FIRE NEWS

FIRE NEWS

At Glasboro, N. J., shortly after midnight on October 26, a workman in Whitney Bros.’glass works discovered flumes among the woodwork of factory No. 1. Seizing what he supposed to be a bucket of water, he threw the contents over the flames. The bucket contained the most inflammable sort of coal oil. In an instunt the factory was ablaze. The fire communicated quickly to a nearby warehouse, which, in its turn, set fire to a second, and then a third warehouse, all four buildings being ablaze in less than fifteen minutes from the time of the workman’s blunder. Word was despatched to Superintendent Dayton, of the. Camden and Atlantic Railroad, who hurriedly sent to the place the railroad company's fire engine, which reached there just twenty-seven minutes after the despatch left G las boro. Before the engine arrived, the tlames had communicated to the meat market and the office building of the Whitney Glaas Works. Then the company's store fell a prey to the conflagration, which, by this time, threatened to destroy the entire town. As soon as the railroad engine arrived it was set at work checking the fire in the direction of factory No. 2 and the dwelling houses in close proximity. By dint of the hardest sort of work the flames were gotten under control, but not until a $$0,000 worth of damage had been done. The loss is safffto be fully covered by insurance. The buildings destroyed are factory No. 1. three large warehouses and their contents, the company’s store building and contents, the meat market, and several small outbuildings.

Crown Point, Ind., has had a most disastrous fire, which, owing to the drought and high wind, swept over a large portion of Porter county and part of Jasper. Nea Koutz four lives were reported as lost and 12,000 acres burned over. The people were flying from the scene aud carrying all they could with them. Thousands upon thousands of tons of hay were consumed during the night of October 28 and $150,000 worth of cattle, owned by Nelson A. Morris of Chicago, were in great danger till the herd of 27,000 had been driven south. Bridges over the river near Sandy Hook were burned like paper. No estimate of the damage can be made, but it will reach easily $50,000 to $75,000, if not much more. Five miles east of Koutz, another fire is raging, but not of so much importance. Farmers for ten miles around are forming parties to protect their homes. The fire was caused by sparks from an engine.