New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . Russell. The blubber taken by the little vessels, on their return from thevovages, which were of but a few weeks duration, was brought asnear the shore in the vessels as possible, w^hen the butts containing theblubber were drawn to Mr. Russells tryhouse by ox teams. This wasas early as 1765. Previous to the Revolution a candlehouse was built by Mr. Rus-sell, and Capt. Chafee, who had been engaged in manufacturingspermaceti in Lisbon, was employed by Mr. Russell at a salary of$500 per annum. This building stood
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . Russell. The blubber taken by the little vessels, on their return from thevovages, which were of but a few weeks duration, was brought asnear the shore in the vessels as possible, w^hen the butts containing theblubber were drawn to Mr. Russells tryhouse by ox teams. This wasas early as 1765. Previous to the Revolution a candlehouse was built by Mr. Rus-sell, and Capt. Chafee, who had been engaged in manufacturingspermaceti in Lisbon, was employed by Mr. Russell at a salary of$500 per annum. This building stood near the corner of Centre andFront streets and was burned by the British. Fifty years after, orthereabouts, a number of factories were in operation. Among thefirst of these factories was that of Samuel Rodman. The buildingoccupied by him is now standing on Water street, at the corner ofRodman street. It was built of stone and covered with plaster, and isat present unoccupied. Then there was the factory of HumphreyHathaway, on the north side of School street, west of Fourth, and. Uh. .I INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL. 175 west of this stood the factory of Isaac Ilowland, Jr. From the bestinformation obtainable, the old marsh candle-works were built byWilliam Rotch & Sons, but this may not be a fact. These worksoccupied the site on which the gas works now stand, and the businesshere was subsequently conducted by Francis Rotch and Charles At each of these factories sperm oil and candles were man-ufactured and whale oil was refine-d. Then John James Rowland built candle works at the cornerof Second and Middle streets, the building now occupied as a soapfactory, and soon after James Henry Rowland, a son of the above-named gentleman, and George Russey established the factory at theSmoking Rocks. William W. Swain built a factory on the northside of Middle street and the vat house of this building is now occu-pied as a storehouse by Charles S. Paisler & Co. Andrew Robesonbuilt a fa
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