The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-14
Destructive Fire in Bangor.
ONE MAN KILLED-Loss $500, 900.

Friday night, about half past ten, says the
Wing, heavy but mufiee explosion was heard
in Schwartz's Block, and the back windows and
second story Of the building were Illuminated
which was followed by crash of glass, the
windows being blown out. In a few moments
the light died out, giving way to volumes of
dense smoke, so that it was some time before
the location of the fire could be found Al
! length it YVES found to be in the rear of the
block, which was soon enveloped in flames,
caused by the burning of twenty barrels of tur-
pentine and hundred of various kinds of oils
About this time a cry of powder; look out fol-
an explosion" arose and there was general
rush from the vicinity. Two policemen rushed
in and after CROPPING about in the darkness
brought out three kegs of powder
Finding it impossible to save Schwartz $
Block the firemen gave their attention to those
in the neighborhood. Pickering & Treats, on
the south side, was nearly destroyed, while that
of Brown, on the north, was considerably dam
aged. Other buildings were saved by being
covered with wet carpets and blankets
About half past eleven o'clock the top of
the southerly wall of Schwartz's block fell with
a tremendous crash seriously iniurinr several
persons engaged in removing goods from the
rear of Fosg & Bridges store. Richard Ian
ders was badly cut by being struck over the left
eye by brick. DR.. Preble, city physician, had
his left leg crushed just above the ankle He
was removed to Harlow's drug store and thence
home Charles Batchelder, clerk for Trask &,
Chalmers, had his head seriously cut and hands
e. Il
to his home.
Mr.. VIM. III. Bracket, well-know machin-
list, while carrying goods from the rear of Fogg
and Bridges store, was struck by the falling
wall and buried beneath the debris. The per-
sons with him ran away when the wall fell, but
missing him returned. They found his lifeless
body covered with blackened tlmbers, the skull
broken in and the brain protruding His body
was fearfully mangled and was a dreadful
spectacle. On examination by DIR. Field it was
found that his left leg was dislocated at the hip
joint his legs, arms and left side terribly burned
and skull fractured in two places.
The losses are estimated as follows:
Michael Schwartz, store $50 900, stock S12O.-
900; Insurance, $4,000 ON store, $4,000 on
The National of this city has $4,000 on the
DullulnS, anu the COnneCClcuG Fire Insurance
Co. $4,000 on the stock. The remainder is in
Western companies. .
Fogg & Bridges loss on stock is $4,000; in
sured one half. VI" IT.
William e. Mann's insurance will cover
damages, probably amounting to $4,000, or
$4,000 .4 I'
William H. Adams, China Tea CO.. loss from
water and removals about So, 900; covered by in
surance; stock saved.
National Insurance Co., loss perhaps $1,000
no insurance.
William +. Seavey, patent solicitor, Schwartz
block, loss of valuable papers and office furni-
ture. Unestimated
o; F. Knowles & Co., printers, Schwartz
block; total loss of material $4,000; Insured for
800.
s. p: johnson, Insurance agent Schwartz
block; loss $500 in furniture and papers.
A colored man who lodged in an upper story
lost all his clothing.
Nathan L. Perkins Office and Johnson's bar
Der shop, together with other offices in Dr.
Browns block, damaged by water.
The stores occupied by Fogg & Bridges, and
VIM. Mann, are owned by Geo. W. Picker
ing, Esq.