Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-31

General News.
Fire.
BALTIMORE. -

BALTIMORE. 70.
popularity Of the Ere disaster at BALI
more, FRIDAY. was. that the lire in scyrrll
part- OF the burneI district swept rapiIk
through the roofs. aud LEFT the lower pa
tons OF whole ro~s scarcely damaged
This seemed to be caused by the lar!e
number OF shngle roof. which were ;,
exceedingly dry As 10 burn like grass. In
this way fire actually crossed over stree,
in which the engine, continued to WORK
and len portion of the fire brigade work
| Ing in the very centre Of burning blocks.
/ he water was so nearly exhausted before
the IRE was under control, as to make il
necessary 10 dam up the cutters aud so
save supply for some OF the fire engines
The Washington companies not being ac-
| quainted with the position of the fire plugs
drove rapidly toward the fire, which wa,
only four or five blocks from the depot
On reaching the foot of the hill. rear the
| Central Presbyterian Church. they noticed
| torrents OF water running down the .ut-
tiers. The men seized 4 number OF mat
! tres>e, aud made a dam acrO>, the street
| which gave them an abundance of water
BY their timely arrival and prompt action.
| the spread of the lire toward Balimor,.
street, and that part 1T il where the heav-
lest shipping business of the city is located.
/ wa first checked. and soon stopped Alto
| gethcr. Beyond the estimates. no trust
worthy Information what ever can he oh.
tanned. The loss of Thomas Il Son has
not been ascertaineI. IL is said they have
policy of Sl3.s90 on the buildings aud
stock in BALTIMORE Co. Louis Dieter
owner of four buildings on Saratoga. and
four on Clay street. losses So. 900: insur-
ell for $4,000. No loss of life attended
the fire from burning or falling walls. Il
Is reported that woman fell dead in the
street, overcome by excitement. About
one hundred houses were destroyed, and
about sixty families rendered homeless.
Loss estimated at 81 600, 900.
PORTLAND. Me. %.
At little after two O'Clock Saturday
morning. fire broke out in the paint Shop
OF the Portland Company's Works, which
destroyed the paint shop, two hundred
feet long, the car shop, and several small
er attached buildings. The main BUILDINGS
were in imminent danger, but were saved.
There is an insurance on the whole works
for Sl31 900. of which but little over ten
per cent. applies to the property burned
The insurance on buildings machinery
ETC.. Is as follows: Hanover. New York.
$1,000; Commercial Union. London. 81.
OOO. Phoenix, New York, $4,000; Amer
can. Philadelphia, 5000; Springfield, 81
500; London, $500; Manhattan. New
York, 5000; Insurance Company Of
North America. Philadelphia. 5000:
Phoenix, Hartford, $500: National, Hart
fort, $500; Imperial, London, $1,000:
Eastern, Bangor, $1,000; North British,
London, $4,000; Firemen,s Friend, Cali
fornia, 5000; First National. Worcester,
5000; Royal. Liverpool. $40, 900; Union,
Bangor, $500; Exchange, New York.
5000; Westchester, New York, $1,000:
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Franklin, Philadel-
phia. SIC, 600; Traders, Chicago. IS 900:
Brewers. Milwaukee, $3.50; Amazon,
Cincinnati, $4,000. Nearly nine-tenths OF
this is on the main buildings which were
saved. There was a considerable amount
OF partly finished work in other buildings.
OF which We have not yet got an account.
The freight trains standing on the Grand
Trunk tracks, in the vicinity. were endan.
gered. but were removed and saved. The
heat was very intense from the fire, and
looked at first very threatening.
In addition to the above there have been
fires the past week in Montreal, loss $780,
$50. Jackson Town, slOO. 600, 4 Cleveland
100000, New York s5O,0oO, Norwich 4
Pawtucket $4,000 each and Toledo, o.
Mount Carmel. Penn. and Hearm Texas.
$4,000 each.