Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-11
Destructive Fire.

Loss 100000 or $7O,OOO-J.- F.. Goodrich
u Co.'s Carriage Mandatory Burned
Insurance $4,000 or $4,000.
Last evening at about half-past eight j. F.
Goodrich Co.'s carriage mandatory on
East street between Wooster and Coils
Streets opposite .Fitch's, was discovered to be
on fire. Box &c., corner of East and Bridge
streets, was struck The fire department re-
sponded promptly as usual The fire spread
rapidly and second alarm was sounded,
bringing out the rest of the department, and
hard work was done by the fremen until
half-past ten, when the fire was conquered
and got under control. The entire main
portion of the establishment, consisting of
brick buildings covering space of 1OOx175
feet, three stories in height, was burned
out There is side building on Wooster
street in which are the blacksmith and wood
shops, which escaped damage
Goodrich & Co. have new brick shop on
East street corner of Water In the latter
place they build heavy carriages. In the
buildings destroyed light work was construct
ed. The fire when first seen was in the paint
shop in the rear of the establishment and Oh
the second floor. Mr.. Clark, the grocer, cor.
ner East and Coils, first saw the blaze from
his store, the police officers report, ano
pulled the box. In the premises burned were
the repository, the paint shop and the trim
mers department. The fire being at first IL
the rear enabled much swork to be done II
getting out the finished carriages in the re-
pository.. The carriages were transferred
across the street to Fitch's yard and to Other
neighboring streets. Some of the carriage
| trimmings goods were saved. Mr. Goodrich
was at home when the bells struck and he
and his partner, Mr.. Adams, well as the
proprietors of other establishments in the
| Immediate vicinity, were quickly at tie scene
Neither Mr.. Goodrich nor his partner, Mr.
| Adams, were'able to give the insurance com
panies nor the exact amount Of insurance
the policies being locked up in the safe il
/ the Office, but estimated the loss at between
| $780,, 900 and $4,000 and the insurance a
| $40, 900 or $4,000. 1t was with John G.
| North, Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Thompson. Mr.
! Cannon recollected that he had one policy O
| S. 600 in the Phoenix of Hartford.
Goodrich & Co. owned all their buildings
The buildings fronted 100 feet on East street
The center building and the rear building
were erected by the concern. The other
were bought by them. Mr.. Goodrich re
moved to this location after being burned GU
on Franklin street some fifteen or eighteen
years ago. A hundred or more bodies wer
in an unfinished state in the paint rooms ant
the trimmers' rooms were destroyed. Th
origin of tho fire was unknown, but it wa
supposed it started from. spontaneous com
bustion in the paint room. The firm hav
no Waterman, but employed man to max
the rounds of the premises after the wor]
closed for the day, From 100 to 120 hand
were employed by the concern in all, par
of whom worked in the two buildings no
burned. 1t looked at one time as if the fir
ment. Cruttenden & Co. g large carriag
shop Immediately adjoins the Wooster stree
building of Goodrich & Co. and it was feare'
it would take fire. The brick walls of tn
burning building and the heavy streams o
water thrown from the steamers, added to tn
good work done generally by the f1remen
confined the flames to the Goodrich shops
The walls of the burned premises are mostl..
still standing and the interiors gone. A larg
brick dwelling on East street erected
tby Mr.. Kelly adjoins the Good
rich shop on one side and the tenant
at one time were packing up ready for
hasty removal. In the brick house on Eas
l street on the other side of the carriage sho1
was sick woman, whose removal was at on
time arranged for. Mr.. Goodrich expressed
grateful appreciation of kind offers made b,
brother manufacturers. The concern wa
doing large business and the fire breaks il
upon them in the worst time of the yea
for their interests. They will rebuild at a
early day as possible.