The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-09
A. D. PARR LUMBER coMPANYS
FINE planning MILL AT JUNG
TON is CONSUMED BY FIRE.
WHILE OWNERS, woRRMEN AND
EXCITED PoPULAcE STAND BY
HELPLESsLY AND WATCH 1T
BURN.
No water Could Be Secured to Fight
Flames with-Loss Amounts to Near
Iy Fifty thousand Dollars With
Thirty Thousand Insurance.

The fine lumber and planning mills of
toe A. d. Parr Lumber Company. sit
uated just outside the corporate limits
of the city short Distance beyond the
railroad junction weer totally destroyed
by fire Thursday afternoon and even.
ing while the owners. tncir employees
and an excited populnce stood helpless
~ by and watched the eager flames
consume the property. There was no
water to be had to fight the flames with
a favorable though slight wind and the
untiring work of volunteer brigade
prevented the large factory of the Haz
cl-AtlAs Glass Company, situatsd nearby
from catching afre, as well rs prevent
ing n conAngration That would hav" de.
stroyed many valuable buildings and
residences in that vicinity.
The loss will amount to nearly $4,000
Insurance of about $4,000 was carried
upon the plant. The planning mill with
all of its equipments and large stock
of lumber was entirely destroyed
The fire original ID in tower on one
of tas buildings some distance away
from the engine rooms where number
on worlemen were engaged in installing
the fine new engines and accessory ma
chinery tnat had just been purchased BY
the company. The origin Of the fire is
unknown. Worl1nlen discovered it wnen
it was in its incipiency and for nearly
IN nour and a half they had it almost
under control but their concerted ut
most efforts were in vain. No water
could be procured and as the wood and
inflamable material of the buildings were
~ dry as finder the fire gained rapid
Roadway and 1t was soon seen that the
whole plant was doomed.
Willing worloncn and volunteers were
pressed into service and formed a bucket
brigade from nearby weIl. \ hose
was attached to a hydrant of enc city
water works for use on the fire when
1t was in its incipiency but there was
no water. The water works pumping
station was called up by telephone apI
request was made that the reserve tank
be turned on. This action neeessitated
the securing of permission from the city
authorities as the plant was situated
outside the city limits. Permit was
given 10 use thu reserve water and 1t
was turned on bnt by that time the
tire was beyond all control. The small
hose was useless then but ii was used
to good advantage by the bucket bri-
s,de that worked on the buildings OF
the Hazcl-At Glass Company, sit7mt-
..d across the II. & o tracks from the
trIiring lumber mill There are no fire
plugs in that vicinity,
Several trains OF freight car. were
standing on the railroad track nv wiirn
tha plant wa. situated Engines pulled
them out of the way. but Al ons time i,
seemed as If all communication by wire
on the railroad would bc cut oil cans.
ing blockade of trains. Freight en-.
sines wcra run mp to thc telephone polss
and streams of water wsre played upon
tnem from the cnsin, pumps.
Several houses located 10 tag
north and east OF the burning
plant w.,e in danger Of catching
FIRE but the work on The part OF