Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-18
THE FIRE LAST NIGHT.
ANOTHER LARGE FACTORY BURNS
DeGrsaf. vrieiing s. Cos Planning Mil
and FACTORY Destroyed Two FIRE
men Seriously injured

Al l0.45 last night al alarm 81 nre was
turned in from b01 81 al Engine House No.
on Grandsille avenue. IL was followed b.
alarms from numbers q. 9 and - IA rapid
succession. and the entire department eI-
oept the engines responded. The fire Wa IA
the planning mill and sash. door and ohnd
factory on the northeast corner Of South
IOnia and Bartlett streets. The building.
large wooden structure, was almost entirely
destroyed. and the brick DRY kiln adjoining
was Quilted ia spite OF the well directed
efforts of the firemen. The FIRE l. SUPPOSED
TO have been the work ~ AL incendlary, as
II started ia the extreme southwest corner
OF the building, far away from the engine
and boiler rooms and ~ point where there
has been no fire for months. Owing 10 the
inhaminable nature of the contents the FIRE
had gained such headaay before the arrival
of the fremen that they had no chance 10
save the wooden part OF the building. but the
location being IN "A low part of the city there
was q heavy pressure on the water. and they
succeeded in keeping the fire under control
and prevented its spreading 10 the barns,
shed and dwellings on the north, and
east. The machinery, much Of which
i of delicate construction J. badly
damaged, and "a greater part Of II probably
ruined, and the stock which Wa inside the
building l. destroyed entirely. The loss Will
amount To $500 or $4,000, with about
5000 insurance. The insurance rate on
such property Is slX or seven per cent, which
accounts for the small amount Of insurance
carried.
The firm owning the property l. composed
of Gerritt DeGraaf, Gerritt j. Nriellng. Pc
A..f... -. NJ l.
ing Is the wife of X. Koniug, who came To
the city from Oyeri-el, Alegan county,
yCar or two since. The firm has been doing
a very prOsIe rCu- business, and for the past
few months has been crowded with orders 10
such an entent a. 10 MAKE additional
facihties necessary. and Mr.. Nrieling went
10 Chicago Yesterday TO purchase new ma
chineS. " hile the los Il heavy anu the in
surance light the firms capital and solid
business standing will not be affected 10y
the disaster, and the factory will probably
be rebuilt az soon a. possible, and with new
and improved machinery be ready for bust
ness within few weeks.
AT O'Clock this morning the firemen had
succeeded in nearly subduing the flames and
they were entirely successful in confning
the fire 10 the main building and dry kiln.
The main building of wood was two-stories
high. GOxS0 feet. and the dry-kiln of brick
was G0XT feet. The tremen would have
saved the brick portion had not the upper
stories IF bOtlI buildings been transformed
into one room, allowing the flames an open
and free course, From Potter Nolmari, one
of the partners, the following facts were
leart "a late this morning: The buildings
burned were valued at $1,000; the machin-
cry they contained at $1,000, a portion Of
which was saved, including the
engine and boiler: the insurance
Is $1,000, placed with 1ntte Bros, of
this city, and foreign companies placed with
Chicago agents; the stock on hand, manu-
factured and in the rough. valued at
5000 Among the manufactured goods
was a large quantity of aOlid ash and walnut
doors, and stair stuff. fOr the court houses AT
Kalamazoo and Adrian.
As the hose cart from Engine House No.
,, Barclay street, was be NJ driven rapidly
down Bartlett street, Nm. osgood, the as
sistant foreman, fell from ms position upon
the cart and was dragged n long distance
over the cobble-stone pavement, receiving
quite serious injuries. He was speedily re
moved to his residence, bat the attending
physician thinks no bone were broken and
that he will recover.
Alexander Miller, pipoman of company
No. 6. Granville avenue. fell from the top of
a ladder placed against thr west side of the
building and was rendered. insensible by the
fall. HIS comrades quickly gave him assist
ance, when he revived and was taken to his
home in the police pat;Dl. His injuries are
mostly internal al .n. h one of his hands
was badly cut by l.. falling upon n window
sash containing broken glass. II is thought
his injuries are of uo serious nature.
Messrs. DeGraHi, rieling q Co. employed
about thirty five men, who Will be tempOrar-
Ily thrown out of employment.