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Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
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The Eatonton Factory in Eatonton, Georgia, was destroyed by fire on the 19th instant, starting in the picking room during breakfast. The accidental blaze ruined the recently profitable operation employing 125 workers, with no insurance and $60,000 in losses.
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Eatonton Factory, at Eatonton, Geo, was destroyed
by fire on the 19th instant. The fire commenced
while the hands were at breakfast. How it originated
is unknown. The fire caught in the picking
room, and is supposed to have been the effect of accident.
The screams of the women and children,
who witnessed the destruction of the property, from
which they derived their daily sustenance, were distressing
in the extreme. The factory was in perfect
operation. It employed about 125 hands, and
contributed largely to the furnishing of the surrounding
County with homespun, osnaburgs, and thread.
The loss to the proprietors is to be considered as
the more severe, because of the fact, that the factory
had not, until recently, made more than was
sufficient to clear expenses. There was no insurance,
and the loss is estimated at $60,000.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Eatonton, Geo
Event Date
19th Instant
Outcome
factory destroyed; no insurance; loss estimated at $60,000
Event Details
The Eatonton Factory was destroyed by fire while the hands were at breakfast. The fire originated in the picking room and is supposed to have been accidental. It employed about 125 hands and produced homespun, osnaburgs, and thread for the surrounding county. The factory had recently begun to make a profit.