Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-06
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
RAGING FLAMES IN PHILADELPHIA.
Two Largo Manufactures In Different
Parts of the city Burned Out at
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Two Largo Manufactures In Different
Parts of the city Burned Out at
tho Same Time.
In Philadelphia, Tuesday afternoon, two
fires necessitating three alarms each, were
raging at the same time. William Ar.
rott's five story brick mill, located on the
northeast corner of Coral and Taylor
streets, kens:rg,on, and the Girard iron
foundry, at Twenty-second and Master
streets, were destroyed by fire. The loss
by the Arrott FIRE was S13S, 600, and that
by the other was about $4,000.
The Arrott mill is is feet by 120, ard
five stories in height. 1t was occupied
exclusively by the manufacturers of cot
ton and woo!en goods. Robert Beatty
occupied the first floor, Grant Bros, the
second, Samstead Il Brother the third aud
Jagsers & Jones the two upper stories.
Adjoining the building on Taylor street,
bel,w Emerald, is another mill of exactly
the same dimensions, which is also owned
Mr.. ArrOtt Joseph Greer. cotton and
woOlen goods manufacturer, occupied the
sole structure excepting tho second floor,
which is used by Mr.. Beatty. On.y the
upper portion Of this mill was burned, but
the lower floors were damaged by water.
Three hundred hands We're employed by
these firms, AL Of whom will thus be
thrown out of work.
The fire was first discovered in the Gen.
tre of the fifth floor of the mill ut Coral
and Taylor streets, in the vicinity of a
picking machine. It's origin is attributed
to gas,jet igniting tic numerous small
particles Of wool that arise from this ma
chine and float in the air and, owing to
the inflammable surroundings, it soon
spread and speedily got beyond control
The male employees of Jarscrs & Jones
strOve vigorously to contiBe The lire to the
room in which it started, but after battling
with it fOc a quarter Of an hour they were
compelled to retrea. for their l;ya-. Upon
the discovery Of :he fire m.Dy OF the
women and girls who were cu;;aged ON
this floor ran from their looms, never stop
ping to put on their sAawls and bounets,
and descended to the ground by the fire.
| escape, which had but recently been erect.
ed, though they could have easily used
the stairways for this purpose. The en-.
plOyees Of the other firms also hastily left,
and all got out safely.
When the firemen arrived they found
the entire structure ablazc. 1t appeared
SO threatening that second alarm was
sounded, as it was feared that the mill tc
the north On Taylor street, and third one
adjoining mill No. On Coral street, also
owned by Mr.. Arrott, were doomed to de-
struction.
Half an hour after the breaking out o
the fire Mill No. 1 was be,ciling forth
smoke and flame from every window
| When the roof of Mill No 2, on Taylor
street. had been fired by sparks, a third
alarm was sounded. The engines and
tiremen that responded to this alarm
proved SO efficaciCus that in a short time
the flames were under control.
Towards 6 O'Clock the upper portion o
the Taylor street wall began to crack anG
a number OF tiremen belonging to Engine
No. %, who were working beneath it.
fearing that it would toppls over aud bury
them in the ruins, ran across to tue wes
side of the street. Firemen McDa1e anC
Burns, however, were not so lucky. They
started to run, but were caught beneath
shower oi bricks and were painfully
though it is thought not seriously, injured
The fire in Mill No. continues. tc hr.:
?; r..riousiy until everything co7'',:!!ct::l,'
-: been consumed. In tn. -
IL. shing but . mass Of smo,.Ic@ ...r.'-.-j
.;;::12--.l.ed the spot formerly ocC,
:s-c oious mill.
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!: -.:st Beatty, S55, ,00o :; {. .
t.;,cSo Jaggers $ reg, .:-.:.'-.
s.ossner, $4,000, and .i::":., t".,..,
S20,O 600. Mr.. Arrott's lo-s IS . ::::g",.. :.
real estate. He said that he was Il.
; for only $500, while his:enants 'a.,r2 :"
fully insured.
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