The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-28
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DESTRUCTIVE CoNFLAGRATIoN PLAN
ING MILL DEsTRoYED-Loss ABOUT Sl50OJ.-
Between and O'Clock last night a destrucuVe
fire occurred n the p,aninQ mill situated at Vienna
street and tIirard avenue, which was occupied b.
number OF inns. and owned by Mr.. Cough IN The
flames committed sreat Tayages, involving de.
which there was only partial insurance. rhe main
building Of the mills was iarge threestorJ stu
building, called the bodybuilding, in which tue
fire originated, and spread from thence to the
building, which was entirety destroyed.
The back building, occupied by Sir. Bo9Ps as a
chairmaklng establ.shm mt was not much damaged.
Mr.. Hammond 81 brush and block manufactorY.
Mr., HammoLd's loss wal reach about $780, on
completely flooded with wa er before the fire had
fairly commenced its work there.
by the firm OF Hibbs & sexton who are engaged in
the manufacture OF washing machines The loss of
there is an insurance of $500. HIbbs sexton
were comp etelv bulnt out
portion of the first floor was used by Messrs
Fowler Britton as box mandatory. Their
goods were most consumed, and their loss Will
and he5e s5rd Is ssoro S1 partial h nsT %
building were IN possession of Mr.. Whittaker, VINO
IN ds no 6 %b 6 g. s6Soday HaFR ,bSrc G
is partial insurance OnY
Mr.. BogRs loss, who did business in the frame
building mentioned, will not he $500, on
which thele is no insurance
John f. Forrest Co engaged in making cotton
4 rnishng goods, Occu Died the upper building, and
will suffer loss of $1,000, which there Is believed
t. be nearly full insurance.
Lne building nearly DESTROYED was worth about
$4,000 AID Mr.. Coughlin, the owner IS only partly
insured lhe machinery erected in the n ain build
ing IS near y all desroved. The hTemen worked
with great ass DUTY but wing to the combustiOle
nature of the mateTia in tn mills the fire obtained
great headway before the water got the upper hand
of the flames.
OILY CANNON ON THE RAMPAGE-A
"sTRIKE" REPORTED IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.
AS the fact that oil has been struck on the banks
of the WissahlckOn has slowly dawned upon the
minds of citizens, it has affected some Of them
in manner that is altogether unaccoUntable We
have been unable as yet to discover it is true any
then we have encountered one in which the symp.
toms were OF very alarming, though not altogether
Such a case tell under our observation this morn.
ing. gentleman rushed into our Office in very
excitement great beads OF peTspiration stood upon
his brow; his breath came at short and hurried
catches; ms speech vas wild and lncoherent. BY.
aDdby e PatheI ed the burden of his mission 1t
to the effect that in the heart OF TIE city
in the cellar OF an humble mechanic, while
labOrers were engaged IN making some az
teratlons recently ordered by the Heath
authorities, oil - OIL - had been struck! The
cellar had been completely Overhowed by the
o.eaginOus compound, the laborers had been driven
from their work, the proprietor had gone ba t wild
over his great good fortune, the neIgnbornood had
been entirely upset by the announcement. Such
was the marvellous story to whlcl we were forced
NNot wishing to impugn the sanity of our bewildered
dormant, a reporter was forthwith despatched
to this new head centre OF OF dom, duly provided
with huge bundle OF loose paper, half gross of
Fabers No. 2 and seven patent German silver PEN
sharpeners. The place 1n question was found
without difficulty, and a reconnaissance made in
full iorce But, alas Tor the result! The proprietor
was found seated ca mlY at his accustomed labor;
two lazy shop girls were lounging IN font of the
door, while within the cellar talt-a-dozen loose
planks were floating about in q mixture that was
composed OF mud water, and soap fat about
equal proportioEai the neighborhood was as quiet
as q mouse't trap Such are the ylcissitudes of q
reckless speculation IN OIL
TRIAL TRIP OF THE "CHATTANooGA"-
SUCCESS MECHARI5M Il
construction OF the Um ed otates steam propeller
Chattanooga the mechanics OF this city have OBJ
tanned a signal triumph over ali competitors.
The vessels this class consist of the Idaho,
attS"pGga MaaaasoG pas bo p0mpo
the first three are tuit att er designs Dy the con-
tractors, those OF the remaining ioqr being after
The Idaho has proved total failure; the CbaHa'
no0gG the first success Her trial trip has demon
srated not only This iact but likewise that she is
Jhe fastest steam propeller afol
The MadGpGscG is now ready for trial, but none
OF the othe are so far advanced 1t is extremely
doubtful If any of them, when put to the test, will
give as good record as the Chattanooga.
THIS vessel reached Wilmington yesterday after
noon at $50, the return from her trial trip, which
considered all sides extremely satisfactory
Her engines were not stopped from her depar ture
to the time OF her return, period OF eIghty.one
hours. She was seVenty-two hours at sea-
Inc Consumption ab OF eOal loT IoItY'e,gnt % nours
twentv.1our hours II 900 pounds. The average num-
Der OF revolutions per minute during the entre
tlme was 44'5 the highest number attained being
The highest rate of speed attained, under steam
aoae, was 49, geographical, or 153 statute, miles per
hour.
The whole distance made Dy observation of light.
hOu es was 780 MI es, ong the coast of New
jersey and Long Island.
lie lRhs at Absecum Barnegat, Sandy Hook,
and Fire ISLAND were sighted during the trip The
great heal OF the weather is said to have proved
Yery trying to the engineers and firemen.
The hull of the ChdttGROO, was designed and
bunt by William Cramp & sons, and the engines
BY Merrck & sons. The great success winch has
ATTENDED the ruIts of their labor 10 something OF
which Philadelphia ana her mechanics may well be
proud.
MARROW EsCAPE.-Mr, F, harrison. a