The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-22
LOUISVILLE.
Fire.-UnIon Pipe Foun.
dry BuFned..A Tragedy.

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LouTsytILE, KY,, January aI.-AbouI
4 o'clock this morning the Union Pipe
Foundry oil Dennis, Long & Co., on FIl
ton street, near Preston, was destroyed by
fire. Loss about $4,000. Insurance
only $4,000, as follows: On the build.
ing-Springhcld Fire and Marine Of
Massachusetts, $4,000; North British and
Mercantile, $4,000; Home Of New York,
$1,000. On machinery-Springfeld Fire
and Marine, $500; North British and
Mercantile, $1,000; Home of New York,
$500. This was one Of the most extensive
pipe loundries in the United States, having
u capacity Of $1,000 tons Of metal an.
nually. The main building was 80 by 2lO
feet, with wings on the whole covering
nearly 150 by 9l0 feet, all covered with
the best quality Of slated roof The
foundry was being run to its utmost ca
pacity, having extensive contracts for
pipe for the government and for the cities
Of st. Louis, Chicago, Memphis, Rock
Island, Indianapolis, Evansville, Sedalia,
&c. Nearly all the costly machinery was
destroyed. The foundry was located
whcrethere was great difficulty in getting
water, no cisterns being convenient, and
the engines had 10 he run TO the river and
the hose had TO be spliCed In order TO reach
the burning building. Considerable wind
was blowing and sparks and burning
brands were carried towards the lumber
yards and number Of frame buildings,
east Of the foundry, and that portion Of
the city was in great danger for while,
but the tlremen succeeded in preventing
the spread Of the flames and saving some
machinery in the rear portion Of the foun.
dry building. The latter is supposed to
be entirely flre.proof, hence the small
amount Of insurance. Last June Mr..
Long lost $4,000 by the burning Of the
machine works on 9th street; he also lost
$4S, 200 by the Stone Wall disaster. His
partner is his son.in.law, Samuel A. Miller.
The losses Of both men by fire the past
eight years foot up nearly halt u million.
This firm are the leading proprietors of
the plpo foundry at Columbus, Ohio
Long y Co. own the Louisville pipe foun-
dry on 9th street, in which their contracts
will be fulfilled, causing no delay. The
work OF clearing away the debris, prepa.
ratory to rebuilding, will be commenced
early in the morning. The fire was the
result Of an accident, discovered by per-
sons outside, the workmen in the building
being fast asleep uts
AT ten O'Clock, this morning, ayoung
man named Theo. Thome, in u tit Of in
sanity, produced by sell abuse, shot his
sister, Mrs. Green, and her two daughters,
Wilhelmlna aged IL years, and Larmina
aged Syears. The former was shot in the
stomach and will probably die; the latter
was wounded in the hip and will recover.
Thome also attempted to shoot his broth.
er-in-law, and then put the pistol to his
own head and fired, the bullet glancing
inflicted a painful but not dangerous
wound. Thome is now in the hos.
pital. He will be arraigned in the city
court in tho morning, iwhen application
will be made TO send him to the lunatic
Asylum. All are respectable Germans,
and were engaged in the grocery busi-
ness near the foot of Clay street. They
resided in the room above where the
tragedy occurred. ....,
The Grand Duke and party arc expect.
ed TO come by Louisville and the Nam.
moth Cave, on their way south, the latter
part Of this week or the first of next. Ar.
Engagements are making for giving him q
splendid reception and the grandest ball
at the Gait House ever witnessed in this
city.
The mother, wife and wodaughters Of
DR.. N. Klumb, living in the suburbs Of
Louisville, were poisoned nj supper to.
night by eating fruit put up in jars and
lay at the point Of death for some hours.
The prompt and energetic efforts of the
physicians finally reused the victims from
the stunor, and there is now some hopes
Of recovery.