McKee's Office Destroyed by Fire

A $150,000 BLAZE IN PITTSBURGH.

A DESPATCH from Pittsburgh dated July 31 says: A disastrous fire occurred on the South Side at six o'clock this morning by which the glass manufacturing firms of S. McKee & Co. and King, Son & Co. sustained heavy losses. The fire started in the packing house of King's factory, and quickly spread to the machine shops and mold rooms, destroying them all. It then communicated to the offices of S. McKee & Co. on the opposite side of the street, and in short time had entirely consumed them, together with the company's extensive warehouse, which was filled with new and valuable stock. It is supposed to have originated from the sparks of a passing locomotive. The total loss is estimated at $150,000, of which McKee & Co. lose $100,000 and King, Son & Co. $50,000. The insurance was about $75,000. Several hundred men will be temporarily thrown out of employment.