Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-07-26
.kEk0VA PLANNING
MILL GOES UP IN SMOKE
Hungry Flames Dance I'm
Playful Glee AS They
Lick Up $4,000.

kenova sustained the severesl
loss in all her history when late
Saturday night the large planning
mill located in the western portion
OF the city went up in smoke.
AT about eleven O'clock Saturday
night our citizens were awakened
from their peaceful slumbers by the
musical tones of the street car pow
er house whistle and the intermit-
tent toots of locomotives, with
occasional We o-u.w's from Cathtls
burg's imitation hooking bird.
Those who had retired hastily
dressed and rushed ont into the
streets to locate the fire. The
high leaping, dancing flames read.
lily told that the large plant of the
kenova Poplar Manufacturing com.
pany was being consumed.
Hundreds of people rushed to the
scene ct the contlagration, but could
do no good. AS soon as the watch
men discovered the fire they gave
an alarm. Two lines of hose were
trained on the flames, but could not
check the onslaughts of the dancing
tongues of fire as they spread their
venom from one portion of the
building 10 another. Onlookers
had To stand helpless while they
saw the mandatory crumble TO
ashes and hear the dull thud of
falling machinery which sent show
ers of sparks sailing into the air.
The fire was first discovered i'm
the file room on the second flor
and is supposed to have resulted
from crossed wires. The watchmen
had previously made the rounds OF
the mill and everything seemed to
be all right at that time. Another
theory advanced was that hot box
caused the fire. This is hardly cor
rect as the plan. suspended operation
AT five o'clock and the fire occurred
at eleven o'clock. The intervening
six hours would have been ample
time for box TO cool, while
should one have been hot and start
ed fire the wa chmen would have
discoverC d it before eleven o'clock.
The fire was confined TO the mill
proper and did not reach the dry
house or yard. Thousands of feet
of dressed lumber were stored In the
mill and shed, and burned like tin
der. Two box cars loaded with
hardwood flooring had been billed
out that afternoon, but had no,
been removed from the mill spur.
The cars and lumber we're burned
with the mil. After the alarm had
been given the n. ~ w. yard ere W
made an effort 10 get TO the mill,
but As the &. q o. had them block
ed at the cross-over, they were unable
to get there in time to save the
care.
The mill was one Of the largest
of lis kind in the tri-siate region
1t was erected nine years ago and
gave employment TO over fifty men.
II was owned and operated by a
company Of Illinois capitalists,
Of which w. O. IIoughton Is presi-
dent.
The loss will amount to about
$4,000, with $55, 900 insurance.
PARTIAL LIST OF INSURANCE.
The following policies were
placed:
Westchester of New York, $4,000
Security Of New Haven, 1,5OO
Northern Of London, | 800
German Alliance OF New Y'k, $500
Delaware Of Philadelphia, 1000
Continental Of New York, 1000
Security Of North America, $500
Insurance Co. Of n. America, $500
Phoenix Of London, $500
Continental Union Of London, 9, 500
Fire Ins. Go. of Philadelphia, 2, 900
Phoenix Of Hartford, 1000
Royal Exchange Of London, 1000
Conn. +. ms Go. of Hartfd, $500
Aetna OF Hartford, 1000
Fidelity Phoenix of New Y'k, $500
The Penn +. ms. Co. Of Pa, 1000
Home Of New York. 1000
Rochester German Of n. Y, 2 600
Reliance Of Philadelphia, 1000
Mechanics 81 Traders ms.
Co. Of New Orleans, $500
The McDougal agency carried
81 800 Of the above amounts.