The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-29
Flint Mill at Falls River, Massachusetts.
Burned Yesterday, Involving
Loss of Nearly a MILL
ion Dollars.
The Mill au Imposing Structure OF
Granite, Equipped With Every
Modern Appliance. and
Employ ing SEQ Hands = Loss Partially
Covered by Insurance - DeS-
criptiOn Of the Casualty.
Foreman Dickson, of STAR -ROute Fame,
in the Clutches OF the Law
at Last.
Mr.. ElliSOn'S Cotton Estimate Was
ErrOncOuSly CablCd.
Pensacola: Progress OF the ScOurgc -
More Help Coming.
Mrs. Scoyllle Adiudged Insane by a
,>-s.a., Jury.
Other Events of the Day.


IN FLAMES
FALLS RIVER, MASS, October 2S.-The
Flint mill is burning, and will be almost a
total loss. 1t is valued at about $S0O,000,
aud is insured for $500, 900. The tire caught
from a belt in the packing-rOom and sp: cad
rapidly through the whole building.
SECOND DISPATCH.
FALLS RIVER, October 2S. About $3.50 p.
m. fire was discovered in the pickers-
house of the Flint mills. The flames were
discovered issuing from the beltboX of
the main belt in the cngineroOm in the
lower story Of the piCker-hOuse and spread
with lightning rapidity along the belt to
the upper story and soon bursting forth in
every story. The mill was a magnificent
structure OF granite, five stories high, built
in 1872, and constructed and equipped at u
cost of over $S00,o00. The main building
was 500 feet long by % feet wide. The
picker. house, which adioined the centre of
the east side of the mill, was also
OF granite and three stories
the first floor. When first discovered, what
few employees there were in the mill, imme-
diately made every effort to extinguish the
flames, but without success. II being Sat.
urday afternoon all employees had gone
home nearly an hour before, and 80 the
regular fire department of the mill was not
available to handle the force pumps and
hydrants with which the mill was supplied
In fifteen minutes after the alarm sounded
the upper story of the main mill was burn
ing iercely aud the Ilames issuing from the
roof and every floor of the mil
OF the side next TO the picker
house. The flames followed the
main belt through every floor, caught
on the belts in every room and flew alonl
the floors, oily waste lint and cloth adding
fuel to them. Fifteen minutes after tn,
first alarm second was sounded, immcdi
ately followed by third, this calling ouI
the entire fire department, and extra horses
were sent for. Reserve engines and hos,
reels not in active commission, and every
piece of fire apparat~S in the city, were put
in service. In less than half an hour after
the first alarm, it became apparent the mill
was doomed. Directly opposite the burn
ing mill was the Wamp ptnoag mill, another
massive granite structure, separated from il
only by 10 feet. a strong northeast wind
blew q cloud Of burning ciuder.
straight against it, and the
mill began to blaCkcn with
heat. 1t seemed at one time as il this mil
also was doomed, and word was telegraphed
to New Bedford, Taunton and Newport iol
assistance. The tiremen worked heroically
and dcluged the sides of the mill with vel
directed streams of water and saved the
mill. Meantime the fire raging in the Flint
Mill kept gaining hoadway in spite of the
efforts to check 1t. Soon after O'Clock
the entire south end Of the mill was burned
the floors began to fall and the walls fell in
Then the wind changed TO the east and the
fire, which had been burning IN iitiul jct'
nom the northeast, leapcd from every win
dow and the entire structure was in blaze
Although IL was evident that NJ
human efforts could save any part Of tn,
mill, the fire department continued TO poul
| floods OF water upon the fire to hold ia,
| flames in check. In this they were suCcC IS
/ fnl, and the Wampanoag mill was saved
with only slight damage. and also were ten
emeut houses, the nearest e which wcr,
| less than 100 feet from the burning mill
| At 1:ij the north end of the mill tell in
| The entire roof and every floor had then fhl
| len in, and ut o'clock only the fragment
/ of the bare walls OF the mill were standing
| Firemen were still ut work \, 10 o'clock
/ Total loss including the mill, machinery
and goods in process OF manufacture, viii
/ be very near one million dollars, and Ger
/ tainly not less than $4,000. There is In
suranCc amounting TO SdO,WO all In mu
/ tual companies IN Boston, Providence and
this city, The mill employed 500 hands
and had nearly ~ 90 spindles, aud had at
annual production Of 100000 pieces o
| print cloth.