Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-09-27
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN TAUNTON.


DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN TAUNTON.
A fire broke out in Taunton on Sunday
morning about o'clock, in wooden build
ing on Main street. upon the East side Of
Taunton Green,) occupied by Barney Dean,
and in its ravages destroyed from fifteen to
twenty buildings, most of them built of brick.
The newspaper offices of the Wing s Report
r, and Democrat were both destroyed, moth
ing being saved but the books. The loss is
estimated at not less than 500, ,OO0-about
$50, 900 insured.
The Providence Journal contains the fol-
lowing list of some of the buildings destroy
cd -
On the South side Of Main Sireet-The
large brick building, at the corner of Franklin
street, owned by WIN. Crandall and occupied
by John w. ID. Hall, as hat, cap, boot and
shoe store /; Albert Sweet, hair dresser and
variety store, Nahum Washburn, dentist
the upper stories by the owner as dwelling.
The three story wooden block on Main
street, in which the fire originated, owned by
Mr. Barney Dean the lower story occupied
by himself as hardware store, and by Mr..
ID. T.. Leonard, merchant tailor the second
and third stories by Philo Washburn, harness
maker.
A three story wooden building adjoining,
occupied by Harvey Washburn, as furniture
warehouse.
A two story wooden building, occupied by
William Washburn, rs a furniture warehouse
the second story as the printing office OF
the Taunton Gazette.
A large wooden block adjoining the above,
owned by Mr.. Henry Washburn occupied
by him as q hardware store; by s. y. Dunbar
bookseller; the Taunton Reporter printing Of
fee and lawyers offices.
A two story building, owned by heirs OF
Isaac Washburn, occupied by Albert Wash.
burn as paint aud seed store Abner Pitts,
watch maker, and the upper part as dwell
lings.
A two story building, owned by Daniel
Brewer, the upper part occupied by him as a
dwelling; the stores below by William Reed,
dry goods dealer, and L. Slandish, watch ina
ker and confectioner.
A two story wooden building owned by
Nathaniel Phillips, and Townsend " Shaw,
occupied by William Hutchinson, as hard
ware store by Townsend g. Shaw, boot and
shoe manufacturers, and by - Bragg cabl-
net maker.
On the North side of Ilain Slreet-A two
story building on corner Of Fayette stree,
wood, with brick ends) owned by John w.
Seabury, and occupied by him as wholesale
and retail grocery.
A three story brick building owned by
Elkanah Andrews, occupied by Henry VIII
liams, as lawyers flee Charles Il. At.
wood, dealer in dry goods; the upper stories
by the owner as dwelling.
A three story brick building, owned by
heirs of Isaac Washburn, occupied by John
N. and s. Washburn, as n large furniture
warehouse, and above as dwelling.
A three story brick building, owned by
Daniel Brewer, occupied by Edgar Read,
as n crockcry store the upper stories as a
dwelling.
A two story brick building, owned by Chs.
l. Babbitt, Jcwellcr; and by the owner us a
div Nelling.
In the rear of the last named building, q
two story dwelling house owned by the
same.
In the rear of Henry WaslLurn's block, q
two story dwelling house.
On Fayette street, several buildings were
destroyed, and some barns, sheds, SC. in the
rear of the above mentioned stores.
BY slip from the Office of the Taun-
ton democrat" issued on Tuesday
we learn that the number of buildings
destroyed was twenty-five, and that the
damage is estimated at SllO, ,Ooo-$55,-
900 of which is covered by insurance.
The fire originated in the shop No.
I, Main-street, occupied by Daniel +.
Leonard, merchant tailor, and the wind
blowing strongly from the south west
at the time, notwithstanding the stren-
uous exertions of the fire department,
the devouring element made fearful pro-
gress. Every building from the cor
ncr Of Warc-strcct down Main-street
to tho store Of Charles Babbitt on the
South, and from the corner Of Fayette-
street to PrescOtt-strcct on the North,
and up Fayctte-street to the house of
Nathaniel Phillips, was reduced to ash
es before the flames could be subdued.
s1~We have received the first num-