Evening journal., 1891-06-30
NINE THOUSAND TONS OF WATER.
This Was the Amount Estim Ated to BE
Poured on the Fire Last sunday.

This Was the Amount Esttm hted TO Be
Poured on the Fire Last sunday.
The fremen have made an estimate of
the quantity of water consumed in fight
ing the fire at the Old Ferry Rolling
Mills last Sunday Each company was
In serviee for four hours. and each threw
200 gallons of water per minute; 72, GOO
gallons per hour, and 2SS 600 gallons
each during the four hours, making a
total amount of 2,0l6, 600 gallons thrown
by the department. combined This
amount of water would weigh 9, 900 tons.
yet only for the fact that the fire engines
were useful at one or two points and did
excellent work in preventing the spread
of the flames the firemen might as we'll
have turned their hose into the Chris
tiana, the streams had such little effect
on the burning mills
AS already stated, the amount of the
insurance is S100, 900, which it is thought
will nearly cover the loss. The policies
have been placed by Lewis P. Buck of
this city, and are held by twenty-three
different companies, the largest being
held By the Niagara. ($15. 900 and the
next largest by the Htna, Hartford
(SlO,0O0) Policies Of So, 600 are held by
the following companies; Lancashire,
England; British America, Toronto; Sun
Fire Office, England; American. n. Y +;
Ph@nix N. Y. Union, Philadelphia; /;
Connecticut, Hartford, and Liberty, N.
r.; of S3, 600, by Mechanics
and Traders, New Orleans: Anglo
Nevada. Cal Merchants, N. West
Chester. N. r., and United Firsmen.
Philadelphia; Of 50, 500 by Peoples New
York; Nav York Bowery; Farmers
Mutual; New Castle County Mutual /;
Providence, Washington; Equitable,
Providence, r L.: Merchants, Provi
dence, r. l., and Girard, Philadel-
phiA This insurance Is placed on build
ings, machinery, stock. horses and
wagons.
OF the 600 or 700 employees about 200
have been retained to help in clearing
away the debris and in doing anything
else they can. The remainder have been
temporarily discharged Every entrance
80 the mill is now guarded. The fence
along Heald street. which was burned
down, has been temporarily replaced, and
watcbmen are placed alo2g it to prevent
anybody from crossing These precau-
tions are taken to guard against the pill
fering of iron and other portables spread
about the yard,
Ths bappiest man in Wilmington Is w.
E Tuchton, owner of the barrel factory
on the other s'de of Heald street. He is
happy because his factory so narrowly
escaped
The work of rebuilding will be rapidly
pushed forward The company has not
determined on the character Of the new
building.
Chief Engineer Robinson of the Fire
Department called at the EVENING jour
NAL Office this morning and stated that
the telephone message sent to Chester
for help on Sunday evening was sent by
an outsider and entirely without bis
knowledge The first he heard OF ths
matter was when Sergeant Peterson
approached him and said that the Chester
men had their apparatus loaded on cars
ready to start and wanted to have
final order II was so startled, said
Mr. Robinson, that could only say
thanks, tell them not to come. The
continuous ringing Of the bell was also
done by an outsider not connected with
the department