The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-08-20 00:00:00

FIRE AT MR COLIAITB FOLTI'pRy.

About four o'clockon W—vdnesaa—y morning the alarm
of • Sr. at the bottom of Bond-street was given. It
.ppeers that • young man named Shepherd, also the
dnver of the mail cart from Dorchester, perceived a
smell of Sr. and gave information at the police station,
ithePinerd having discovered that the place of the fire sa.
at Mr. Gollett's foundry. The whole of the night dud
men envier Sergeant Autry were called to the place, also
Mr. & Garnett, employed by the water company, and his
,on, and the Sr. haus was connected with a couple of
whence a plentiful supply of water was obtained.
It was found that the paint room, model rooms, and
another room in which was the gu meter, were on fire.
rite men promptly got to work and fixed the hose, but it
eras seen that all hope of saving the rooms in which the
fir* was lest esea was gone, and their attention was con-
fined to saving the other part of the building. Supt.
Vickery soon arrived and personally directed the opera-
tions of the Are brigade men, among thou working most
energetically bride the superintendent himself being
Sergeant Apes,. Constables Bartlett/Rickland, Haardoe&
Pryor. ftiggs, Barrett, and Keith Kr. G. & (Mama,
ea. also present, and with Mears. Garnett, see. and jun.,
Pitvey. Shepherd, and Jones, end Mr. Collett's own men,
rendered lama valuable service. The top of the building
was gained, and the southern half, containing moulding
rooms, workshop, and store rooms, and which fortunately
had a roof slanted separately from the other part, was ,
saved. But the paint house, model rooms, hr., were
totally destroyed, and in the conflagration models of con-
siderable value were consumed. Several gallons of linseed
and other oil were it iced in the paint rooms, and this of course
added to the fury of the blue, which was all the fiercer
beams everything was very dry. The men worked with
great determination, and were drenched as thoroughly as
water-rata but they succeeded in removing some of the
Joists, and by about 10 minutes Peet seven the Me was
thoroughly sabdoed. It was effected with so little fuse
and noise that many of the immediate neighbours
knew nothing of the mutter till all was over, and some of
the old ladies expressed unbounded setanistunent at It.
having happened so close to them, belt!e almost ready to
give • few shrieks, on the Willciniti WM*: laic than
never."
Among the destructions was that of the Postecifithe
telegraph wireu which are suspended above the laundry,
and which were bunt quite through. As to the cause of
the Sr., it is unknown but it WA been remarked that
casting Ina going on la the adjoining premises on the
previous day, when they used some of the moulds which
have since been destroyed. The place wee insured In the
Attu fire office.
We hops that the men who acted with ouch praise-
worthy promptitude and perseverance, will be rewarded,
and that without a disheartening delay. We observe the
wetter was mentioned in the Town Council meeting on
Wedneedny, and would simply remind those interested in
the preservation of property that—" Rope deferred
maketb the heart sick.

wirer were re-conneetedbythaend of
Wednesday al too, and would soon be i. working
order. _

—tie ordinary Post-office telegraph wires having been
disconnected by the Are at the foundry, Weymouth. the
railway wires, which go from station to elation, were
Maimed on Wednesday mcrning, for the purpose off send-
Ins • seesaw to Dorche.trr, to fetch down the pecan in
charge, In order to repair the wires.
The wins were in working order from Weymouth to
Dorchester by haf-past four.