Daily Republican., 1880-12-29
RUNNING IN A SNOW sTeRH.
The Y0undry OF enc StOssenbUEG
Company Buxnea Lass .NtEhi
with Heavy Loss-sixty Rsa
Thrown euf OF employment.


with Heavy L0ss-sixty Re1
Thrown cut OF EEnpioymeEt.
Some OF the workmsn In tie foundry
Of stotsenburg 4 Co. did not gait work
antil nearly II O'Clock last night, being
engaged in fixing moulds TO DO used in
casting to-day. When they lett the
foundry all the Ares we're cut in the
furnaces aud 40 signs OF sUouldsriDg
smbsrs could be seen anywhere about
the building.
At ] o'cloek this morning fire was
seen issuing from the roof and windows
Of the foundry, and few people living
in the neighborhood who were awaken
ed at the time saw shat the inside Of
the building was In flames.
About 10 minutes past one m alarm
was given by one of the r. w. g. B.
shiftiRgssensiRsa, which was passing ct
the i-ae, and some Is minutes later
the city hall bell struck an aisrn.
This last signal reused the different
companies, and the engines were run
out as soon as possible ana proceeded
to the scene.
The frsmen lsbored under many dis
advantages. The Snow, in the first
place, was 50 deep that the horses were
exhausted long before ths FIRE waa
reached, and sOms OF the engines had
to Be pulled by hand. The snow and
Toe also made it extremely diticult for
the men TO draw the hose carriages.
When the fire was reached the greatest
OBSTACLE presented itself. Around all
the IRE plugs in the ncighborhood the
snow, which had been shsveled from
the street was piled high, and the hose
could not be attached until this was
out away. Then the plugs were found
to bs frozen and much dslay arose from
this cause.
1t was fully half an hour after the
frst alarm that th6 frst company, the
Fame Hose, arrived upon the scene,
and quarter OF an hour elapsed bsfore
the lrst stream was tarned upon the
blaSing building. The Gre, which had
evidently started near the roof FROM
sparks in the cupols, was by this time
burning furiously, being confined
chiefly TO the woed work near the roof.
The wind was not blowing at all, but
the FIRE spread rapidly inside the build
ing. The cracking Of the flames, the
fire shooting heavenward, the falling OF
heavy timbers and machinery, and the
6remen working in the driving snow
which was falling, all tended to make
tbs scane thrilling enc. The Gre
spresd TO the pattern shop situated On
the west side Of the foundry and in q
few minutes the second story was in
flames. The fra spread SO rapidly lu
the wood work and unfinished patterns
here. that at one time it seemed rs il
the adjoining building, occupied by LGti.
mer & Moore as machine shop, would
also BE- ignited.
The FIRE was under control by 2.30I
O'Clock, having completely "guttsd"
the foundry, and dors much damage
TO the pattern shop. All the wood
work in the former building was burn
cd, the machinery cast down aud ren-
dered useless, and nothing left standing
but the Chsrred brick wall. Inside the
scene presented this morning was ore
Of comp !ets ruin.
During the progress Of the fre the
Drowd did good work in removing the |
Office furniture and some unfuished |
patterns. Many OF the old patterns
were stored back of the building and |
are unipIured. The police force did |
good service, and the fremen worked !
uobly. Daniel Maier Supplied the ex
hausted dremsn With hot coffee a4d |
rolls.
SdE BUILDING AND THE LOSS.
By the FIRE GO men are thrown ont Of
The damage is very
great. The building was erected IN
i84S-S by Mr.. E. c. Stotsen burg, and
ne At once moved into 1t from his old
place at Eighth and Orange streets and
commenced to operate 1t as q foundry,
or which it has been used ever since
Mr.. Belts wgs for time associated
with him, and aiter that Stotsenturgt
Son and StotEepburg & Co. operated
t respectively, 1t vas sold about two
Tear5 ago at 5herif's sale and bought
~ the Frat National Bank, the Bank
# Delaware, and the National Bank OIL
Chester Valley, at CostssyilIe, Pa.
The loss will be nearly IS, 600 on the
Mr.. stotsenburG's loss will
lot be heavy. The whole property is
insured for $4,000 In the following
Delaware Fire %, 900, New.
a1tls Mutual, $4,000; Common wealth
4 BoAton, $4,000; So1th Norwalk .(Ct.) |
70. $4,000. The Insurance. ON the
'urnt property is 1890,