The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-15

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE YEsTER-
DAY MOANING Loss 500, ,O0O.-The main struc-
ture OF the extensive woDllen and cotton mill of
Mr.. Simeon Lord was 272 feet In length and 55
feet in width. 1t was built of stone, and was
three stories in height. Immediately adjoining
this on the southwest, Is the picker-room, also
built OF stone, separated from the main build
ing by heavy wall, which projects above the
root about two feet. Adjoining the piCker-roOm
Is the englne,room, two stories in height, and
the dye and wash.house. These buildings
occupy frontage of 226 feet, and are about the
same depth as the principal structure
The tre originated IN the extreme southwestern-
most corner OF the main building on the second
hoor, The flames we're first discovered by the
watchman, who had passed through the apart
ment about halt au hour previous.
The mill contained on the first floor one hun.
dred and fifty looms; the second floor eight
tull sets OF cotton and woolleu machinery and
tne thlrd hoor upwards of tour thousand spin
dies, with the necessary machinery to prOpel
the same, all of which we're entirely ruined.
Inc TOTAL loss on machinery alone is estimated
at $50, 600. The foundation of the burned edi-
nee was laid in 1862, and the structure was FIN
, lshed and commenced running during the fol-
lowing year. The cost of the structure, in
cluding the picker, engine room, ETC., was about
$50 600. The walls of the burned mill are not
| much injured.
The, main building, with all its contents of
valuable machinery, finished goods, etc, was
| totally destroyed. The entire loss will amount
to over Si0O,OUO, of which amount SS0,0OO was
upon machinery.
Inc insurance on machinery and stock IN all
the buildings amounted to $94500 OF which
Ss6, Il2lS was on machinery and stock in BALD
ing destroyed.
ANNUAL MEETMG.-At the annual meeting
| OF the American Sunday School Union, held
| yesterday, the tolloWingnamed gentlemen we're
| elected Managers for three years, ending May,
| lS70:-John NJ. Atwood, Lewis r. Ashhurst,
| George Goodman, j. W. G.. Leveridge, New
| York, Benjamin b. Comegys, Charles H. Cum
mings, Thomas Cooper, James M. Brown, New
! York, Dr. N. Bishop, New York, Robert LenoX
| Grocer.
The Forty-third Anniversary of this Institu-
| ton will be held in the Academy of Music on
the evening of the 28th inst, an interesting
| feature of which will be the singing by nearly
| one thousand Sunday School children.
| A MARVELLOUS EsCAPE.-Yesterday after
noon, little girl named Clarke, residing at No.
| 1885 Vine street, slipped do En the roof from the
| back attic window. In doing SO her hands
| caught at the extreme edge of the water-plpe,
| where she hung suspended at the height of four
| her to fall every moment Preparations were
| made for her rescue, but time was precious, and
| her mother, small, frail woman, was seen
| creeping fearlesslY head foremost down the roof
until she reached the gddy edge; with great
| nerve and presence of mind, encouraging the
| child to hold fast, she reached over and rescued
! her from certain and trightful death. She
had narrow escape.
A SEIZURE OF THE "ARDENT within the
last two or three days, Revenue Inspectors j..
| Orlando Tobias and Harry Wolf have seized
| about five hundred barrels of whisky, which
had been shipped from New York to dealers in
this city. The reason of the seizure was the
false marking of the barrels. While it was
marked rectihed it was not SO, the object being
to admit OF it being sold at price below the
| Government tax. When whisky is marked
"recti6ed," the presumption is that the Gov
| ernment tax has been paid upon 1t, as it is sup
| nOSpd have been bOn6