Show I CORK FACTORY URNED Fire in Pittsburg Puts Many Lives in PerilLoss 8750000 I Pltlsburg Pnl Feb aThe livestory 1 brick building at Twentythird street and Allegheny Valley railroad occupied occu-pied by the Armstrong Brothers Cork factor was destroyed by fire today I together with the foundry and machine shop of the Totten Hogg Iron and Steel company on Twenlyfourth street adjoining ad-joining the Armstrongs The loss will reach almost 750000 with Insurance covering the amount fully The loss of Ihe Armstrong company is STPOfGu The conflagration was one of the most spectacular seen in Piilsburg for a long time The flames from the man building of the Armstrong factory Where the fire originated spread with astonishing rapidity and five alarms were sounded In quick succession call ing nil the engines ii the lower city to the scene Great excitement prevailed because the cmpoytcs of the cork factory numbering num-bering 1SOO were all at wurK and It was feared that many of the girlo and boys in the building would nor be able to escape Fortunately the evertil fire escapes and the firemens landers pro VItied ample means for the safety of allIn In spite ol the firemens good work the flames Jumped across the street and alii their way Into tin Tdticn Hogg foundry and laid waste to the foundry and machine shops beforo they could be checked causing S50CCO damage to this plant The Armstrong cork factory was the largest plant of the kind in the country coun-try and the company has offices inmost in-most of the principal cities All of ho valuable machinery was destioyed but the books and papers in the ofilccs were saved |