Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-29

The warehouse of the Wormser Glass
Company, at Laughlin station on the B.
& o. Railroad, was completely destroyed
by FIRE last night. entailing loss of over
$4,000. There is no cause for the fire as
signed. About 9 o'clock flames were dis
covered in the southwest corner of the build
ing and an alarm was sent in from box SO.
The department. had considerable diff
Guilty in getting water when they arrived.
The water plugs were completely ehoked up
with mud, and it was fully 10 minutes be-
fore water could be thrown. By this time
the entire building was in flames, and the
factory adjoining was in danger. The fire.
men finally got to work, but could not save
the building. It was a two-story frame
structure stored full of manufactured ware,
and it was burned to the ground.
IT BURNED sTUBBoRNLY.
The fire lasted until after O'Clock this
morning, owing to the heated mass of glass,
which kept the ruins st white heat. 1t was
an unhandy fire to fight on this account
being so hot that the fremen could not work
to any advantage whatever.
Mr.. Isaac E. Wormser. q member Of the
firm, was seen after the fire was over. His
own account Of the fire and its supposed
origin follows:
1.-THE fire broke out in part Of the build
ing in which there has been no fire for at
least ten days. I cannot tell whether it was
of an ineendiary origin or not. I do know
that we had q warehouse burned down be-
fore by reason of the close proximity of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A spark
fell batween the station and the building
and ignited a lot OF greasy rags, and the de-
struction of the building followed.
MIR. woRMsER's THEORY.
ga heavy freight train passed here about
Is minutes before theft broke out tonight,
and this one may have been caused in the
same way. The railroad company is not as
careful as they might be. They run their
trains at q terrific rate of speed, and / am
in constant fearof the thickiy flying sparks.
The lower part of the building might have
been saved tonight if there had been water
It was no fault of the fremen, however;
they did good work. Our loss will not ex-
ceed SIS, 5,000."
''How about your insurance."
"We do not carry more than 5000 or
s., 900 on that building. This Is the third
time we have been burned out inside Of
three years, and each time our loss has been
more than double our Insurance."
"How will the fire effect your trade?"
- WAAA AuA No 2 Ao0 4uAbS .
number of large orders that were to be
shipped Immediately after January 1. The
goods were in the warehouse, and of course
we cannot fill the orders. took an order
to-day for thousand gross Of jars that were
to be shipped January s. Those goods were
also in the warehouse"
WILL REBUILD THE WAREHOUSE.
Mr.. Wormser said they would rebuild at
once. The firm has been manufacturing
specialties in glassware since 1856, and until
about three years ago never had fire. This
warehouse first burned, and after it was re-
built the factory was destroyed. Last
nights fire makes the second destruction OF
the warehouse. The factory was rebuilt of
iron, and the new warehouse will be made
of the same material.
1t was reported last night that the firm
had some trouble with their gatherers with
in the last week.