Evening journal., 1913-10-13
BOTTLE SEAL
J co. PLANT IS
FIRE SWEPT
,OSin Pots Start Blaze That
I Causes $500 Property
Loss
WHOLE DEPARTMENT
FIGHTS THE FLAMES

Fire. supposed TO have originated in
a rosin pot, at the plant of the Bond
Bottle Sealing Company, in Monroe
street. between Fifth and Sixth streets
this morning. destroyed one-half of
the two-story structure together with
the entire supply of finished and un-
finished product stored in the plant.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000,
which is fully covered by insurance.
The blaze was replete with excite
ment. Chief OF the Fire Department
Ainscow sending in second alarm.
summoning two-thirds Of the city's
fire fighting apparatus, and II was
seven o'clock. just one hour later, that
the firemen had the fire under con-
troll The last signs of the fire had
not vanished until nearly eleven
o'clock
During the fire Lloyd Chambers, an
omploye OF the firm, had one Of his
hands badly cut by glass while carry
ing out the company's Office furniture.
Thomas Finn, night watchman,
George Goodwin and George Morrow,
other employees, were driven back by
the flames. which spread with
AAAMANANk AHUlulANs AAf A1NiA I0ANi
which contain rosin and wax, and
which when heated is applied TO paper
used in the plant, we're located in a
portion of the building running
parallel with Sixth street. Near by
was located the elevator shaft and
this proved to be the means of the
iames communicating with the upper
portion OF the plant.
Il was about $40 o'clock this
when Mr. Finn who had lighted the
several pots before he entered the
heating room. discovered the pots
adre. He gave the alarm and while
several employees tried to fight the
blaze with hand extinguishers. others
telephoned to the Weccacoe and
Fame companies. The companies re-
sponded to the still alarm and on
their arrival the blaze had spread "a
the warehouse where tons of finished
cork bottle shoppers we're stored. De-
spite the Efforts Of the employees, who
had gone to work the fire hac
worked its way to the air shaft anC
while the floor in the heating room il
Of concreato. the upper flooring wa'
Of wood and this was soon a mass o.
flames.
When Councilman McGoldrick. ;
member of the Fame Fire Compan,
arrived. he sounded an alarm from
Box No. "a. at Fourth and Madison
streets. and the district fire compan
les responded. Chief Ainscow ar
rived few minutes later and a:
dense volumes OF black smoke rolled
hcavenward. il was soon seen tha
the few companies on the scene coulS
not cope with the blaze. Another
alarm was then sounded and severa
other companies responded.
On their arrival Chief AinscOw divided
the streams from the various engines
and while several companies fought Tho
blaze from the Monroe Street side of the
building, the Union and Friendship com
panics. with others. directed their ef
forts against the blaze from the rear
The company has started work on an
addition in the rear Of the building an6
from this vantage ground the flame
were fought The Friendship hosemcl
climbed 10 n second story roof of a IVES
Sixth street house and did effcien
work.
The blaze was hard one TO cope with
as the entire building had an air spac
between the roof and the ceiling Of th
second floor, in which was stored bars o
raw cork Altogether there were full.
three carloads OF this material. valuei
at $4,000, in the building. and whe
the flames spread to this, little could b
done except TO prevent the fire fror
spreading to the machine room on tn
first and second floors of the building
facing Monroe street.
This the firemen did. and the fift
or moro machines used there, value
at $1,000 each. we're not damaged. eN
cept by water. The office furnitur
was saved being carried TO the Office
of the Modern Machine Company
plant in the rear Of the destroye
plant.
Shortly after the fire was discoS
cred Daniel Jester, superintendent Z
the plant. and ElwOod Cleaver. tn
day foreman, arrived and assiste
the hremen in fighting the blazl
Word was sent to Samuel c. Bonl
president. and Henry =. Scott, JT
vice-president of the company. an
they arrived on the scene later.
After the blaze had been con
auered the company officers directe
their employees in oiling the cost
machinery and also in arranging fC
The work on the addition now
progress. When this is done. it
planed TO move the machines into IN
new addition and work will then \
resumed. The fire gutted a porto
or the plant but the walls are il
tact The building viii be rebuilt.
The company which employs abo
200 people mostly girls. has be-
working day and night shifts. but OWL
20 yesterday being Sunday. no wo
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