Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-15

Lewis Bigelow, which was nearly consumed.
This building was of wood, two stories high,
but the walls were lined with brick, and by
bringing several powerful streams of water
to bear upon it, and pulling down a small
dwelling house adjoining it, and fronting on
Exchange street, the fire was effectually
stayed in this direction, but upon the opposite
side of Exchange street, and West of Bemis's
Stable, the fire had communicated to large
wooden dwelling house, owned by the Widow
Magoun, and occupied by several families
This house was badly damaged, and all the
furniture was removed, but the Insurance
will probably cover the loss. Some four or
five carpenter shops, in the rear of this build
ing, were ON fire, at once, some were entirely
consumed, and some were torn down, to pre-
vent the confagration from extending, and by
this means the progress of the FIRE was effect
ually stayed in the North.
At four o'clock, all danger of further
spread of the confagration was removed, and
the exhausted tremen were enabled to get
little respite from their labors.
We give below list of the firms and indi-
viduals who have suffered by this terrible con-
fagration, as far as they could be ascertained
up to late hour last evening.
In MERRIrIELD's BUILDINGS.
Cyrus Bliss, bootmaker, loss not known
Towne & Co. perforated board, loss not known;
Hovey s Lazell, Straw Cutters, loss 5000,
insured for $4,000, $4,000 in Hudson River Co.
and $4,000 in Franklin, Saratoga, N. Y.
E. F. Dixie, manufacturer of wrenches.
Lamb & Foster, carpenters; loss $2000.-
Insured in stock and tools, for $1,000, in
Peoples Mutual, Worcester.
Williams, Rich, & Co., machinists; loss
$4,000. Insured for $4,000, in the Frank
lin.
Samuel Flagg & Co., manufacturers of ma
chinists tools; loss $4,000. Insured for
$4,000 in Mohawk Valley; $4,000 Knicker-
booker; $4,000 Western Massachusetts, Pitts
field; $4,000 Hampden, Springfield; and
$4,000 American, Providence.
Prouty & Allen. shoe tack manufacturers
loss $25O0. Insured for $500, at the Peo-
pies, Worcester. Most of the stock was
saved.
Daniel fainter, wooden machinery; loss
$4,000. Insured for $25OO in North West
ern, Oswego; $500 Etna, Hartford; $500
Protection, Hartford.
C. Hovey & Co., straw cutters; loss SIS, 900.
No insurance.
J. ]. G. Brown, jobbers loss not known.
c. Whitcomb & Co., machinists' tools I; loss
$4,000; no insurance.
Chas. E. Wilder, boot and shoe machines;
loss not ascertained.
H. Palmer & Co., box makers no insur-
ance.
A. P. Jordan, blacksmith loss not known.
Towne s Harrington, port-monaie makers
loss $4,000. Insured for $4,000 at the Frank
lin ms. Co., Saratoga, N. Y.
Howard & Davis, sewing machines loss
$4,000. No insurance.
N. B. Jewett, seraphine maker; Il loss not
known.
Thayer, Houghton, & Co., machinists' tools
loss $4,000. Insured for 81, 500, Metropolitan
Boston; at $4,000 in Franklin.
Forbush & Champion, manufacturers of
fancy looms. Insured $500 in the North
Western. Oswego.
Rufus A. Fish, blacksmith; loss not known.
Richards & Smith, sash and blind makers !;
loss estimated at $4,000. No Insurance.
Luther White, machipist; loss about 5000.
FL. Couch, plane maker; loss $2500.-
No Insurance.
Isaac Fisk, musical instrument maker
loss $1,000. Insured for $500 at Fitchburg
Mutual.
A. Sampson Co., wheelwrights stock
mostly saved; loss about 500.
s. g. Reed, wheelwright, loss not known.
Worcester Knitting Co.,
w. J. White, a."
Edward Lyon, Planer,
Worcester Machine Tool Co.. loss $4,000,
insured az Charlestown Mutual, $4,000.
Geo. Dryden, machinist; loss no known.
Hood, Batten, & Co., Sewing machines,
$4,000 insured in Mohawk Valley.
S. A. Poole, machinist ; loss not known.
Edward Lawrence, Tool maker loss $4,000,
insured for $1,000 at North Western, Oswego.
Elbridge Hewitt, loss not known.
Daniel Palmer, Box maker, loss not known.
Howard Holden, Grist mill, do. do.
VIM. Thomson, Machine jobber; loss
800, insured for $500 at Fitchburg Mutual
VIM. I. Merrifeld, owner and lessee of
building and motive power; loss 800, 900,
insured 1888 in Hudson River Co., $4,000
in Northern Protection, New York, 1888
in Metropolitan, Boston.
Rodney A. johnson Co., machinists; loss
$4,000, no insurance.
OTHER LOSSES.
Margaret Magoon; loss $1,000, insured
5000 in Peoples Mutual.
N. I. Bemis, Stable keeper loss $500, in
sured for $4,000 in the Franklin Office.
Lewis Bigelow, Bowling Alley; loss $4,000,
insured for $1,000 in North Western Co.
John Gates, grocer and lumber dealer !;
loss $4,000. Insured $4,25O, Peoples Mu-
tual, Worcester.
Dwight Foster, owner of a portion of
Merrifeld's building; loss $4,000. Insured
for $4,000; Office not known.
Allen & Thurber, pistol makers. Mr.. Allen
has no Insurance. Mr.. Thurber is insursd
for $4,000, in the Hudson River, and $4,000
in the Franklin, and $4,000 at other Offices.
Loss about $4,000. a9s ~ gr
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