The insurance of the opera house building was all placed by
Charles M. Armstrong and covers building fixtures, scenery, etc., under a general
form. The following is a list of companies:
Phoenix 2,500
Royal 7,500
Orient 2,500
Dayton 2,500
Niagara 2,000
Springfield 1,500
Capital 1,000
Milwaukee Mechanics 1,000
Buffalo German 1,000
Cincinnati 1,000
German 1,000
Fire Association 2,000
New Hampshire 1,000
British American 1,000
North British and
Mercantile 1,500
Germania 2,500
St.Paul 1,500
Boylston 1,500
London & Lancaster 1,500
Ins. Co. of N.Amer. 1,500
Total $37,500
Gilbert & Co boots and shoes, are heavy losers. Mr.
Gilbert estimated their stock at $35,000 with an insurance of only about
$11,000, in the following companies:
Sun 3,000
New Hampshire 2,000
Girard 1,000
Citizens of Pittsburg 2,000
Peoples’ of
New Hampshire 1,230
American Central 2,000
Total $11,230
Peter Sattler, harness dealer, carried $6,000 in the
following companies:
Rhode Island Underwriters $1,000
Providence Washington(RI) $1,000
Franklin of Philadelphia $1,000
Connecticut, of Hartford $1,000
American, of Newark $1,000
Milwaukee Mechanics $1,000
Total $6.000
The Boos building, occupied by Mr. Sattler, was insured for
$2,000 in the Westchester of New York.
T.D. Parker had policies as follows:
Farragut $700
Providence, Washington 1,500
Franklin 1,500
Total $3,700
His loss will not exceed $100 or $200.
The Opera Saloon was insured for $1,000 in the Connecticut
of Hartford. Wm. Oechsler. Crockery, carried an in insurance of $5,000 as
follows:
Sandusky 1,000
Milwaukee Mechanics 1,000
Phoenix, Hartford 1,000
Newark 1,000
Niagra 1,000
Mr. Oechsler estimates his stock at $8,000, on which it is
thought there will be but little salvage.
F.S. Gibson, commission merchant, will lose about $1,00, and
is said to have no insurance.
S.Wolff, cigars and tobacco, estimates his loss at $6,000,
with insurance in the following companies:
Security of New Haven 1,000
Ins. Co. of State of Penn. 1,000
Michigan Fire & Marine 1,000
Total $3,000
The total loss to companies is estimated, roughly, at about
$70,000 by experienced underwriters.
Among the local agencies interested are: O.M. Armstrong,
Detwiler, Merrill, Jackson & Ketcham, A.F.Colton, V.Braun, Brown &
Dodge, Oshorne, Wright and Russell and Schafmaster & Baker.