Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-23
Fire Record.
AT LEXINGTON. KY..-Loss $50 600

AT LEXINGTON, KY.,-Loss $50 900.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. ga fire occurred in
this city yesterday destroyed Higgins block,
seven buildings in all. The goods were mostly
removed. Loss $4,000; insurance $36, 900.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ASSURANCES.
New York Aug. 22.-The loss by the New
ark fire Sunday was entirely covered by insur-
ance, of which $500 was in the National of Ban
gor, $4,000 in the Union of Bangor S2125 in the
Phoenix of Hartford, and $1,000 in the North
American of Boston.
AT wILLIAMsPoRT-Joss S225, 900.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Aug 22.-The fire in
this city Sunday night was the most destructive
that ever occurred IN this vicinity. The fire was
first discovered in the stable of G. N. Baker, on
Black Horse alley. The wind was blowing
gale from the south at the time. All the build
ings in this block between Mulberry and Third
streets up to the alley running alongside of the
post Office were totally destroyed. In this block
was Doebler's hall, large three-Story brick
building, occupied by number of tenants, in
GLIDING the furniture store of Welbush & Kill
man, and the paper warehouse of Harrison,
Gibson & Co. The following buildings in the
block east of the hall were destroyed, together
with nearly all their contents: lsadore Sams0n's
millinery store; James Clark'S fancy store and
dwelling house; l.. S. Bates grocery and dwell
ing house, the Wavcrly house, kept by Capt. ID.
Else; the dwelling house of Peter A. Eckrod;
the livery stable of Graffus & Ely; also two
dwelling houses owned by VIM. Ferris & Co.,
utu tNO ny JutilcS IHc lIC Ut lilS pOllt
crossed over to Mulberry street, running north
and south, destroying the following buildings:
Two dwellings, owned by W. K. Vanderbilt; the
boarding house of Mrs. Moulder; the residence
of W. K. Vanderbilt; the brick residences of
Mrs Geo. Wood and Mrs. VIM. Hepburn The
wind still continuing, the buildings on the north
side of Third street were set on fire, and the
dwelling, wareroom and barn of VIM. Calvert,
and the dwelling of Philip Miller were destroyed,
and the grocery store of w. A. Kinsloe and sew
eral buildings belonging to Efe Dunn.
Among these was an old log building in
which early courts of the country were held.
The dwelling house of the late Governor Packer
was destroyed, with his valuable library. The
flames then extended to the Mulberry street
church, the fire first appearing in the steeple,
which, in a few minutes, with other portions of
the editiCe, was enveloped in flames, leaving
nothing but the bare walls. The steeple was
one hundred and sixty feet high, and Saturday
last a Dcll weighing 14O0 pounds was placed in
it, This church was built in 1862 burned in
1868, and its rebuilding had just been com
pleted The other editices in the block des-
troyed were Il. z. Bartlett's tin ware manuiac-
tory, A. X. Dittman's dwelling house, Z. Nj.
Bakers grocery, George Rotherick's saddlery
shop John Weissel's dwelling house and P. ID.
Eberman's cigar store and dwelling house
Nearly all of the furniture and clothing of the
occupants of the dwellings and the goods of the
storekeepers were entirely destroyed. Many
householders lost everything but the clothes
they had on. The citizens generally prohered
the use of their dwellings to those rendered
homeless The total loss is estimated at S225,
900, and the insurance at S135,000. Many of
the occupants of the burned buildings were at
the Western Branch camp meeting, and re-
turned to find their dwellings burned and their
property destroyed.
AT PoRTLAND-Loss NOT STATED.
PORTLAND, Aug. ga fire this afternoon, in
the rear OF Franklin and Commercial streets,
consumed five Irish tenements, and damaged the
new laundry building of the steam packets.
AT JAMAICA, L. I.,-Loss NOT STATED.
post office was damaged by fire Sunday, aud ali
the letters destroyed,