Bridgeton pioneer., 1895-10-31

BIG GLAssBORO FIRE.
The Particulars Not Yet Fully Received.
How the Fire Originated Not Known.

How the Fire Originated Not Known.
Especial to the P1oNEER.)
GLAssBoRo, Oct. 26.-A terrible conf1a-
grafton, at an early hour this morning
swept from existence great part Of the
mammoth glassworks of whitley &
Company. For several hours the flames
ragged and a great mass of smouldering
ruins now marks the place of industry,
where hundreds of busy men and boys
were employed.
The Company has large tank furnace
here that is in blast continuously twenty
four hours each day, and this morning
| the night shift was employed as usual,
when it was discovered that the tank
building was on fire.
Almost Immediately the flames spread
throughout the entire factory building,
and all efforts to prevent the flames were
futile. In but little time the factory
building was entirely destroyed.
| The flames spread to adjoining build
ings and soon the stone store was in
flames and quickly destroyed. The store
was heavily stocked with store goods of
every description, and while a great
| quantity of them were saved, by far the
| larger part were consumed.
The large butcher shop of the Company,
| together with all the contents, was also
burned to the ground.
One of the greatest losses will be the
destroying of the big ware sheds. In
| these buildings there were thousands of
dollars worth of glass manufactured.
The boxes simply burned from about
the contents and the glass was totally
ruined.
The particulars are not complete and
the loss cannot be estimated, but will
embrace thousands and thousands of
dollars. Hundreds of men and boys,
who have been working at good wages
are thrown out of employment, and the
catastrophe is a sad blow to the prosper
ity of the town.
The Company was doing splendid
business and had large orders for the
future.
Getting Ready for Revival of the Busi-
ness There.
GLAssBoRO, Oct. 28.-The scene of the
disastrous conflagration on Saturday
night presented spectacle in striking
contrast to-day with that of yesterday.
and, judging from the activity of the
workmen, it is altogether probable that
the great mass of debris will be removed
sufficiently by Tomorrow so that work
can be resumed with but slight Interrupt
ton.
An increased force of men were put to
work this morning, tearing away the
smouldering ruins in the district where
the big house stood, and if the expecta-
tiOns of the firm are realized greater
portion of the blowers and tending boys
will be at their accustomed places to-
morrow. Carpenters worked rapidly to.
day in the endeavor to complete the erec-
ton of the temporary shed over the large
furnace, and the ground has been cleared
to such an extent that the employees are
pleased with the indications of a speedy
resumption.
The Reading Railroad freight depot has
been converted into meat market. in
place of the burned, building, and the
Whitney employees are not suffering for
an adequate supply of eatable, as large
consignments OF the necessities of life
have been constantly arriving since yes
day.
In the district w here the flames swept
away the warehouses and left nothing
but the tall walls of the buildings
standing crowds of people roam over the
grounds, searching among the debris for
some relic of the fire.
A great portion of the burned district
was roped off to keep back the crowd of
curiosity seekers, and several citizens
have acted as special officers to watch
over the ruins.
A PLOT FATTED