Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-20
Monday, October 20, IssA.
SATURDAYS FIRE.

A Loss ofAbout $25, 5,OOO-LIveIy Work.
 Early Saturday morning an alarm of fire came from box 25 at the corner of Church and Grown streets The department re- sponded promptly and found an extensive fire raging in the large brick building on the west side of Temple street between Grown arrival immediately ordered second alarm, which brought out the entire department ex- cept steamer No. 5. Owing to the inf1amma- ble nature of the stock on the upper floors of the buildings it was some time before the fire could be gotten under control The fremen worked like beavers and with ten good streams of water at length succeeded. The fire was first discovered in the shop of Ben ton, Nichols & Go. paper box manufacturersby an employe of the Globe Silk works. A fire had been started under the boiler of the silk shop and it was first thought that sparks from a defective smoke-stack caused the troubIe A further examination found this theory to be incorrect as the stack was in tact and the floor about the same unlngured. The Globes works start up this morning as usual. The cause of the fra is not definitely known and Fire Marshal Kennedy will make careful investigation.
 The buildings, which are owned by George D. Miller were occupied as follows: flrst floor of No. 84 by the Globe Silk company as | their dye works; the upper floor and the three top floors of Nos. S6 to 92 inclusive by Benton, Nichols 6 Co.,, patent folding box makers. fine first floor of Nos S9 and 90 by the New Haven Electric Light company; the basement, firs1 and top floor of No. 92 by E' | c. Cole, carriage maker. Benton, Nichols & Co. are the largest losers on stock They had capacity o1 turning out 100, 600 paper boxes day and
 employed forty hands; They estimate then l loss on stock at s10, GOO and a like amount 1 on machinery, with an insurance of S12,G ,GOO: | The Electric Light company were damaged ] by water only and will not exceed S5OO. The | dvnarnos were slightly damaged, but were III | working order in the evening. | Edward C. Cole, carriage maker, sustained
 a loss of &, ,0O0 entirely from water. The
 loss on the building is fully covered by 1n 1 suranee. The main portion of the damaged 1 buildings are new and have heavy timbers 1 which the fire did not damage much ane l which held the walls in place, notwithstand | ing the extreme heat.
 | The insurances are as follows:
 l George D. Miller, on building, $2,OOO witl 1 the Cannons' agency in the Niagara O 1 New York and sf ,OO0 with Morse's agency ! in the American of Philadelphia. Ther' are other insurances which will cover th' loss.
 E.C. Cole, the carriage manufacturer, es inmates his loss at $2,000 and IS insured through the Cannon agency in the German | American of New York for $1 ,000. E>ss
 Benton, Nichols & Co. are insured througl
 North'g agency in the Hartford Fire Insur
 ance company of Hartford for g, 900 and il l the Fire association of Philadelphia to | g, GOO. Through Sperry 6 Kimberly
 agency they are insured $4 ,O0O in the Impe
 rial of London, and through Gardner Morse
 agency $4,OOO in the Home Insurance com l pany of New York Besides these the print ing department connected with their work
 is insured in G. D. R. Hubbard's nam
 through No1th's agency for s1,5000 in tn
 Insurance company Of North America C 1 New York.