The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-18
FIRE.
A Cotton and vyoollen Mill I'm the Fifteenth
Ward Destroyed-l.oss, S3O,OOO.

AS the watchman connected with the large mill
situated at the corner OF T|entydrst and Penn ,yl-
admission OF the workmen, he discovered smoke on
the upper floors. On ascending to the second story,
he found flames In the portion occupied as drying
room. He gave the alarm, but Of so infammable a
nature were the contents that the whole centre
building, five stories in height, was enveloped on
the arrival OF the fremen. Finding it an impossi-
bity to save anything in this structure the fremen
eastern attachment four stories high and the
ern attachment, two stories high. The insurance
patrol were especially active In protecting the ma
chinery, consisting principally OF looms, with their
covers. The fire burned subbornly for couple OF
hours when it was extingushed.
The floors OF the centre building and the eastern
attachment were on the same level, and were occu-
w j. DicEey & Son. manufacturers of cotton and
woOlen goods, occupied the basement ana the
fourth floor. They had l20 looms in both apart
ments in full operation, ana, in addition, one hum
feTed severely, but mainly by water. Their nsur-
ance OF $4,000 in Eastern New York and Western
loss, A part of the second aud third
stories was occupied by Smith *
They also suffered considerably by water and nre
They have an insurance OF $4,000, which will pro-
baby cover the loss. Another part of the second
and third floors Were occupied by A. II. Turkington
in the same business His loss will be about $780,
which is partially covered by Insurance. The re-
mander of the third story was occupied by William
McIlvain and George Kelso in the same business
Their loss is $4,000 each, and they covered by I'm
suranee The nth floor OF the centre structure was
The two-story western attachment aud the dry
ing-room In which the flames originated were occu-
pied by s. Ramsey 4 Co, dyers The material
destroyed in the dIyng-room was valued at $1,000,
and the damage done the dye-hOuse amounts to
$4,000. This firm have an insurance OF s20OO
The building belongs TO the Reading Railroad
Company, and is damaged to the extent OF $1,000,
which is fully covered by insurance. The origin Of
the ire is attributed to accident
A CHILD FOUND IN CRERK-SUsrIcIoUs CIRcUN-
sTANCEs.-About O'Clock yesterday morning Mrs.
Taylor, residing at IslingtOn lane and Cohocksink
creek, noticed man drive up in doctors gig and
throw something into the creek. After he had
driven off Mrs. Taylor went to the bank and dis
covered in the water a cigar-boX, which she pulled
in to the shore and examined its contents The box
contained neWly-born babe. The infant was yet
alive. Policeman KnOrr was at once notified OF the
occurrence, and the founding was given into the
care OF DR.. Buckley, residing on North Eleventh
street, where it died about o'clock last evening.
The individual who drove up In the vehicle is de-
scribed as i've feet ten inches in height, light CON-
plexion, with sandy whiskers. s0rrel horse was
attached to the wagon. The police are investigating
the affair.
OvERBoARD.-About 10 O'Clock last night an un-
known man walked overheard at Market street
wharf ON the Delaware He was rescued from
drowning by Policeman McCaskeT, Of the Fourth
district, assisted py several citizens,