Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-08
Fire.
Wetmore's Machine Shop Union Street-Da Several Thousand

Wetmore's Machine Shop Union
 Street-Da amaged Several Thousand
 DolIars-Txyo Men Hurt.
 Last night at about quarter of 12 o'clock
 the fire bells struck box 26, corner of Chapel
 and Union streets. Some confusion ensued
 in getting to the fire, one steamer going up
 Chapel to Church, and hose cart going up
 still further. The fire was soon discovered
 to be in the Wetmore Machine company's
 shop on Union street, back of the Adelphi
 building. It was burning briskly on the sec- ond story. The iremen soon tackled it. It was extremely hot on the second story for short time, the heat being almost un- bearable. The firemen soon drenched the second floor and subdued the fire.
 The fire apparently started near
 the head of the main stairway. The building
 is owned by MT. N. F. Hall of Orange street,
 and was damaged only two or three hundred
 dollars. The damage to the machinery, tools, etc, is two or three thousand dollars. The Wetmore Machine company manufacture
 American submerged pumps, die plates, sew ing machines, light special machinery, dies, punches, etc., having much fine and valuable machinery part of the second floor is occupied by H. G. Thompson & Son, manu- lecturers of shoe lasting and book sewing machines. Their damage was small. The third story is occupied by Sweetland & Co.,, manufacturers of the Sweetland chuck. Their damage was also small. Insured with Charles Wilson. MT. A. c. Wetmore, secretary and treasurer of the Wetmore Machine company, resides in Meriden. It was understood that 1 the company was fully insured. He was tel egraphed to.
 While working at the fire Ruel Eldridge, foreman of steamer ?, had his forefnger bad ! 1y cut. He went down to Dr. Skiff's and had it dressed.
 How the fire originated is not known. There was no fire in the end of the building l where it started, and it is believed to have
 been either caused by spontaneous combus- 1 ton or by an incendiary.
 One Hundred and First Anniversary. The 1O1st anniversary of the battle of Gro- l ton Heights and the burning of New London was celebrated in becoming manner in Gro ton Wednesday. Flags were flying from the | dagstaffs in Groton and New London, and at 12 m. 8 salute of thirteen guns was fired l from the old fort by battery from Fort Trumbull.
 Broken Axle Did 1t. 1 The owl train from Springfield to New York yesterday morning came to g stop at Harrison Station near Rye. One of the a1les
 of baggage car broke down. In conse I quence later down trains and some of the l early morning up trains were delayed. Supt l Wallace sent platform car, extra wheels
 and some employees down to the scene. The l 5 and o'clock trains out of New York were
 not delayed, having got by where the acci I dent occurred. The three next trains were l delayed from an hour to two hours. All the down trains from the north and east reached l this city on time and were delayed at the
 scene of the mishap. The owl train suffered
 but little damage by the accident.
 l NIrs. Mary EI veader
 Mrs. Mary M, wife of the late James M. | Veader, died at her summer residence on l West Haven shore yesterday morning of ma
 larial fever. She 61 years of age, a
 member of the First Baptist church and a
 highly esteemed lady. She leaves three chil-
 dren, Daniel, who is prominent bookkeeper
 at the Winchester Armory; James, who was ! keeper for the former firm of s. R. Smith &
 Co.,. and Sarah, wife of General s. R. Smith, ! commanding the Connecticut brigade, c. N. G. Her husband was well known esteemed citizen, and was at one time an officer in the custom house. General Smith left camp yesterday afternoon as soon as duties would permit for this city. The funeral will take place from the late residence of deceased in
 this city at No. Trumbull street.