Newark, New Jersey
Clark & Wheeler's Electrical Works Fire
April 7, 1895
ELECTRICAL WORKS DESTROYED
Large Building with Machinery Ruined by
the Flames
Newark, N. J. April 7 --
Clark &
Wheeler's
electrical works near the ampere station,
 on
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad,
five miles west of this city were destroyed by
fire this morning. Over $50,000 worth of
motors and dynamos which were stored in the
building, were destroyed, together with about
$30,000 worth of machinery. The building,
a brick, 300 by 10 feet, was burned to the
ground. The total loss will amount to
about $110,000, on which there was an insurance
of $38,000. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA 8
Apr 1895
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