Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-07
FIRE N PORTLAND.
Starts on Commercial Street--A
Lively Blaze.
Assistance From Other Cities
Finally Subdued.
Loss 100000

Fire broke out At $40, Monday morning.
on the south side Of Commercial street,
Portland, in the ONCE Of Isaac Emery; de-
stroyed that building occupied by him and
E. Churchill & Co.. importers, for Offices in
the second story, and BY C. W. Belknap
Co, dealers in tallow, ground bone, etc,
and BY Frank Davis, agricultural implements
on the ground floor. II extended north and
destroyed one building eastward on the cor
nor of Central Wharf, occupied BY J. F.
Randall { Co., flour and groceries. On the
west it communicated to the store Of A. E.
Stevens & Co., iron merchants, and Curtis
Davis, fish dealers, destroying the build
ings in the rear. 1t extended down Widgery's
wharf, burning the extensive cooperage Of
Nutter, KImball & Co, which is still blazing
freely. 1t will probably be confined within
these limits. The buildings are all of
wood and are not valuable. j. f.
Randall & Co., ownedstheir building on the
eastern limit of the FIRE at the corner Of Ger.
trail wharf The next block was owned by
H. N. Jose. A. E. Stevens & Co., owned
their warehouse, and that Of Curtis & Davis
was owned by Joseph Drown. The losses
will be very heavy on stocks, but cannot be
ascertained until the fire is over.
Noon-Monday noon the fire was entirely
under control. Widgery's wharf is badly
burned, but as the tide was high the piling
was not much injured. Tug boat L. A.
nj ta1
largely to saving the lower end of that and
all of Union wharf, with much valuable
merchandise stored there.
The origin of the FIRE seems to have been
. defective hue in Isaac Emery's office. The
building was finished in hard pine and
blazed rapidly and fercely. Losses are
Isaac Emery's Office furniture, $1,000, in
sured 5000. His valuable stock stored on
the wharves was saved. J. F. Randall
Co, loss about SIC, 900. considerable of the
stock saved, insured $4,000; Chas. w
Belknap & Co, loss $1,000 to $1,000, insured
$4,000; A. +. Stevens & Co., $25, 900, in.
sured S39, 900. Probably his loss is under
estimated. +. C. Churchill & Co.. Office and
furniture, $500, insured $500; Nutter, Kim
ball & Co.. coopers, $40, 900, insured $1,000
Curtis & Davis, fish, $l2,O 900. insured So.
600; H. N. Jose, building, 10000, insured
$500; Joseph Drown, building, s3OOO in
sured $1,000; Lombard, Jones & Co., coop
ers, $500, insured $1,000; King & Dexter
nail store, $3.50, insured; f. G. Willard
fish, $500, insured. The loss Cannot fail
much short of 5000 with an available in.
surance of $4,000. There are probably
some losses on buildings and stored goods
not yet known, but there may also be goods
saved not estimated.
The following Is the insurance ascertained,
will be saved to the companies: Commercial
Union, London, Lombard, Jones & Co..
$1,000; First National, Worcester. Belknap,
$4,000; Penn, King & Dexter, $500, on
nails stored. but loss only $3.50;
Royal, A. Z. Stevens & Co., S270O
London & Lancashire, same $500
Guardian, London, A. E. Stevens, different
buildings and stocks $1,000; J. +. Randall &
Co., $500; Buffalo. German, A. E. Stevens,
1880. Randall, $500; Union. Philadelphia,
Stevens $500; Merchants, Newark, Ste, ems
$4,000, Randall $500; Prescott, Boston,
Stevens $500; Westchester, New York,
Stevens $500, Randall $1,000; Norwich
Union. England, Stevens 5000; New Hamp-
shire, Manchester, Stevens $500, Randall
$500; Girard, Philadelphia, Stevens $500
North British, Stevens $3.50, Randall $500
Queen, London, Nutter, Kimball & Co.
$1,000; Phoenix, Hartford, Curtis 4 Davis
$500; Shoe & Leather, Boston, Home
$1,000; Phoenix, London, Stevens $3.50 /;
State of Pennsylvania, Isaac Emery $500 (;
American Central, St. Louis, Nutter, Kim
ball & Co. $1,000; Phoenix, Brooklyn, Curtis
& Davis $1,000; Springfield, Stevens, $500 |;
Manufacturers, Boston, Jose 5000, Curtis &
Davis, $1,000; Manhattan. New York, Joseph
Drown 5000; Home, New York, Curtis &
Davis $1,000, I. p. Thayer, agricultural i'm
plements. Davis agent) $1,000; lEtna, Hart
ford, Curtis & Davis $1,000, E. Churchill &
Co. $500; Meriden, Conn.,, E. G. willard
$500; Providence. Washington, Nutter,
Kimball 4 Co. $500; Security, New Haven,
same, $500. Fire engines came in from
other places, but fortunately we're not needed
special despatch to the Lewiston Journal
says:-
The news Of the Commercial street fire
this moring spread about the streets slowly.
the alarm being first given BY telephone from
the Office Of Hooper Brothers, to the nre de-
partment direct. At this time the flames
we're bursting from Belknap 4 Co.'S building,
and the north wind quickly carried the sparks
to the Boston 4 Maine wharf, and double
confagration stared the fremen face to face
With thousand feet Of wooden buildings
on either hand ready for the flames, the chief
engineer considered that the only safety for
the city lay in summoning aid from the near
est cities, and kilograms were sent to Bidde-
ford, Saco, Lewiston and Auburn. The two
former cities responded At once and three
engines we're taken to this city on . special
train. arriving about IL o'clock. Two engines
arrived from Lewiston and Auburn about l2,
but the IRE was then under control, and they
were not unloaded from the cars.
The FIRE department of this city fought
CALAMITY against the spread Of the flames
which were continually fed By the stock of
hsh. oil. guano, etc.. stored in Belknap 4
Co.'S building and on the wharf. No time
Was allowed anyone to remove the contents