Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-17
Yesterdays Fire.

Loss About $50, 6O,OOO-Destruction of the | Car Trimming Shop in NAwhallville. |
 Shortly before o'clock yesterday morning l an alarm of fire was struck from the private 1 box of the Winchester Arms Co.'s works. The alarm was struck for fire which was al- ready blazing considerably in the shops of the New Haven Car Trimming Co.,, in the vicini- ty of the Winchester shops. The fire spread rapidly, and the main building of the car trimming shops large four story frame structure, was soon enveloped in flames and in very short time was burned to the ground. The brick portions of the factory were also soon gutted, the walls only remain ing The fire department was on hand quickly and put on water, but the flames had too much headway. Messrs R. E. Goodrich and G. F. Moore, part owners, were on hand looking to the saving of property, but little could be done. The New Haven Car Trina ming company's loss was in stock and ma- ch1nery, and it will take $5O,OO0 to repair it. The premises belonged to Chatfeld & Grant Besides the Car company's works barn on the premises leased to John Weston, with contents, was entirely destroyed, and the ! roof of dwelling next to the works was de stroyed. The loss on the buildings owned 1 by Chatfeld & Grant is estimated at about $1O,O00.
 The New Haven Car Trimming company | was most thriving concern, employing about eighty hands, with constantly increas- 1 ing business, which would have brought the working force up to 15O hands before the close of the present year. Work was carried ! on Steadily up to Thursday night, and there were orders in for three months ahead, all for I fine and good work. The present company ! was a consolidation of the New Haven l Car Trimming company and the firm of Moore & Goodrich. A union of the interests 1 of these concerns was effected January 1 last | and joint stock company was formed with General B. $. Greeley as president and su- perintendent, G. F. Moore as secretary and 1 treasurer, E. s. Greeley, James Graham, R E. Goodrich David Corey and G. F. Moore l as directors. Previous to removing to the Newhallville property, the Car Trimming 1 company was located in Bishops building, | in State str ct, and Moore 65 Goodrich were in Brewery street. March 1 the present l joint stock company began operations at l Newhallville.
 I The premises burned consisted of wood en four story building 15Ox45 feet (formerly l George T. Newhalls carriage factory); a brick building two stories high, 40x32, and | another brick building 125x30 feet. Through | out the premises there valuable stock
 of machinery all of which together with the engine--one of about fifty horse power-are ! ruined.
 The concern made car trimmings, coach lamps, French clock cases, bronze statuettes l and busts, clock case trimmings and other goods-all in the line of fine work. The
 company will probably rebuild. General
 Greeley of the concern, had made arrange ments to sail for Europe in 8 few days and after arranging with reference to the interests q of the concern will probably make his pro jected trip. The fire is believed to have been
 of accidental origin from the charcoal fur.
 mace. policeman passed quarter of an
 hour before the fire was seen and tried the
 doors, but saw no signs of fire.
 1 In the barn burned there considerable
 hay. A horse and harness were in it and
 were saved.
 The loss on the buildings is about $6, ,OO0
 This is hard pan no deceptive figure. They
 were owned by Chatfield 6 Grant The in
 surance was with c. s. Thompson in HoadleJ
 building, and Charles Wilson, placed as fol
 lows: $4, 300, equally divided between the
 Manufacturers of Boston, Glen Falls ot
 Glen Falls, N. Y.; Phoenix of London
 Queen of London and Standard of London
 The loss on stock and machinery owned by
 the Car Trimming company is estimated al
 $4s, 1000, but this is probably large figure
 The insurance is with Gardner Morse fo,
 $24 1000 as follows: Home of New York
 Howard of New York, and American of Phil
 adelph1a, $3, 800 each; Franklin of Philadel
 phia and Metropole of Paris, $4,5oo each
 Union of Philadelphia, Newark Fire and Fire
 mems of Newark, $1, 800 each.
 About seventy hands are thrown out ot
 employment, including few boys and girls.
 The house which was damaged belonged to
 the Dwight Porter estate. The roof was
 burned off and the side next the fire entirely
 blackened. A beer saloon is kept on the
 premises by J. Betcher, employed by Buch-
 holz on State street. The damage is estim-
 ated at $1, ,OOO. The saloon was kept agoine
 yesterday and probably did an unusually fine
 business. There were hundreds out to see
 the fire. Mrs Bechter had $40 slowed away
 between two bedticks for safe keeping and
 in hurrying the bedticks out of the house the eI,o