The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-18

north wall Of the engine room viii have
to be torn. out, as there are several large
cracks and the cement has been burned
out by the heat
A large force of men we're at work yes
terday clearing up the lumber piles north
Of the plant. There are a great number
OF wagon loads Of charcoal II the yard
and but very little Of the heavy timbers
are left. Fifty thousand feet Of choice
two-inch flooring was saved by the ef-
forts Of the employees Of the Cudahy
plant. Some Of the Orders that we're
to be used in the new building were saved
but none Of the heavy timbers will be
fit for use. The engine and saw Of the
sawmil are a wreck. The engine IS
cracked in several places and the rods
are bent and the saw has not even the
shape OF a saw. Several people asked
what that thing standing out there was
and all were surprised when they were
told that it was the large circular saw
and its machinery.
Theer is Z. great amount OF machinery
that is not injured to any great extent.
The large hog scraper in the new ad-
dition TO the abattoir has q few rods bent
at the top, but otherwise is uninjured.
This was protected by the brick walls
that old not fall until after the greater
part Of the fire in that part Of the plant
was under control
Not a vestige Of the immense ice plant
remains to be seen. The pipes and tanks
were buried under tons Of brick and the
ice supply Of the city win be short until
some arrangements are made to get ice
from some other point. This plant has
been supplying about eight tons Of ice
TO the local trade and this is about one
fourth Of the amount used IN the city.
The ruins present an awful appearance
with the mas sof bricks and twisted iron
and pipes. There viii be plenty of heat
in the ruins for several days yet. When
the water is thrown on the wreck OF iron
in the abattoir great clouds OF steam
are given off. There is very little blaze
except in the ruins Of the abattoir. In
the cooling room great piles Of meat
are burning and the smoke is almost as
bad as yesterday. The burning meat
gives off an awful odor and a reporter
for the Eagle talked with man from
Sunydale, ten miles northeast Of the city,
and be said that the odor could be detec-
ted at his place. Several men from north
west Of the city and as far as Maize
said that the smoke could be seen from
there. 4 great many people came to town
yesterday TO see what was the matter
They could see the smoke and thought
that the whole town was burning down.
Some Of the travelling men from out OF !
town came in and when they visited the |
scene and saw the wreck Of the greatest !
packing plant In the west tears could be |
noticed in their eyes.
The company has a large number Of or /
ders and those that were possible to fill /
from the stock that was saved were ship !
ped yesterday. The immense smoke /
houses were fun of meat that the com
Dany expected to smoke yesterday and |
today. There were about 100000 pounds
In the three houses and about IS 600 /
pounds in the watts that were saved.
Fires were started under the smoke
houses and the orders are being filled /
from there. There was also a large
amount in the canvas room which was
saved. The fun force Of the packing de-
partment was at work filing the orders.
At the north of the plant stands the
ruins of three cars. One OF them was
IN oil car and the big tank stands on the
trucks of the car, the platform being
burned from under 1t. Tho tank is APP
Dareutly uninjured A car OF lumber
stands just west Of the oil car and not a
thing OF this remains but the trucks, a
mas sof twisted rods. a fat car loaded
with brick stood next and the brick re-
main the same as they were piled In the
,ar except where the trucks are located.
Il the trucks had been burned the bricks
would lay in the same shape as they were
packed.
In the ruins of the new cooling room
5 a lake Of oil more than eight inches
nick and about sixty feet wide by one
hundred and forty feet long. This comes
rom the meat burning in the old cooler.
1he rails on the north side Of the plant
ire bent and twisted from the effect OF
he heat
There was almost rs large q crowd on
he grounds yesterday as there was the
lay before. Hundreds Of people brought
hir cameras and took pictures Of differ
mt parts OF The ruins. Early ID the morn
ne the company stationed guards about
he buildings to keep people from getting
lear the walls. These walls are liable
o fan at any moment, but the people
wanted t. see how hot they were and
1ol1 through the cracks. The company
ad 8 hard time keeping the crowd away
Il first. but when the people saw the
ricks dropping from the walls from time
o time they saw how dangerous It was
md kept away from the building.
Tuesday was pay day as the Dold plant.
rae the fire caused the management TO
six the men to allow them one day more.
Nd the s5S employees were given their
hecks for their last weeks work yester-
ay afternoon.
q dispatch was received yesterday ar
euoon from the headquarters OF the
ompany az Buffalo saying that the loss
.ad been figured up and the amount
Z insurance. and that the loss was
81 o3). fully covered by insurance.
The IRE burned fe-cely an day yesteV-