[Newspaper] Publication: The Muncie News Muncie, IN, United States |
MUNCIE Suffered The Largest Glass Works fire in the United States Last Season. The largest glass works fire in the United States during the season of 1891-1892 was the burning of the Over and Hemingray plants in this city. At White Mills, Pa., the works of C. Dorflinger & Son, were burned with the loss of $200,000. When the Over and Hemingray works burned in this city it was considered as one fire. The Hemingray loss was $130,000 while the Over loss {dollar: $85,000] making a total loss $215,000 During the season 28 glass works were burned with a total los sof $1,075,100 |
Keywords: | Hemingray |
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Researcher: | Roger Lucas / Bob Stahr |
Date completed: | March 11, 2014 by: Deb Reed Fowler; |