The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-08-28


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f another sash, door and blind factory OF
their new location. They have a stock Oh
+ hand to fill orders from their customers.
. Charles r. Thombs has taken the cham
Der over Mansfield's store, where he vii
: continue his business until more suitabl,
J location can be had.
J r. Sibley & Son have an office at tn,
store of Sidney Kalish, IS Main street
where their unsettled business will be
closed
: CARTER Il cos SHEPARD.
| In Carriers yard, the frame Of Capt
Brackets brig was burned, being ncarcs
f to the Pitcher buildings, which gave on
intense heat The sch. A. W. Ellis, rigget
and ready to launch, was saved as wa
f also three masted schooner for Rocklan,
parties, which was planked up, also a kee
Just stretched But the loss in material j,
large
THE SHIPPING.
Fortunately but few vessels We're at tho
wharves Sch. Village. of Camden, lay
close alongside the building in which the
fire originated, but was hauled out so ial
that she got off with only scorching
Sch. OrOno, Of Belfast, Capt Peter Powers
at Frederick's wharf, lost sails. foremaSt
and rigging, but escaped total destruction
Capt. Powers was severely burned in say
ing his vessel Sch. Gen. Meade, with q
full cargo of valuable merchandise from
Boston, hauled into the stream and wa-
saved
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE
After careful investigation we must sci
down the cause of the fire as a mystery. Ii
originated in Dement'S loft Mr.. d. says
no one had been on his premises since
Friday, and that at the hour Of the fire his
foreman was at the camp meeting with
the key in his pocket. All the reports
about chowder parties, boys, &c. can be
traced to no authority.
WHAT THE FIREMEN DID.
The fire was fought well and stubbornly
not only by the fremen but by the citizens
though there were crowds Of healthy
men, we regret to say, who looked on and
would do nothing. 1t became apparent
at the start that the fire would cut its way
through in the line of the wind and that
all efforts to stop its march to leeWard
through wooden buildings and lumber
wards must be useless. The thing to be
done was to keep its path as narrow aS
possible The chief aim and effort We're
therefore, to prevent its spreading from
its starting point out lateraly, or &c
the westward, - its direct sweep being
with the wind from north to south. The
engines which We're early at work directly
upon the building upon lIaraden's wharf
taking water from the river, but could dc
no good there, and in fact We're driver
away by the heat, We're therefore place.
upon the flank, so to speak, of the column
of fire. Washington engine was stationed
at the well near Dmbars stable, and it,
stream was directed upon Beaman's stor,
and next upon Manstields block At Tho
same time men were put on the roofs 0
these buildings, as well as L. A. Knowltol
& Co.'S store. and water passed to then
9 from the citizens inside These combined
efforts saved those buildings, and prevent
ed the spread Of the fire up Main street
IIydrant engine was at the same time tax
ing water from Spring street reservoir
till that gave out. The water also CAV,
out at the Dunbar well, and no wells any
where near contained any water for thu
engines All the water available wa
drawn up in pals used to wet down til,
l roofs of the buildings from MANSFIELD
store to McKenney's house on west line 0
the fire. But Dement'S house, next soutl
of Mckenney's was on fire, and the pile
u of lumber in rear of Mansfield's had cal
ried the fire to the westward Of the block
= threatening the rear of Main street
, Somthing must be done at once to stay it
sweep further in that direction or tn
l. heart of the town would be reached
Washington and Hydrant engines wcr
recalled; the first was placed at til
: reservoir at Custom House Square
her hose run down Main street as far 4
it would reach, Hydrant engine brougf
: there to take her water, and her hose OK
IL tended down to the blacksmith shop and tn
y OConnell house. The water reached thos
buildings just in time to save them. AS 500
> as it was safe to leave that point to tn
u care of the bucket corps, the hose was III
u over Spring street, towards Mckinney
l. house, to prevent the spread up that stree
. to High street But the hose could nc
. reach so far Hydrant was then run up t
the unfinished reservoir at ckes-whic
fortunately had some water, and her strear
- saved the Mckinney house and Eastma
2 stable and arrested the spread there. A
e the same time Washington engine wa
+. sent to the reservoir at Hiram Chases gal
e den, and her stream saved Harris hou@
it and the march of the fire in thai Objection
About the same time the Searsport engin
1t arrived, and that was placed at the cister
/, in the basement of J. W. Whites house
e which fortunately was large and tmll-ho
hose taken through from Church to lIig
e street, and water was thrown upon Sibley
1t house, therehy saying it and arresting til
Re farther march of the fire. Then the fl
Il was stayed, and the only danger was
= change of wind. Washington engine W;
placed at the cistern in cellar of Nj
y Gilvery's house, to be ready in case {
j, Feed. Hydrant, having conquered I'll
d fire at Mckenny's had been taken dow