Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA (Harrisville) (Pascoag) (Mapleville) (Oakland)
1894 - WOOLEN MILL GONE. Harrisville, R.I., Suffers a Loss of $445,000 by Devouring Flames.

HARRISVILLE, R.I., Jan. 14. - The large woolen mill owned by William Tinkham and operated by William Tinkham & Son, was destroyed by fire Saturday morning soon after midnight.

The buildings destroyed include the main mill, a 4-story stone structure, 165x40, with a 2-story stone L., 80x40, containing the dye house, engine room and boilers. The main building was surrounded by four wooden additions, built during the past few years, one large one being completed last year.

The office building, a two-story wooden structure measuring 20x20, was also burned to the ground. A new 125-horse power boiler, costing $5000, with a new 50-food smokestack, worth $900, had just been added to the plant and had never been used. The loss is $445,000.

The plant and machinery, most of which was new, cost $320,000. Insured in the Manufacturers' Mutual for $250,000. The wool stock in process and finished goods aggregate in value $125,000; insured for $80,000.

The Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
January 15, 1894

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