Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-06
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FROM PORTLAND, MAINE.
Terrible Fire-0ne Halt )the Cit
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| this evening destroyed Browne q Sons
Sugar house, on Commercial street, and is
bsweeping northerly through that street in
I TO the wooden buildings between Center
and Ross streets. consuming everything as
itwent. J, B. Browne & Sons lose from
100000 to 100000; insured for 100000
Staple -&-Son's macfine shop, and N. P.
Richardson &Co.'s stove foundry, are COM
pletely destroyed.
SECOND lDIsPATcH.
PORTLAND, ME-, July 5.--The fire has
completely swept through thecity, destroy
ing everything in its track SO com pleteIy
that the line of streets can hardly be traced
for space Of Obe and halt miles long by
quarter of nilewide. Many buildings,
/ perhaps fifty, Mere blown up to check the
flames, but the inhabitants could scarcely
do more than flee with their families to the
upper part of the city, saving such goods
as they could carry. The Custom
House being fire. proof, escaped, though
greatly ydamaged. THE court records In the
upper story are probably destroyed. The
splendid city and county building in Cor
gressstreet, which was nearly flre-proof, (,
was considered safe,g and It was piled full
Of furniture by the neighboripg residents,
and then it, was swept away with all its
contents. Half the city is destroyed, and
that half includes nearly all the Business
portion, excepting the heavy business in
Commercial Street All the banks and
newspaper offices are burned. But three
printing offices are 4 left IAll the jewelry
establi lishments, wholesale dry goods stores,
sevefal phurehesf the telegraph offices, and
nearly the STATIONERY STOKES and the ma
jority of the business places, are DESTROYED
The fire IS still ragtngbelow Cumberland
street working back tO-the westward, the
wind having changed. Capt. Henry Tu-
mon nfhasltelegFaphed tor 1900 tents to ac-
commodate the houseless families.
The fire commenced q littleF below the
foot of High street. 1t next burned Halls
Touring mill; then Browns sugar house,
with all its surroundings, and then Staple
& Sons, and Riohardson's fouhdries, and
nothing else in Commercial street of con-
sequence. 1t next swept what is called
Graham's corner, composed of smaller
wooden buildings, clean. 1t then burned
up as far, as Vthe old Varnum House, on
Pleasantsstreet. One third the way up
Center street. half the way up Cotton
street. eompletely up Cross street. Union
street, Vemper street and Exchange street.
Ii swept down on thenortherIy side of Fire
street to India street on the east; while on
the west 1t moved along ,diagOnally across
Middle street and down to Cumberland
taking the Elm House, but sparing the
B'irst Parish Church; then from Christmas
street to North street. 1t made clean
sweep on the sOutherly side of Cumberland
street, and the same was the case with { on
gress street, lBnd every thing else to Fire
street, as far east as India street. 1t was
almost impossible, to tell where the people
lived, the ruin and destruction is so COM
plete! Davis, Baxter & Co, on Free street.
wholesale dealers in fancy articles, set
down their loss at $25,000, which is fully
insured in e,Aetna Company of Hartford,
and the Hampden Company of Springfield.