Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1918 — Fire Damages Casket Factory. [ARTICLE]

Fire Damages Casket Factory.

Richmond, Dec. 20. —Fire, which started in the engineroom of the casket factory of the F. N. Watt company, did $50,00(1 damage to the building and machinery before it was brought under control. Virtually all the machines of the plant are a mass of wreckage. Three men were caught ih the machine room when the blaze quickly spread from the enginerbom, but succeeded in fighting their way to safety.