The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-10
CITY FINITE GENC e.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

An Exteuaiye Carpet H1anufaotsry In Rains
Loss Over S1OO,OOO-The Ipsuranccs-spon-
tanecus Combustion.
The extensive carpet manufact0ry establishment
situated on the N. E. corner OF Jasper and York
streets, in the Nineteenth ward, owned and occu-
stroyed hy fire shortly after O'Clock this morning
The main structure was, including basemen6, four
stories in height, to which there was two-story
attachment used as o drying house, in which the
boilers were located. Stlll in the rear was q
STORY dye-house. The building occupied q space of
a by $50 feet and its construction cost S22, ,000
The basement was used for the storage OF wool
and undyed yarns ON the first floor were the Office
sarnple-room, and card-room. The second floor
was devoted TO spinning and picking machines. On
the third floor were number of looms. warpiug
mills, spooing fremes and quantity of dyed yarns
The fourth floor the main weaving apartment
containing some 96l looms.
II is now the height of the season. and the fac
tory was in fun operation The stock was very
heavy, It being the intention of the firm TO start
night as well as day work next week. Az 1t was
there were l50 hands who have been thrown out OF
Or the main building nothing but the walls remain,
and of the drying g-house the first floor was saved
ana the dye-house escaped the fire. There seems
TO be no doubt that the fire originated from sponta
neous combustion. The watchman, after daylight,
fires up the boilers and gets up steam for the engi-
neer, who arrives shortly before O'Clock. He had
done this work this morning, and gone to do some
room he discovered the contents jute yarns hanging
poles, all in flames. Jute being OF decidedly
tnnammable nature, the flames soon spread through
the roof and then they communicated with the
main building through the windows on the north
discovery of the flames, at their looms, and
hurried exit saved them their lives.
In addition to the immense quantities Of stock in
the process OF manufacture destroyed the firm lose
0009 yards OF carpets which were ready for ship
lment and 5000 yards which were In the looms.
The Arm estimate their loss at above 100000, as
folows:-On buildings, s22,oOO machinery, $4,000;
and stock, s50000.
The insurance reaches $4,000, divided among the
following companies
North America of Philadelphia, $4,000; Royal OF
Liverpool, $4,000; Lycoming Mutual, $4,000; Home of
New York, ss5000 Phoenix of Hartford $4,000; Htna
of Hartford Connecticut, $40 900; Fulton OF New
York, $1,000 North British and Mercantile, $4,000;
Excelsior of New York, $4,000; Massachusetts of
Providence r. L $4,000; Pacific OF San Francisco
5000 Hartford of ord, Conn, $4,000; and Home
OF New Haven, s5O00
AUDITORS APPOINTED.-The Orphans Court OF this
city have appointed the following g-named auditors ia
the estates named
James Duval Rodney ESQ., estate OF Margaret
Curran.
Washington L. Baden, Esb., estate of William X
Simpson.
Henry G. Terry, Esq, estate of Joseph $. Van
Kirk.
J. K. Carpenter, Esq.,, estate of Ann Phillips.
Joseph A.Clay, Esq, estate Of Andrew 9. Barclay.
Joshua T. Owen, Esq, estate of George NJ Everly.
A. v. Zane, Esq, estate OF Aaron W. Emery
&. +. Erickson, Esq, estate OF George Hood
B. Sharkey, Esq, estate of Ann Murphy.
Thomas Hart, Jr., Esq, estate Of Garrick NAL
lery, Jr.
B. G. Mann, Jr., Esq, estate OF William w.
Flaherty.
William L. Dennis, Esq., estate OF Phinas Hough.
William L. Dennis, Esq, estate OF Huldah a.
Stone.