Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-06-14
GREAT LOSSES By FIRE,


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It appears 10 hsvs orlginkted ir The
dysing or mixing room, In the northwest
corner Of the third story Of the main
building, and ran along that door until It
reached the dummy, By nseans of which
the ire was communicated to the sttfiee
below. The main building was $50 feet
long, 80 fest wide, and ~ stories high. To
the top Of . high basement the brick
walls were 16 inokes thick, but above that
came 4 st5ry ~ feet; md two others 10
feet high; suffmoounlsd ~ al sttic, ali
supported BY 12-inch walls, the windows
pe}ng IS inches wide, md the columns
bst*bsh thsri SSfr 40 ineAas.
It viii be seem that tneie *ss little
probability OF the walls standing. It is in
consequence Of this fact that the loss Of
life occurred whils volunteers were
engaged in removing eoods from the
building. An entrance was effected in the
ONCE, one-story building At the north
east corner Of tho factory, and dozen or
twenty men rushed in and commenced to
get out the aafe, counter and other appur-
tenances. when suddenly and without
warning TO th6se inside The, b4ck wall and
then the front wall fell but; leaving the
two highest walls unsupported. The one
adjoining the ONCE leaned outward and as
q shrek went up from hundreds Of spec
tators, fell upon the roof of the office,
crushing through to the basement and
buryina In ths ruins those who had been
engaged in the feseds.
One man who escaped with d cash on
his forehead, when Intercepted as to
whether anyone remained inside, replied
that there were dozen in there, which
number proves to have been nearly cor
rect, eleven bodies having been recovered,
nearly all Of them being fearfully crushed
and more or less burned. At the same
time the east end wall also fell, carrying
fire into wing ITO feet long and 80 feet
wide. This ,Fas also completely des-
troyed, togethsr With the, ehKine and
boiler rooms adjoining. The, walls fell
about IL. 80, and - soon e. possible search
for the misaing was commenced, but it
was 8 o'clock before the first body was
recovered. During the next hour eight
more were found, and by 10. 80 two others
had been taken from the ruins. The
names Of those recovered arc O. follows;
o. J. Acker, aged so years. He was
engaged in directing the removal Of the
safe, and was found head downward with
limbs burned OF 70 the knees. He leaves
. wife and two children.
George Acker, son Of O. ]. Acker, 20
years, crushed, but not badly disAgured.
John Gallagher, 35 years. He leaves .
wife and two children.
Edward O'Toole, % years, body CON-
siderably mangled. He leaves . wife and
Charles F. Dart, So Year,, badly crushed
and arm and leg burned OF. He leaves .
wife and four children.
Hugh Smith, 2e years. He leaves .
wife and two children. His remains are
not much burned. -r
John Maloney. % years, hand gone.
William Mcintyre, aged 20 years, had his
head completely severed from the body.
He was identified by cards In his pocket.
John Tomlin, 80 years, was burned be-
yond recognition, but was recognized by
watch and ring ON his person.
Two other bodies prove to be those of
James Coyne, aged 81, unmarried, and
John Kilingbeck. Tho latter was only
recognizable by his hand, from which he
had previously lost fingers, and a truss
worn on his body. This completes the list
Of killed, II in ali. The original building
WAS erected at cost of $4,000. The
6Anfords have since made extensive addi-
tions. Their loss ON building, machinery
and stock will reach about $3.50, 900, on
which there In m insurance of $3.50, 600.
There were about IL, 600 hats nearly ready
for shipment, most Of which were des-
troyed.
The hat shop at this time gave employ
ment to $50 hands, but was to have started
on with full force. The SAnfords say
they will sell or lease, rather than put up
new factory, without better facilities for
extinguishing fire. The had hose on
every floor, but no water could be had.
The coroners jury were in session all
the afternoon, and after an exhaustive ex-
animation rendered the following unani-
nous verdict:
The jury 6nd that II persons came to
their deaths by the falling Of the east
wall Of Glover, Sanford 4 Sons factory,
caused by the burning of the building.
They further hnd that the supply of
water from the hydrants was wholly inade-
quate. Had there been sufficient water
the fire department would have stopped
the conhagration which caused the falling
of the walls.
THE GREAT GALVESTON FIRE.
At 8. 80 O'Clock yesterday morning q fire
broke out In the kitchen Of tho New York
restaurant, ON Market street, near Twenty
second street Galveston, Texas, and spread
ing north and east was not extinguished
until it had destroyed nearly ali the build
ings between Market street and the bay
and Tweuty-hrst and Twenty-second
streets. After consuming . number of
shops and retail stores on Market street
the fire crossed an alley and attacked the
Grand Southern Hotel, Murphy l. Brockle-
mans hardware establishment and several
frame buildings on tho south side Of
Mechanic street, sthe old Wash
ington Hotel, Odd Fellows Hall. .fSeelie-
sons Bank, the First National Bank, MARI
d Kempners Wholesale grocery house,
Jacobs 4 Beckhardt's Wholesale clothing
house, 7. Q. Thompson 4 Co.'S wholesale
drug house, ]. 8. Brown L Co.'s whole
sale hardware house, Bartlett 4 C.. ~ ship
stores, George Schneider 4 Co. q wholesale
grocery house. An On the south side of
the Strand were destroyed.
Crossing the Strand L. 4 Il. Blum's
Wholesale dry goods house, A. @.
Crawford 4 Sons crockery house, G.
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