The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-04

Providence An engine from Bristol, Que
from Fall River and two hose carts and
| three companies from Providence re-
| sponded, arriving OH special trains. The
scene, when these companies arrived,
was appalling. The whole Of the south
ern part of the little town seemed 10 be
a roaring mass of flames, threatening not
only the tenement houses OF the manufac-
turing company" near by, but even en-
dangering the business part of the town
some distance Oft
Almost Immediately after the additional
force had set at WORK the water supply
began to give out and the combined de-
paTtments consequently worked under d
heavy disadvantage, and although INC
automatic SpfinklerS were turned on IN
all of the three mills and six inches
of water stood upon all of the noorS'
very little progress was made
: Admirable Food.
standing on a track in the mill yard, pc
coming ignited, furnished admirable 1000
for the Tire in its sweep through liS
plant The heat was lnsulteTain tbi,, ana 5nd
feet of the buildings. At 10 o'clock TIE
flames were threatening two warehouses
containing S40l.0Q0 worth OF Sea Island
cotton and completed sheetings.
At 1880 the fire caught anew ana soon
became a roaring furnace. a lew mr.
utes later the flames jumped from these
R. A. Martin, and his entire stock OF coitl
wood and dressed lumber were 1000 1Or
the fire. Shortly before 10 O'Clock the
walls of two of the mills fell IN ana llt
dwelling houses occupied by the opera
tiyes also caught fire SO that 1t seemed
to be spreading in two directions
At Midnight.
By the most persistent and arduous
efforts, however, the firemen gained
control of the confagration at mid
night, but all that was left OF the b,g
factories, warehouses and tenements
was a blazing pile of ruins. The enure
contents of the plants were destroyed
with the exception of fifty bales OF cot
ton from the warehouse, which, after
taking fire, dropped into the water ana
were carried down. the bay a blazing
mass, endangering vessels at anchor
Several persons in the crowd OF spec
tators were injured by flying bricks
but none were seriously hurt. When
the roof of the warehouse fell, four
Providence firemen were caught They
escaped by crawling down the water
pipe and then jumped a distance OF
seventeen feet. Two were slightly IN
jured. The losses are estimated as
follows:
Warehouses and factories 100000;
material. $500 900; lumber yards, $15.-
900; tenements, $4,000; total, $1,125OOO.
The local fire service was ridiculously
Inadequate.
The Warner Manufacturing COM
pany is one of the largest cotton man
ufacturing corporations in the coun-
try
Mr.. Warren, it is expected, will re-
build the plant
The insurance of the whole COM
pany's property amounts to S1,960,000,
divided as follows:
On the three mills. $3.50. 900: on the
raw cotton and completed sheetings
in warehouses, 100000; and on dwell
ings occupied by operatives. $4,000. AS
this insurance is in a mutual company
of all mill owners in New England.
the middle and central states will be
called upon to pay a proportionate
share of the loss. which will amout to
100000 on each shareholder It was
singular fact that President Swift Of
the corporation was buried this after
noon.