The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-12

newspaper offices are issuing slips and
will probably go out of town to print for
the present. Owing to the noble charity of
other towns and cities, no one is suffering
for food
PORTLAND, Me-, July 6.-Everybody is
cheerful and hopeful. No very heavy fail
Gres will occur, and not many of any kind
The city will be rebuilt in better shape than
before, and as rapidly as possible Con
tracts are being made, and lots cleared. Sc
curities were mostly deposited i'll the banks
and are safe, and will be quickly put into
brick and mortar. The Insurance Com
panies, with few exceptions, are RESPONSE
BILE ............. ....'..
The fire caught from cracker thrown by
boy among some shavings in Degma's
cooper shop. The sugar house adjoining
was as safe and we'll protected from fire as
any building of the kind could be, being
ibuit Of brick in sections with slated roof
Beyond this building was the most populous
Irish quarter, built up with very old wood
en- buildings. Beyond this the buildings
were safe and we'll protected apparently,
but nothing could withstand the tremen-
dous gale of wind blowing The strongest
AMI thickest buildings went like finder.
The fronts of the best buildings on Middle
Street did not seem to stand five minutes
after the flames came through the side of the
street, before they were all ablaze. The
flames ragged across the street like huge
wave on the ocean beach, either through or
over everything in its path.
Out of the direct track might have been
saved, but the whole fire force was obliged to
fight the enemy in front. In no part did the
e.; until tba AarnaS boJ onocoJ
The whole passage was made in less than
twelve hours, and it only stopped at the open
pastures in Munjoy.
The fire proof buildings were hardly safer
than the wooden ones. The Custom House.
in which are the Post Office, and United
States Courts, was built by the Government
to be entirely fire proof, with nothing in
fammabe about it except the furniture and
contents, and with quite an open space in
trout with open streets on two Sides but
the upper part is ruined inside, and masses
of stone work peeling from the outsides
In some cases wooden buildings We're
saved while brick buildings on each side
were burned On the easterly corner of Myr-
tie and Cumberland streets wooden build
ing was saved, while every brick building
on the square was destroyed,
Heretofore we have considered the city
particularly safe from conhagrations. Our
fire department is excellent, aud the celebrity
with which dangerous fires have been subdu-
ed seemed sometimes marvellous. All the
old and dangerous buildings are swept out
clear, and the city will be rebuilt with the
greatest attention to security.
Our shade trees were wonderful protec
ton on the outskirts of the fire, and to them
some houses owe entirely their protection.
Our business places are getting consider
ably mixed. Wood & Son., brokers, are in
Mitchel's wholesale grocery on Fort street
and Damsin Bros, stationers, are happy
in spruce gum factory with their works.
The Cumberland Bank promises to have
new building ahd Lowell & Senior, the
principal Jewellers. will have a new Store on
their old site in sixty days
1t is reported that fishing vessels have
carried away immense quantities of goods,
and much was carried off into the county
but most Of it was not stolen.
There were some cases of extortiop by
teamsters and hackmen. One man paid a
hackman sixty dollars to carry his wife aud
children to place of safety, but most of the
men worked at the regular rates.
PORTLAND, July Il a. m.-Fcars are
entertained that gangs of thieves from other
cities may attempt to rob some of the banks
Citizens have armed themselves for ptotcc-
tion.
BosroN July g.
1t is impossible to ascertain the losses of
the insurance companies here by the Port
land fire. Those which have lost nothing,
are free to say so, but the rest keep very
close as to their own damages, that their
credit may not be impaired The Dirigo and
Portland Mutual Companies of Portland,
have gone under, all their capital being
swallowed up The Hartford aud Etna
Companies, of Hartford, and the Home
Company, of New York, have losses in the
fire amounting to over million dollars.