Valverde Glass Works, Valverde, Colorado

1899 Fire - One Building Destroyed

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Denver Times

Denver, CO, United States
vol. 29, no. 159, p. 5, col. 1

GLASS POT

BREAKS AND BURNS

BUILDING

Fire at an early hour this morning entirely destroyed one of the buildings of the Valverde Glass works in Valverde. The loss will reach at least $5,000, and some estimates place it higher.

The fire originated from a glass furnace bursting, scattering the molten mass about the floor and starting a conflagration which the men were unable to control. The works are located outside the city limits, and by the time the fire department could reach the scene, the building in which the fire originated was ruined.

The building was a one-story stone. It was owned by P. C. Thompson [sic] Tomson, and operated by Robert Good.

Keywords:	Valverde Glass Works : Robert Good
Researcher notes:
Supplemental information:
Researcher:	Bob Stahr / Glenn Drummond
Date completed:	July 29, 2006 by: Glenn Drummond;