Connecticut western news., 1879-02-05
Big Fire at Lee Monday.
THE BUSINESS PART OF THE TOWN AND CHURCH
 BURNED.

BURNED.
 Lee suffered Monday from the most severe fire it has had since 1s57 and it destroyed tE.e business portion of the village, burning out 10 stores, the newspaper, and the Episo opal church. The workmen in the Cleaner office first discovered the flames coming through the floor at noon. The blaze there was apparent ly easily extinguished, but, being in the par tition below. it soon spread beyo control, and in a few minutes the long row of wooden two-story blocks, making perfect tinder-box, on the east side of Main street were in blaze. Two hand-engines were brought out, but the wind was blowing gale, and but little could be done. The fire started in the north end of Baird's block on Franklin street, occupied by U. Root x Sons, shoe-dealers, whose stock of s2OOO was partially insured. Miss Mansir's millinery stock on the same street was worth $2000, and insured for $15OO On Main, street, Perry Hull X Go, -four dealers, had g stock of $S5OO, insured for 1500; T. G. Sabin. hardware, $lO,OOO, insurance $6O00; J. Chaffee, clothing, $S0O0. insurance $SO0O; D. Hill, harnesses, s. GOO, insurance $15OO; E. Wright & Co.,. cloth ing and jewelry, $1O,OOO, insured for $5OOo
 The Cleaner folks saved their files, books and supscriptions, and lose $4OOO, being insured for $250O; J. P. Wood, shoe dealer, loses $500 without insurance. John Branning. the law. yer, also had slight loss. Morey's block, ad- joining on the south, next followed, but the brick partitions running from cellar to root checked the flames somewhat, giving the occu- pants time to remove most of their goods, In
 this block, B.,H. Taintor, news dealer, toys
 etc.. had stock of $500, insured for $1OOO
 I. Bostwick, jeweler, $S0CO insured half
 A. P. Hollenbeck, boots, 5COO dollars, insur.
 ance 2500 dollars; Druggist George K Bair6 +, 900 dollars, insured for 7OO0 dollars; s. K
 Sanders. dentist, 200 dollars, no insurance
 The actual losses cannot be given, the good.
 having been removed to the sidewalks an6
 road, and afterward trAmpled on or damaged
 by water, but none think that over 50 per cent of their goods will be saved. The loss o1
 Baird's block is 10000 dollars insurance IA,
 900 dollars, and on Morey's block is 12OOO dol
 lars, insured for 5000. T. A. Omans of Pitts
 field owned three-story wooden block nex
 south of Morey's block, and only foot away
 but it was saved by the timely arrival of Ed
 win Clapp steamer and Housatonic engine
 company from Pittsfeld, which went down or
 the milk train at 2:30 p. m., and checked tn.
 further progress of the fire that way, thus say
 ingprobably the Congregational church ant
 Memorial hall. The steamer did admirable ser
 vice, being able to take water from the river
 the tanks having nearly failed from hand , engines. Oman's block was damaged onl, 500 dollars, but the occupants, who hastily re moved their goods, lost considerable. Tn,
 fire in Baird's block was so intense that i . heated the slate on St. Georges Episcopa church on Franklin street, and set fire to tn, roof underneath. The water gave out at thu
 tank this time, there not being enough hos
 for the steamer to reach inc church, an,
 nothing could be done to save it. The build ing was of stone, and was built 20 years ago the society having been burned out ill 1857 F The loss 10000 dollars and the insurance 800 ; dollars. The walls though still standing ar f damaged 30 badly that they must come down , This is 8 serious calamity to the society. wh will not be able to rebuild. The burned-ou
 merchants found places to convey their goods but as there are no vacant stores, considerabl annoyance will be felt for time. The burne blocks will, however. be rebuilt soon. Tn } timely arrival of the Pittsfield engine certain 8 ly saved the town from larger fire. Fitteel B minutes from the time Chief Engineer Teelin f got the despatch at Pittsfeld, the steame , was loaded on the train -Repubicdn.