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August 2, 1999

[Fire Safe Heritage]: Suspicious fire destroys historic church

Suspicious fire destroys historic church

Associated Press -
YAKIMA, WA _ A fire that destroyed a chapel adjoining the historic St. Joseph Catholic Church and caused minor damage to the main structure Friday was considered suspicious, Fire Chief Al Gillespie said. He declined to elaborate. Investigators on Saturday will conduct a close examination of the fire's apparent point of origin in the chapel, Gillespie said. No injuries resulted from the fire, which was reported about 12:45 p.m. Several hundred people watched as crews fought the fire. It took more than two hours to bring under control, Gillespie said. As a precaution, electrical power was cut off to a two- to three-square-block area of downtown, said Dave Kvamme, a Pacific Power spokesman. The Catholic Diocese of Yakima said the church was built in 1903 and has about 2,400 families in the congregation. A renovation project was planned for the church, but it is still in the fund-raising stage. While the chapel was a total loss, fire damage to the church's main structure was minimal, Gillespie said. Some stained-glass windows were broken by the heat.

Damage could reach $1 million, Gillespie said.

From: "Bojan" bojani99@ptt.yu
Subject:

Re: [balkans] Croatian museum stripped of its art treasures

What a stupidity of people of short minds, to think that Serbs want to or wanted to steal something which was Croatian. Vukovar is a Serbian city, where 70 % of it's population were Serbs before Croatians governed by USA made more then 700 000 Serbs out of Croatia. And the museum about you write so much, was local museum of local Vukovar development and art. So only a fool man would think that in that museum were only Croatian high art (world art paintings) paintings. That museum was representor of local Vukovar art, that means of Serb art and their life, cause they were about 70 % of it's population. And since in last war Serbs took Vukovar and it's surroundings, Croatians tried so many times to conquere it. It is the fool, the one who thinks that Serbs would destroy something which was part of their lifes and it's identity on that part of Yugoslavia. And one of the most important planes in destroying Serbs in Croatia was to destroy that kind of places which are their identity and that show to the world that they have the same rights for that land, and that they lived there for centuries in the past. And this is not unique example of Croatian tries to expell Sebs from Croatia. If you go to Croatia now, you'll see no Serbs there or just small groups mostly of old people who were unable to go to Serbia. And in that parts of "Croatia" you can only see destroyed Serb churches and monasteries, unique beauty of Serbian art, or you can see only the base of it that is standing like a testemony and prouf that the Serbs were living there for centuries and that they will come back. Go there and ask Croatian goverment where are unique fresques and icons from destroyed monasteries which were made some 3-5 centuries ago. And this didn't happen only in some 10 years ago. Come here to ask my grandparents, what the Croatian military, so called "Ustase" in the Second world war did on this part of Vojvodina. Ask them how many unique art deeds from Vojvodina were taken by Ustase which they gave to HItler and Germany where they stay even today. And how many churches, monasteries or museums were destroyed just to make Serbs more wounded and to make Serb identity small. And they knew us very well, they knew that churches and monasteries are essential for our lives, and without them we're just one part that doesn't discern of other 6 000 000 000 in the world. So to protect our deeds during centuries many are taken from Croatia to Serbia in the past 10 years, because even today they wouldn't be / they are not safe and even UNESCO don't say a word about it. And the same story which was in the second world war and in Croatia in last 10 years, is now repeating on Kosovo, and UNESCO still selence. Not to talk about the people who were killed or wounded, although they should be on the first spot for every man and organization in the world, lets talk about how many churches or monasteries (many are older then America and many countries in the world) were destroyed or demolished and noone wants to say a word. Just come here, it is very easy to come here and see all, just come. Greetings from one Serb, who is an artist for itself, so noone can concern more for the world art then me.
Bojan Indjic

From: "Dorit Straus" Dorit_Straus@aceusa-ins.com
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Re: disaster preparedness plans

1. disaster preparedness plans - Its worthwhile checking with the insurance company that insures the institution to see if they provide any free consulting services in this area. Most insurance companies with concentration on either fine arts or large institutions will provide this service. They will not provide you with a plan, but rather a checklist or a series of questions that will lead you towards formulating the right plan for your institution. 2. Omega sprinkler heads - Several museums that I have insured have been identified through my loss control engineers as having the defective Omega sprinkler heads - i am not familiar with any compenstion other than what Omega is offering - and indeed subsquent damage from removal and re-installation of systems can be constly - I do suggest that before any contract is awarded to a sprinkler contractor to entertain several bids. One of my clients has saved over $60,000 by going out and getting competitive bids. 3. Insurance claims and deaccesioning objects - most fine art policies have a buyback provision - that means that in the event that an object is stolen and then recovered - that the original owner has the first right to purchase the object back from the insurance company for whatever it paid the loss less the costs that the company had to pay out- so that the museum still has an interest in the object in spite of the fact that it is no longer part of the collection .
dorit straus Assitant Vice Presidnet Art Culture & Entertainment

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