The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-13
FOUNDRY PLANT IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Hardie- Iynes Company Suffers
a Heavy Loss
THREE FIREMEN INJURED
Company Estimates Loss Between
$4,000 and $4,000, Which is Gov
cred by Insuranee-Fire De
partment complimented.

The foundry plant of the Hardie-rynes
Foundry and Machine company, located
on Eighth avenue and Twenty-eighth
street, north, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The
machine shops were not damaged The
loss is estimated between $4,000 and $o,-
900, which is covered by insurance Dur
ing the progress of the fire three mem
bers of the Birmingham fire department
were injured by falling wallis one serl-
ously.
The injured fremen were:
Pipeman e. w. Allen of Station No o.
cut about head, rather serious.
Pipeman w. A. Allen OF Station No l,
painful bruise.
Plpeman James b. Fiar of Station No.
L. painful bruises.
The fire, which evidently originated
from the core ovens t the rear of the
foundry building, was discovered by the
Waterman about 2:8o o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He Immediately telephoned
the alarm. and the hose wagon from Sta
tion No. 4, the hose wagon from Station
No /, and the hose and steamer from
Station No. 5 responded promptly. On the
second alarm the engine from station No.
l responded.
When the fremen reached the plant
the entire foundry building was envel-
oped In flames. 1t was considered fire
proof building, being constructed of brick
with metal roof, but within a hours
time, or perhaps not that long, all of
the window frames had been burned out
and the roof was caving in.
Roof cavea In.
A large corps OF nremen. under the
direction of Chief J.. 4. Mullin and Capt.
VIII Walton of Station No. l were at
work in the building when the heavy
burning timbers and the metal roof caved
in and 1t is almost miraculous that sew
era of the fire fighters were not buried
under the burnirI debris. Pieces of tin
and wood strue<. the three firemen who
were injured
The three injured men were attended
to at once and were sent home, or back
to their fire stations. Fireman Taylor
resides on Rush avenue and Allen street,
and he was reported to be resting easy
last night lie was sent home in the buggy
of the chief of the fire department. Fire
man Taylor sustained more serious inJur-
les than the others. bnt he will probably
be able TO be out within a few days.
The steamer from Station No. was
and Twenty eighth street. right at the
plant and the engine from Station No !
was sent to tho nearest plug, on Thir-
tieth street and Seventh avenue four
blocks away. Three streams OF water
We're used, and the firemen did good work.
w. D. Tynes' Statement.
w D. Tynes. secretary and treasurer
Of the company, in speaking of the fire
last night said:
Our loss will amount to between s2O.-
COO and $4,000, which does not, Of course
include the loss OF business occasioned
by IL. I have not had time yet to make
a careful estimate of the losses. but am
sure everything Is covered by insurance
THE foundry is a complete loss This
includes probably the electric crane and
other equipment. well as foundry pro-
duct and material. The machine shops,
pattern shops. nor Sfflces were damaged
In the least.
I'VE had no FIRE fighting apparatus at
the plant with the exception of the small
eytlnguishers which were OF no service
this afternoon. In this connection. how
ever, would like fou to quote me as
saving that the fire department did good
work, and I shall show my appreciation
Of II In a substantial way later.
"a force of men will 20 to work Mon
dav morning clearing away the debris
work Of rebuilding the foundry plant
Chief Mullins Statement.
Chief of Fire Depa rtment Mulin said:
when we reached the plant the entire
foundry was In flames, and we had
hard fight on our hands. have no idea
how the fire originated The water pres
sure was not very strong. and we were
handicapped TO some extent by being
compelled 10 run a line OF hose from a
plug on Thirtfeth street and Seventh
avenue, four blocks away"
The Hardie-Tynes Foundry and Ma
chine company's plant is one Of the most
complete In the south Corliss engines
and large machinery are manufactured.
The building destroyed by fire Yesterday
was about 25x150 feet in dimensions.
Hundreds Of people went out to the
plant and witnessed the fire.
Several years ago the plant of the
Tardie-Tynes company. located then on
First avenue near Twentyseventh street.
was almost totally destroyed by fire.