The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-09
CITY INTELLIGEN OE
tFOr Additional Local Items see Third Page.l
CONFLAGRATION THTs MORNING.
DestTuotive Fire in Lhe Fifteenth Ward
WEhe "DeaKie Mills" Entirely Destroyed
Loss About rwO Hundred Thousand


WHhe "DeaKto Mills" Entirely Destroyed
Loss About rwO Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
Shortly after o'clock this morning destructive
fire broke out IN what was termed the "Dearie
Mills" situated at IwentS.ftth and Calloghill
HOppIn, and consis cd OF number Of buildings
constructed Of stone, BRICK, and frame work. The
mills extended In CallowhIl street a distance of
two hundred and sixty seven fees, and some OF
the buildings ran down within few feet of the
Schuy kill. hey all destroyed, wi the excep-
ton OF flve-story building known as the keystone
Mill" Some OF the structures extended east and
west but most o them north and south.
The first bul ding Calowh street was a three.
story and half structure 40 by 80 feet and close by
was four story stone and bnck building These
that formed the enSlue-h use. In the four syory
building were SIX boilers. Mr. John Delr,e occu.
pied these buildings Tor the manuIac of wOOllen
pooos such as ba moral skirts, shawls, etc The
main operations we're carried on the three and
In the fourthstorY building was the drying.
room; Immediately over the boilers and above this
also occupied a one-story structure towar DIS the
Schuylkill as dve-hOuse. tn and four-stOried
bnck building and six one story buildings, of frame,
brick, and stone, were occupied by James Mouach
Jr, Co., whose business was drying aud printing
The three.story bnok building attached to the
Keystone mll which formed an l., was also de-
slToy ed In this struc ure was splendid engine of
120horse power, ana also new boz er, and other
machinery, Mr.. William Horn, manufacturer of
Balmora skirts, etc, occupied this structure
All the real estate, together with the fixed ma
chinery, and the greater part OF the running ma
chinery IN the different mills belonged to Mr.. Hop
PIN. HIS loss is estimated at 800 900 He is IN
sured for $4,000 but $50 900 Is the buildings
desh oyed and $4,000 Is on the only building lett
uninjured.
MI. Deare's loss Is put down at $50 500 on ma
chinery and stock. DE Is insured for $2l 900. lie
has S2500 IN the Equitable S2650 the RepuO.
| lcan Insurance Companies, and the rest in New
York, New Jersey, and New England Companies.
Messrs. Monach & Co. suffered loss OF $4,000 on
their own material but at the time of the fire they
had on hand about 900 worth of goods belonging
to her parties, left at the mills to be dyed and
| printed.
These goods were insured by the parties owning
| them for $1,000 in the Amsterdam Company, OF New
! York; and $1,000 in the Brooklyn Company OF New
| York.
| Mr.. Horns stock was valued at S95 900. 1t is
totally destrol ed. Mr.. Horn insured tor $l8 900,
| OF which $4,000 is in the Royal of Liverpool and
| $6O00ln New England Companies,
| The total loss by the cOnflagation will reach
$500 000 The fire originated in the drying. room of
the fourth story building and the flames spread with
fearful TapldItv. The arm was promptly given,
and the fremen were soon on the ground, and
through their eXertIons the ye-stOly structure
saved.
During the progress Of the fire. some of the burn
| ing flakes were thrown across the SchuylkIll, and
dropped into the coal oil estab ishment OF Mr. Jacob
Zuyart, Thirtieth and Ham ton streets and gnlted
a barre of oil, but the flames were promptly sub
| dued
| BY the destruction of the mills, about one hundred
and fifty hands are thrown out of employment.
|