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Show By t is time t he Council :_ou e 1as i n a mas"' of flame , t he loss of t htJt building wi t 1 tne exc ep t io of t ne solid stone wa lls bein · · cert air t y . ~ it h ne a rl ell its fur i ture a appurtenances , i n cluding t ·.e doma1 ' s Offi ce , it was entirel consume wi t 1 the excep ion of 1e outside or snell. The a rt g· llery vas c omplet ely destroyed . The bu ildings o f t e Excelsior 3an:e ry c;nd t e s al l s .1oe sl1op oc cup i d by r.! r . Rawlings ·.~ ere also dam<: geJ so a s t o be r e 11 de red us e 1 e s s . The f 1 r n it u r e s o · s o f 0 o r e ns on & Carlquist ::.. d t ne p remises o f r; r . Eli <:!S 1.1orris and nearly t "1e 'I ole of t l eir c onteJ.1ts ' ere a tot a loss , w1ile t 1e building occup i ed by Er . J . H. arr and h is sto c of go o ds , es p ecially books , w·ere badly da wge . In fa ct, tl e bu ilding, w iCJ.1 i s a St{lal l one , vill no t be used a gain . .. . 7' -..:!. 'L. L03di!.::; Ur. H. B. Cla wson estima ed his lo s a t ~ 30 , 000 , on w -..i cu t 1.. ere is an i nsu r ance of about · 8o, 000, ever t h i g being gone ut t c1e v1ool room , -, ic i s badly damaged, and t 1e stock of woo l on ha nd was saved, al t h ougl inju r ed by wa ter. Hr . Robert Dye, proprietor of t l e buildinE, that was occup ied by Mr . S cr~ce , Mr . ~ awlings and Sorenson & C a r 1 q u is t , e s t i m a t e s 1 is 1 o s s a t 3, 00 0 ; no ins u r a c e . Mr . dcrace losses $800 and ~ r . Rawlin gs 'p l OO . 3orenson and Carlquist l o s~es 500 in stock a d $500 in building i mp rovements, · total · 6, COO, insured 3 , 000 . l r . Savage esti mates his loss at 12 ~000, on wh ich t ere is p4 , 000 ins.ura"nce . Th is is not including his prospe ctive lo ss , w· ic can 1ot be estima ted, a s his t h ous ands of valuable n egatives can never be repl a ced . To produce t hem has occupied f iftee 1 years 2nd involved 50 , 00~dfe~ravel . . ,~ r . Eli a s r;orris los s es a ·solid "·6, 000 in stock and buii dinbs ; no insurance . The Council l ouse , tha t old substantial 1• ndma r k , involves a loss to t he Churc of no t le s s han ~ 10 , 000 ; no insurance. This brings the total los s b; I lre alone t o 67 , 000 , on w1 i ch t here is but an insu r ance O L about ~30 , 000 . T: ... .c: 1 3E ~~ CL i' H:-JD T ITLII G OFFICE , sehs btion was cre a te d ~ en it was discovered t ha t t he roofs of t h ese t \70 buildings ad caught f~om brands t hr own by t e explosion. In t ha Tithing Ya rd vere a number of t eams , t e owners of w ich imme d i a tely h itc ed up , and the ~ag ons rolled out oft e 7e s t e ntra1ce li e a |
