The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-11

ing or repairing this vast stra1luse ~ banine
Of which causes much regrst y " counanity.
Upso shis sius. (Friay evening. dsspits dc
efforts Of tho interchangeable arspen IHnd their
uniting a machines = which have moi essssd 10
deluge the uuoulasring debris nnekss seos ana
heat still Issue from Ihe ruins, which, hoUsyer,
are to be cleared away Immediately, prsparsseg1
TO rebuilding.
In the town Of Austin, four niies wsss " ~.
city, were situated the mandatory Of the ..
8. Clock and Brass Company, which, together
with large amount Of machin ~ and inAtedaie.'
we're greatly damaged BY FIRE. on Tuesday morn
Ing 4 These extensive works comprised two
large frame buildings, lined with brick: The
two frame buildings ran parallel with the track
Of the Galena railroad, one about three hundred
feet 70 the north Of it, and fhe other Apc humid
red feet farther. The one nearest the trAck
was the " movement" factory, where we're man
afacsured the works and machinery Of clockA
The other Wa. the mandatory for clock cases
etc. -
West of, and between these 20 large frame
buildings was the brick mill, Q uprising engine
room, rolling mill blacksmith shop, varnish
room, etc.
10 this latter room the ere vas discovered by
the night Waterman, at ii o'clock Tuesday night. |
The flames spread With astonishing rapidity, and
10 few minutes the entire building was- glow |
ing furnace. The wind blowing from the north 1
west, the flames were driven into the large |
frame bui ding--ths movement factcry-snd in
an incredible short time the lofty strncsure was
a mass Of ruins, sharing The ma q its brick
neighbor, the rolling mill.
= The citizers Of Austin turned cot INTO the Bit 4
ter cold algAt with conmendabls slAcrity. and
By most praisewoEthy efforts, suceeeded In saw
ing small portion Of the machinery. In tho
factory there were Twelve hundred
clocks nearly completed. vhich..vefe Destroyed.
Fortunately tha case mandatory escaped,
owing to the direction # the wind, though stand
ng great danger from the intensity Of the heat
The loss is estimated at from one hundred and
fifty Thousand dolla to one hundred and seventy
i've thousand dOlls-s, upon which there is insus
-ance 70 the amount Of one nuDdred and City
thousand dollars.
The United States Clock and Brass Company
s jOint-stock corporation, the principal por
ion Of whose stock is owned in Chicago. The
,empany was in successful operation, and it is
he determination af the Directors immediately
o repair damages and resume operations.
The tows of Austin contains about 400 inhab-
tants, all having been employed in, or supported
", the above mentionesf establishment, hence
much distress must result from the catastrophe,
he particulars Of which We have sketched
'rieay.
KirshOf 4 Bros. Liquor Store, No. los Lake )
treet, was damaged 70 the amount Of about !
$50, 900, on "Wednesday afternoon, while. BY FIRE !
nd water, the adjoining stores Of Hamlin Coz !
nd others, sustained considerable losses. In !
uFance companies viii have to bear most of the
osses, in each Of the above named cases Il Is h
oubtful too, whether many Of those liable, viii
eeover from the stroke thus received 2