The Portland daily press., 1872-03-25
Lumber Mills Burned.


Especial by International Lne.l
RocKLAND, March 24.-Last night at about
twenty minutes of - as the wind was blowing
quite hard from the northeast, fire was dis
covered in the dry goods store of o. r. Moore
on Main street. The alarm was Immediately
given and in short time the engines were man
ned and doing all that could be done to arrest
the progress of the fire. But owing to the rap
idity with which the flames spread, it was more
than two hours before the fire was subdued
The block burned is known as Berry's Block,
and was owned by the heirs of the late General
Hiram G. Berry. 1t is total loss, and is near
ly covered by an insurance of $40, 900, viz: I'm
ion Company, Bangor, $1,000: Franklin Compa-
ny, $1,000; Andes Company, $4,000: Home Com
pany. New York, $4,000; Springfield Company,
$4,000. Kimball & Berry's Block was partially
destroyed, but the loss was partially covered by
an insurance of $4,000. Edward Merrills apoth-
ecary stock in Berrys Block, was nearly to-
tai loss; insured for S41OO O. r. Moore &
Co., dry goods, Berry Block, total loss; insured
$1,000. The different organizations in Masonry
which have been holding their meetings in Ma
sonic Hall, Berry Block, lost everything except
the Bible and square and compass The amount
of property belonging to the Order was valued
at about $1,000. 1t was insured for about $4,000.
The Western Union Telegraph office was total
ly destroyed, Lime Rock Bank, furniture and
books destroyed, money, &C., saved Eastern
Express Company's official valuables saved.
The above were all in Berry's Block, and COW
cred by insurance. 1t was thought for some
time that whole square would burn down.
containing several large blocks and all that did
save them was the snow on the roofs of the
buildings. The following are those who receiy-
ed partial losses by removing their goods: Hi
ram Hatch, millinery; Hix & Rawson, sonfec-
tionery; j. Fred Mcclellan, ready made cloth
ing, &c; L. A. Wentworth, hats, caps, boots
and shoes; Simonton Brothers, dry goods; E.
h. Spear q Co., books, stationery and jewelry;
Ephraim Barrett, dry goods; Julia L. Freeman
& Co., millinery; Hix & Rich, millinery; O. A.
Wiggio, millinery; John T. Berry, I'd, hats,
caps, boots and shoes. They are all covered by
insurance
by Associated Press.]
BANGOR, March N-The heaviest snow storm
of the season commenced here at 10 o'clock
last night and lasted twelve hours, during which
time some fifteen inches of snow fell. The
roads are very badly blocked. The storm must
have been lighter at the west as the night ex-
press train on the Maine Central arrived but
three hours late, without snow plow Three
engines and a snow pillow were sent out on the
European & North American Railroad at five
o'clock to clear the road, but no train will prob
ably get through tomorrow between two
and three inches fell here
BIDDEFoRD, March pa fire broke out this
afternoon in Hobson & Simpsons saw MILL
which, with its contents, was entirely destroy
ed. The fire soon extended to a large building
known as Shannon's mill, operated by G. H.
Adams, as general mandatory of lumber
and G. j. A. johnson, manufacturer of sash,
blinds and doors. The building and contents
were wholly consumed. Hobson & Simpson
were insured for $1,000 in the Bay State of Wor-
cester and Adams, and $4,000 in Dow & Cofin's
agency. Johnson's policy in the Royal of Liv-
erpool, vas cancelled two weeks since. The &C.
cupants of a two story dwelling house on the
opposite side of the street, belonging to Luther
Bryant, in attempting to remove stove upset
it and set fire to the house, which was pretty
well Quilted. Total loss about $4,000 800