Show Factory Fir New York 22The factory of the Electric Candle company and lard refinery corner of 14th street and 13th Avenue was destroyed by fire tonight Loss 300000 Nothn ing was saved Insured in forty odd companies for 150 000 The Stock company had control of the candle factory of which H K Thurber is president The fire originated in the copper shop on the 3d floor and spread with extraordinary rapIdity Two dull explosions preceded the discovery of the fire Firemen gave up trying to save the factory and turned their attention to the surrounding sur-rounding buildings Iu half an hour the factory fell in I |