The Portland daily press., 1873-08-25
by TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE.
Belfast Burned /!
125 BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Over 100 Families Home
less.
Nearly Every Wharf and the Prin-
cipal Business Houses in
Ruins.
LOSS SEnA AAdN
LOSS 100000.
GSpeciaI for the Press.1


BELFAST, Aug. 24-3 p. NAT two o'clock
thls afternoon fire broke out in the sail loft of
oharles bennett, situated on the wharf near
the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad depot
ana has been raging ever since with unabated
fury.
Z. M.-The fire is still raging and bids fair
20 lay the entire city in ashes. Thus far over
one hundred buildings has been consumed
In the shipyard of Carter & Co., where four
vessels were on the stocks building, one was
totally destroyed and the others badly damaged
Inc nre department was promptly ON hand, but
with all the facilities at their comm and could
not check the spread of the devouring ele-
ment.
at four p. m. word was sent by telegraph to
Bangor for steam-fire engines and as quick as
possible they were started for the burning city
The wind has been blowing furously all day,
and famed the flames of what was but an in
clplent fire, into vast confagration.
8 P. M.-The entire water front of the CITY
from Dement'S sail loft, where the fire broke
out, to Sanford's steamers wharf, is burned.
The fire is almost under control. Assistance
has been received from several neighboring
towns The wind is still blowing gale and
there is yet danger of a general confagration.
The amount of property destroyed cannot yet
be estimated, but will be several hundreds of
thousand dollars. Among the buildings de-
stroyed are five stores, an iron fountry a large
sash and blind factory and two sail lofts, hay
warehouses, etc. About fifty dwelling houses,
including several tenement houses and some
valuable private residences.
go P. M.-The steamers from Bangor have
not arrived yet, but are expected every minute
The city is alive with excitement No one
knows what to look for as the fire has again
broken out, directly Opposite the W. q. Tele-
graph Office.
Midnfght-The fire was got under control at
ten O'Clock. The loss has been very heavy
Nearly eight of the largest business firms have
been burned out, with many of our leading in
dustres. 1t is impossible to give any state
ment of individual losses or to make anything
like an accurate estimate of the total loss 1t
cannot, however, be less than half million
dollars. Fire engines are here from Bangor,
Vinalhaven and Searsport. The fire was I'M
doubleday incendiary. Most of the families
burned out are absolutely shelterless and have
nothing but the clothes they wear.
ITO the Associated Press
BELFAST, Aug. PA most destructive fire
broke out here this afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
weather being dry and strong gale blowing
from the north. 1t commenced in Dennett's
sail loft north of Sibley's wharf and spread
with fearful rapidity along the wharves as far
as Carriers ship yard and the Marine Railway,
crossing Union street and extending to High
street, consuming all the buildings in souther-
ly course as far as the house of e. K Boyle on
High street, where the fire was stayed.
Over one hundred and twenty-five buildings
were destroyed, mostly of wood. The whole
loss near as can be estimated tonight is nearly
half million dollars. Excepting on the two
steamboat wharves, with single exception, all
the prominent wharf buildings are burnt
Among the principal buildings burned are the
| stores of r. Sibly & Son, Pitcher & Gorham
j. w, Frederick & Co., b. Swan & Co., and
Dane Lane. The Belfast foundry w. Pitcher
| & Sons storehouses, Carter & Co.'S shipyard
with one or more vessels on stocks, NJ r. Coop
er's lumber yard, Mathews & Co.'s sash and
| blind factory, G. r. Thomas sail loft, and ID.
| w. Dyer & Co.'s marine railway On High
| street the valuable houses of James Gilmore,
the Josiah Farrow house, three Carter houses,
W. Stephenson, d. W. Dyer, Asa Faunce and
| e. X. Boyle.
| At least one hundred and thirty families are
rendered homeless. A large number of persons
removed their furniture, among them, w. H
Burrell Thorndike and many others on Church
| street.
An engine came from Searsport and did good
| service.
! Especial to Press.]
| Nomination.
PENNINGTON, Aug. 23.-At the Republican
Caucus held this afternoon, Thomas Croswell,
Esq. was nominated for representative to the
Legislature
| ITO Associated Press
| Political.
| AUGUSTA, Aug. 23.-At the Kennebec Coun-
| ty Democratic Convention holden in this city
to-day, the following ticket was nominated -
Senator's John Reed of China; A. P. Snow of
Winthrop; County Commissioners, Abner Ham
mond of Belgrade; County Atty f. I'll. jack
son, of Halowell; County Treasurer, j. Frank
| Pierce of Augusta.