Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-08-14

ance on her, and SIS 900 insurance is re-
ported on the Montreal, value elS0,OOO
FORCED TO JUMP OVERHEARD.
| The fire came across Atlantic dock into
the Boston freight shed so suddenly that
the men on the lower part of the wharf
had to jump overheard AS well as those on
the steamers. The dock was full of swim
mers for few minutes until they we've
picked up by small boats. There Is a boat
floating at this time bottom upward IN the
middle of the harbor with man on 1t, and
several boats are putting out to rescue
him.
THE ELEVATOR AND CARLOTTA.
/ The grain elevator had about 10000
bushels OF corn and oats In it. |. was
built strongly OF wood sheathed with iron,
and with IT. contebss was worth probably
| $40, The Carlotta Is worth about $50
Ooo. Her iron hull cannot burn.
IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF FREIGHT.
The storchouscs on Atlantic wharf had a
\ large amount Of sugar. fish, canned goods
and merchandise stored In them diseharg-
ed by the Falmouth this forenoon. though
considerable OF her freight had been taken
away. There was also large amount of
/ Hour In barrels for her return cargo TO
Halifax. The Montreal had just discharg-
ed. Her city freight was mostly out. The
country freight was mostly DESTROYED.
/ There was considerable amount OF stores
and baggage in the sheds which was burn
ed also cargo "f coal just dischargiug
| from a baruuc which hauled clear
I the BURNING FLEET.
| The fire is now checked aud the build
! ings on the two wharves are smoulderiny
down. In the harbor beyond the break
water lie the three steamers Ia flames.
| The Montreal is burning its whole length.
/ The Drigo lies stern towards us, and is ap-
parently burning fore and aft. The Car
l"tta is burning from stern to midships.
UNDER CoSTRoL--THE SCENE Down TIE
HARBoR.
! : 80 7. VI. The fire i completely un-
| der. The engines are playing upon the
/ heaps of ruins and burning piles of the
whacvcS. \ way down the harbor. beyond
the break-water lie the wrecks Of the barn
! ny steamers. the iron steamer Carlotta
still burning brightly and the Montreal
and Dirigu burned down to the waters
edge. The fire did not extend beyond the
two wharycs Cali aud Atlantic.
oNE Yo->G WOMAN pRowSEp-ornrR
PERSONS MISSING.
There are rumor. OF several people be
/ ing drowned but only one body Ia, been
found. that of Nellie Met arthy girl OF
twenty, VINO was cleaning up on board the
/ pfigO. HE -teHivdnc>s oil the Dirlgo.
I Mrs. Elizabeth \uttcr. who has - husband
/ in New York. and her little daughter,
MARY LOUISA, aged II. are missing. but
may have been rescued. Their friends are
/ anNiuu>iy seeAIn. for them.
LArER-BoDI ~ rHE sTEwARDEss FOUND.
( The body ofMrs. Nutter, Stewards OF
/ the pirigo. has been found. Her daugh-
1 tcr'- body j. not yet recovered. The mate
I ~ the pirgo SAYS one OF his men, named
/ Frank Taylor, chung to him until he could
! no longer support him, aud was Obliged to
shake him or II i thought that he j.
4 drowned.
LOSSES tNp INSURANCE.
~ /, VI. Int very uncertain csti-
{ mate can be- made OF the losses nj present.
/ The Montreal was worth not less than
$1,000. and insured for S. .Ovo-yi1,
5000 each in the Insurance Co. OF North
America, NJ Philadelphia, Phoenix, Cont
! mental, Imperial OF London and Spring
field
The Dirigo was worth 500. OOo: insured
. fnr $4,000. viz: $1,000 each In Home OF
/ y. y. and .Etna OF Hartford; 5000 each
/ IN The Insurance Co. Of North America
( Manhattan. Bangor, German American,
I Exchange, Continental, Springfield, Com
I mcrCial Union OF London aud Iradcsman'-.
The Carloita WAS worth $4,000; insur-
ed so .OpD Insurance being s., 900 each In
the North British, Fireman's Fund, Spring
field and London.
roT.L LOSSES 5000 90.
rhc total los may be fairly estimated al
six hundred thousand dollars. though
many, a. usual. set i muci hlghrr: The
- r. 1880 So '''ss'"'ty tsCapcl n A.
the Gertrude. The wind was on .hor.
which saved the Grand Trunk depot and
Cats Block. The supply of water was
ample and the Fire Department perfect IN
tncir work. The rapidiry OF the conrayra-
ton at its start may be judged bv the pco-
pie being unable 10 escape up the wharyes
aud forced e. jump into the docks. and
some OF them were slightly burned At
that.
ATLANTIC WHARF
i owned by the Grand Trunk Railway
and was BY them leased - the steam Pack
ct 90. The assessors yalua, N was SO
W. The tompany's valuation 500 ,0oU.
HE buildings were not expensive The
pllng Is badly burned but as the land
proves large portion OF the valuation we
estimate It at $4,000; especially as q he
piles VIII DO To hold flliug.
MORE RESCUED VESSELS.
i'm M Franklin wharf next above Gait,
wharf, but line was got out aud three
hundred men pulled her up to Cotton
House wharf. \ brl. aud a three-inasted
schooner, III" latter bclOusin. In Boston
aud coat laden were in danger but got
clear. \ dredge tug owned bv Curti, &
fohcs was also at Franklin wharf aud
saved. The Forest City WAS lowed out by
the island steamer Magnet. She belong,
In lac 1s.a l.
: Montreal but three year. Older.
FURTHER INCIDENTS.
John Clapp. clerk at the Name Steam
ship Office. reports that he was standing
by the bale OF excelsior la which ire WAS
discovered and felt his leg burned. He
jumped for the hose and in less than hal. a
minute had water on Another clerk re-
ports seeing the sheds on the opposite
side OF the wharf on fire nearly at the
same moment. 50 1t is not certain that the
IRE originally took in the excelsior. Its
spread was rapid that the men on the
wharf and on board the steamers had TO
leap into the dock.
TIFF LOSS OF LIFE.
The drowned women We're burned some
what, Nelly Mccarthy having her dress
10 flames when she jumped. The body of
Frank Taylor. before mentioned. has been
covered bu, there is now no doubt about
her fate. William Madison, stevedore.
was IN the hold Of the Dirgo. He jumped
overheard and still missing is undoubtedly
drowned. This makes the loss of life, two
men, two women and little girl.
PERSONS INJURED
Christopher DOYLE, rigger, in Meals
ION on Atlantic wharf was injured by
jumping from the second story window.
lie caught at hanging rope, but let it run
through his hands SO rapidly that he
was badly Jared. Thompson mate of the
Dirigo, had his clothes and hands burned.
Charles and Eleazer Sherman. brothers
and engineers of the Dirigo, jumped from
port hole from the engine room. cluny
: to gan and were picked up. The men on
Atlantic wharf and in the Montreal also
had to leap into the water. The clerk,
Mr.. Williams, chung to a rope until picked