The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-17

CONFLAGRATION.

destructive Fire In the FOHrfeenin MESua g.
Flour Barrel Manufnetory IN mum"
rounding BUILDINGS Damnsodi;a s,,iaD,on, rvas aoo,n
TThe tbick darkness of rainy mlunRliI was agtih
lit mn nv the torch OF connagraton BnI lew, lew i t
Ies before the CLOCK sgTS 9sarn alarm IN short
,roe me vicinity Of Twelfth and Buttonwood streets
was densey hronged with Pocs an
,nomeris gathered there with noise and confusion
The dre viewed solely as nre, was ,s. sut6llmey t
tnrred their waery surfaces into mirrors, and re-
Tected back the blaze; each tiny drop OF rain, too,
nne,cbing 90 much OF the light and aiding to effect
.het nesr efnpence by which could read printed
matter in almost any part OF the CITY The sparks
new in myriads, and the smoke rolled OIL In dense
The large brick structure 100 feet square, and
tonr stories in height, stood at the southwest
sorner of Twelfth and Buttonwood streets. The
bnidinp had been erected only some four or five
years IL was owned by Colonel William B. Thomas.
rhe furnace was in the southeast corner of the
cellar and here the flames first caught; started it is
Snnposed by q fire too large and hot.
diving to the combustibe nature OF the contents
of the place the fire spread with fearful rapdity,
and in q short time the entire structure was In
0ames. The heat from the burning building was
intense, and the fremen were, at different times,
driven away some distance from the scene.
MessTs. Sibley Pennypacker, coopers and barrel
manufacturers, occupied certain portions of the
building They had several thousand finished bar
rels on hand but both gentlemen being absent from
tbe city neither their nor their insurance can be
asceFtained with any deGniteness The barrels were
d" Colonel Thomas, the owner of the building, used
portions of it to store barrels of -four, AT the time
mi
were all destroyed, entailing loss Of $1,000. In
s"IeS; oss on the building O,OOO also insured.
Ue mad policies in the following companies:-
Lycoming Mutual ..................... $4,000
C1mberand Valley Mutual. 1000
Mutual of Philadelphia. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000
In difTerent foreign companies ........... 12,5OO
Total .s27, 500
the fSnrth story of the building is used occasion
allv as an armory by the regiment commanded by
Colonel Thomas. Here few muskets were racked.
al TSe premises No 48O and 459 N. Twelfth street
were occupied by Messrs kiie ~ Han, saw and pat
Mr. JOhn Kle. They were badly damaged in the
rear LOSS on building $1,000; on stock, S500O In
sured as lollows:- .sooo
Htna. oooo
Tota, $4,000
At the n " corner of Twelfth and Buttonwood
streets is four-story brick structure formerly used @
Mr.. William ID. Hagaman, and occupied, on the 1rst
noOr, by the firm of William ID. Hagaman d Co., felt
nat manufacturers. Warrington Co., steel pen
manufacturers, occupied certain portions OF the
second and third floors. The ''Shive-Goyernor Com
pany" likewise occupied other portions of the second
story The fourth story was occupied by Connolly &
Seville brass turner's.
The losses and insurances by these different par
Hagaman 4 Co. s insurance on stock and building:
New raven S5o00
LycOming Mutual. 5OOO
Efna Observation-Disclosures. 1000
North America, N Y......................... 5000
Total .s12 900
warrington Il Co.'S loss, s85OO Insured as fol-
lows dist furnished by Provost Herring, Insurance
jmperiai. ...... $4,000
Home N Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Reliance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000
Anthracite e...,................... 2000
Tetal. 900
Insurance Of the 'Shiye Governor Company Dist
furnished by Provost a. Herring, Insurance Agents. :
Liverpool a. |. & 50, 500
Imperial 5000
Fire Association. 1000
Jefferson 800
$4,000