New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-08
MAINE.
Destructive CONFEDERATION in Portland.

DestfucuSc COnHagratlOn IN Portland.
PORTLAND, Dec. 7, 1851.
Our city has Just been visited by one of the most
destructive connagratons that ever occurred here
1,broke out between four and FIVE o'clock this NOM
"a. IN the store OF Lancha &c Jordan, on CONNER
cis WHAT which was destroyed, together with a
large building occupied by them for storage fheavy
groceries Their loss is 81 O0O,-Sl 900 OF which is
Rsaled ia the Trenton Office, and 81 600 IN the PEG
nies office The fire thence extended down the
wbar burning a small refreShInent saloon, kept by
George Conant, and owned by Benjamin Willis, and
4. and G. lngraham. Conant S hss IS sSoo-no IN,
owned by William ii. Cook, one occupied by Jere-
rniah Proctor, and owned by b Willis, and another
occupied by G. p. IngIaham, also owned by d. WI
lis were also burnt Here the fire was arrested on
The wharf COnley's loss, $4,000. Proctors, $1,000,
no insurance c. 7. Ingrahan's loss, 81, 500,-In-
sured at Peoples Office for 500. -
The other buildings consumed, were the stores
occupied by William Alexander, owned by b. Will
lis-stock DESTROY ed--smal insurance that OF JOS.
Al Kelog, owned by Elias Thomas-stock saved,
mostly-loss $300-Insured at Etna office ii afford
large stores owned and occupied by PeIley Rus
sell-stock mostly sayed-insured for $4,000, and
building for $1,000 in Augusta (Ga office. The
large new store on Commercials. belonging to
Charles w. lDgrsham, damaged to the amount
OF 5000 no insurance.
On southwest side OF Commercial wharf every
building was swept away, az follows; store owned
and occupied by Loyet & Atklns-loss $500 In
mostly saved. TIL. third story was occupied by
William Gallon, sailmaker, whose stock was mostly
saved. Store owned and occupied by Samuel n.
Beal loss $1,000 insured for 81 500 in Howard Of
Ace, Lowell Store of Ho9den & Mason, owned by
E. A. Norton, loss on stock $4,000, insured for
$1,000 at Manufacturers office, Boston; loss on
store 81 200 insured for 5000 at the Peoples office
Store occupied for storage of corn and -four By {.
Rogers a. Co, and by T.. & 4. L. Ingraham and Jo-
seph Fowler, ssilmaker-loss of Rogers 81 900, in
srred for $4,000 at the Howard Office loss OF Mr.
Fowler in new sails So GEO. no insurance. This
completed the favages on Commercial wharf.
Four stores on Commercial-st, owned and Occu-
pied by d. 5. Chase, III which were stored great
quantities Of -four and corn, were destroyed with
their contents. Two other stores belonging 10 Mr.
Chase, and also stored with -four and corn were de-
sYoyed His loss is estimated at $35 ,0Oo-insured In
Baltimore for $4,000 Store occupied by George
Warren and &. Rogers and Coz for storage and pro-
visions store owned by the Preble heirs and occu-
pied for storage and store belonging to Samuel
Mask, aud occupied by him and +. y. & {. H. Crane
for storage Of flour and corn, were wholly consumed
Loss OF Mr. Mask, $150-lnsured for $500 AT Etna
ohice Store owned by heirs OF Miss Jewett, and
occupied in part by j. w. Porter, and containing
quantity of molasses beloT gng TO Bunen and Jen-
ness, Chase & Co was destroyed. Loss $IoO-ln-
sured for $500 ut Rowan office. Store belonging 10
Nathaniel Warren, loss 81 500, insured at Rowan
Office Lowell, for 900. store OF Isaac sturdiyant
loss 81 OOO-probaby not insured Sali lolt oil LeaV
III q LOyell-stoCk mostly saved
The slocp Brilliant, schooner Charlotte, schooner
FANNY "A new bark owned by Means & briggs, brig
Frances Ellen, schooners Daniel, Roanoke, Beal
Gsorae Brooks and brig Sarah Ellen were all more
or less injured in spars, hulls sails and rigging.
The extent of the con1agratlon was OWING manly
10 the want Of water, the tide being down. There
were twenty.seven stores burnt nine vessels DAM
aged, and over one hundred thousand dollars worm
OF merchandise destroyed.