The New York herald., 1875-11-01
THE DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENT
Extensive and Disastrous Conhagra-
tion in Philadelphia.
THE CARLETON MILLS BURNED.
FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.


One the most disastrous fires that have VISITED this
city in years occurred this afternoon, resulting
only in the destruction OF $500 600 Of property
represented by OF the finest industrial establish
ments in Philadelphia but in what Is perhaps a
calamity--the suffering that will result to about 900
mill hands and those dependent them, whose means
Of subsistence Is suddenly taken from them. About
eleven O'Clock this morning Gre discovered over
the boiler in the drying house Of what called
Bruner Mills The property was recently owned BY
Philip g. Garrett 4 Co.. and was called the Carleton
Mills The fabrics made consisted Of cot
ton, woollen and worsted goods. The build
ing occupied a whole block Of ground between
Twenty-thlrd and Twenty fourth and Hamilton and
Lynn streets, The drying house, where the flames
first SEEN the side Of the courtyard which
formed the centre OF the property The foreman who
was in the building repairing joint in the machinery
was joined by the watchman, d. w. Boggs and the
members Of the fire brigade Of the mill, who live
by The mill had system Of fire branches each
aoor with which connection could be made, and the
brigade finding the fire burning in tho drying room
put water on from plug in an entryway. The flames
were found to be among a lot OF goods just the
boilers, but they caught among the upper
Stats OF the drying house and then burned into the floor
above The Ore grew very hot and spread rapidly and
after doing all in their power the employees Of the
Drlgaue were ODiBeu 10 leave 10 save tner own VeS
An alarm had been given to the Department and the
engines Of the district speedily the ground but
by this time the fire had made great headway and as
GALE
prevailed draft made all through the mll the
heat cracked the glass Of the windows and in half
hour the whole mil was fire. and third alarm
sounded the second having been made fifteen minutes
before This brought to the spot the entire Fire De-
partment, except that OF the suburbs, con-
sisting Of nineteen engines and four
trucks. Their efforts werc Of little avail,
however, on the burning mill. All they could do was
to what Is known the old mill on the southwest
corner Of Twenty third and Hamilton streets The fire
got in the upper story and cupoa but had been pretty
well extngushed when the water gave out and it
sprung up again Then water came and this building
was saved.
THE SPARKS AND cINDERs
Of the burning mill carried on the wings OF the
gale, made ercer by the fire. for blocks into the city
The wind being southwest great pieces of burning
cloths and pieces of wood hundreds feet
high in the air The streets were filed with cnders,
which fell like hail. and many had their clothing, heads
and faces burned by them The inhabitants of the
vicinity were in
THE UTMOST TERROR,
for the roofs we're smoking everywhere, and men could
be carrying the tops Of the houses buckets of
water wet carpets, and everything which could stop
the ravages OF fire.
Shortly after part of the Hamilton street wall
fell out with great crash and then the heat Ham
ton street great the fire eaped up RECORDER
HAcKErT sAYs:-''IF YOU FoREsHADow
SHOULD he AcoUIEscED CRIMINAL JUDGES, M
soMUcH AS POLITICAL COMMITTEES
OFTEN CHANGES, so MIGHT THE COMPOSITION COURT
OFFICERS, THEREBY CONFUSION At LEAST he occA-
loan
carnival that it would have been death any one for
fifteen minutes, to attempt to pass along
At oc.ock the star Braid Mill in Hamilton
street, between Twenty. third and Twenty fourth
streets, ana extending through to Raston, caught hrc
from the flying sparks in the dye rooms, the third
story.
S. B. NJ. Flcisher the owners, and their stock
Of worsted damaged the of So 900 by fire
and water The loss is insured by the Globe and Ly
coming companies On the OF this mill stands the
dwelling, No. 2337 Hamilton street. owned by Robert
Jamson. The top story burned out OF this sruc-
ture and the other dwellings the east Of the Braid
Mill nearly met a similar fate. John Davis carpet
weaving establishment employing fifty hands, next
suffered from the flames, which seemed to be carried
sheets by tho high winds
The second, third and fourth stories were Quilted
causing loss Of 100000 board yard in Hamilton
street. above Twenty second caught FIRE several times
but saved by the untring work Of the aremen.
Alongside the burned mill is Spring Mill court on
which Stood with their to the mill, four three
story brick buildings, formerly used dwelling houses
but Of late sorehouses Of the mill They are utterly
destroyed inside From No. 2,317 to 1925 Hamilton
street, inclusive, are dwelling houses, and the
fronts Of these very badly damaged and the roofs
burned or Much Of the furniture was taken out by
hnf,y ,yba i
John McGill and John McFadden are the owners
Many other dwellings slightly damaged
LOSS INSURANCE.
The building and machinery were insured for about
$425 900 and the stock and contents for 100000 The
total loss will reach about s5OoOoo
The property except the old structure the corner
Of Twenty fourth and Hamilton streets, was entirely
burned in 1871, when II owned by James p Bruner
& Co., who succeeded year ago BY the
1rm Of Philip 9. Garrett 4 Co, composed OF
Philip G. Garrett and Daniel N. Lord, Of New
York. The last named gentleman is the
proprietor OF the building For the past weeks the
works have been running full time, day and night
employing about 900 hands and 600 looms The mills
well stocked with goods on Saturday however,
the firm shipped away $4,000 worth Of finished goods
About a fortnight ago the agent OF the London Liver
pool and Globe Insurance Company said to have re-
fused risk upon the property. Through tho endeayors
of the remen about forty bales OF damaged cotton was
removed from tho nuer yard OF the mill The large
brick chimney and small portion Of the walls are all
that is standing
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE, n. Y.-TnE
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct 81 1875.
nre occurred here this morning destroying prop
erty % the value Of about $4,000 II was rst dscov
cred in the building owned BY G 5. Robinson, on Main
street. and occupied BY him clothing store oa the
first noor tho basement BY John Morrssey, as a sa
LOOM and the upper floor by William Ahern a billiard
room. From here II spread to Mcclellan & Harper's
block, the west, occupied by McMurray, Ward &
Co., tobacconists and James Harper, dry goods and
groceries, and to the Union House the
cast the west wing Of which occupied