The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-09
A MILLION AND A HATH
A VERY ExpENslvR lLEuMihNrI Iet
Ia Brooklyn Last SIsAt-Hav,ay,y. E,l,t.I,I
Sugar Refinery Destroyed by FIgs-A Exon.
ingand Brilliant ssSns-Orsr ous nor.
sand Men Thrown out of Won.

New YoRS, January s,-This afternoon
fire was discovered in the wareroom on the
first floor Of the great sugar house Of Hon.
Theo. A. Havemyer, the Austrian Consul,
at First street and South and Third, Brook.
iyn, Eastern District. Mr.. Havemyer had
been over the building and bad only Just
Left when volume Of smoke, making its
way up through the building, gave unmis.
taxable evidence Of the presence Of a fire.
There were in the building at the time the
chief engineer and assistant, two superin-
tendeats, three watchmen and two other
men.
Before two minutes had elapsed these
men had seized the hose in the building.
and had turned on a stream OF water.
Three fire alarms were sent out in rapid
succession, and were responded to by az
teen fire engines, but the flames rushed
through the entire building ut rapid rate,
and soon the house seven stories high aud
covering surface Of 200 by $50 fee, ,wasin q
mass Of flame which lit up the whole neigh
borhood and the river, aud presented
grand sight to the people on tie east side.
The building used as boiling or
pan house OF lIavemyer & Elders SUGAR
works, when the walls began TO fall, car
rying down immense copper pans weigh
ing fifteen and twenty-five tons each
Crash after crash came in rapid succession.
and shook the ground Ike shocks OF earth
quake. On the opposite side Of First
street was char house, also covering q
block and ten stories in beight, The two
buildings we're connected by bridge on
top and by tunnel underneath the cellar
and the street. The bridge fell with tre-
mendous noise, carrying down about fiIy
feet of the centre Of the front wall of tie
house on fire.
Flames flashed across the street and
fastened upon window OF the char house.
The latter was, however, fire proof, and only
n wooden structure on the top was serious
ly damaged, The boiling house was ,burn-
ed to the ground, only few sections Of
remnants Of the walls being left standing
Mr.. Havemyer says the loss on the build
ing and machinery is 81, 100000.
There was but little stock in the place.
and tho firm say the insurance will proba-
bly, amount to 90 per cent. OF the loss. II
is distributed in small risks in companies
all over the United States Foreign COM
panies will suffer most, comparatively.
On the opposite side of Fourth street Is a
refinery in which there are at present
5000 barrels OF refined sugar. This build
ing, which also covers an entire block, was
saved principally by the New York fire.
boat Wm. f. llavemyer and number OF
tugs, working from the river. The loss on
the char house, almost wholly by water, is
about 1000
The only accident reported was to WIN.
Hagan, foreman OF Engine No. /, who re-
Ceived severe but not fatal injuries.
Crowds were attracted from Brooklyn and
New York. The fire burned up till mid
night.
One Thousand men will be thrown outot
employment.
Mr.. Havemyer says This is tho 8tst aie.
the company has had in their twenty-five
years in business. A new and larger
building will be erected with all possible
dispatch.