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Show FIKK Burning o! ilu Itortit-ii Hill Suspicions ol l-'oiil Work. Giber ltluzrs. Fall Iiivcr, Mans., 17. The Borden C:ty Mill No, 1 was destroyed by, fire j this morning. The firo started on the fourth lloor and ihe Hames were only extinguished when the building and contend were burned. Los, $450,000. It was a brick structure, . erected in 1872. It contained yt3,0O0 spindles, employs 450 ha ida and was running on full time. All kinds of rumors are a boat us to the origin of tbe fire, one that two buys with a lamp attempted to light the gas, and dropped the lamp, which w is broken. The watchman paas-d Ibrougii tbe mill a short turn previous to the fire, and all, apparently, was right. No oth-ir persons are known to be in the room during the morning. Scn after the rim was Llinaivcnd, it is said, a dull, heavy e iu,.i'jn occurred in the fourth story, wuiou blew out all the windows. This .was followed by another explosion in the third story, with similrir results. The man Slaving cbargo of the gas main Bays he bad turned on the .ia but a few seconds before tbo fire was discovered, and thinks it could not have escaped in quantity o cause an explosion. It is stated that 400 bales of cotton and a quantity of cloth aro buried in tbe ruins. The boot and ladder company's com-pany's carriage- wa dum tjjod novwal hundred dollars by falling lls. Following Fol-lowing is the insurance: Boston Mauutacturers, " $80,1)00; Arkright, Jru'U.OtK); Worcester Manufacturers, $10,000; Fall Kiver Manufacturers, 50,000; Rhode Island Manufacturers, ?40,000 ; Manufacturer, 3.10,000 ; Morel: -nits, 10,000; Mechanics, $10,-000; $10,-000; Wbalcbeer, $10,000; all of Providence. Provi-dence. l'ekio, Ills., 17. Fire ycsteiday de-utroyed de-utroyed tbe residence of Hon. B. 9. PrRltymau, on tbo north side of this city, Lues, with the furniture, destroyed, de-stroyed, $75,000; insurance, ivJO,000. |