The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-10-18
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On the night of the 9th the crew OF
a large three-masted schooner which
went ashore near Cahoons Hollow
life-saving station, on the Massach,l-
setts coast, were rescued through the
united efforts of the men of the Ca
hoon's Hollow and the Pamet River
life-saving stations. The vessel was
the Thomas w. Holder, of Boston,
bound from Liverpool, n. s., for New
York.
In freight wreck on the Reading
railroad near Danville, Pa, on the
18th two men were killed and ten seri-
ously injured, some fatally. The
train broke in two, and while on a
steep grade the two sections collided
with terrific force. Eighteen cars
were demolished and piled in a heap.
A gang of - tramps, who were steal
ing a ride, were buried beneath the
debris. Two were taken out dead.
The train crew escaped injury.
Boston men are engaged in an eff
fort 10 consolidate the paper makers
felt business of The country. There
are 10 factories in the United States,
manufacturing the product used by
all paper and strawbOard makers. The
material is made of a fine grade of
wool The factories are situated in
Maine. New York, Ohio, Massachusetts
and Wisconsin.
Ocean freight agents at New York
City say that Atlantic freight rates
have advanced on an average of five
shillings ton. This increase is due
to the fact that the English govern
ment has chartered over so steam
ships. More than one-half of these
were used in the Atlantic trade.
Announcement is made that tho CON
struction of the proposed hc:ey ::.r
women in New York will kSgin in
January. The amount of the capital
stock is to be 100000, and the total
subscription to date amounts to over
$150,OOO. The enterprise involves The
construction of a l2-story building
with all modern improvements, cap
able of accommodating about 500
women.
A loss of $4,000 was caused at
Nashua, n. H., on the 18th by the
burning of the Goodrich block, a three
story brick structure.
The Consolidated Cattle Co.. with a
capital of $10O,0OO.OOO. will be fully or
gani2ed in New York City within q
month.
A deal has Just been closed by the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke Co. for the purchase of the
immense tract of coal belonging TO the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Co
at Charleroi. Pa, for S1,O0O.O00 cash
The tract contains about 1000 ac-es
and is one of the largest and finest
bodies of coal on the Monongahels
river.
On the 13th an explosion started a
fire in the national conduit and cable
works. at Hastings, n. Y. The conf
pany carried on an extensive business
in the manufacture of cable wire. The
loss is estimated at S125,OOO.
Nearly all the mills in New Yorl
state are now organized under the
name of the American Association oi
. Knit Underwear Manufacturers, which
has decided to make Is per cent. ad
vance in the price of fleece underwear
which is the kind most generally worn
and in which line the competition
heretofore has been fiercest.
For the week ended October 10 tn.
business failures in the United state,
numbered 164, as compared with 20,
for the corresponding period of 1895
and 81 in Canada, as against q for tn,
same time last year.
The three-story frame building II
Newton, L. l., owned and occupied by
the Equitable silk mills was destroyed
by fire on the 18th. Stock and ma
chinery was damaged $4,000, and tn,
building $4,000.