Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
VAS A DISASTROUS FIRE.
z Warehouse at Crawford MilI
Goes Up In Smoke.
|ONTENTS TOTALLY RUINED
bout $50. 600 Worth Of Raw Ma
terial Falls Prey to the Flames
-Flremen's Gallant Fight.

harry years broke out on the second
Dor of the big three-story brick
hiding used ny the Crsw ford Wool
i 90. as storage plant for raw
aterial at O'Clock Monday after
bon and bstore the blaze could be
Pecked tie building and its contents
efe reduced to ruins. the onlv thing
Tt BIZ the devourirg elements being
3 blackened walls and a few smoul-
ring rafters.
The fire was first noticed by oc-
pants Of the office on the opposite
1e of the street, who saw dense
Iumn of smoke shoot mp above the
of ct the Intervening part OF the
ills. A general alarm was quickly
bat into headquarters, and in few
inuses the entire fire department OF
g citv was on the way to the scene
the blaze. In the meantime the
q department Of the mill had run
be of hose from the plug along
e street, only short distance away.
d stream of water from this source
hs brought to bear quickly on the
rning building. By this time the
ird ward bows had arrived on the
Bne, and getting quickly into action,
other stream was soon playing on
b fire. The prospects were at that
ne encouraging, but the cid trouble
tn the water pipe on John street
enrred. and big break one block
IN the fire reduced the pressure to
BIZ an extent that the streams
own on the blaze were scarcely of
fioient strength TO break pane OF
ss. "
he arrival of TIE Ryneal chemical.
th 500 feet of hose, at this jnncture
bed something to the volume of
ter. and IN shott time afterward
second ward reel also arrived. and
firemen settled down to fight
It was both long ard stubborn, it
uirIng nearly an hour to get the
hes to that point where all danger
the blaze communicating to the
er big bGilding was past. The
ned building was located inside
81" formed by the main build.
ON Raleigh and Stephen st Gets.
in close proximity to two of the
additions. hut fortunately the
er are of blick, with slate roofs,
the blaze could not readily fasten
them, although licking the walls
(ral times
the Burned building was a large
htity Of highly infiammable mater
hinge bales of wool and Gotten,
OF thu three floors being packed
lie utmost CAPACITY. The flames
upon this material and deted
efforts of the Gremen to extih.
them until practically All of the
rial inside the walls was con-
ID. The heat was so Intense
slate on the roof curled up and
ped way from the nails like card
and the west end of the heavy
wall was seen to start slightly
a perpendicular line. Fortunate
he wall remained intact, and the
bns Of the roof and rafters fell
N the wall. thds preventing in
to several of the firemen, who
working close to the building,
of the more daring even getting
ladders to poke their nozzles
the window.
6 O'Clock the blaze was entirely
control. although tile building
wrecked and the contents had
up in smoke To prevent the
dering blaze from again break
ut, detail of firemep was left
lard all might. with hosa in in
readiness for work.
representative of The World
to Mr.. Crawford. president of
smpany Monday night, and Mr..
Ecrd stated that the building
ned about $50. 0C0 worth of raw
AL, all of which had been dyed
laced there to he used as desired
mills. This material was en-
destroyed by fire and water,
b addition to this loss it will
eyeral thousand dollars to re
the storehouse. his visible
fully covered by insurance in
mpanies represented by Justice
Thompson. whose companies
sponsible for fire and water 20
tent Of $40. 600 Another less
hs insurance companies will
ans that which NAV be caused
suspension of business due to
n. $50 far as these items 20 the
BIZ lis fully protected. but
will be considerable mss in
age. on account of firm trans
their business. temporarily at
10 other mills. This loss can
course, he estimated, but may