New-York tribune., 1878-06-07
A SOAP FACTORY IN FLAMES.


COLGATE & CO.'S WORKS BURNED.
TWO LARGE BUILDINGS DEsTRoYED--IHE LOSS RS
TIMATED AT ABOUT $500. 0.000-IEsURED PoE
$4,000.
fire broke out in the large soap and can
die manufaotory OF Colgate Co.. ia Jersey City, few
minutes before O'Clock yesterday morning The prop
ery OF the m occupies nearly the entire block bounded
by York. Hudson Grand and Greene-sts., near
the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot The flames
were first discovered bursting from the windows OF
the paekng-rOOm the second floor Of the fOurstory
brick building Yorkst near the corner OF Hudson
st. An alarm was sounded, but before the engines
reached the the top floors OF the building were en-
veloped in flames general alarm was sounded. but
the flames fed by the fatty material used IN the manu-
acture SOAP spread TO the stables aud the barrel yard
ON HudsOn-st.
Anumber OF men from Washington Market, who we're
waiting for produce ran, rescued the teams and the
wagons brfore the fire reached the stables. The flames
next destroyed the large ye house in the rear. The
flames burned fercely spread with great rapidty and
gave out great heat. In spite OF the efforts
Of the fremen and the large quantities Of
water with which the burning buildings deluged,
tho flames seized upon the mandatory.
on Yorl-st. This building filled with fat and soap
and was soo roaring mass OF ameo from top TO bot
tom. five stories in height FOran hour the walls,
! great crasn the west wall topping upon
the building used for heming ana eutung soaps and
crushing it IN lar as the bfst story Inc street IN
front was filed wtn debris. The flames burned with
great hefc6ness all day. but by the efforts OF the fire.
men, aided by the employees OF the firm, they were con-
haed 20 The Two buildings, the stables aud ne ye-hOuse
Nearly 800 IRON frames, each containing half ton OF
soap ready iOr boxing, were also consumed.
1he budmg III Mhleh lhe uIe DiOhe OUT was IOuf
stories In height. The basement was used as storag
above the packing room, Tho thrd aud fourth floors
served ~ storage ana packing rooms for candles. The
building entirely destroyed IL contained several
soap almost read, for Shipment all OF which is
dead loss
the second bor were three immense yats In Wnch the
soap was boiled. They were nineteen et ana half IN
diameter, and reaclrd the fourth floor Two of the
vats contained 100000 pounds each OF soap. almost
ready framing On the To- rd floor were piled neary
half million pounds OF soap in unfinished condition
On the nfI floor were hundreds OF barrels OF fat Tie
fire spread from the two watts 10 che floor above and the
entire building destroyed.
Wni!e tue lire was at its height John Nicho IN at
tempting g. drive horse through YOfkst ran over and
slightly injured three persons NlchOll and his work
%n @ @ ~ ' 10 p3Inor taT sevr, n@rso1 had been
Killed but as far as could DO learned no other persons
samuel Colgate the senior member OF the firm, was
lie stated that the origin OF The fire was known
There were no ighsn the building and he had no idea
~ 20 cause the fire. He t.Ougut tne loss would
agl,r, gate from 100000 T. $3COODO. 1--WE nave been
mn bu5iucss since 1906" he said "and during me
tire until to-day Our mandatory is insured for Sl7J
600 We shall rebuild al once, as soon as the
to handle" Mr.. Colgate added tnai despite the
partial destruction Of their factory, there wuuG De
cessation business IN the fancy soap factory this
department Aas uni Ju ed p,riumery brancn II
their would suffer delay by fire.
ana rs "a portion OF the mann factory escaped material
injury they would DO able to III ali for sanL-
ara brands OF laundry sOaI WIN only slight delay, M
ind, ed. business SHOULD be re alGed al all.
David Taylor the supern. endeni, anu his and
gistant William r. Taylor, we've also unable TO
f, tue origin OF the Are The former estimated the loss
AZ from 100000 to S3JO,OcO. IL d,clared that
there ha0 been ngns used for time the build
ing IN when the trc b ukr ont.
Before noon gang of men was at work cleaning the
bricks M YOr-st, and the new buildings will be begun
m once by Joseph Kelly, tnr ,Ontruct0 OF Jersey CITY,
Tnr watts shaftng ana OtIer uucDinery VIII doubt DE
"A total loss Two dweliug-hOuses Norkst .Jbwacd by
BENJAMIN Ldgc, and occupied by Mr.. Mary CIR and
Johu Kiug bury. were damaged By the fire was also
10 dwelling OF John Halli an, No. 81 GTand-st
The insurance the property amUun,5 To $4,000,
UuIca rs distributed IN the fOAOwtug x companies: