. Canadian forest industries 1880-1881. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN. GREAT FIRE AT TRENTON. GILMOUR'S MILL DESTROYED—400 MEN OUT OP EMPLOYMENT—LOSS $150,000. Trenton, May 18th.—This morning at six o'clock, as the night tower was coming off work at Gilmour's mill, and the day men going on smoke was observed coming out under the roof at the western end of the boiler room, and in about ten minutes flames and smoke were com ing out in immense volumes. Under Mr. J. F. Burr's guidance, a bucket brigade was at once
. Canadian forest industries 1880-1881. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. THE CANADA LUMBERMAN. GREAT FIRE AT TRENTON. GILMOUR'S MILL DESTROYED—400 MEN OUT OP EMPLOYMENT—LOSS $150,000. Trenton, May 18th.—This morning at six o'clock, as the night tower was coming off work at Gilmour's mill, and the day men going on smoke was observed coming out under the roof at the western end of the boiler room, and in about ten minutes flames and smoke were com ing out in immense volumes. Under Mr. J. F. Burr's guidance, a bucket brigade was at once organized, and the Ere alarm sounded. At this point the fire was gaining headway so rapidly that the steam was blown off for fear of an explosion, and seven powerful streams were brought to play on it from the large brick tank which was kept filled by the engine in the machine shop. In spite of all this the fire spread rapidly, and soon the main body of the mill, containg the saws and other machinery, together with the engine room, was in a blaze. About this time the steam fire engine arrived, and two more powerful streams were turned on the fire, svhich was now raging among the saw dust and woodwork around the saws in the southern end of the mill and gaining rapid head way. But the men at this time, lired by the knowledge that their only means of support was being cut off, rushed into the interior of the mill with buckets and axes and commenced to tear out all the machinery they could get at, and as three streams were now got to play on the inside of the mill, the men began gradually to get con trol of the fire, and by eight o'clock, by almost superhuman exertions, they had it completely under control, and by nine it was out. The boiler room is almost a total loss, but the boilers, which were entirely encased in masonry are supposed to be uninjured. The engine room, which was separated from the boiler room by a stone wall, but covered by the same roof, was badly gutted,
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