The Portland daily press., 1873-11-17
MASSACHUSETTS.
Fire..


Boston, Nov ia fire in Stoughton this
morning destroyed the boot factory of George
Belcher together with large amount of stock
Loss estimated $4,000 to $4,000.
Naval Orders.
To-day orders were received from Washing
ton to fit the Franklin for sea at the earliest
moment, and work upon her has already be-
gun. Tomorrow Sunday the employees of the
engineers department will work upon her all
day. The work upon the Brooklyn, now in the
dry dock is being pushed forward, The
Franklin will doubtless be ready for sea inside
of month. The sloop-of-wari Ossipee arrived
at the torpedo station, Newport, Il. l.; to-day.
Destructive Fire in Observation-Disclosures
Buildings Burned Loss $i75,OOO
Three Persons Burned to De ath.
HAyERHILL, Nov. 16. -Haverhill was the
scene of conflagration this morning which
proves to be the greatest calamity that has
ever befallen that city. About 3 a. m. flames
were discovered in Washburn block and in
few moments the whole block was one sheet of
flames. The fire rapidly spread, and before it
could be subdued had burned Is buildings,
turned out of shelter 50 business firms and
about 800 hands from employment Among
the buildings burned were some of the leading
shoe structures in New England The origin
of the fire is unknown The loss will reach
$4,000, which is fully covered by insurance.
The principal losers of the buildings are J.
,
S. f. Prescott, fine brick block; J. B. Mich
OILS, brick block; Geo. Green, large wooden
block 1t is estimated that the salvage on
stocks, large portion of which were removed,
and only injured by water and exposure, will
amount to 80 per cent of the value.
The bodies of Amos George, a shoe manu-
facturer. and Amos 9. Heath, an employe of
Boynton Bros, were found in the ruins of
Gilman's block, and it was supposed third
person was still in the ruins. Of the firemen,
engineer Cheney, foreman Little of steamer
Essex, and fireman Hutchinson were badly in :
jured by falling walls, but no fatal results are
anticipated.
Assistance was sought from Lawrence, and
Washington steamer was sent, making the dis
lance of nine miles with two inches of snow on
the ground in the remarkable time of one hour
The origin of the fire is unknown, but the ex-
plosion of a cask of cement in the building
where the fire was first discovered was the inn
mediate cause of the rapid spread,
Hoyt, sprague & Co.'s Creditors Meeting.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 15.-At the meeting of
the creditprs of Hoyt, Sprague & Co this morn
ing, about seventy-fiye were present The
meeting unanimously resolved not to send a
committee of the Providence creditors to the
New York meeting. to be held hereafter. The
following statement from the house of Hoyt
Sprague & Co. of New York was presented and
read: Notes payable and acceptances of which
$5,8l3, 500 are drafts of the A. & w. Sprague
Manufacturing Co., $1,000 $50; due banks and
others, borrowed on collaterals, $559,316; due
consignees for money in trust, $242 1896: due on
sundry small accounts, $4,000; making the to-
tai liabilities $9,S37 ,342.
The following are the assets: Due from A.
& w. Sprague Manufacturing Co., $3518,277 ;
due from open accounts on books, 81, 100, GIL ;
due on unmatured drafts drawn by Atlantic
Delaine Co., and Riverside Mills So, 469, 100;
due from consignees and others, secured by
goods on hand, real estate, mills and machin-
cry, So, $3.50, 973 cash and bills receivable, $751;,
453; bonds, Stock real estate and good suspend
ed accounts, 1895, 1870. Total assets S12 15S 1894;
surplus assets over liabilities. 80, 321 ,252
Nothing else OF Importance transpired at the
meeting.
There was one death of yellow fever in Mem.
nhis Saturday and no new cases