The New York herald., 1877-11-20
Total Destruction of tie Candee Rubber
Works at New Haven.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES.
Workmen Compelled to Drop
from the Windows.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
[sY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

this city took place latc this evening in tho large
rubber manuiactory Of L. Candee Co, on Green.
East and Wallace streots The alarm sounded for
tho Fire Department at ew after hve O'Clock
in tho afternoon but before the engines arrived tho
largo four story building fronting Groen street was
wrapped in flames, and hundreds OF workmcn en-.
ployed on tho promises escaped barely with thor
lives
TUE INJURED.
Tho following persons known to ue killed and In
Jurcd-
STEPHEN r. TlBBALLs. OF FAIR Haven, jumped
from the third story injured In back and lcgs dod on
his way to his home.
GEORGE W. COLBY, from Newburyport, Mass,
jumped from The third story fractured hts right leg
IN three places lott log IN two places; breast bone
broken; recovery doubtful
EDWIN W. ENSIGN, Of this city. injured in the back
and pelvs bono broken; internal 'hemorrnagc; vcry
doub iu II ho can recover.
FENNER W. SMITH mason, at work in tho third
story, injured ny falling from third story window;
hurt In the back aud lett side; recovery doubtful.
ANsON O. COWLES, OF this city, formerly OF West
field, Mas internal injuries by ialIing hands and
arms badly burned and facs biistered; In critical
condition.
PATRICK FISH, injured about the head and back,
caused by falling wal.
- MALLONEY, severely injured
Tho injured at cared Tor. most OF them
being sent TO their homea Colby was sent to The
State Hospital
The factory buildings were four stories IN height
and were 200 feet East and Wallace streets. and
800 Green street. while the centre was nllod
with buildings OF various descriptions necessary 70
so largo business, which employed about thou
sand hands. .n.4a stft. i.
ORIGIN or THE yIRs.
Tho Gre originated In tho lining room In tho second
story OF the building Green street. II caused
by the igntlnx OF small lot OF cotton fleece boot lin
ings that being put together by workman tho
time The man thus employed found tho Innings stick.
ing together ana In his efforts to pull thom apart
threw accidentally into tho gas light by.
A fash arose as " gunpowder had been ignited,
and in an instant the Innings tho bench in
flames, burning mans and hands In a frigat-
full manner These arcs have often taken place, and
wet blanket has always been kept to smothor the
Dire, but tor some unknown the blanket
was not TO be found Tho cries OF the man
attracted the attention OF his shopmatcs, who
ut once attempted TO put out MS burning clothing
Tue 1re gained rapid Roadway, being thus unob-
struc,ed, and before tho workmen were aware Of II
tho Hled with smoke. One OF tho
employees brought n nrc cxtinguisher, but for some
causs It would not work, and tho nre mado
gigantic stridos along tho bcnchos filed with
half made rubber boots and shoex II soon
became evident to ,hosc IN the lining that they
could not put out the lrc, and they began TO look
about for means to escape The room was hllcd with
most stHing smoke and tho workmen had all thoy
could do to find the stairway and get out Two tainted
on the hallway aud wcro carried out by tho crowd
which had collected at tho first alarm.
4 STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Lewis Elliot, the Superintendent OF the works ana
President Of tho Board Of FIRE Commissioners Of this
city, showing Chief Aendrnks our Of his assist
ants and the Chief Engineer (Kceney, Of South Nor
walk through tho premises at The time, and In
tho third story directly over tho nre when It
gan. Tho room where they were nled With
SMOKE and It Is great wonder that they succeeded
In getting out There wero also In tho room Soho
Atty bootmak ers at work In different parts OF tho
room when tho alarm WAS given Fortunately somc
three hundred girls employed the third story mad
finished their work and departed for home. Had they
been present there would havc beon great loss OF life.
wokKxxS DROP YRoM THE WINDOWS
Eefore the workmen iD the bootroom In tho third
story IN tho Grcen street shop could DO apprsed OF
,hoirdauger their exit was on from either STAIR
WY, in tho cast and wost end by thick wall OF
smoke aud Aamo that Il certain death to encounter
Some stood In tho windows ana called for help but
tho spread or the nre rapid that thcro
was not sufficient tmc for the Fire Department 10
respond and thore woro no ladders available IN the
vicinity. some, driven Wy the relentless hrc croucnSd
In the windows, holding on TO the burning casings
until their fingers and arms completely roasled
then being longer abe to hold on, Ie to the hard
stone pavement below, with heavy thud aud aaonix.
ing cry OF PAM
RAPID SPREAD OF THE YRE.
The 0rc, now under haadway, ran from room to
room like nasn OF lightning, and soon mo dne four
1, Wall.
burs, into aamos like the instantaneous action OF
ranged fireworks. The air domes on the top or tho
ROOT used tor ventilation, gave forth great volumes OF
smoke and flames until tho entiro structure one
burning mass
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
A workman, who had boon cut on from escape In
the fourth story or the factory on the Wallace street
sde and seeing a other chances Of escape cut on.
sprang IRON the window into the top OF small elm
treo tha, grew A. the edge OF tho sidewalk Hc
struck about In the centre oi tho top,
and tho branches yielded IN such a manner
tha, he was able to himself and ind his way to
tho ground uhhurt, amid tho cheers OF tho great
crowd that had collected Chief Engineer Hondrick,
with his assistants, before the 1ro had lott tho
in which had started run several limos Of hose be-
long ng to factory toward tho dre but before
could be turned into the pipes tho engineers werc
their lives.
several nremcn were injured bv falling wallis put 90
far as could bo learned at this late hour, nreman
has been fatally injured.
Tho works were mostly Of brick and covered three
acres
Tho loss IS about $500, 600 The company will rc-
build q. once, aud, In tho meanwhile, viii hro other
buildings
TIE INSURANCE
The total amount OF insurance Is $s25 ooo OF which
sloo, 600 IL placed In New York agencies OF the
rsks placed here the companies and amounts that can
DO obtained 10 night are as ioilows:-
Liverpool London and Globe. .sl5, 600
Queens. 10000
Imperial. 10000
Northcrn ~, 900
Hamburg, oil Bremcn.................... 5000
Franklin, OF Philade phia. 1900
Merchants, OF Newark 5000
Underwriters' Association, OF New YorK..... 1000
Commercial, of New YORK. 5000
Shoe and Leather, OF Boston. n................ 5000