The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-04
tions OF Southwestern Texas rain is ya,y
much needed, but throughout Tho Bta,e
generally there have been plentiful rains
within the week Just closed, - :
GLAss MOs'sG HURNEp.
Ao'as Des'r"ceaon u King, Eon 4 Co.'S
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To'as Destruction of Hing, Son 4 Co.
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PITTSBURGH, August 2.-ln tho courae a
an hour this morning the extensive e,as
plant OF King, Son l. o., covering a. i = scr,
Of ground at the foot Of Eighteenth streat
South Side. was almoet completely destrov
ed by lre. At about $50 o'clock t,|ss,
Of largs volume broke forth from the foo,
Of the furnace house, and the watchmar
rushad for the hydrant In the hope Of be
ing able to e1tinRuish the Ate before i
could extend to the remainder of'the build
in1g. The hydrant ives supplied With pipe
o. diameter but little lesa than that Of q
plug, hut 1t VIZ. found insd. qnate 70 the
.merg ency, and the wa,chu IL comp, q.
hendi' 4 this quickly ran out OF the build.
tngau had an alarm signaied from box l4o
The works are situated on the river iront.
b ghteenth and Short streets. and occnnv
= lot one hundred and sixty six BY two
hundred and farty feet. On the river front
was q stretch Of sheds covering spsce OF
one hundred and sixty.six BY iofty ieet
which were allied vith stock ready for shin.
ment. On the Eighteenth ssreat front i'm.
mediately above the storage sheds VIZ, a
three.atory brick mold shop, then The rla-,
factory proper, in which were two furna.
C ) ana at the corner Of E ghteon,h and
Short two story brick known rs the cut.
ting chop. Adjoin'og this on Saors street
was three story brick selecting and PACK.
ing hou'e. Thtss bui!dipgs covered
the lot, with, the exception Of a limit
Cd yard space for /, the use. Of wagons
The fire s!arted in the furnace
house, which was OF wood, and az II vss
located IN the middle Of the grounds. the
extreme heat quickly broke the windoVs
OF the brick buildings adj AGENT, and CON.
municated fire to them In every floor.
There was but little natural, breez4 gojro
but the heat stated artificial drafts that
carried the blaze with surprising speed |
Into every nook and corner, so that the fire. |
men vera aoon satisfied that il the destrno- |
non could be confined to the works about
81 wonid be accomplished that was posi-
bic; Hose were run from all directions
and played wherever an opening could bs
got, but there was go much interior to the
worfs as To place the department at seri.
oua disadvantage. a.. -
The large furnace house was consumed
within half an hour, aud folio wing il went
up IN ire and smoke the storage eheda and
ne extensivo selecting and packing house,
All these were totally destroyed with their
which consisted Of valuable
presses and other machinery and stock on
hand. The machinery wei ruined appar.
entity beyond the reach OF repair. The
mould house was gutted completely, but It
e possible there will b. some salvage,
rnis building was fullof costly moulds and
WI VI add materially to the aggregate OF loa,
The cutting house, an extensive brick
structure two stories high and comprising |
an l. On Eighteenth and Short streets, |
fronting 100 feet on those thoroughf4res,
v was the only building not completely de.
,,troyed; but it WAS damaged considerably, |
Ine two furnace stacks vera not Injured. |
The ruins Of the storage sheds presented a |
picture OF utter destrnclion, thero being
nothing left but long stack OF broksn
sIH sIsHsssare, SEA- several feet in height Loss,
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