Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-06-29
FIRE IN A BOX FACTORY.
ENTIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT TO
sUBDUE TIE FLAMES.
Loss Estimated at over s25.0OO-s Stock and
Machinery destroyed and Damaged
Origin unknown-Two Firemcn
and Oncer Injured.

At II o'clock last night fire was dis
| covered In the rear OF the building AT Nos
Jos and 40 West Third street, occupied by
/ the Kansas city Paper Box Company as
! a mauufactory and store room, and all
/ though the entire force Of the fire depart
ment responded promptly @ the two alarms
sent In, d required an hours hard work
10 get the flames under control. In that
time the damage TO The stock. machinery
and contents Of the building amounted to
over SIS go.
The exact loss to the building cannot be
estimated, The fire burned in the basement
| and first floor, where considerable damage
was done. il ran up the elevator shaft
and burned the upper floor pretty Well out.
| The other foors We're damaged but little.
| The building was valued at $4,000 and is
damaged about one-third that amount The
stock Of goods and machinery was worth
fully S35O0), and the damage will probably
be $4,000
The fire was discovered by Policemen
Caskey and Treaty., who were on that
beat, and an alarm was quickly turned in,
followed by another when Chief Hale ar
rived on the scene.
The fire was In the first story when dis
covered and was burning briskIy. 1t
reached the elevator shaft and was in the
top hoor when the department arrived on
the scene, The water tower was called in
10 use ana its stream was directed on the
upper uoor, while the stock and machinery
Oh the lower floors We're covered with tar
paulins by the insurance patrol force, un-
der direction Of Superintendent Pellitier
Ihe bulldlngS are four story bricks and
Ilplli, basement 10 garrett We're tilled to
ohSrn2WlnB with stock, machinery and
man HulacluIeq goods. The plant, which
was one Of the most valuable and com
plele OF its kind in the country, was owned
~ me Kansas city Paper HoN Company.
T. D. Hoin Is the president J.. III. Worries
Ihe company carried on its machinery am
insurance OF slO5uU, ana of the stock OF
GOODS on hand an insurance of $4,000. The
company occupied two buildings. They
were closed, ana II was in this way the
hre was held in the west room. There was
some or the finest machinery and much of
the STOCK IN the east room, ana until there
loss can not be ascertained. Owing 10 the |
threatened advance i'm straw board the |
company had Just received shipment OF |
seventeen cars of goods all OF IT being in !
n the basement VIII be ruined by the ac- |
tton OF the water.
The building which was owned by DIR. |
a; ;, flerce was considerably damaged. /
Bros. and was but little damaged The /
company Will secure another location and |
reopen At once. There is great demand |
for goods II manufactures, and ii is ena-
i've people all the time. 1t manufactured
every KIND OF paper boxes ana cartons for
packages, and for years has been one of
The most active manufacturing enterprises
N the city.
Treasurer j. II. Wiles was at the fire. and
Sas at loss to understand how il origi-
mated. The IRE. when first discovered |
Mas near TO the engine room. and It un-