Fire Damages Flax and Hemp Storehouse at Paterson
The storehouse of the Barbour Flax Spinning Company, at Paterson, N. J., was recently damaged by fire to the extent of $1,000, while the loss on its contents of flax aad hemp amounted to $20,000. The building was valued at $200,000 and the contents at $100,000. That the loss was kept so low, was due to the excellent work of Chief Thomas Coyle and the department. The fire started on the fourth floor of the six-story building, from spontaneous combustion, and was stopped in two hours’ time without having spread to any of the other floors. During the course of the lire eleven firemen were overcome by smoke. The department was hindered in its work by dense smoke and dangerous gases. Chief Coyle had forty firemen at the fire, along with four engines and two trucks. Twelve hydrants, located 200 feet apart, were available for use, and at each of these sixty pounds pressure was obtained. There was 2,000 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose, equipped with 1J4-inch nozzles, in use. Four engine and four hydrant streams were thrown. The damaged building was erected five years ago, having been constructed of brick, and occupied a space of 10ft by 200 feet.
The storehouse of the Barbour Flax Spinning Company, at Paterson, N. J., was recently damaged by fire to the extent of $1,000, while the loss on its contents of flax aad hemp amounted to $20,000. The building was valued at $200,000 and the contents at $100,000. That the loss was kept so low, was due to the excellent work of Chief Thomas Coyle and the department. The fire started on the fourth floor of the six-story building, from spontaneous combustion, and was stopped in two hours’ time without having spread to any of the other floors. During the course of the lire eleven firemen were overcome by smoke. The department was hindered in its work by dense smoke and dangerous gases. Chief Coyle had forty firemen at the fire, along with four engines and two trucks. Twelve hydrants, located 200 feet apart, were available for use, and at each of these sixty pounds pressure was obtained. There was 2,000 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose, equipped with 1J4-inch nozzles, in use. Four engine and four hydrant streams were thrown. The damaged building was erected five years ago, having been constructed of brick, and occupied a space of 10ft by 200 feet.
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