The New York herald., 1863-03-15
Extensive Fire I'm th- rirst Avenue.
BURNING on CANDLE FAcroHY--Loas ESTIMATED
ABOUT il00, 600.

BURNING on CANDLE FAGroHY--LoAs EsrInArKD
ABOUT 400, 600.
Abou, eight O'Clock last night Gro broke out IN he
extensive adaman,ino candio manataetory Of u o.
Mitchell A Co.. Sos. oi, 81 and o. Firs, avenue. Tho
bgildng three stories high with sixteen tcst base
ment, and about seyentyaye by haadroi fort.
Tho nre originated In tho basement and owing ths
comb rtbIe character OF ihs Tho lanes rpssid
with great rapidny. and Ia q fay moments tha sutre
building was envsloped in dame. Tho a4emea ~sre
quickly At tho pfemss and BY grea, excrins managed
10 conano tho nre the candle factory.
brick slaughter house ihs roar and a two story
brick dwelling In front q No. OF Ff, avenue owned
and occupied by Samuel isasss damaged the eatons
about ~ 600. fully Insured In tho yalloa Insurance
Compa ny.
soine slight damage BY water aSo done 10 tho
u tcsars o Philip Hepx thu second toru "
No 90 First Insured for u 100 tho Ia
surancs Company Ts window shutters tho slaughter
house on tho opposite side Of Fourih ser. nrs
several times but quickly s1,nsushsa by ths nrsmen.
Ia about twenty minutes after Ore
tire building destroyed. Tie Ices a Mitek. "a.
estimated on stock a about ~ 600 On nashissry
$1,000, aud building tis 600 his r. tae second
time this factory has been d"ssroycd ~ Gre Tbs Grs
nre was ssou en- years ~. III. stock, mashihsry .sd
sblc 70 learn ths Of the com. snics
firs Marshal Baker ths premises and iny~e
tasd the origin c ths Ore II ss@ms from his inquiry
that Frederick wntscharick, of the night wsiefnas
watcrtis 0oiler Containing fai oouss.tst by pil~
nae crock occurred IN The aiseeles, and We ~sLr
rushed os tho fat following, when sudden explosion
tok by tho igsiiios Of too heated tat Tho ~Aeh
" dras the nfe from tb~
dong the nafnss cs4sbt his hands and arms burning
them severely. lie then mad. hs e~clge ~ ladder
the arst hof. the boiler being situated the csllsr
This boiler or flgcsisr n ovpyer, mans france
was I've shihs " A. inch thick and iba head
tkirk few days AyD ra@ occurred M tho boiler u
was caussd. ard sspTseed T. b. T.rfscny safe. ~
be ieysd thai the sk again bruke ot and prbas
o. the rves parted The lmpfesaIoD u that tbs hs
Cause o, tbe accl5ent.
Mhis the ~ height nsiaarap ps fanslnrrs
ton tratri among ths snaptH ~ tie spgmart hDsss
ths up0s s1s q tho wet std tina
Il feared ihs bJlliasW ~gth tasW orr ~ eansa
qnsure u tie great beet Atot tb time Ege
faeei h ths bo.ts No ~ itbrslHst.d ffom tns
Apartments = Dcef thai~N sabfisi ths thlga afor
IL arfssfa tat safs InnAt have aiirH dosh ~. chin
Bsy and are " tLs nrsbasa Iha raIss@ wsta s.sn
ettBg gshhsd. Iamags " tie tuftlarc sDynl slO III
snrsd iDr fsOO tho a. NICHOLAS nsuiA ABcs Cotnpsn,
uanlass - The buiidilg abaat 90 insured
Tba Grs bells rang general slafm. ~hich bfc8gbt GOA
al ths ApFAAtls and created eossdsfass ercgensnl
su1ng the hrsfpsn tbs alarm ruhg ~ ofIer e
tho Che mr. any u the eigipaerr blt thr1asb
Ia undefstanias an order given ~ f@ft loser u fbe
kstsnissnh precnct, sbo, Lgrthsf Nth rsrgeaat
kC,ig.n sns toe under ihaif obarss, I'D tho
snrscs from the salacsut pssc,ncts fsndsfed r.
vice. lisd nct been fos tLs stsata nfs snTDs- ths
s1tife book ca The -osit No dosbt have been
dssusysd.