Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-07-11
PACKING PLANT BURNED.
Loss is Estimated at 81 800, 900, En-
tirely Covered by Insurance
Two Men Lose Their Lives.
THE WALLS FALL WITH A CRASH.
Nelson Morris Building Saved by
gin of Fire is n Mystery-Wntoh-
man Overcome by SmOke-Thrce
others Injured.

gin OF Fire - Mystefy-" " htuh-
man Overcome by SmOke-Thrce
others Injured.
81. Joseph, Mo-, July 6-The main
building Of the Hammond packing
plant was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The loss is estimated as high as ST.
100000. 1t is entirely covered by in
surance. Two men lost their lives =
the flames. One of them is reported
to be Charles Miller, fire marshal at
the plant. This could not be verified.
Three men were injured, one of them
seriously. For time the entire stock
yards district was threatened BY
hard work the Nelson Morris plant,
800 feet north of the Hammond plant,
was saved, and this saved the Swift
plant, which is to the north of the
Nelson Morris building.
The fire started little after two
o'clock. BY nine o'clock most Of the
building was gone. The greater dam
ger was at six o'clock when part of
the north wall fell and the fierce
flames we're shot toward the Nelson
Morris building. Twenty loads OF
hose we're out on the Nelson Morris
building. Though The dense smoke
was blown against the big buildings
the work of the fremen saved the
building. Many of the fremen were
volunteers, There Were three Of the
city companies at the fire, and the tire
fighters were directed by Chief Kane
of the city department.
The carcasses of $500 hogs, l,SoO
cattle and 500 sheep were burned.
Neagly 100000 pounds Of oleo were de-
stroyed. The contents of the smoke
| house were consumed, The entire
north building, measuring 12o by 400
feet, and ranging in height from i've
to seven stories, was gutted. 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that the
south building was saved, The origin
Of the fire is a mystery. There was
no fire in the casing department,
where the 1lre Stai' i'eu, ne -. -, ~,
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Charles Cullen, day watchman. He
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ne nullulhg anu H'aciilnelN wei
covered ny Insurance. 70 ,he anio'l u.
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