Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-11

Large ManafaetueDg Building Burned and
s'n'n9sy yIo IDosssroyed-Dveiling
On Sunday evening, between 7 and
O'clock, the large frame building. situated
on Plum street, north of Marion allev. VAS
discovered to be ON fire and in a short
time was totally destroyed. The buiTSlinc
was over 50 feet square, two stories HIGH.
and was formerly owned by Swartzweider
& Morrow as q sash factory and planning
mill. After the failure of the firm the
property was purchased by Frank SHREDDER.
who recently had the powerful engine and
other valuable machinery in the building
put in thorough repair and fitted up for
manufacturing purposes. 1t had been
rented and would have been put in opera.
tion within few days. The machinery is
almost entirely destroyed. The loss is
fully 81, 900 and only partly covered by in
surance, there being 81, 200 policy in
the Phoenix company, Of Hartford, Conn.,,
OF which Messrs. Bausman s. Burns are
agents. Of which 81 200 is ON the build,
ing and 81 200 ON the machinery; and
policy Of 81 900 in the Fire Association Of
Philadelphia, Of which B F. Shenk il
agent, $3.50 being ON the building and
"A swo-SSoiy uouOjc frame O1{oA40H
house on the southeast corner ofs
street and Marion alley, owned by George
Geoble, took fire from the burning factory
and was SO badly injured that it will have
to be torn down. The house was occupied
by Frank Donnelly and George w. Sny-
der and their families. Most Of the furni-
ture was saved, in damaged condition,
and carried to places of safety. We learn
hot fI,nv haA nc,, y.o ,V,o fGosr
ture. These tenants have had a rather
rough experience. Last spring, on the
very day Mr.. Snyder moved into the
house, frame building adjoining was set
ON fire and burned down, and tho back
building of his residence was considerably
damaged. Mr.. GOeble has an insurance
of $500 in the Delaware Mutual, Of which
John Zimmerman is agent, and which will
more than cover the loss.
The cellar of house few doors south
of the fire was flooded by the bursting of
a section Of hose, that poured stream of
water directly through the crate in the
front wall. The damage was not heavy.
The fire was of course caused by incen-
diarism, there having been no one connect
ed with the works in the building during
the day. Within short time past half a.
dozen frame buildings in this neighbOr-
hood have been set OH fire and destroyed.
The firemen were promptly on the
ground and did good work in preventing
the spread OF the flames to adjacent prop.
critics.
Several former attempts have been made
TO burn the sash factory. About two years
ago pane Of glass was broken from one
OF the windows, and a ball Of cotton waste
saturated with coal oil was thrown into
the building, but the waste burned out
without setting fire to the building.
Some months ago key, filled with
shavings saturated with coal oil, was found
secreted in the building. The kcg was re-
moved before the incendiary had an Op-
portunity Of applying the match.
During the fire some one took $40 in
money from bureau belonging to George
w. Snyder, while it was being removed to
a place of safely and Mrs. Frank Donnel-
ly had shawl stolen while her goods were
being removed.