The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-19
IN SPITE OF WATER
Ruins of Packing House Are
Still Burning,
LARD TlERCES EXPLODED
Cellar Of Cold Storage Room
Is Flooded.
LARD TlERCES EXPLODED

The fire. IN the cold storage rooms Of
the Dold Packing company's plant is
burning as fercelyas It was wednesday IN
spite Of streams Of water from the pumps
and the drenching rain OF yesterday
morning Three streams were kept play
Ing in the cooling rooms since Wednes-
day morning and one IN the abbatolr. II
IS thought that there is considerable meat
under the debris at the south side Of the
building that is uninjured and the work
at present is 70 save that The cellar
was flooded yesterday TO the depth OF
seven feet but the smoke and steam con-
tinued to roll out Of the ruins in clouds.
The oil on top o. the water IS nearly a
foot thick and the volume is being con-
tinually added 10. The greater part Of
Ehe oil Ia the abbatolr has aoated ont
the sewer and into Chisholm creek. This
with the salt water has doated down the
creek and great numbers of Esh have
died and are floating on the sarface- The
people aIong the creek say that the stencil
Is something awful There was about
two hundred thousand pounds Of lard IN
the abbatoir that has melted and run
down the sewers.
The northeast corner of the abbatoir felI
last night and the other are expected 20
come down at any moment They are
cracked and bricks are falling al the
time. As the DAYS 81 on the employees
of the firm think that there is more ma
chinery that is not injured 20 any great
extent A great amount was covered by
the bricks as they fell from the walls and
besides bending and denting some ~ tie
machinery can be used again. The dryer
So the fertilizer IS almost urinjure5 10
was covered with brick and stands just
east Of the abbatoir the only thing With
solid walls. The walls are not even crack
ed by the heat. The great piles OF stuff
that 60 to make Up the commercial fertl-
Iizer is stu1 burning. There is several
tons Of cement in this BUILDING that seem
n be uuinfured This was q frame build
ing and not stick remains. Several
big machines ard hole in the ground
is all that IS left 20 ten where the build
ing stood. The piles OF timber north of
the plant have been Strengthened up as
far as possible. AS soon as the Insurance
adjustors arrive and estimate the loss the
work Of clearing away the wreck VIII
commence It IS thought that It win
take at least two months TO tear down
the walls and select what material Is 1T
for use again.
Several explosions took place yester-
day. There were quite number OF tferc-
IS Of lard In The abbat0ir and these were
fun Of Lard They have been under the
piles Of brick and the fire did not set to
them until yesterday IS the oils under the
debris burns slowly. These uerces were
arranged alons the aortb side of the alb
batoir and one of them exploded yeste--
day afternoon with terrific force knock
ing bricks from the north wan and send
ing those that were on top Of it htgh in
the afr. There are several more Of these
tierces in the building and the men do not
know whether they have exploded or not
and there is great danger IN working in
that part Of the ruins.
The insurance adiust0rs win arrive here
this morning as wen as Mr. J. C. bold
and ar Fitzgerald. AS soon as the in
surance men make their estimate Of the
loss The members Of the firm who are here
VIII decide whether they VIII rebuild or
not Most Of the employees are confident
they WIN rebuild and they are not expect
Ing other positions waiting for the decis-
ion that means steady work for them for
months.
GeorEe N Grill, 2 consulting engineer
from Chicago arrived wednesday expect
fng 70 change the motive power Of the
greater part Of the plant from steam TO
electricity
Yesterday the men began taking the
meat -r1- WAS f- +ra ---te IN tL- =---r-5
rooms. The elevators were shut or and
a force oC men were put u work hosting
the meat from the watts % the smoke
rooms- There was about COO pounds
q the watts