The Yale expositor., 1895-11-22

Again thr fire, iiend is triumphant
and this time he descends upon Yale
with his blasting breath, and sweeps
from the face of nature one of our
most valuable industries.
Just as the'Sun approached the meri-
dian yesterday shouts and cries and
the clang of bells suddenly gave every
citizen that thrilling shock so peculiar
to the first alarm Of fire, and brought
him out up0n. the street. Soon black
cloud is seen rising in the vicinity of
the woolen mill and quickly the tide of
sympathetic humanity sets in that di-
rection. The fire laddies are already
upon the spot, but owing to the recent
cold snap it isssome time before hose
eau be directed upon the burning
buildings. Thecompanys waterworks
have been playing upon the fire since
first discovered, ,bnt that discovery had
been made AL too late, and almost
faster than can be related the deadly
element spread from over the engine
room, where it originated, to the full |
ing room, from there to the spinning
and weaving department, and thence
to the store room and business offices
the Oil and creased soaked material
burning like n mighty fiambeau. So
rapid was the destruction that. al
though willing hands were prompt and
ready, nothing of consequence could
be saved and all effort was directed IN
saving adjoining property. Prompt
and efficient work saved the residence
'f Thomas Hickey, but the honse
ooked as though a Kansas cyclone
lad struck 1t on all sides at once
every article of furniture .or fixture
lad been removed, every window had
'een carried out of sight and nearly |.
very door and window casing had /.
'een Knocked off in the mad scramble :
osave something.
The accident occnnred at n most nm.
aTorable time of the year for the com.
amy, as they always have. about this y
lomth, large amounts of wool and n
manufactured goods OIL hand. The il
ntine loss will be about $4,000 while 81
le insurance carried is only $4,000 ~
Ut the firm has this adyantape-tbev ~
70 hOd dOlng business on borrowed ~
'pltai ana owe not dollar to any one w
III are an no danger Of Immediate dis
ess. Diit tne loss to the Village oc-
lsloned Dy even the Temporary ab-
nee Oh ulls important industry. will A
liIlmeasuraDle, for we are upon the le,
e OF what has the appearance of a so
lrd winter, and several families are
pendant upon the employmept fur.
shed by this concern. VIC
l is understood that the firm will re. of
lld upon the old foundations a fine
lck structure that will be more com W.
,dious and in less danger from n like III
cident. ''Ne
Charles Andreae. and two sors IN
ldolph and William, came 10 tbis M M
zee from Lexington in 1881. They iei
re experienced wOrkmen i'm the -
oien business, with strong arms.
ar heads, and any amount of per v,
,enI energy. Beyond this, their cap n
was light, but soon these best of
ributes began to drive them to the
Ilt, ana ere long the firm. then and
y since known as c. Andreae &
-, LOOK lts place among the best of y 2
olen manufacturers in the STATE NE
Although the loss is a sad and beavv
to the firm yet we predict that The
push and energy that has De
lbled them to overcome ali obsta' D
and make their business one of the
81 successful of its kind i'm the state
still enable them TO outrjde th;s All