The Portland daily press., 1874-03-25
FIRES.
LIN Elmira, New York.

ELMIRA, March PA fire broke out in the
Emira House this morning, and spread rapid
ly, the efforts of the iremen being uuavailing,
Bssk's Hotel and Shidler's block were destroy
street with fearful rapidity. The heavy gale
scattered the brands in all directions Uuion
block, containing eight stores was partially de.
stroyed. " II. Loving. wholesale grocer, Louis
Strauss, dry goods, 7. W. Gilmore, grocer, L.
Etz & Coz photographers, H. M. Carsell and
81. Payne, jewellers, j. M. Buckley, j. s. Far
rem $50, and s. johnson, oyster packer, all
lose heavily. Assistance arrived from Oswego
ana Waverly and soon after the fire was got
ElE fire is still burning.
The total aggregating loss is $3.50, 900 and the
total insurance $152, 900. Many families are
homeless and many lose everything as the
speed of the fire was so rapid as to preclude all
possibility of saving goods.
Heavy Fire i'm n Ship-Yard
PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-A fire broke out
this morning in saw mill attached to Cramps
ship yard. Kensington, and spread to the ma
chine shop, extending 400 feet on Beach street
$50 feet wide, and three stories high, which
was entirely destroyed. The shop contained
machinery. valued at $500, 900, most of which
was ruined: The building cost $4,000. The
steamship Pennsylvania, which was undergo
ing repairs, was aground and narrowly escaped
destruction A portion of the machine shop
walls fell on the joiners shop, crushing part Of
it.
Among the assurances on the fire at Cramps
shpyard were the following: $4,000 each in the
Boston Underwriters, Connecticut of Hartford
City OF Providence, Phoenix of Hartford, Etna
of Hartford; $500 in Hartford; and in Narias
gansett and Merchants of Rhode Island 1925
each.
The machinery of the steam GOLFERS belong
ing to the Reading Railroad was in the build
ing and insured, including $25O0 in the Faneuil
Hall of Boston. Total insurance, $129, $50.
A 100000 Fire i'm Jersey City.
New YORK, March M-A fire on Newark
avenue, Jersey City, this morning, destroyed
the stores of DR.. Smith, hardware; Armstrong,
boots and Shoes Christie, hay and feed, with
several horses; Riley, crOckery; also a brush
600.
The EIgin Fire.
ELGN, ILL.,, March 24.-The total loss by the
fire here foots up, on buildings $77 700 on
stock $44, 200. A great portion Of the best bus
mess part OF the city is gone. The following
Hartford, $4,000; Hartford of Hartford, $1,000;
Phoenix of Hartford, $1,000
In Norwalk Conn.,
NEW YORK, March 24-Mallon's saloon and
Peck's drug store, in Norwalk, Ct, were burned
to-day. The fire was prevented from extend
ing by pulling down adjoining buildings Loss
$4,000.
I'm Nyack. New York.
A large residence of c. M Partridge, and
several acres of woods, in Nyack, were burned
yesterday. Loss $40, 900.
The Jersey City Fire.
The loss by the fire in Jersey City is not over
$4,000 Several poor families had narrow es-
capes.
I'm Hyde Park, Mass.
BOSTON, March 24,-A new unoccupied
dwelling house in Hyde Park, owned by Mr.
Wood, was burned this morning, Insurance,
$1,000.
I'm Plantville, Conn.
HARTFORD, March 24.-The works of the
Plant Manufacturing Company in Plantville
In one of the buildings, the depot of the New
Haven and Northampton Railroad was kept.
nothing was saved except the books of the
company. The loss is total and amounts to
about $4,000; insured for $4,000, mostly in
western companies.
I'm Boston.
BOSTON, March M-Oliver Ditson's music
store on Washington street was burned out this
evening. Loss $4,000 Insured in all the
companies doing business in Boston, with two
or three exceptions, amounting in the aggre-
gate to $182, 600.
I'm Manchester, N. H.
MANCHESTER, March M.-At 1890 p. m.
lire was discovered in A. p. STATIONS new
block on Hanover street caused by an explosion
OF gas in the cellar of Jewell & Harvey's gro
Gerry store. just before the fire rumblng
sound was heard and the bulkhead on the side
walk was thrown from its position. Mr.. Strait
ION recently purchased the block of Charles r.
Coioy Tor $4,000 Damage to building esti
mated from $500 to $1,000.
Timber Land ON Fire.
NEW YORK, March "a yesterday morning
about eleven o'clock, as the mail train on the
South Side Railroad was passing Breslan,
sparks from the engines smokestack set fire to
the under brush. Nothing was thought of it
and no attempt was made to quench the fire.
About noon it had crept through the under
growth about mile and burst forth in general
fury. Even the part near which the fire had
travelled burst forth furiously and the inhabi-
tants thought the Bresan was doomed to de-
struction, but the wind favored the settlement,
and the flames rushed through the timber The
fire spread rapidly and in about three hours it
had reached the clearings at Farmingdale.
seven miles distant. 1t is estimated that cord
wood and fencing to the amount of S125,OOO
was destroyed. On a great portion of the
cleared land the farmers had stored their hay
under the sheds, every one of which was de-
stroyed. In piece of woods near Farming
dale, farmer named Abbertoon, had seventeen
mich cows turned out When the fire crept
up to them they ran wildly about looking for
an opportunity to escape. The fence having
been partially burned away they attempted to
get through the flames, but they either perish
ed or were rendered worthless. 1t could not
be aseertained whether any human being per