Trenton Machine Shop Destroyed

Trenton Machine Shop Destroyed

The machine shop of the William R. Thropp Sons Company, in the eastern section of Trenton, N. J., caught fire recently and in spite of the efforts of the department, under command of Assistant Chief Stackhouse, was entirely destroyed, only a portion of the front wall being left standing and that will have to be pulled down. The fire was discovered by the engineer, who dashed to the street and pulled an alarm from Box 215. The fire was on the second floor, in the pattern room, originating from causes unknown at 5:40 p. m. The few employees left in the building escaped safely, most of the 300 who worked in the machine shop having gone for the night. The building, which was two and one-half stories in height, covered a space of 300 x 75 feet and was about 20 years old, constructed of brick and frame. The entire second floor was involved, when the firemen arrived on the scene with one Webb 6-cylinder and one Thomas 6-cylinder combination motor pumping cars, one first size and two second size metropolitan engines. and one service truck. The hydrants were of the 6-inch double type, spaced about 300 feet apart. In all nine engine streams were thrown from nozzles 1¼ inch in size. There were 3,700 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose laid, and there was plenty of water at a pressure of 45 pounds at the hydrants. The fire department, after four hours of hard work, succeeded in confining the fire to the building of origin. The loss on building and contents—patterns and machinery—was estimated at $150,000.

The machine shop of the William R. Thropp Sons Company, in the eastern section of Trenton, N. J., caught fire recently and in spite of the efforts of the department, under command of Assistant Chief Stackhouse, was entirely destroyed, only a portion of the front wall being left standing and that will have to be pulled down. The fire was discovered by the engineer, who dashed to the street and pulled an alarm from Box 215. The fire was on the second floor, in the pattern room, originating from causes unknown at 5:40 p. m. The few employees left in the building escaped safely, most of the 300 who worked in the machine shop having gone for the night. The building, which was two and one-half stories in height, covered a space of 300 x 75 feet and was about 20 years old, constructed of brick and frame. The entire second floor was involved, when the firemen arrived on the scene with one Webb 6-cylinder and one Thomas 6-cylinder combination motor pumping cars, one first size and two second size metropolitan engines. and one service truck. The hydrants were of the 6-inch double type, spaced about 300 feet apart. In all nine engine streams were thrown from nozzles 1¼ inch in size. There were 3,700 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose laid, and there was plenty of water at a pressure of 45 pounds at the hydrants. The fire department, after four hours of hard work, succeeded in confining the fire to the building of origin. The loss on building and contents—patterns and machinery—was estimated at $150,000.