The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-07-07
Portland and Ttctsstty.
THE GREAT FIRE.

day afternoon, nearly "a hours after the fire
broke ont, that its ravages ceased.
On Oxford street eight dwelling houses were
destroyed, and then the appetite of the fiery
monster seemed to be appeased.
Our estimate of yesterday that the number ol
buildings destroyed was 1900, we are satisfied
is. too low. We think it will come nearer 1900
and 5000 families, embracing ten or twelve
thousand persons, were rendered homeless
The amount of the losses will aggregate to up
| wards Of ten millions of dollars. Some persons
set it as high as fifteen millions. We learn of
insurance to the amount of upwards of $5,
0O0, 900. eAl t5'lat
The fire on Middle street did not quite ex-
tend to India street. 1t was stopped at Clay
Cove, place wherein old times. the tide made
up creek which existed there. There are three
or four wooden buildings left on the Southern
side of the street.
On Fore street, north of India street, not
building was touched,
Hancock street suffered, and the s'Bite" is no
more Very few will mourn this loss.
We are grieved to state that, notwithstanding
the ruin and desoation that was spreading all
around, a band of thieves were prowling
through the burned district stealing every
thing they could lay their hands on. Many
citizens who had removed their goods to places
of safety returned to find them gone-stolen
by these thieves, to whom the gallows would be
a just due.
We are grati6ed to state that the valuable
law library of Mr.. Justice Clifford was saved,
principally through the instrumentality of his
son Henry. All the opinions previously deliv-
cred by him upon cases in the U. s. Court, and
all the papers in cases that have been argued
before him were saved.
/ u. s. Marshal Clark lost oil his papers, pub
/ lic, and private, with the exception of few
bonds. ia tse
Mr.. Emery, Clerk of the U. s. Circuit Court,
and Mr.. PEBBLE, Clerk of the U. s. District
Court, saved all their papers.
No interruption has taken place in the work
in the Post Office. The mails have been receiv-
ed, distributed and made up with the greatest
regularity.
SOMETHING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR.
| Notwithstanding the fearful destruction Of
property, we have something to be very CRATE
full for That is. that there was no loss of life
and no serious injuries by the overwhelming
fire. We have made strict and careful enqui-
ries of persons who would be eognizant of such
cases, if any had occurred and can learn that
but two or three slight casualties happened.
We are indebted to Mr.. Berry, Agent of the
Associated Press, at Portland. for the following
additional particulars: ''All the court records
of Cumberland County are safe, also the regis.
try of deeds; all the probate records are gone;
the city records and papers are saved. Deer
ing, Milliken Co., dry goods, loss approx.
mates $500 900; insured for sl23 600 in the
following Offices: Lorillard, New York, $4,000;
Phoenix. Brooklyn, $4,000; Springfield, $4,000;
Niagara, $4,000; North American, Philadel-
phia, $40 900; National, Boston, $40 900; Diri-
go, Portland, 10000; Manhattan, $40, 900;
Peoples. Worcester, $40 900; North American,
$40, 900; Hartford, $4,000; Security, $4,000;
Merchants, Providence, $4,000; International.
$4,000; Home, New Haven, $4,000; Croton,
$4,000. Woodman, True s. Co., woolens and
clothing, loss about $l5o 900; insurance SS2.-
900, viz: Dirigo, Portland, $40 900; Hartford,
$40 900; Home, New Haven, 81 500; Spring.
field, Springfield, $1,000; International, N. Y.
City, $4,000; Standard, New York, $4,000; Man
haitian, New York. $4,000; Croton, New York !,
$500; Merchants Hartford, 5000; North Amer
ican, Hartford, 5000; Merchants Providence,
s5OOO; Atlantic. Providence, $4,000. Stevens.
Haskell & Chase, shoe dealers, loss $4,000; in
sured in the Manhattan of New York, $4,000;
Lorillard of New York, $40 900; Charter Oak
of Hartford, $4,000; Thames. Norwich, $4,000.
Harris s. Waterhouse, loss $ll 900; Ensured
$4500 in the Union, Bangor, ,and Relief and North
American. New York. StInchcomb & Co., iron
foundry, loss $4,000; insured for 5000 in the
Charter Oak. Charles B. Varney, real estate,
in the Home Of New York for $500, and Cor
ham Mutual 5000. j. E. Donnell, real estate,
loss $40. 900; insured $40 900, mostly in the
Home of New York. ]. 7. Lewis & Co., cloth
ing, loss 1000; all covered in the Lorillard,
Narragansett, Phoenix and Niagara. w. w.
Thomas, real estate in all quarters 100000; in
sured ST., ,000 Elias Thomas aud wife, real
estate, SIS, 900; no insurance. Evans Block,
loss S35, 600; insured for $40, 900 in the Home,
Lorillard, Arctic and others, Nathan Cum
mings and family, real estate. $50 900; insured
about $4,000. W. &. c. r. Milliken, real es.
tate, $4,000; insured about S25oO, As s.
Shurtlef, shoe dealers, loss $50 900; insured
for $4,000 in the Drigo, $4,000 in the Lorillard.
$4,000 in the Albany City, $4,000 in the Connec-
ticut Mutual, $7500 in the Niagara, and $1,000
| in the Metropolitan. John Fox estate loss $S,-
| 600; insured $1,000 in the Home of New York
O. NJ. & D. W. Nash, shoe dealers. loss $4,000;
insured for $500 in the Hampden & Holyoke.
| James Rackliff, real estate $25,0 900, insured
| s., 900 in Dirgo and Portland Mutual. DAN
| forth s. Kicker lost goods-S600O. Insured
$4,000 in the Arctic, and 81 500 in Fulton
I Lowell, & Ssnter, jewellers, loss, providing
the vault is intact, as is supposed, $ls 900.
Insured $13, 900 in the Etna and other COM
panies. w. F. Phillips s. Co, druggists, loss
s35 ,9oo insured Sc 900 in the Dirigo; s4 900 in
the North Western; $4,000 in the Hartford:
$4,000 in the National; $4,000 in the Connecti-
cut; $4,000 in another. James Farmer, real es-
tate. loss $4,000; insured $4,000 in the Portland
| Mutual. III Y 5is'9e z ..a a a
! A MARTIAL CITY.-Capt. Inman, U. 8. A.,
telegraphed to have 1900 tents forwarded for
4 the use of those who had no shelter. The tents
promptly came, and were placed under the or
ders of Gen. George F. Shepley. 1t is worth .
visit to Mupjoy to see how handsomely he has
had them arranged. There are rows of them.
with intersecting streets, and large hospital
tents in the rear for the sick. He has arranged
everything in the best manner, and the occu-
pants are comfortable. Gen. s. has also organ
lied q police force to preserve order in this
tented part of the city. 7 ss4oa sa IA M,