, 1873-08-10
Portland, Maine, Again Visited
by q Destructive Con-
f1agration.
Three Steamers, a Warehouse, and
an Elevator Burned.
Three Persons Driven Overheard b,
the Heat and Drowned.
Loss Estimated at $6oo,ooo---Firea
Elsewhere.


largo fro III raging on tho wharf. T4e Atcamor
Drigo has boon burned to tho water's edge. |
Other boata aro In groat danger. Tho sheda OF
tho New York stea1nors arc oil burnod. i
DosroN, Aug; "a dispatch from Portland,
datod 2:45 p. n. says: Tho grain elevator on.
tho da1tz wharf is gonc, and also the buildings
on tho BoHton's steamers wharf:
NEW YonK, Aug. "a dispatch from Port
land, NO., eaya TINT tho fire tB fully nndor coz
troll. Tho steamer Dirigo, Of Now York, with
her contents, is destroyed. Tho stoamor Mon
treal, Of Boston, and tho Carlotta, Of Halifax,
| aro burned. Tho Grand Trunk 1lairond depot Ia
safo.
| PORTLAND, Aug. o-The fro which occurred
| horo to-tlay, and for a timo caused such alarm,
orjginatcdin in tho Now York freight shed, ,cloaoo
tho eoanor prgo aud tho h"1q n9qt was nmost Ta
aho wonll hayo boon, discharged.
largo a1nolnt Of freight in tho Btoro-
house waa destroyed. Tho Drigo cont 100000
tio 2S Atlantic doof into the Boston freight shod
emot snapny pary t'' u thu tho wha haa s To
jump overboard, as we'll as those on board
mors for . timo, but thoy woro picked up by
smnll boata. Twenty-Five thousand dollarB in
auranco ia reported on tho burned steamer Mon
trcal, which waa yalued O. s1so 900. Tho olo-
|
and oets. It WAS built asrongly Of wood
piloathod with iron, md with it's contents was
worth probably S1ho,oQo. Steamer Car
lotta, also burned. waH worth , about ,e5o-
wharf had large amount OF sugar,
froBh canned goods and merchandise,
which was diachn, god by tho Falmouth this
morning, Though considerable Of hot freight
had boon tnkon away, thero was alao largo
amount Of flour In barrols for hor roturn cargo
to Halifax. Tho Montreal had just discharged.
Hor city freight was mostly removed, but o largo
Gon Of hsr 9n5y f1eg ~ tosen
: baggage in shedH which is oil burned also a
portion of u cargo Of coal Just discharged from.
{. bark which hauled oloar. though her foremast
got on fro. Tho steamer which took fire drfted
| With tho current, md burned to the wat1r y
, Tic tlarncs woro thon confined to Galt and
Atlsntiu docks, which aro mass Of anouldering
ruins. ~
No|ly MCCARTHY employed on the stoamor
Diriso, was drowned. Tic Htowardcsa Of tho
! same vossol, and daughter, aro missing.
a Saoo and Dlddoford wcro tclographod to for
= mid.
:. But very uncortain estimate can DO made OF
Q tho loss at proBont. Tho steamer Montroal was
worth s1io 200 insured, $25 ooo 9oo Tho Dirigc
was worth $loo, goo insured @ ' go ogo @ The oar.
. was owned by tho Portland Grain Warehouse
Q Company, which is controlled by Sir Alexander
n Gait, Of Montreal, waA probably worth S100, ,000
SUPPOSED to be lnarod i was A leased to .ht
:, 10000 bushels Of corn md oats, Valued !, n
y tic buildings on Galt's wharf were owned BY thu
graia company en or hr ,xaE Ga o Sna ,1anr eaSS!
}. lot thom to tho Maine Steamship
u 90, Loss not great. Insurance unknown: Th
= = loss on Now York freight on dalt Wharf ia IN
n Tno buildings on tho Atlantic wharf wero no
siSs1s' tanoa 1nsaroa for $4,000 Tho stoam PaoKo
- Company loso 1,oo9 tons ef coal valued
q = lose 100 cords Of wood.
Ct Tho Halifax freight-shod contained anon
. other merchandise 100 hogaIleads Of suga
aa 1 parfas ct op G9 IF Nharls
;s s aro badly burned, and will probably cost heay
10 sum for repairB.
70 70 Tho total loss may bo farly estimated q
W cHcapcl WIS tho Gortrlldo. Tho wind being o
y! y. shore saved tho Grand Trunk Depot aid Gait
Ill block.
-. Tho body Of tho stewardess Of tho Dirigo HI
~ ~ boon found; that Of hor daughtor has not y
~ ~ ia also rhonght to bo drowned.
a. a. CINCINNATI, O., Aug. e.-Shortly after
VI o'clock tonight fire broke out in the rear {
tho aye.atoEy atoena,pump & factory Of J; 1,e
1t started near tho ougine-room, no ono know
how, and wont up through all the h'
r. atorieB, but did not lot roof or NJ
ic considerable portion Of tho floors down. II
IL. damage to tho building, which u tho property
u Poland 4 Horny, will ho 80, 600. Modowa''
- stock and machinery ia insured in haif-a~dozt
or 1noro homo companios for $4,000. Its vol.
-. is about $4,000. Probable damage, mostly
'fa water, 318,0O0. Valuable Platforms were burnt
nd up. Tho fire was curly entirely undor CONTROL
M Special Disp1teh II The Chicago tribune.
u. FoND pu Lao, Wia., Aug. "a fro on Sea
>, street this afternoon destroyed J, B. killips
U" Hrns' tlol1r and feed store. and the rcBilDHop
RI John AIoyor aud Mira. Tony. Loss, 81, 900; i
yal suranco, 5000.
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