The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-01

THE GREAT CoNFLAGRAT1oN AT RooKIAND.-
Since our yesterday report Of the total destruc-
tiOn of MessTs. Jessup 81 MOOre's large paper
mills, at Rockland, on the Brandywine, i've
miles distant from Wilmington, we have
cleaned the following additional particulars.
This con6agration is recorded as one OF the
greatest which has visited that section OF the
country. The Rockland mill contained four
Fourdrinier machines, which turned out l6,OOO
pounds of paper per day-their sizes being Two
of 81 inches in width, one of 62, ana anOtner OF
81 inches. This mill was in iull running opera
tion day and night, and the paper that seventy
Eve hands could turn out in twenty-four hours
fully employed sixteen teamsters IN transport
covered shortly after Z. Nj. on Monday last, In
the ragpickers room, where II Is supposed IL
originated from the ignition OF box OF
matches. The flames spread with the greatest
1apiuity, soon enVeloplng the whole oulldlng;
but they were soon hid by the dense piack
ously enough, the proprietors felt themselves
safe in this building from any evil effects OF the
fiery element. since they had taken great pre-
cautions in having large steam pump built
near II, OF capacity which insured, on appI-
cation, the stOppage of any conflagration; but,
as IL so happened, the steam pipe connecting the
boiler with the pump passed through where the
fire first oriRinated, and was soon warped and
destroyed by the flames, and the pump was use
less. The Water Witch Steam Fire Company of
Wilmington arrived at the scene too late TO
make their services available.
There was in close proximity to the burning
bntlding, large gas manufacturing establish
ment, which supplied the mill with light 1t
was at once noticed that, should the ragtng ele.
ment reaoh this building, terrible explosion
would result. Mr.. Luke, having this ediflce
in charge, with courage, risking suffocation,
which was imminent, entered the building, and
turned open the valve of the gasometer thus
allowing the supply TO escape.
The works, with all their valuable machinery,
crude stock, and manufactured paper, were all
destroyed with no vestige left but iron wheels
and cTanks and engines warped and useless,
surrounded by blackened and crumbling walls.
The total loss exceeds our announcement of
yesterday being about $3.50 900, with an insu-
rance of $4,000 The mill destroyed was used
III manufacturing paper for printing purposes
mainly, and supplied that article to the papers
| of Wilmington, the New York Independent,
| New York Weekly, and Bonner's New York
Ledger, and shipped large quantity to Cali
| toruta.
Notwithstanding this catastrophe, it will not
materially affect the business of Messrs. Jessup
& Moore, as the other mills-the Augustine Mill
| on the Brandywine the Coderus Mill at York,
! Pa, and the Flat Rock and Wood-Pulp Paper
| Mill at Manayunk-have producing capacity
| of nearly thirty thousand pounds a day. Never
theless, 1t is thought 1t will tend to enhance the
value of the paper stock on hand at all sur
rounding establishments.
| The ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT THE PORT
OF PHILADELPHIA, during the month of April,
were as follows:
| ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.