The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-07
Blaze in Japanning Room at
Hoggson & Pettis Com
pany is Disas-
trous.
CHEMICALS FAIL
TO CHECK FLAMES
6emon Ice Cream Company
and Metal Plating Con-
Germ Damaged by
Water.

n A fire that broke out In the japann!ng
department. Of the Hoggson & Pettis
Manufacturing Co. at LOG Park street
AVE the firemen hard hour and a
alf Of fighting yesterday afternoon,
nd did damage that will probably
mount to about $4,000.
The origin of the fire was probably
bontaneous combustion. The Japan
q ing department is on the second floor
a the large four story factory build
be- on Park street, the two lower floors
IA which are row occupied by the
Eoggson and Pettis company. About
No gallons of japan were in the room
nd the fire starting in this created a
'reat blaze at once A still alarm was
once sent in to Engine company,
No. 8. about a block and a half from
he fire. AS soon as the firemen reach
81 the scene they saw that there was
&ouble ahead and bell alarm from
ox was at once turned in. This came
"A only few moments after the call
ON Box 1s, and many people thought
NJ. III ! IN I : -
y When the apparatus. arrived on the
8pene the japanning room on the north
HID Of the second floor was In flames,
nd smoke was pouring out Of the
fuilding in great volume. An attempt
as made to get control of the fire
ith chemicals in order to avoid loss to
le Metal Plating company, which oc-
Hipies the third floor and the Semon
q Cream company, which has large
ant on the basement floor. 1t was
ION evident that water should be used
nd number of streams were soon
bured on the blaze. A second alarm
las sent in by Chief Fancher for more
pparatus, and with this large crowd
spectators turned out.
During the course Of the fire tanks
gasoline were brought out of the
irning building to avoid explosions.
he flames were confined to the two
81 oms used by the japanning depart
ento, which was thoroughly Quilted.
he machinery in these rooms will
obably be total wreck on account
subsection to the heat and soaking
a the water. The first floor and the
Asement occupied by the ice cream
ncern were flooded with the water.
3 hich streamed through the floors like
Navy rain.
* The employees of the Semon company
ade good use of the time which was
N ven them, and carried out the papers
Pd much Of the material Of the com
+ my, SO that there was little left, ex-
{ pit some cream and forms to be in
red. The Metal Plating company suf-
red considerable loss to finished prod
+ hct which were in the rolling room
Fer the room where the fire origin
ed and In. the shipping department,
pd 1t was stated that water might
ve injured the electro plating tanks
the next room. This could not be
certained until this morning when
b e, power can be started up again.
F. The largest loss will be due to the
I mayed machinery, and this will be
X termined by the insurance agents
hen they come to settle. Postmaster
* pwarth Of the company stated that he
uld make no estimate of the loss. He
i'd he believed it would be entirely
p vered by insurance. The loss of the
y etal Plating company is also covered
Insurance. The building, which was
< It very badly damaged, is also fully
sured.
q The portion of the building in which
e fire occurred was completely soaned
tn water and will take some time tc
v out.
The loss. while no estimate could be
tanned from the members of the firms
Il probably be roughly stated al
out $4,000.
The building is owned by the New
lven Real Estate and Power company
A. Bird Is the agent.