, 1881-11-17
Il Match Factory Guttcd-Losa About
100000.

Il Match Factory Gutted-Losa About
100000.
The nlarm ut 0:19 Inst evening from Box 3G7,
located III tho corner Of Centre ayenuo md
Twentieth street. WIS turned In by J. McAuIllfe
grocer. dUtnx business In tho iocnIty. upan
tho discovery Of lire in tho Diamond
Match Cnnpany's flctory, NJ. ISL
West Twentieth strcct. A second alarm
far tho sumo WAS sent in fifteen mnutca after
the first. AL tho rpat!s lending to TIM fActory
are unpayed, and arc In tho worst possible con
dillon. Tho tnaiu thoronghfare IL undergoing
improvement, and Is practically closed to
travel. Tho mud on tho Side streets
has vnr!tnby no bottom, and tho fire
department had terrible struggle to
get thoir apparatus within roach OF tho burning
iactory, and s0tne pieces of It mover reached
there nt MI. Whun Marshal 9wcnir rcycllcd the
scetln not Single engine bud arrived. and by
his direction. " soon A. ", engine had been
nlt IN cxtricatlnx hoilip pE tho npparntus which
Ind been m lrss fortunate =, getting through tho
rapid hcat'way ih the co.au,lstINlo contents af
tho factory. 4 strung breczo frpm tho snuth
buildings immediately nnrth OF It, wouItl bo
swept away: The factory, or ut least pnruon
han' ayoy cvr II enpupo 10 Of a9 Soa fe
double row q iru1ne cottages and ;encments on II
McMucn court and 1Hrgo ncrraga Ut framo
mpo..6ie 'a,'' say q rsere he e0elt It,
st @ .tascd p fsaor saa a
for tho department would havc been totally IN
nbio TO hande tts apparatus In somo Of tho
Tho factory is made ap. Of four brick build
tngs. tho natn ono Of which III three stories In
ss on "R bFs"sse s4ss aos a5 ssMs L.
tween Centre nvonue and May street. It is thir.
ty-avo feet dsep. and aato!ning u tho rsar IS Il
corner 1t tho fac.0ry IL formed by tho
es1esns eaee q M.saa ;fSsre oos 91
Seso aabarme IL Inst ;St nsSs tssc @ Tue hsss ssorss
pt0yGs nnd tho lIrcmcn. md tho pnck,r- rno,,,
snsea,t.x rs hseausc It IL ls pr!Gtoa!y ro.pruof III
parstSry io.llpnnK thc'a and n,st!as a'stoh9s % of
Upper floors ara used tsr .tnanutac:urins
end atorase purposes. Tho west osll Of tho aI.
!tion ts Used asa dipp'ng' room. and tho east
through M M .,;s. tho sareiesasss q - :aesS"S:
oi t ao hs ] pcrs"a nssis by nas as wa1 a'sse s
Knsed y shoyel!ng matches, whtc', arc clcaned
Rupsriatcadont,, Jsacph +; B.aioa. md his
uiat&i1F Auctud .. ttGnHus Wu0 "lft yt1 UPON tue
premises, run tt bis ass,stnnce. and iogetho
they attempted to oxtInKuish the blaze
with portat!e ext!nRulshcrs. Tho tlA,ncs xat
nhnso @ md leyona thoN; atd they woro tlnasly
superintendent l!unton fcnrs tlaat tho two
buildings with thoir entlre contents, oven to the
engine and boilers, Aro total loss. and he
roughly estimates i, d The tlxnrea Il tso,o1
building. whls, cnti'retsnt judges think littio
uxorbstant. l'hors will moreover he q salyaKe,
itlu.!xh small ono perhaps. OIL tho building.
ing or contents. with tho exception Of tho store.
huuso, which Together witbits contents ii lisuroh
fur Nbout *t,uN. ltcGnta!n. about &U0tl wnrth Of
in0HHtaetnrel goods, and the paoking -ro&,ln
Gonta,ned , a,ear!y as much more. Thu oainpuuy
consolidated organization OF sone ot tho largest
tnatch % tuanutaet.,rcrs ~ tho North, sueh a.
itissar'ss!', ] :, asa :. SONY '9o!ty tot; !; ,!9y
!s prestAent..l X. Itobtnspn. UenerAt Western
Manager. With otlioss at Nos. 81 and 70 silchgun
! avenue, and H. II. lsonton, local ntanMHor.
Tho occupants Of houses to tie north at tho
factory Wor0 thoroughly earnlctl. and uoarly
uvery ono Of them tnuyetl thcr household Knods
and lltt|a ones to vacant lots aud other plaecs,