Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana

AROUND THE RUINS.

Hundreds of People Visit the

Wrecked Glass Houses.

The Insurance Adjustors Will

Come Immediately.

LAKE ERIE CARS BURNED.

Both Plants Will Be Rebuilt

During The Summer.

FURNACES UNINJURED.

Hard Work to Keep People

From Taking Everything

Loose. — Notes Gathered

at the Fire Scene.

Hundreds of people visited the ruins of the Hemingray and Over glass works Sunday. The place was indeed a most dismal and desolate one. Fire could not have made a much cleaner sweep than it did around these two thriving industries.

Aside from one or two ware rooms and small buildings of Hemingray, the entire place is one mass of burned and charred ruins, twisted pipes, old iron and glass, glass everywhere.

At the Over works the blow furnace is not thought to be injured in the least; the two melting furnaces are still standing and the fires were not allowed to go out, so unless they were cracked by the intense heat, they are not damaged.

Lew Over smiled as he looked into the "swing holes" and saw that these excavations had not been destroyed. The caves did not fall in.

The Hemingray furnaces are all right. They had intended to commence to make glass tonight, but the rain Saturday caused the tempering ovens to fall in, so that it is doubtful whether they can commence. If matters can be arranged, work will be commenced at once.

All the machinery in the machine shops is ruined, unless it is the boiler.

There were seven cars burned, six Lake Erie and one L. S. & M. S. The car of sand was for Mack Bros., and will be the railroad's loss. The car of lime was for Over but not having been delivered on their siding will be a loss to the railroad also.

Trainmen Hot.

The train crew that were out there switching do not think the fire started from their engine. They claim that the fire started in a shed at the far end from the track.

The spark theory is still held by the employees around the Hemingray packing sheds.

Conductor Wetz, who was in charge of the train, says that it was impossible to save the cars that were destroyed, the fire getting under headway in such a short time.

Rebuild at Once.

Mr. Over stated to a newsman that as soon as the insurance people arrived, that they would commence to clean away and get ready to rebuild, and the new factory would be ready to start the fall fires.

Their loss of stock is very large, and will fall very heavy on the factory, but with all that the enterprising proprietors will take up the reigns and start at it again.

Ralph Hemingray arrived home from Covington Sunday. He said that in one hour after the adjustors were through, they would have a force of men at work cleaning up, and the factory would be re-built more complete and better than before by Sept. 1.

Pilfering Sight-Seers.

It took a dozen men busy to keep the people from carrying articles of value, and damaged material and tools away. All will be needed when the insurance people arrive. It does look like people should sympathize with the owners in their loss, rather than try to acquire some of the small portion left.

The Scene Photographed.

A. G. Arrowsmith was on the ground Sunday and took a photograph of the ruins. Many of the old employees wanted a picture of the wreck to keep.

Now For Water.

Now for water in the reach of every factory possible. The citizens raised a large fund to bring in the factories, so it is due those tax-payers that the city do everything possible for their preservation. Run the promised mains to factories at once. Put in another fire station and let us do our part to keep them from burning down.

In the last few months it has been twice said "lock the door after the horse is stolen." Let the council remember that there are more horses, so for goodness sake erect the doors and put on a few locks.