The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-08
TROLLEY TRAFFIC. RESTORED.

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lapsed and carried with it tine troll.
ley and telephone wires on Head
street, telephone and trolley commu.
nication with the South side was
completely cut off. New Castle cars
ran as far as Eden Park and the
cars of the Wilmington City Rail
way Company to Third street
bridge. At 90 clock, however, new
wires were strung, and an hour
later trolley cars were moving as
usual. and the telephone girl was
buster than ever, in accommodating
South side patrons of the respective
lines.
The Diamond Steel Company at
10 o'clock could give no estimate of
the loss they had sustained. 1t
will be principally on buildings and
machinery Many kegs of spikes
were left in the building, but as the
kegs only were destroyed, but little
loss will result from this source.
The spikes will simply be rebur-
nlshcd and repacked for shipment
COMPANY MAKES A STATEMENT.
This afternoon the company issu-
ed the following statement:
"A fire occurred this morning at
the Old Ferry Rolling Mills of the
Diamond State Steel Company. of
South Wilmington. TWAS confined
to the building on Heald Street.
which contains one small rod mill
for making spike and rivet rods,
also the spike and boiler rivet de
partment, the pattern and carpent-
er shop. and the cooper shop. The
building was Sol feet long. LOG feet
wide at one end and So feet wide at
the other end. The building was a
wooden structure covered with cor
rugatcd iron, with slate roof on the
main building and composition roof
on the extensions built in 1901.
THE fire occurred about half past
three O'Clock, and was first seen in
the northern end of the building
used as the pattern shop. The
flames spread rapidly, and the
building is practically destroyed,
as is all the lighter machinery,
hangers. pulleys, piping, betting
etc, The exact extent of the loss
cannot be determined until an ac-
curate estimate is made of the con-
tents of the building, which is now
being done. This building is in
surcd in about 50 companies, in
GLIDING most of the companies rep
resented by the Wilmington agen-
cles. The amount of insurance on
The building is $2O.O00.OO: on the
machinery in the building, $50
OOO.OO; on the stock in the building.
$l0,G0OO0 on the smoke stack a
S5,OOO.OO. and on the railroad,
trestles, $2.5OOoo.
"lmmediatcly upon fire being dis
! covered, the Companys organized
re equipment was put into service.
Ad did very efficient work on the
aside of the building while the city
Ire department were working on
hr outside. Too much credit can
not be given to Chief Engineer
Sasse, his Assistants. and the fire
c"mpanie, of Wilmington for the
prompt, intelligent and effective
manner i'll which they handed the
fire and reduced to a minimum, what
| might otherwise have been Il much
larger contlagraton.
"Thc adjoining mills of the Dia-
mond State Steel Company at Old
Ferry were uninjurcd; in point of
fact, as they were in operation last
night.
The rolling mills. machine and
track bolt department, small rivet
department, horse shoe depart
mcnt. forge department. foundry
department. galvanizing' depart
mcnt, and all other parts Of the
works are in full operation. except
those which are immediately affect
ed.
Therefore their customers who
have orders placed with them need
not be concerned as to deliveries of
their materials from the other parts
OF the works.