The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-24

tally burnt Mr. Sims had 81 900 Insurance., ct Cos
cord Lowering had no insurance dwelling house
TUFTS Totally destroyed building Insured The shop
was pied by bartholomew Richardson, Who saved
most OF his stock A house occupied by Elias Tufts
and Son insured for 81 400 at the Middisssx Mutual
on cs furniture saved houIe owned ana occupe led BY
Nathan Watt, insured for $500, furniture saved
The extensive lumber yard Of Samuel Joyce vas da-
mayed to the amount OF about $500; insured at the
state Mutual, Boston. and the Atlantic Mutual Exc
ter, N wheeisrighrs shop, owned by Richard
TUFTS, was also burnt no insurance house owned
By the heirs of Nancy Waltz and partly occupied By
and harness sSop owned Henry CABOT msrs s.spp
burnt. IL was occupied by Moses Merrill Whose loss
Was $500 insured at Marblehead, and r. Hartshoru,
who Is insured for SAYS 1t the Taunton Mutual Mr.
Cabot Is insured for $500 at the Brighton Mutual.
small wooden building known as the Revere House
and occupied by Irish families destroysd the par
ties saved all their furniture. Two barns. owned by
Henry Cabot and Amos Hsmphil were wholly burnt
Henry msoS. ~s, o,y Mitchell hsa
$500 Insurance house owned by George Willis, and
occupied by George Aborn; tinmsns shop, occupied
by "a Mr. Forbes; house and barn, Owned and occu.
pied by Gilbert Parker insured at Middlesex Mutual
cfcs for $780, barn belonging to enjimin Parker;
house, stere aud barn. owned AID Died by Jas
Hyde and insured for 81 500 kore owned by Daniel
Lawrence, and not occupied no4nsursuce. All these
were totally burnt. The above are the ehie losses
There many minor losses Of tools, furniture, &e
which IL Is not possible to obtain at present The
main street for distance Is srewed with heaps OF
furniture dragged from the burning houses and a.
least thirty families made homeless by the
confirmation The bridge which crosses Mystic river
time great danger, the posts part oi
the wood work being fire but tort unatey saved
In consequence of this UNI Der Of engines were hoat
ed across the river in the OF the fire
The railroad depot containing the post Office, and the
valuable buildings around 1t also endangered and
saved only by the indefstieabe exsrtioas OF the
fire department and citizens The total loss is various
ly sstimsted at from 100000 do to $4,000 IL is
probable that the latter sum is nearer the mark 1t
falls chiefly, however upon those who are i'll able to
bear it. In some they have obtained insurance
but in too many instances the loss TO them ia total
Fortunately there was no loss Of life as has been re-
ported. A little child who missing supposed to
have been burned afterwards taken to his mother
man named Mealey, is said to have been seriously
but not fatally burnt and one or two fremen were
injured by fire Altogether it the largest
Ere known since the town OF Medtord was incor
porsted The Misses TUFTS insdred for about
81 COO at the Middesex Mutual office; Elias TUFTS for
81 800 at the lce Mrs j D. Gregg for 81 500
at the same Office; H. Forbes 81 900; Ann W. Watt
500 at the same Office At the Brighton Mutual Of
ice Mr. Gottiag had 81 $50 insurance, Henry Mitchell
$500.