Fidelity
Loan company which fell from the
second floor to the basement was
extracted late yesterday afternoon
and removed to the new offices of
the company. The contents, con-
tanning all the company's records,
were intact.
The kresge safe is held on the first
Moor by small space of floor which
JAILED to burn. Strength of the
boards supporting the vault is not
known. but removal of the safe will
De made as soon as possible.
Hundreds of people watched the
hremen work yesterday, and in
Vesugated the ruins of the building
from across the street. During the
rush hour at 5 and 6 o'clock last
evening, men and women crowded
around the building to view the
eenrls. Many people from neigh
ooring cities were attracted here in
one evening, and all during today
shoppers stopped to get another
snmpse of the ruins.
NO new figures on the amount of
iosses sustained by the various in
sututlons and firms who were af-
.eeted by the fire. were given out
'ouay. Insurance adjusters ar
ifed here this morning and inven-
! tories begun.
Inc greatest damage done, aside
rom the complete losses sustained
ny the Kresge company, Fidelity
Loan and the business college, were
esused by foods of water which
Aied the cellars of the adjoining
''ores. where stock was stored.
Smoke Damage Mounts.
tenants living in the apartments
sooVe the l.. r. Steel stores have
ueen without heat. and their rooms
uaVe been filled with smoke to such
an extent that the night had to be
spent IN hotels. Yesterday evening