Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-11
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ton mill of r. & A. Adams, in the rear
of the Phoenix Mil, on Bondinot street
Paterson. Tie firemen labored well,
bnt without organization or system,
The police force WAS prompt and eff
cient. The building fell in after burn
ing an hour. and is II total wreck. The
machinery was partially new, of the
best kind. and is almost n total loss
The fire communicated to Smith X
Sykes machine shop which was saved
with most of the machinery, although
both were badly damaged by water
John L. Van Wrinkle & Co.'S machine
shop and fonndery were also burned
out, leaving nothing but cinders. The
third and fourth stories at Lows Indus
try Mill (cotton) was burned, and much
damage was done to it by water. These
mills were situated in the midst of the
series of Paterson cotton mills. The
Adams Mill contained 100 looms for
weaving musketo netting, G, 384 spindles
in self-acting mules. There was lso
stored in the mill heavy stock of the
last years manufactured nettings and
yarns. and 100 bales of new cotton.
The loss of the Adams Mill is over
$16O, 600, on which there is $50, 900 in
surance in several London, Hartford,
New York, and Brooklyn companies.
Two hundred hands from this mill are
thrown out of employment. Smith &
Sykes loss is So, 600 to So, 800 insured
for So, 500. J. E. Van Wrinkle q Cos
loss is $12, 900 to $4,000; insured for
So, 900. Il. N. Low & Go. : loss IS 500;
insured rh. rtfison nf the disparity
between the itm ,nut of the insurance
aud The valae OF the buildings WAS oc-
casioa.l by the high preniaa IN s1ch
buildings.
stephen McGibbons, brother of the
slotoiious tom, and a fireman, WAS
knocked from a ladder BY a falling wall
and sustained dangerous Injuries. John
O'Nciil was hit on the head By drop
ping bricks and also injured
A Lad, named Finn, was fatally in
jured in South Eighth street, Jersey
City, about week since. He WAS
carrying II load at the time when
another boy, with whom he had quar-
relied previously, struck him on the
face breaking his nose and INJECTING
other injuries. The lad became insen-
sible and died few days afterward.
The boy who caused the Injuries is
known but has not been taken into
yet,
The State Reform School for boys at
Jamesburg, is full-seventv inmates
being now there, and no more can be
received. Besides this, the boys are
packed so closely that they have to
sleep three in bed
The freight house at junction Sta
ton, on the N. J. r. r. together with
several cars filled with freight, were en-
tirely consumed by fire on Friday
night. -+r -rl44-or4e1
Thomas Lafon, the young man con
victed of manslaughter of the butcher
boy Hebring, at Newark, is employed
at the State Prison stock room in pack
ing shoes and marking shoe boxes, and
is much pleased with the employment,
as it serves to pass away time.
A gang of horse thieves broke open
the stable of John p. Ramsey, proprie-
tor of the Wyckoff Hotel, in Bergen
county, on Sunday night, and stole
two valuable ponies, a large market
wagon and harness. They then visit
ed the residence of Daniel d. Van
Horn, near by, and enticed away the
family horse, which had served the
family for years. They passed then
IN the Siccimac road and stole the
buffalo robe and whip from the car
rfage of VIM. Alderman, which stood
in front of the residence of VIM. Ia
briskie, while the former was paying
his usual Sunday visit. Although lib
eral rewards have been offered, no
trace of the thieves has yet been dis
covered.
The annual conference of the minis
ters of the Methodist Episcopal Church
nf this State will commence at Millville
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