The Portland daily press., 1866-04-30

THE FIRE-The fire in the stable of Messrs
a., L. Taylor C Co., Saturday morning. to
which we briefly alluded in our issue Of that
ga day, was quite destructive. The large brick
s stable q. occupied by them and owned byC. H.
Adams, Esq, was totally destroyed and five
valuable horses were burned to death. Much
other property belonging to individuals which
was stored there, was also destroyed. Two of
the horses burned were owned byDr. Tewks-
DUTY and were valued at 81, 500. One of them
ne had purchased the day previous, and he
brought his other horse down in the evening
to see how they would match, and left him
there. Hon. L. D. M. Sweat lost horse val
's ued at $500 and new carriage that cost $4oO,
besides some other articles. Messrs. Eden &
Whitman lost a horse valued at $500. and
some wagons. The other horse burned be-
longed to Messrs. Taylor & Co., and they had
paid 5000 forhim only few days previous
All the contents of the building, excepting
one carriage, eight horses and the swine, were
destroyed. There was insurance on Messrs.
Taylor q Co.'s stock for $4,000, at the Agency
OF j. E. Dow & Son.o They estimate their
loss at -, 900 above the insurance. sG'r #
Mr.. Peter b. Frost lost a new sun-sbade
carryall and other articles, to the amount CT
Ssoo. Prince & Co.'saExpress lost about $500
In wagons &c, which were insured at tho
Agency Of VIM. ID. Little, Esq., m ,y
J Mr. Adams had insurance for Sc, 900 on the
building at the Agency of Messrs. Dow G. Son
: 1t would cost more than double that however,
to replace the building. 7uomi5gsi 9d! rnsq.7
The brick building next above the one de-
stFoyed is.owned by Moody F. Walker, ESQ.,.
and was considerably injured, the roof being
mostly destroyed. Insured sufficiently to
cover the loss. f fa,a- re4.r
The brick stable below the one burned o.
cupied by Messrs. Smith and Burnham escap-
ed uninjured, but the horses and stock were
removed. arT sHt nDI b9iSai 81 fs-
The stable of Messrs. Babcock G. Walker on
Federal Street, which runs back to the one
burned, was in great danger, but fortunately
no loss was suffered, save the spelling of
quantity of hay and grain, from the water
which was poured into and upon the building.
Inc second story of the building burned
was occupied by Mr.. Nathaniel Raymond as
bowling saloon. Every thing was destroyed
He had no insurance.
T0sJ no hre was discovered by policemen Flick
Ell and Gribbons, and they with the assistance
OF special policemen Emery and Hart. imme-
diately, after giving the alarm, commenced re-
moving the horses and property, and in their
enorts to save, Mr.. Fickett and a vonnp
man named Thomas Mayo, who also rendered
prompt service, were severely burned. The
policemen are of opinion that the fire was the
work Of an mcendiary as when they entered
the building, the Office was open and the
books and papers were scattered upon the
floor. The man who had charge Of closing up
says that everything was safe at 12 o'clock,
when he locked up the stable.
Tot the prompt and efficient services of the
Fire Department is it that the fire did not ex
tend further. The men worked with a will
and the steamers poured deluse Of water
upon the adjoining buildings. l ai gf2aa
% One Of the horses of DIR. Tewksbury was
got as far as. the door, but in his bewilderment
he laid down and broke away from the per-
1 son who had him in charge, and rushed back
into the flames. i'2 l1a91P7-lliH 3on r. fis
The fire broke out again in the ruins at
O'Clock Saturday evening, and blazed fiercely.
An alarm being sounded the steamers hasten
ed to- to the place and soon quenched the
flames. 'i- ell -0v7 -----