Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-19

HAYERHILL, Mass, Feb. 1S.-The fire is
under control. But one block remains ON
Wengate street, and two at the upper end of
Washington street. All else in the square
bounded By the Merrimac river on the south,
Washington square and Essex street on the
east, the north side of Wengate street on the
north and the railroad square on the west is
burned TO the ground. This territory en-
braces the largest part of the boot and shoe
manufactures. The loss cannot be estimated
at present. Joseph Pratt, fireman. was killed
a1d Geo. Whittier fatally injured
LOSSES BY THE SHOE INDUSTRY.
What yesterday was the finest street in the
city and the principal business part is to-day
8 smouldering mass of ruins. Some eighty
shoe firms are entirely burned out, and others
suffer more or less damage. Two thousand
people are ont of employment and several fam
lies are rendered homeless. Loss estimated,
,000
Engines were present from Newburyport,
LaFrance and Lowell, Men are already at
work clearing away the debris Oper IL Blake's
aad the 3rdner block, on the north size of
Wingate street, were several times on fire, but
were saved. The wind blew fresh from the
northwest, which, with the scarcity of water
93d freezing OF the hose, made II difficult to
control The fire. Several are reported missing,
but nothing definite is known vet.
FIRMS BURNED OFT.
The following nrns were burned out: z
W. Allen, E. K. Batchelder, E. G.. Bly,, Boyndon
Bros, D. CIuff, s. NJ. Currier, David Bros
Sc Co., j. P. Durgin, S. 81 g. Elliott, z. Il.
Emerson do Co, w. a. Evans, John D. Tanor,
A. ). Harrington, L. A. Finney, D. Fits, W.
f. Foster, Gage & Johnson, Gates & Bros,
w. Goodrich, Goodrich & Porter, 6. A.
Greene, Griffin Bros, G. Hall, E. S. Harris, S.
H Herring, c. N. Hoyt, r NJ. Hoyt, Lincoln
Hubbard, o. II. Hubbard, Huntington Bros,
w. A. P. Jaques, II. Ii. johnson, A. l. Kim
ball. Kimbal Bros, A. McDutfie, G. N.
Mitchell, S r. Mitchell, j. B. Nichols & Co.,
G. w, Orfuth, Ogdway d Clarke, J. Peaslee,
R. Peaslee 81 Son, B. c.. Poore Il Son, Sher-
burne 6 Blairdell, Priest 81 Chase. T. S Hayl
den, Sleeper Bros, G. L, Sleeper, r. S. Chase q
Bros, D. Z. Sprague, F. G. Stevens, j. NJ. Ho-
yer, Davis 81 Crafts o. Tilton, Viltum
Bros, J. F. West & Bros, C. E. Wiggin, J. II.
Winchett.
All shoe manufactures.
MerrimacklNatioaal bank, First National
bank, City Five Cents Savings bank, Smile.
Bros shoe findings; L. s.
Paulding, insurance agent; Endi,
llott 81 Aarnold, E.. r. Wentworth B. Foote,
s. L. Jewett, Howe and Day, Patch aud Hayes,
Stockbridge and Bartlett, and Moses Howe,
leather dealers; Kempton Bros, eating house;
George w. Hall, beer manufacturer; L. Frost,
A. J. Ptttingill, g. w Cook, shoe contrac-
tors; the Butler tack manufactory; L. Wad-
leigh, last factory; Z. Kelly, last manufactur-
er; G. f. Eaton, machine shop; E. Messer,
machine shop, D. Nichols, machine shop;
Emella shoe pattern company; Carter
81 Cheney. office. Sevpral
small stores and shoe shops, together with 81.
J. Gales stitching rooms, Wingate street, Car
leton 81 Noyes block, the PIlling block, and
several large buildings used for manufacturing
burned, also about twelve dwelling houses on
this street
burned out: S. +. Woodman, Fits Bros, J.
E. Lynch, Miller Bros, j. Goodrich, Jr., John
Pilling, John G. S, Little, George & Co., and
J. G, Collins stitching room.
LIVES LOST.
The loss will be fully up to the first esti-
mate, with insurance aggregatipg $1,000 900,
widely distributed in eastern and foreign COM
panies. One hundred and two shoe manufac-
turtles were burned out and over two hundred
other firms.
Three livts were lost certainly and perhaps
more.
PRINCIPAL LOSSES.
Endicott 81 Arnold, $4,000, insured; Grit
fin Bros, 100000, insured, $37 900; T. M.
Hoyt, $4,000, insured, $4,000; ". W. Cur
RE, $4,000, insured $4,000; Stock, Bulge 6
Bartlett $4,000, insured $1,000; S. G. Elliott
$4,000, insured $50, coo; John B. Nichols,
100000, insurance not known; Levi Taylor,
$4,000, insured, $1,000; T. C. Ford, $4,000,
insured, 5000; j. W. Witt, $4,000, insured
John Pilling, $4,000, insured, $4,000;
Gooarich & Porter, Sl4, 600; c. W. Chase s.
Co., 1000; Thaddeus> Butler, $4,000; AL
den r fungus, $4,000; Andrew J. Tilton,
$4,000 and Edward B. Bishop, $4,000.
FALSE REPORT.
BosToN, Feb. 1S.-The report that twenty
prominent business men were missing and
their bodies expected to be found in the ruins
of the Haverhill fire, is not confirmed. The
city marshal, upon whose authority the state
ment was claimed to have been made, denies
lac ever made such statement
INSURANCE RISKS.
The following are the heaviest risks held by
the various insurance companies, Hartford
$4,000; North British & Mercantile $S5,OOO;
Aetna $4,000; Queen $4,000; Imperial &
Northern S7l 600; Home of New York $50, 600;
Phoenix of Hartford $4,000; Liverpool and
London Globe 1000; Royal $4,000: Lon
don & Lancashire $4,000; Commercial
Minor S2S, 600; Guardian, London $2S, 600;
National, Hartford $4,000; Lancashire s47,-
600; Phoenix Assurance; London $55,O00;
Union, $4,000; ORIENT, $4,000; Merchants,
New Jersey, $4,000; Western Assurance,
Toronto, $4,000; Springfield Fire and Ma.
rine, s62 900; Phoenix Assurance, Springfield,
$4,000; German American, New York, 49,
O00 Connecticut, $4,000; Insurance Com
pany of North America, $4,000; Niagara,
$4,000; Fire Association, Philadelphia, $780,
600.