, 1873-08-11
FIRES.
Losa by tho Portland, Me-, Conklngrn-
ton About 5000, O,0D0-.Elvo Livcs Lost
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Losa by tho Portland, Me-, Conflngrn-
tion About 5000, ,000--E>lve Livcs Lost
--FirCs Elso.vlaere.
PORTLAND NO., Aug. 10.-Aftcr carefully COM
pairing and reviewing tho estimates, tho loss by
Damage to aalt's wharf, s1oo GOO; build
tenta, of elevator s25, Goo; ooe'l on
ents e;ds soo whas s25oo a,so sSs%sF Disigo
Carlotta, $50. 1000; Atlantic wharf and buildings
$4,000 coal on Atlantic wharf, S70 900; wood
on Atlantic wharf, $500; total freight OH board
tho threo steamers and III the three shodB and in
aood oil, $1,000; Alvin Noals rigging loft 81, 900;
Stewards stores Of Steam Packet Company,
$4,000; priyato property Of $50 employees on
boats, 93750. Total, $3.50, ,75O. This leaves
$50,250 for errors and omissions.
Tho ateamor Dirigo was built in 1865, snd was
q propeller of 941 tons. She originally
cost 100000 and was turned over to tho
Company at $4,000 whom It was reorsanizod.
but was worth 100000 Sho now lays ashore
on Spring Point ledge with her s1noko-Btaok aud
part OF her boiler above water. Large pieces Of
her aro floating about.
The Montreal wae q side-whool boat, 1,197
tons. and was built in 1857; Thu Com
was taken by tho Exprese aud
beached on Cushing Island, to the loft Of tho
1andlng, whore she now lies, with one whool
Tho Carlotta was m iron boat of about 500
tons, belonging to tho Noya Scotia Steamship
Company. sho was m old blockado-runnor
Prof. Daird's fiehing-stcnmor Blue Light teol.l0d
her and put her on Gushing Point, where she
now lioR burned to n ehell.
The total insurance heard from is s158, 900.
Tho insurance on elevator and Grand Trunk
Railway property will probably curry it up to
$200,000, or one-third Of the total ioBB.
John Clapp, clork at tho Maine steamship
office, reports that ho waa standing by
the aldo of tho Excelsior, In which the fro
was discovered when he foIt Ills log burning and
jumped for the 1oso, md in loHs than half 4
minute had water playing on it. Another clerk
tie wharf on fro nearly at the samo nomont tho
| fire originally took iu tho Excelsior.
The drowned women woro burned somewhat,
Nolllo Mccarthy having her dress in flames when
| she jumped overheard.
| Tho historic steamer Chesapeake waB lying at
| tho Franklin wharf, next above Calls wharf,
but q Limo was got out and 500 men pulled her
| up to the Custom House wharf.
| The body Of Frank Taylor has boon recovered.
Tho littlo girl has not beon recovered, but there
| is now no doubt about her fato.
| William MatteHon, htevedore ,was III tho hold
| Of the Dirigo. He jumped overheard aud WAS
/ undoubtedly drowned. This makes tho loss Of
| lifo two mon, two women, and q ittlo girl.
QUARANTINE, L. I, Aug. 10.~~~A fire broke out
this evoniug in the storo-room Of the United
states Light-H Everything in tho store
| room was destroyed, Loss unknown.
| ST. LOUIS Aug 10-The tea and coffee store
| Of James Il. Forbes, 417 Franklin avenue, tho
sale stables Of Joseph Johnson & Co., dig North
| Fifth street, and tho rear of several dwellings
| fronting on Fifth street, burned this morning.
Loss about $40. 600. Partly insured e, 900 in
rhmnix, Brooklyn, N.y.; 5000 in tile Hibernian,
Clovcland.