Jun 23, 1892 : Hemingray Glass & Over Glass burn, they were among the largest in the country

[Newspaper]

Publication: The American Tribune

Indianapolis, IN, United States
p. 4, col. 2

The C. H. Over window glass and the Hemingray flint glass factories at Muncie, Ind., were destroyed by fire on Saturday last. The total loss will be [dollar:$200,000], insurance [dollar:$80,000]. The fire caught from a spark from a Lake Erie and Western locomotive falling among a car load of packing straw. Both factories were among the largest of their class in the United States and will be re-built.

Keywords:	Hemingray
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Researcher:	Bob Stahr
Date completed:	November 23, 2013 by: Bob Stahr;