The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-17

Bprned-The Weave Shop Also De-
stroyed-4,6oO Hands Thrown Out of
Employment.
PntrApELPHrA, Jan. IA fire which
resulted In u loss of over million
dollars worth of property and in
throwing out OF work nearly 5000
people broke out in tho main building
of John & James Dobson's mill, Ridge
nyenue, below Crawford street, Falls
Of Schuylkili, shortly before 10 o'clock
last night.
The fire originated In the dry house,
on tho third floor, over the engine
house, south of the main building, it
tssupposed from spontnnoousc combus-
tion. and wns discovered by Watehman
George Matson, who Is said TO have
quenched IL With buckets oil water.
The namcs, however, broke out again
shortly after, and mn alarm was inn
mediately sent out. The flames spread
with lightning like Iapidity communi-
eating 70 other parts OF tho building,
and coon the main building was en-
rc,aped In ilames.
A Second sierin was sent ont, but the
Increased foree of fircmen was unable
to prevent the further spread of the
fire, Which had communicated TO the
large onc-story Stone weave shop, OK
tending in width 100 feet from q mar
row alley on Tic west side OF the main
pviiulpR 70 hldge avenue, where il had
Tp4fnFe OF ABOUT 5oO Ieet.
thlfd alarm was sent out, which
lhc,easeu inc iorce oil iitemen and
enabled them TO get control of tho fire
just two hours after IL was first dscov-
prnd The main buildinp n e;tihstnn
liaily blilt. stone structure, was six
stories high with basement, and was
5O0 ieet IN length, topped by man.
saId ROOF, Rnd l00 leet WIDE.
within the buildings the firm had
the hQest machinery procurablein this
or other couptries, much Of which
Viii be almost Impossible TO duplicate.
An extensive stone wing, forming a
right angle from the south end OF tho
main building, about equal in size, was
also destroyed.
III hAlf-piist II o'clock n quantity OF
acids and othef iiiiaadiIiiIii.5le iiiaiIijiIii5l llculds in
the basement cAf)lodod with n terrific
report, causing part OF the east wall
I of the main building 10 fall inward
and sending immense sheets Of flame
far above the tall square tower used as
q stairway.
The ilrelnen at this iuncture dlrcctod
their Efforts toward snyjny Tho ni,,sb
works on the tipper Side of the ronJ.
way running between these nnd The
caTbet mill propcr. These were soon
on lire. but wore nroyentnd from beIn,r
DESTROYED by ihe firemen. who wori;eT
heroicaliv In tLe face OF thn scorcLiny
heat.
From The finishing room vor,ls and
wards OF newly woven earnaiI ,re,y,
dragped oilf s3nctimes in s,'"h haste
thai they wore no dnnIt sadiv Jo,nl
AGED bv .oninet viii fhc ,vet ,3,oi,nI
those were talnn tn. the nlush n,iii
fnrthnst from the donmed hnildin%
and TO other niaces far cnnm,yh 70,
moved TO be eoi,siderod safe
The mn,,e vninn hjn rood, e,oh no
silks. nIrshcs nrd n,hor,icI, ,ns1o,inis
as soon as thav were ihrn,yn fro,n iha
,rirsto,,. ,,,s,,.g n,.,,,,h NV
ins hpillin.y. M NJ sio, siou i''o ic's ii"oi-
VTbe F,a,est schnni buiIdiuo on tho
hiil Sre naci.cJ or tho iirst d,o,. ~" vii 'i
fho,,so ids os dnIiorst ny9,.ti, AZ s,eh M
goods And noiIna n,e,s dotai,cd o t' -,
1,lord ihe stoci, i' ''''-IN "
a n,imIay. NJ largo warn md cornot
men, were usea 70 convey tlle goods
ss 1hey were throWI from the burning
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