From the Maysville (KY) Evening Bulletin, 10/19/1894, p. 1, c. 1

Extensive Iron Works Burned.

RICHMOND, Oct. 19. – A large part of the extensive plant of the famous Tredegar iron works of Richmond was destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire originated in the car shops and spread to the horseshoe, blacksmith, pattern and car shops, and numerous sheds, all of which were destroyed. Loss about $15,000. The company made most of the cannon for the Confederacy, and since the war it made freightcars, axles, etc.

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