The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-05

A score OF men-sOme employed
In other plants, others On-lOokers
at the Gre-lORned many of the
young women their top coats or
ONerconts. other girls 'phOued
sent messengers to their homes aud
had additional clothes sent them.
Six or eight hremen were cut ON
their hands and faces by flying
glass.
j. f. FinnIgan, OF Engine Com
--pany No. J, was badly cut about
the face and hands while aiding
In the rescue of two women from
the burning building.
Chief Ratio had his hand badly
cut by flying material.
Chief JOyneS was painfully
bruised about the knees by con-
tact with falling beams
Engine Company No. =, had n foot
mashed by an axe.
Fireman J. III. Wade, OF Auto
his wrist while crankinE the are
Fiysoaen's injuries were dressed
a. .Ssu sSr@sou HiP Ta%rIa. and
tn IRE was practically extIn-
EuishSd by 10 O'Clock aud n num-
Der of the companies returned TO
their quarters
Temporary Offices for the Union
Envelope Company were establish
the building BinswanRer ~ Co. va
Gated yesterday, when that firm
moved Into its new, permanent
quarters
6TAIRWAYS CUT OFF.
The stairways cOnnec ting the
various floors of the three-stOry
building OF the plant were COM
pletcly cut OF by the flames, and
their burnt and Charred CoudI-
ffOn nnNy QhONEu that tho tire f,trrrN
ed fierC ely in that direS ton. There
is hardly a square inch OF the
steps or any OF the partitions
which Is not either completely
destroyed or blistered and scared
by the fire.
The inside OF the plant presents
the appearance of a complete
wreck. Huge stacks of envelopes
and paper, water soaked and tire
ravaged, are masses of ruins, and
the costly mac hinery on the third
floor IN twisted and parts melted.
Wooden trays and other appur-
Uenances of the mac hlnery are
burned TO q crisp.
n large part of the roof of the
three-story building was burned
OF I'm the southwest corner,
where the flames ragged with great
fury, and but for the timely and
partment the fire would have
spread TO the Mere hants' Cold
Storage Plant, which Is located
directly opposite. The roof of the
cold storage plant was several
times ignited, but was saved each
time by two streams whis h had
been especially detailed to this
work.
On the Sixth Street side OF the
building six steamers were work.
ing I'm a bank from the canal and
doing effective work In the front
part of the three-story building
and in the two-stOry building,
where the fire had gained it's
greatest Roadway. The whole
plant was covered with a canopy
of water and the interior was
fairly drenched. Everything per-
ishable which was not devoured
by the flames Is water soaked. The
fire was still smouldering in many
places about the plant this after
noon. and several hose were left to
play on the debris to prevent any
further outbreak OF the flames.
THE wisdom of equipping
buildings of this character with
proper exits and proper fire es-
Capes, whiC IN has been receiving
spec fal attention from the Build
ing Department was indicated by
this mornings fire, where q
catastrophe was avoided by the
existence OF a proper fire escape,
which permitted the esS ape of
thirty or more girls from the
burning building" said Building
Inspection Beck today.