Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

assigned to the night duty on Satur-
day night. Several streams we're
Kept on the ruins all night and the
best part of yesterday. The ruins
to-day were still smoulderlns.
In addition to the destruction OF
the mill and warehouse, approx
mately $4,000 bushels of wheat was
burned. Thirty thousand bushels
of wheat were in the elevator
in the mill and 1000 in the ware
house; $4,000 bushels of wheat in
the grain elevators beside the ware
house was not injured, officials of
the company claim as the automatic
fire sprinklers on the elevators which
We're constructed of steel kept the
heat from the wheat. The usual
stock of flour, large supply of
bags. twines and other stock was
also destroyed
Sixty Per Cent Insured
The loss to the milling company
is covered by insurance to the extent
of about sixty per cent. an official
said this morning.
Buildings for one-nafr mile were
Uttered with burning embers carried
from the burning building by the
wind. These sparks caused small
fires in the borough and only quick
work on the part of the firemen
stopped several bad fires.
Ffremen In Danger
During the fire. firemen were called
to blazes causing. several hundred
dollars damage at the following
places: Residence of G.. w. Parks,
179 South Front street: steelton
Band Hall; George Ulrick's garage,
156 South Front street; stable of
Sylvester Vetere. 315 South Second
street; several hundred dollars dam
age to property of Mrs. l.. Turano,
$40 and 322 South Fourth street
This dwelling is located full one half
mile away from the blaze and caught
from spark.
Roofs Burn
About s O'Clock a spark set fire
to the row of brick dwellings in
Furnace street, directly back of the
Steelton Store Company, and before
the blaze was eXtinguished the roofs
OF eight of the houses had been
burned. Firemen were compelled 10
lay long line of hose to play a
stream on this fire. These houses
are owned by the Bethlehem Steel
Company and work on repairing the
damages will be started at once by
the company.
Do Great Work
Remarkable work on the part of
the Steelton and Harrisburg firemen
saved Steelton from a more disas-
trous fire. Steelton firemen put the
new apparatus into use for the first
time since its arrival. 1t was the in
tention of Council to place the ap-
paratus into use after the remaining
machines had arrived and conse-
quently all the details of the appa-
ratus were not thoroughly under
stood.
The firemen risked their lives
many times. having to contend with
railing walls and intense heat. Sew
eral tiremen were unable to report
for work this morning on account
of minor injuries sustained when hit
with falling bricks.
Five of the Harrisburg companies
assisted in the fire fighting. Several
of the companies did not leave un-
til late Saturday night. The COM
panies were: Susquehanna, Citizen,
Washington, Friendship and Hope.
Will Rebuild
John Hoffer, manager of the mill,
said this morning that it is likely
that he will rebuild on the same
site. Harry H. Howard, secretary of
the milling company, said this morn
ing while talking of the blaze, that
two insurance company inspectors
went through the mill Thursday and
found the building up to the specifi-
cations. Mr.. Howard said the cause
is unknown.
Insurance adjusters from the COM
panies are expected in the next
twenty-four hours.
Thousands of persons from miles
around Steelton viewed the ruins yes
terday. Front street for squares was
lined with automobiles which car
ried the spectators to the borough.
The day and night force of the
borough police with squad of the
Bethlehem Steel Company police
took care of the large crowds on
Saturday and yesterday.
The management of the John Hof-
fer FIGURING Mill Company in an
announcement this morning extend
ed it's thanks to the fire chief and his
firemen; the chief of borough po-
lice and his force; its employees and
all who in any manner assisted dur
ing the destruction of the building
Saturday afternoon.