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The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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On July 4, 1874, the Buffalo Woolen Mills near Wellsburg, Ohio, owned by Wm. Briggs & Bro., were destroyed by fire starting in the dyeing room. Losses included the building, 3-4 thousand pounds of wool, and goods; insured for $2,500.
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LA GRANGE, O., July 4, 1874.
At an early hour this morning the Buffalo Woolen Mills, located one mile from Wellsburg, on Buffalo Creek, owned by Wm. Briggs & Bro., were burned to the ground. The fire originated in the dyeing room, and almost as soon as discovered the roof was in a mass of flames, and all efforts to stop it were unavailing. The loss to the proprietors will be heavy, including the mill and from three to four thousand pounds of wool and a quantity of manufactured goods, jeans, woolen yarns, &c. The insurance on the building was only $2,500, in the Franklin, of your city.
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Near Wellsburg
Event Date
July 4, 1874
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mill burned to the ground; heavy loss including three to four thousand pounds of wool and manufactured goods; insurance on building $2,500 in the franklin.
Event Details
The Buffalo Woolen Mills, located one mile from Wellsburg on Buffalo Creek and owned by Wm. Briggs & Bro., were destroyed by fire originating in the dyeing room. The roof was quickly engulfed in flames, and efforts to stop the fire failed.