The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-26
MARBLEIIEAD'S GREAT LOSS.
FIFTEEN ACRES or IA ICTORTES, SHOPS,
AND DWELLINGS BURNED.
Every shoo Factory hut Five Goue-Two-
thirds OF the Ola Town In Ashes hundreds
OF Persons Made Homeless and Pcnniiess.

OF Persons Made Homeless and Penniiess.
Boston, June 25.-At O'Clock this morn
ing fire broke ont in tho rear OF the Marble
head Hotel on Pleasant street. Marblohead. and
from this small beginning spread until fifteen
acres of buildings. including every shoe fac
tory but five in tho town. had been destroyed.
The fire department rallied with all possible
despatch but II was seen that the fire was be-
yond their efforts to control. Dispatches were
sent to Salem and Lynn for help The main
source of the water supply was brick pond
reservoir. and over this was the Gen. Glover
engine house. In the rear Of the engine house
was the building owned by John T, Martin and
occupied by Lyons 4 Collins. shoe manufac-
turcrs Only few feet from this factory was
the barn in the rear OF the Marblchead Hotel.
The hotel itself stood about twenty foet from
the engine house. Thus. the first result Of the
fire was the simultaneous burning Of these four
buildings. and consequently the fire department
was virtually compelled to wait until these were
burnt in order 10 get any reliable supply OF
water.
Close to the hotel on the eastern side was the
largo Pope block. occupied by +. W. h T. NJ.
Munroc and Jacob NJ. Cropley shoe manufac-
turers. which WIS soon enveoped in flames.
Next came the factory OF l.. V. Bartlett K Co..
then the Rechabite building and Nathaniel
OlpNfl = lu'l'lD, lhuS Ndhilt III tN'i) bulhihb
in the space between Pleasant street. School
street. and the railroad track. The fire now
lcaped both Pleasant and School streets At the
same time the south side of Pleasant street.
containing the houses Of Mrs. Chapman and
Joshua o. Lcfavor. and the east side OF School
street and Sewall street. were on fire. Tho
flames from Gloyer's factory caught that OF
Mcssrs. Wormstead X Woodnn. at the corner OF
School and Sewall streets. and the dwelling OPP
tb
same time r the building Of T T. Paine, at The
During ring aise this h time The - house % Of Nicholas p.
Pitman on Spring street was ignited by falling
cnders. thus insurng the destruction of every
building on the west side Of that street Joshua
| .. Leiavors shop nj School and Pleasant streets
was now on fire. From Lefavor's building the
| fire quickly communicated 10 the dwelling on
the other corner, owned by John II Brown. ana
occupied by Joseph W. Forsyth. Next. in that
vicinity. quickly followed the Alleron block.
Church. together with Henry o. symond's hard
ware store On the opposite or western side Of
| Panc's house, the Humphrey House next TO il.
aud then the Eastern Railroad Depot, with four
| passenger ears. From the depot the flames
COMMUNICATED TO T, 7. Pai1c,s new stghlc in
the rear then 10 the barn and house Of BcnJa-
min G. Hathaway. and next TO a dwelling house
occupied by Mrs: Trash"r. Then The houses
| on both sides OF Sewall street caught Ere and a
short time everything was down between Pleas
ant. School and Spring streets.
5 'hool street toward Washington. destroying in
! is course the frame q the new engine h9use;
| G. II. Wheatlani OF salem. occupied by L. 5. Per
k rs. and the South Church tThird Congrcea-
| tonull which stood at the junction Of school
Washington and Essex streets. BY this time
steamer No. 2, Of salem. had arrived and soon
and prevented its further spread in tha, direc-
| ton. Passing down Essex street on both sides.
| the destruction OF the houses of John Madden.
Amos Evans, and small building used by "A
| firm of marble cutters. soon followed, while on
the eastern side Of Essex street the flames de-
stroyedi The large factory formerly occupied by
Paine and William c. woodnn. the. Misses
Doak. an, the houses oil, the other sid, as FAR
in tins direction was storBed. .,o,o,
Sewall street, taking in regular order on the
caSt side the house and shop Of W. A. stevens.
The factory formerly used ~ John Ware, ne
| house of Thomas Stacey. the house and stables
OF I. T. Paine. and the houses Of William stock =
| well and q. c. Wyman. On the west side Of
| Sewall street. commencing with the house OF
Thomas Foss. there, suecume"t IN quick sue
cession the house ot George Church, the factory
and barn Of Philip Lefavour. the house Of
| Joseph Chapman. the house and barn OF L. L,
Woodhn. and the houses oi J. W. Mason aud
Elea2ar Graves, where The fire Wa finally
| stopped at about q 30 John i. NOodiln Il fire.
man. WAS fatally injured.
At4 \. NJ. looking IRON the side Of the Gen.
| Glover Engine House "A clear view lol etrut"d
only by the standing chimnoys II the destroyed
buildings was hod e nearly hitGen pssn, Grgs Of
flames had destroyed two-thirds Of the old town,
and left without prospect Of employment fully
| OF Marbehead. Sev"nty-two buildings were d.
stroyed. including barns. factories, and dwell
ings and II Is fair estimate Ia plnc" the loss AT
not l,ss .han s5O,0O0. The only factories left
are nose OF Joseph Harris sons Samuel
Sparhawk. George H. Merritt. Lltchman
Bros. and William +. Brown, ID
| A carefully prepared list OF the losses makes
the aggregate on buildings s3jS,OOO. Tho loss
| 10 occupants on stocks. ma n'hln"ry. furniture
&c, was $4,000. The total lost was 1884 900