Show RECALLS FIRE OF SEVEN YEARS AGO Insurance Companies Seek to Recover Money Paid to Mine and Smelter Supply Co EXCESS OF EXPLOSIVES ALLEGED THAT LAW REGARDING LIMIT WAS VIOLATED An echo o of the great fire that de dc destroyed destroyed the property of the Mine Smelter Supply company on Sept 10 1901 was heard yesterday when eight Insurance companies brought actions to recover various amounts they had paid the company on its policies Th ground upon which the suit is brought is s that the Mine lIIne 8 r Smelter Supply I company misrepresented the quantity of powder caps and other explosives I I stored in the building at the time It Its Itis Is s alleged that the quantities of these explosives were greatly in excess of oC the limit placed by law Giant Gia t pow powder powder powder der caps are particularly specified it being set forth that there were of or these in the place at the time of the fire The fire destroyed all of that prop property property erty tty south of ot the Dooly building to t street the property now oc occupied occupied occupied by b the Commercial club and various commercial and trades enter enterprises enterprises enterprises The fire caused tremendous excite excitement excitement excitement ment at the time An explosion oc occurred occurred curved which threw many people to the ground The plaintiffs in the action begun yesterday say that they the did not dis discover discover cover evidence sufficient to warrant the beginning of the action until more than three years had elapsed The complaints in the various cases eases are identical save that the amounts are different They follow Home Insurance Insurance Insurance ance company New York Commercial Union Assurance compa company company ny fly New York Tork Lancashire Insurance company of Imperial Insurance company of New York London Lan Lancashire Lancashire of London Royal In Insurance Insurance Insurance company of oC Liverpool 17 Union Assurance society of London Firemans Fund In Insurance Insurance Insurance company of California 2498 2495 80 The total is This suit brings up the question as to whether a statute of limitation has not nol run against this action or an action o of similar nature Lawyers LaWers say sa that verbal and written contracts aside It still re remains remains remains mains a fact that the principle of law Is in effect that the beginning of or the pe period period nod during which this statute of limits limita limitation tion Uon tio becomes operative is at the time when discovery Is made that fraud mis misapprehension misapprehension misapprehension apprehension or misrepresentation is be believed believed believed to have hae been resorted to and not at the actual time when the fact occurs or the condition arises which leads final finally finally ly Iy to that discovery |