The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-13
Items of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
CLEAVEs'FOUNDRY BURNED
Pattern House, Office and Store
House in Ruins-LOss,
Nearly $4,000.

The foundry, pattern house, Office
and storehouse of the Portage Lake
Foundry Il Machine Company, at
Ripley opposite the village Of Hough-
ton, were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day evening, infiicting loss of near
ly $4,000. The reflection of the
flames was plainly seen from l. 'Anse,
although the exact location of the
fire could not be determined Re-
garding the costly conflagration,
the following is taken from the Min
ing Journal
Hodge s whistle sounded the alarm
about $50 O'Clock. The Houghton
company crossed the ice with the
hose sleigh, arriving at five minutes
of nine, and the Houghton fire en-
gine ten minutes later The Han
cock engine is disabled and the
company, after seeing where the fire
was, turned back. The foundry build
ing was all ablaze when the Hough-
toa company arrived.
The books and papers were secured
from the Office by Stephen +. Cleaves
and Will Cleaves, his son. Valuable
blue prints were also saved, bat the
pattern house. containing patterns
accumulated in forty years, is IA to-
tai loss. The patterns could not be
replaced for $50, 1000
The warehouse contained very valu
able supplies, brass work, packing,
oils, etc. ln the foundry was some
very large work, crushers for the
iron country, foundations for the
Isle Royale heads, etc.
The origin OF the fire is supposed
tohave been about one of the cupolas.
probably on the landing stage
Tle Insurance. is so, 900 on the
whole plant in the Frank A. Douglass
agency of Houghton. Forty men
are thrown out of work
The wind was from the south, or
the whole plant, including the ma
chine shop, with the largest lathes,
etc, in the upper peninsula. would
have gone The machine shop will
continue right along.
The blazing sparks greatly endun-
gered the nearby houses, and the
old Franklin sand wheel building
caught on the roof. but Attorney
Lawton,of Hancock gained the roof
by climbing the wheel and cXtin-
gutShed the blaze.
Under Sheriff Mcnamara, of the
HCughton fire company, distinguish
ed himself in fighting the flames.
S. II. Vaughn, resident pas
senger and freight agent of the c.,
NJ. & st. T. road, at Houghton, re-
turned Tuesday from Milwaukee and
reports the following changes in the
management of the road which went
into effect January lst; a new Of
flee, that OF third vice president, has
been created for G. A. Bird,
former general traffic manager of
the road; J. II. Hiland, formerly
general freight agent, has been made
general traffic manager; f. S. Kelley,
former assistant general freight
agent, is now general freight agent;
A. b. Bridges, formerly general
southwestern agent, located at Kan
sas City, is now assistant general
freight agent. The Calumet News
says that w. G. Collins, present
general manager of the road, will
resign his position February 1st,
and that III. r. Williams, now gen
e'al superintendent, will be appoint
ed to fill his place. w. f. Tyler,
division freight and passenger
agent, having charge of all freight
between Houghton and Milwaukee
the Superior" division-was in
the copper country this week on
business for the company.
Police officers in Calumet are max
ing strenuous efforts to put stop
to the gambling which has been GO
ing on in saloons and different joints
in wide-spen style, Marshal Beck
made a raid on u Chinese place on
Sixth street last week and caughta
gang Of the Chinese playing a poker
game with something like 5000 on
the table. The Cinnamon have Sc
cured counsel and will fight the case
in the courts.