Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-20
SATURDAYS DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE RECoRD-UNIoN-l
THE GREAT FIRE AT HAVERHILL.
List of Principal Losers and Their In
surance.
W1prse our DEspEnADoEs IN TEXAS.
Blaire'e Letter to Hurlbut Regarding the
Lane reau Claim.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF F.REIGH NEWS.
Eorribls Massacre of Inhabitants by Pc
ruvian soldiery.
THE GREAT FIRE AT HAVERHILL
List Of Principal Losers and Their In
surance.
w1Prse OUT DEsPERADoEs IN TEXAS
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Great HarerhlIl Fire.

| The Great HaTeThiil Fire.
| HAvERHIlL (sIass.j February 1Ssh.-The
| fire Ia now under control. But one block re-
mains on Wingate street, and tuo at the
upper end of Washington street. All else in
| the square bounded by Merrimsc river on
the south, Washington Square and Essex
street on the east. the north side of Wingate
! street on the north, and Railroad Square on
the west, is buried to the ground. This ter
| ritory embraces the largest part OF the boot
! and shos manufactures. The less cannot be
eseimsted at present. Joseph Pratt, fireman,
was killed, ard George Whittier was fatally
| wounded. What yesterday was the finest
street in the city and the principal business
| part, is to-day smoldering mass Of ruins.
Some eighty shos firms are entirely burned
out, and others suffer more or less damage.
| Two thousand people are out OF employment
| Several families are homeless. The loss is
estimated at g, 700 600. Engines were pres
eut from Newburyport, Lawrence and
Lowell. The men are already at work clear.
ing away the ruins. Owen Il Blakes and
the Gardner block, on the north side OF
Wingate street, were several times on FIRE,
but were saved. The wind blew fresh from
| the northwest, which, with the scarcity OF
water and freezing of the hose, made it diff.
cult to control tie FIRE. Several are reported
] LllbslUBy Du1 ACbIiES QCltA1bo IL AEOHd
LIST OF FIRMS BURNED OUT.
The following firms are burned out: E. W.
Allen, E. K Bachelor, Z. G. Boynton &
| Bros, ID. B. Cuff, e. S. Currier. Davis Bros.
& Co, J. H Durgin, s. & G. Elliott, Z. Fl.
rar, a. j. harrington, l.. A. Finney, ID.
Fits, H. Fl. Fister. Gage & johnson, Gates
& Brothers, W. Goedrieh & Porter. G. a.
! Green, Griffin Brothers, G. Ham. Z. S. Har-
| ris, s. H Hearing G. N. Hoyt. T. NJ Hoyt,
| Lincoln Hubbard, o, Fl. Hubbard, Hunting
| ton Brothers. W. A. o Jacobs, 81. Fl. john
| sor, A. L. Kimbal, Kimball Brothers, A.
McDufis, G. NJ. Mitchell, S. K, Mitchell,
J. B. Nichols & Co., @. w. Orfutt, Ordway
& Clarke, J: Peaslee, R. Peaslee & Sons, B.
K. Poore & Son, Sherburns & Blsisiell,
Priest & Chase. +. Sheridan, Sleeper Bros,
e. L. Sleeper, R. S. Chase g. Sons, D. T.
Sprague, +. G.. Stevens, J. M. Storer, Davis
| & Crafts, E. G. Tilton, Vittul Bros, j. F.
West & Bro, C. E. Wiggin, J. II Winchett,
all shoe manufacturers the Mefrimack
National Bank, First National Bank,
| City Five Cent Savings Bank |;
Smiley Bros, shoe findings; l.. " Shouking,
! insurance agent; Endicott IL Arnold, Ep
Wentworth, B. Foote, S. L, Jewell, Howe h
| Day, Patch & Hayes. Stockbridge & Bartlett
and Moses Howe, leather dealers Kempton
1 "a
manufacturer; L. Frost, G. W. Cook, shoe
contractors Bullen Tack Manufacturing
Company; G. Wadleigh, E. W. Kelley, last
| factories; e. f. Eaton E. Messer, d Mich
OILS, machine shops; Eureka Shoe Pattern
Company; Carter & Cheney, express Office !;
several small stores and shops, together with
Fl. Miller and 81. j. Gales stitching rooms.
Wipgate's Carleton & Noyes' block, the Piel-
! ling block. and several large buildings used
for manufacturing were burned, also about
| twelve dwelling HOUSES. Ga this street the
following sh 1s manufacturers were burned
out: S. F. Woodman, Fits Bros, J. L.
Lynch, Miller Bros, ]. Goodrich Jr., John
Pieling John G. 5. Little, George & Co.. ard
J. G. Collins stitching room.
THE INSURANCE.
A later dispatch says: The loss will be
| fully up to the first estimate. with insurance
| aggregatiDg 81, 600. eco, widely distributed in
Eastern and foreige companies. One hun
bred and twenty shoe manufactures were
burned out, and over ECO frms. Three lives
were lost certainly, and perhaps more.
| The principal losers are Endicott & Arnold,
! $50 Geo, insured Griffin Bros, 100000, in.
sured for S37 600; =. NJ. Hoyt, s20.G coo,
| insured for Sl4 coo; W. w. Currier, $40, 000,
| insured for $4,000; Stockbridge & Bartlett,
| S20. 900, insured for s. 600; I'll G.. Elliott,
$40 eco, insured for $4,000; John B. Mich
| OILS, SEQ, 000 insurance not known; Levi
Taylor, $40, 600. insured for $15 600; J. w.
Vittum, $40 900, insured Goodrich & Porter,
sl4 900; c. W. Chase & Co., ST..
COO; Thaddeus Bullen, 10000; Alden
o. Jacques. $1,000; Andrew J. Til
ton, S13 000; Edward B. Bishop, $4,000
! The following are the heaviest risks held
| by the various insurance companies Hart
| ford, $50, 00O: North British and Mercantile,
| $50, 900; R5na. SIS 600; Queen, $50 600 /:
Imperial and Northern, 81 900; Home of
| New York, $50 600; PEeaix. Hartford &c.,
! COO; Liyernool, London and Globe, S4S, 600 !;
| Royal, S35 Coo; London and Lancashire,
| $40, GOO; Commercial Union, S27, 000; Guar
dian of London, S2S Geo; National. Hart
ford, SIS 600; Lancashire. SAT 600; Phoenix
| Assurance, London, S55. COO; Union, S23 COO;
$50 GOO; Western Assurance, Toronto. $780,
| eco; Springfield Fire and Marine, $50 COO !;
| Phoaix Assurance, Springfield, $50 ono /;
| German American, New York, $40. 900 /;
| Connecticut, $4,000; Insurance Company
of North America. 49,. 0GO; Niagara s26 600 /;
Fire Association Of Philadelpbia, So. 600.
| MS ISG PEOPLE.
| BosToN, February 1Ssh.-The Journal esti-
mates the | IS at the Haverhill fra at 81, $780,
900, and says the dresdfal feature of the
calamity is the loss of life and awful upcer-
| taiuty caused many anxious hearts. l. Is
feared that the bodies of q score or more
prominent busiaess men are burned in the
ruins The City Marshal states that three
men are missing. and the spread of the flames
/ was 60 rapid they were unable to escape.
The report that twenty prominent business
men were missing. and their bodies expected
TO be found in the ruins. is not confirmed.
| The City Marshal, upon whose authority the
statement is claimed to havs been made,
denies he made such statement.
Other Fires.
! Bosros, February lSth.-A large fire broke
aus al Chelsea early this morning. and before
it was subdued damage to the extent Of
S25 600 was done.
BERLIN CENTRE fMass) February 1Ssh.-
Tue shoe mandatory of John II. Parker was
burned to-day. Loss, $4,000; Insurance.,
! $50. 90.
NEW YoRK, February 1Ssh.-A ere in the
factory buildings on Hague street damaged
stock and machinery of various small manu-
featuring concerns to the extent of $50. 600.
The Eandrcau Clsim-BIaine's Letter 10
fEurlbHf.
New York, February 1Ssh.-The Herald
this morning has letter from Blaine to
Hurlbut, dated August 4, 1881. which has
not heretofore appeared in print, and from
which the following is an extract: while
this Government viii not, az at present in.
formed, undertake to construs contracts or
decide upon the extent of compensation due
Landreau, you are instructed to call the at
tention of the Peruvian Government TO this
Injustice, and say that the Government Of
tbs United States will expect some adequate
and proper means to be provided by which
Landreau can obtain a judicial decision OF
his rights. II the constitution Of the Peru
vian Courts, or the interpretation of the Law
by Peruvian Judges, deprives Landreau Of
the Justice which the contract itself guaran-
teed him, then, in the opinion OF this Gov
eminent, Peru is bound in duty and in honor
TO do one of three thipgs-nsmeiy, supply
an impartial tribunal. extend the iurisdic-
ton Of the present Courts, or submit the
case of Landreau to arbitration. | desire
also to call your attention to the
fact that by the Interpretation of the
treaty which il to adjust the relations
lof Guile and Peru, the latter may possibly
be compelled to submit to the loss OF terri.