The Portland daily press., 1882-07-22
And Twenty-Five Families Homeless,
Especial Dispatch to the Press.]

Especial Dispatch to the Press.]
FAIRFIELD, July q, II P. M.-Fairfeld is in
flames. The mills back of the main street have
burned and the fire is now working rapidly down
through the large mills and lumber yards.
The whole village is in danger.
sEcoND DESPATCH
II p M.-We hope the fire is now under
control. Aid from Waterville is here and an
engine is on the track at Augusta ready to
start at a moments notice. The saw mills OF
N. Totman & Sons, A. A. & G. E. Duren and
S. A. Nye are burned. The large wood manu-
factories of the Maine Manufacturing Com
pany, York & Fairbrother's furniture shops;
the Fairfield Furniture Company, j. A
& e. A. CilIey and several dwellings are now
bu rning. So far the flames have been kept
from Main street.
THIRD DESPATCH.
FAIRFIE LID, July %, 1918 A. M.-The fire is
under con troll unless the wind rises. A steam
er is on the way from Augusta to aid us. Tie
loss will exceed 100000, and over five hun
dred men are thrown out of employment.
SETH.
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, July 21.-Report comes from Fair
field. Me-, that fire is raging there. Help is
asked for from Augusta and towns near by
and the telegraph operator states all the mills,
dry houses and shops burning. But mea-
gre particulars are yet received.
The fire seems to have started on Water
street, on the bank of the Kennbec river,
among saw mills Of which there are number
in the vicinity. Nye's mill, Dorne Bros
mill, Totman &sSons' mills, G. D. Lawrence
& Co.'S sash and blind mill, the Maine Manu-
featuring Company's mills, York s. Com
any's mills are burned and in fact all the saw
mills, shops, dry houses, stables and every
thing on that street.
The fire is now working up toward the GEN.
tire of the town where the depot and business
stores are located. The fire now (1055 p. n.y.
is but three minutes walk from the Maine
Central depot and the heat is plainly felt by
the operator.
No clear idea of the extent of damage can
be got at this writing but a dispatch has been
sent from Fairfield to Augusta to hold an en-
gine in readiness on a car. 1t may possibly rot
be needed and the fire may now bs under con
troll.
IL P. MA request has been received to
start the steamer from Augusta.
The fire broke out this evening at 9.45 in the
saw mill of Duren Bros. The flames quickly
spread to the mills of f. Totman & Sons and
A. w. Nye, thence to the sash and blind fac
tory of G. P. Lawrence & Co. and Salton &
Fay the Fairfield Furniture Co.. of
Nye & Taggart and the furniture shop of John
A. Cilley. The fire is still raging fercsly and
is uncomfortable at present. An engine and
men from Wateryille are present. The loss at
present is not less than $10O,0co. Help has
been asked from Augusta. Fears are enter
tanned that much more pro perty will have to
go.
SECOND DESPATCH
FAIRFIELD, July 22.-The fire is nearly un-
der bcontrol though burning fercely Four
saw mills and machinery, one sash and blind,
two furniture and one builder and manufac-
turer are destroyed with all their contents; also
five dwelling houses. Loss over 100000. Six
hundred men are thrown out of employment
The saw mills were not insured. The in
surance on the other buildings are light
The business of this place is crippled if not
entirely destroyed for year to come.
THIRD DESPATCH.
The following are the names of the parties
and losses by the fire here tonight:
f. Totman & Sons, block of saw mills; loss
estimated at $4,000.
Dnren Brothers block; loss $4,000.
S. A. Nye, block of saw mills; loss $20,Cco.
g. D. Lawrence, planning mill; loss $500.
Maine Manufacturing Co. Novelty Works;
loss 5000.
Fairfield Furniture Co.; loss $4,000.
York & Fairbrothers' framing mill loss $40
O0O
A j. Smith, box manu-. cturer; loss $4,000.
j. A. Cilley & Co., furn. ture manufacturer;
loss $4,000; insurance $25G0.
Five tenement houses were burned; loss
$15,C30.
large amount of manufactured lumber
has been burned and. is still burning; loss not
estimated.
The insurance cannot be ascertained at this
hour. Six hundred men are thrown out of
employment and % families rendered
homeless. This great lumber center has but
one saw mill remaining. The cause of the
FIRE has not yet been ass ertained.