The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-28
Disastrous COnaagratiO,e IN
Lynn.
LOSS about 100000.
600 Operatives Thrown out of
Employment.

The Boston Journal gives the following &C
count Of the disastrous fire in Lynn:
The city of Lynn was visited on Christina
| night and Saturday morning with very Sc
| we're cOnfagraton, and one which will be re
membered long time, it being the most seri
Gus in its results ever experienced in that city
1t will not cripple seriously the manu- featuring
| interests of the place, but will throw out o
employment about 900 operatives and be Sc
riOus loss to those engaged in the leather trade
| in the blocks burned.
| The fire at II o'clock FRIDAY night only de-
stroyed one two story building, occupied BY
| MIR Charles Hatch as . restaurant whose los,
will be about $1,000, and the citizens and fire
men had scarcely time to congratulate them
| selves that the disaster was no greater, wher
another alarm reused them to action, and thi.
| time from another quarter of the city.
The second alarm, shortly after one O'CLOCK
Saturday morning, was occasioned by the
| flames seen issuing from Lyceum Hall, locat-
| ed on the corner of Summer and Market streets
The building was occupied by the Central Ma.
tlonal Bank and stores on the first floor, while
the upper story was used for a public hall. and
last evening branch of the Boston Threatre
company gave an entertainment there.
When the fire was first discovered IL seemed
10 have Its source at or near one Of the Chin
neys and Is supposed to have been occasioned
by defective fiue.
The building was occupied by w. s. Part.
In hats, caps and furs, and the Central Nation
al Bauk-formerly the Leighton. The stock
OF these merchants was to a great extent saw
ed, somewhat damaged, and tie books, papers
ana money of the bank were also saved with
the exception of few books of little value,
The fixtures were all destroyed. The valuables
were stored in the vault, which was considered
perfectly fire proof. The building was of wood,
two. stories in height, and owned by joint
stock company. Loss about $4,000. The loss
IN n nd drIol md Il
present able TO ascertain accurately.
The scarcity OF water was severely felt, and
owing to this want the fire could not be con-
fined to the building where it originated, and
the heat from this ignited the mansard roof Of
brick block on the opposite corner, owned by
Mr.. L. B. Frazier The building was occupied
by Mr.. Frazier on the first floor for the manu-
facture of boots and shoes. His stock was
nearly all saved, and was insured for $40 600
The Lynn Light Infantry had their armory
IN the upper part of the building, and their
new and elegant uniform, only worn on two
occasions, Sixty-five muskets, accoutrements
and fixtures were total loss. They will lose
| about $500, The Sycamore Temple of Hon.
or, the Linwood Good Templars, and the Wye.
| ma Division No. Is of the Sons of TEMPERANCE
lost nearly, if not all the parapherDaiia ana
fixtures. They had a joint insurance of 1880
Wells q Musso, dealers in machines for
stitching the uppers of boots and shoes, en-
ploying generally about sixty girls, estimate
tuelL ioss dI TJctU. Mr.. i razferS loss on Inc
building is estimated at $4,000, on which there
is an insurance of S26 900.
The Post Office was also located on the first
moor OF this building, and through the assidui
ty OF Postmaster Chase and his assistants, to-
gether with some unknown friends, everything
of value, OF movable character, was saved
They were removed at once to the basement OF
the City Hall, and at o'clock this morning
letters were being delivered with almost the
accustomed regularity. Mr.. Chase thinks that
not letter was lost.
From this block the flames communicated to
Mr.. S. NJ. BubieI's brick block, four stories
high. The building liEe its unfortunate neigh
bors, was made to succumb to. the fiery ele-
ment. In the first story Mr.. William FL. Gale
carried on the manufacturing business. The
next story was occupied by Saunderson &
Brothers, shoe manufacturers, and in the next
story George Il. Beedy and Messrs. Charles o.
Beedy s. Berry carried on the same business.
Messrs. S. P. Driver & Sons of Salem, and
VIM. A. Atwell, leather dealers, occupied the
remainder of the building. A portion of the
stock of each was saved, and as yet we have
learned of insurance only on the stock of Mr..
Beedee and Bedee & Berry, amounting to $40
$4,000.
Inc names communicated to the wooden
dwe!nn2 OF Capt. John Loveioy, which was
partially consumed aud torn down to stop the
progress of the deyouring element His fur
niture was saved. -.
On the west of Lyceum Hall the harm Of
John Hilton was destroyed, and his dwelling
was slightly scorched, Loss about $1,000 Sew.
eral dwellings adjacent to the fire We're more
OF less seorched, but not seriously damaged.