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December 26, 1854
The Hillsdale Standard
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
What is this article about?
A fire broke out in the workshop of the New House of Refuge in Philadelphia, destroying the 250-foot building and $30,000 in materials. Suspected arson by a boy; all inmates secured except one who escaped.
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Destruction of a New House of Refuge.
A dispatch from Philadelphia to the New York papers, says that at ten o'clock Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in one of the workshops of the New House of Refuge beyond Fairmount. The building was 250 feet long. The roof of it is entirely destroyed, and a portion of the walls have fallen in. It is probably an entire loss. It contained a large quantity of materials belonging to different persons, such as cane seat chairs, slates, whalebone for umbrellas, &c. The total loss is estimated at $30,000, which is mostly insured.
It is supposed that one of the boys in the building must have set fire to the canes in the work shop, as the building could have taken fire in no other way, as it was heated by steam generated three hundred feet distant from it.
All the boys were secured except one, who managed to effect his escape.
A dispatch from Philadelphia to the New York papers, says that at ten o'clock Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in one of the workshops of the New House of Refuge beyond Fairmount. The building was 250 feet long. The roof of it is entirely destroyed, and a portion of the walls have fallen in. It is probably an entire loss. It contained a large quantity of materials belonging to different persons, such as cane seat chairs, slates, whalebone for umbrellas, &c. The total loss is estimated at $30,000, which is mostly insured.
It is supposed that one of the boys in the building must have set fire to the canes in the work shop, as the building could have taken fire in no other way, as it was heated by steam generated three hundred feet distant from it.
All the boys were secured except one, who managed to effect his escape.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
House Of Refuge Fire
Phila Fire
Boy Arson
Building Destruction
Inmate Escape
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia, Beyond Fairmount
Story Details
Location
Philadelphia, Beyond Fairmount
Event Date
Tuesday Morning
Story Details
Fire destroys workshop in New House of Refuge; suspected set by a boy using canes; building loss $30,000 insured; one boy escapes while others secured.