Winsor Mill after the fire in 1908.
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(Providence) News-Democrat
December 10, 1908
Olneyville Times
December 16, 1908
A little background here;
The portion of the mill that burned was occupied by the Hygenic Fibre Company. On November 19, 1908, it was reported in the Evening Bulletin the sixteen employees went out on strike. They and their families were ordered to move from the mill’s tenements because the new mill superintendent stated he would not re-hire the strikers.
On the night of December 9, 1908, the mill was discovered to be on fire. The newspaper article relating to the fire did not mention the strike.
This was the second major fire at this mill. The first occurred in 1882. Click here for more info.
Sources:
Evening Bulletin, “Strike At Greenville”, November 19, 1908
Evening Bulletin, “Flames Destroy Half Of Winsor Mill, Greenville”, December 10, 1908.
