The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-24
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
A sash Factory In the Thirteenth Ward De-
stroved-A Large Number of surrounding
Buildings DamaRed-A Lad Injured.

A sash Factory In the Thirteenth Ward De-
stroved-A Large Number of rounding
Buildings DamaRed-A Lad Injured.
AT $40 o'clock this morning O man crossing
Perth street. at Poplar, saw smoke issuing from
the large steam sash-works of Rimby & Ma
deira, No. S7S Perth street, and on going down
to the structure heard the cracklinglof flames.
He communicated the fact to policeman, who
Immediately gave the alarm over the wires. By
the time the fremen had arrived on the ground
the whole interior of the establishment was in
flames, and finding that 1t would be impossible
to save anything in it, turned their attention to
the property which was near at hand on all
sides. Perth street is only a narrow thorough
fare, and on the opposite side of the burning
structure were number of stables and dwell
ings. To the north, south, and west were also
dwellings and stables, all of which were more
or less damaged by fire and water. All these
were saved through the efforts OF the fremen.
In the sash factory there was large quantity
of work finished and in process of manufacture.
All this was destroyed, and it was found neces-
sary to pull down the remaining walls. Messrs.
Rimby & Madeira estimate their loss on build
ing, machinery, and stock at $50, 600. on which
they have an insurance of $S000-$4000 in the
Royal, $4,000 in the Fire Association, and $4,000
in the Republic of Chicago.
Adjoining the mill on the south was a-two-
story structure owned by John Dick. 1t was
occupied in the front as blacksmith shop by
Alien Bates, and in the rear as stable by Mr..
Dick. The latter was completely burned out,
while the former suffered considerable loss by
both fire and water.
No. S74, which is next to Mr.. Dicks property,
was used stable and owned by John c..
Kelly, who sustains slight loss by the destruc-
ton of the roof
On the east side of Perth street the following
properties had the fronts and roofs charred:-
No S75 frame stable owned and occupied by
| Lippincott & Haines, carpenters No. S77,
| three-story brick, owned by William Weight
man, and occupied by his coachman; No. S79v
two stories in height, owned and occupied by
| William Weightman as a stable, loss $500; No.
ss1, three-story brick, occupied by Mr.. Bright
as a blacksmith shop; No. $685. two stories in
| height, occupied by W. W. Adams as stable,
| loss $500.
The rear of the following properties on the
| west side of Eighth street were badly damaged
| by fire and water:-No. S73, owned by G. B.
| Allen, and occupied by Charles Koenig; fully
insured in the Fire Association. No. S75 owned
by Thomas Brooks, and occupied by w. r.
Baner insured in the Fire Association and
| Pennsylvania Company. No. S17, owned by
| Mrs. Annie Fleet, and unoccupied; insured in
the North America Insurance Company for
| $780, No. 879, owned and occupied by Daniel
| Donaghy; insured in the Fire Association. No.
| $751; owned and occupied by George fHaus; in
| sured in the Franklin for $1,000. No SS3, occu-
pied by j. NJ. Price; insured in the Fire Associa-
tion
There are many conflicting rumors as to the
origin of the fire, and it is as yet impossible to
| discover where it started Fire Marshal Black
burn is investigating the matter
Thomas Rockwell, aged II years. was run
over by the steamer of the Fairmount Engine
| at Eighth and Wallace streets, and had both
! legs fractured. He was taken to his residence,
No. 920 Buttonwood street.
THANKEp-Lieutenant Jacoby, of the Schuyl-
kill Harbor Police, is in receipt of a card from
the family of Miss Maggie Cade, thanking the
force for the labor performed in securing the
body of that young lady, who was drowned in
the Schuylkill on Tuesday night OF last week.