The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-22
Mills of Ger1nan-Arnerican
Lumber Co. Will Be Re-
constructed at Earliest
Possible Date.
Story of the Fire as Told by
Master and Crew of the
Tug Simpson.
DRY KlLNS AND PLANNING MILL
WERE SAVED, TOGETHER WITH
TEN MILLION FEET OF LUMBER
WHICH WAS STORED IN THE
YARDS-ALL EMPLOYEES WILL
Be KEPT AT WORK.

Sc KEPT AT WORK.
The immense plant of the German
American Lumber Company, which
vas destroyed at Melville Wednesday
morning by a fire which started in
the single department. will be rebuilt
by the company and that too. at as
early a date as it is possible to mr.
range the plans and secure machin-
cry. This announcement was made
yesterday at the Office of the com
pany, where il was also stated that
the loss was partially covered by in
surance Of $4,000.
Plant Burned Quickly.
From reports brought to the CITY
Yesterday morning through the mails
and later by the master and crew IF
the tug Simpson the blaze spread with
remarkable rapidity. and within less
than two hours the single mill and the
sew mill proper. which were connect
%. had been destroyed. The SimD-
son was lying at anchor near the mil,
and the men stated yesterday that
The flames seemed to burst through
thp roof Of the shingle mill in a
solid mass. as if an explosion had
occurred. and Notwithstanding the
fact that many nen responded to the
alarm sounded by the tug and plaved
streams of water from leads of hose
the water seemed to have no effect
whatever on the fire and it spread to
The saw mill and consumed the entire
structure.
Inc simpson moved n number of
lighters from the vicinity of the blaze
and the master and some of the men
Stn left the boat and worked hard
assisting the men in an attempt tn ex.
hnguish the fire.
While the main mill and the shin
gle mil. we're destroyed there is left
OF The plant the dry kilns. and the
0laning mill and machines were saved
together with about 10000 900 feet of
lumber stored in the yards. It was
feared that the lumber beds woull
catch but there was but little wind
az The time and these were saved.
The First Information.
The first information the officers
IN Pensacola had of the fire was
when they read The Journal yester.
day morning containing an account
o' The destruction of the mill. Later
IN The day short report was received
ny them, and yesterday afternoon
when the Simpson arrived another
report was received giving further in
loTmatton Of the extent OF the loss.
President Boyer had left the city
tuesday NIGHT on the steamer Tarpon
70 pay a visit to the mills, and wa,
on the trip when the fire occurred.
arriving at Millville three or four
lours after the mills were DESTROYED
ne remained there and Supt. Barrows.
WHO was to come to Pensacola on
ne Simpson to make report of the
nrN' abandoned the trip when Mr..
BoyeT arrived. The latter will PROF.
AMY return to-day.
fr julius Schrever. of Bremen. the
principal stakeholder, was cabIed YES
,erdar Ivy Secretary Rolls on the en-
tent VI the fire.
ScSNF tOO.OOO eel.
The Plant DESTROYED had a capacitv
Y cutting about 100000 feet of Inn
Der per day. 1t was only recently that
lew and more modern machinery Voc
ld1ed to the equipment. which ,re.t,
Y Increased the capacity of tho saw
NH, and this machinery had inst
Neen placed In operation.
Tho rOnnou,- boc N oon;1.I -,
'25o 400. but Il Is the intention of tbe
9ockhOlders to vote uDon a promo
Stion on January 9Th to increase tho
caD'tal stock TO S750000.
Many VIII BE EMPLOYED.
while four or five hundred men are
-pmrorarily out of employment. they
VIII b" given work as soon as the
D'H''nv can arrange to begin build
ing operations. The men empolyed
a. a, '!'onding the railroad running into
Nv, -, forests will be continued steadily
a. ."s work. the shipping gangs will
h ,iso De continued, as the company
W. d large stock on hand and the
,I'uInS NIT and shops will be operat-
. without interruntion. In addition
'".Se number will be employed re-
, ,ot,;," tho debris and preparing for
a.. - mills which are to replace those
c..'.,,'H VIII possibly have larger
r.,.e,. md it is konwn that the
''''I'y VIII not he reduced.
-, stock Of 5000, 900 Feet.
=, ur .o'noanv has a stock on hand
,rs- a1out Hooo Oo0 feet and this is
,,s , ,"n' ~ fill the contracts on hand