 The carriage factory was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1892 but was rebuilt and expanded to produce boxcars for R. J. Reid (Hall's Bay line).By 1894, as the J. C. Oke Carriage Factory, the Okes' provided undertaking and funeral services similar to other carriage companies at that time.The business was known for its artistic carriage painting and for constructing the dog-cart presented by the children of Newfoundland, accompanied by the dog Bouncer, to the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall and York (George V) during their royal visit to the colony in 1901.