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

Terrible Conllagration in Bel
fast!
A Fierce North Wind and Raging Flames !.
The Wharves Swept Bare.
A Swath OF Fire a Half Mile
Long.
Twenty business Firms
Burned Out!
F'orty-Nine Dwelling Houses De-
stroyed!
Seventy Families Homeless!

Seventy Families Homeless!
sunday opened with a sky OF driving
clouds and 4 wind that fairly howle'
through our city, but with no appearance
81 ram. Clouds of dust filled the air
frees bent before the blast. signs and avn
ng@ blew down The wind seemed
parched and dry. Many thought viii
alarm of the possibility OF fire with wood
IN roofs like finder. ad~+he lack of wa
tcr The reservoirs We're dry, and tho
larger part being deepened and enlarged
When therefore the bells sounded an alarm
aud a column Of smoke arose on the wind
"ard side Of the city, it seemed as though
Inc place was doomed
On Haraden~ wharf next below the
railway station. stood wooden building,
IN lower part Of which was used tol
General Storage, and the upper part a>
Dement'S sail loft The captain of a yes
~ llm4 at The wharf was leaning upon a
posi- and looking nj the roof. when he saw
-Hddvn squirt OF smoke leap from the
lil4le~. followed by 4 tongue Of flame
the fierce wind caught ii. and in an instant
y 'ccamc a roaring fire In spite Of the
almost cNcrlion- of those whom the alarm
mnmonrd, the fire spread The terrible
rching, raging wind drove before it the
dc>ouring fame. The sugar and molaS>es
importing establishment Of r. Siblev 4
Son took iirc next Frederick Bros fol-
OMcd-thcn Pitcher X Gorham-;tnd it
oAurd Scarce fifteen minutes before the
irr had seized the lar@c store-houscs of
WAN X Nilry The spectacle was truly
rl.lir 'lhc roaring, Kissing cracking
lfr sent out clouds Of black smoke and
Ha4r tongues of flame The fire com
1mir~ aid all they could. but no human
efforts could avail against the march of
ucIl Il gi;mt Of destruction. The sash.
Joor, and blind factory of Mathews 4 Co.
Ta- n 4 finder box to the fire as it licked
ap Lanes storehru~e~ il passing The
E,lia~l Foundry was a mass of fire in spite
M lIl eNrrton>
An appalling peculiarly of the fire was
t.r nimblrucs~ with which it travelled. 1t
NouId leap over four on five intervening
buildings. and set fire to one lar 10 the
onward \ burning Single or bit of
u,od would strike thc roof or side of a
uiidmg, and in minute il would spring
mo a mas Of flame After passing the
urmdry it crossed Front street and took
upth sides touper's store and lumber
,ur HE huge produce storehouses Of
VI lillian Pitcher X Son, With wharf ship
tli and buildings OF simpson heirs, oc-
cupird by Carter x Co., in which Il vessel
putlN lhnbcrtd out was destroyed; the
house of /. j. Farrow; Carter 4 Co.'S
hops: the buildings railway and docks
Ma David Dyer \ SON. This was the south
au limits OF the fire GA The Shore. From
this point and back n far ~ Spring street
h swept through the dwelling houses in a
t,.tguuJl course toward the southern limits
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