The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-07

cut in the arm in this way and another got q
sprained wrist
The train bringing the Biddeford and Saco
fremen ran the twenty miles in twenty-seven
minutes, including the stop at the know-uoth-
ing.
/ A lady about thirty years old. who was visit
ing friends in the city, said it was the first fire
she ever saw in her life.
The Bath engine got as far as Brunswick,
| when she was notified she was not wanted.
Curtis & Davis had large stock of fish
which was mostly spoiled. The street in
front of the store was mixture of boxes OF
fish and Sebago water.
| CIV. Belknap & Co. will start up again to-
day at the corner Of Central and Fore streets.
Mr.. Randall with commendable courage said,
while the fire was in progress. that they would
| 60 to work again to-day If they had to start
up in the street.
| King & Dexter had lot Of nails stored on
widgerys Wharf. ON which they met with the
loss reported elsewhere.
| FP. Thayers loss was on agricultural i'm
| Elements exhibited at the State fair.
| E.G. Willard s. Son moved large quantity
| of fish out of the building on Widgery's wharf,
where it was stored, last Saturday, but enough
remained Mr.. Willard said to make $4,000
| loss.
| j. When the fire broke out q team of four
horses was at the foot of the wharf. In
short time it was impossible to take them off
| by the road, and to save them from the fire
they had to be backed OF into the water. They
were got out of the water unhurt.
A petition was drawn up and circulated by
Frederick Fox, Esq, yesterday, asking the
city government to provide suitable fire boat
for the proper protection of the wharves and
shipping.
The Portland Fish Packing Company on
Union Wharf were interrupted in their BUSH
ness bnt they got to work again the in afternoon.
There were in their building 1876 tons Of tin be-
longing to the Winslow Packing Company.
The safe CT G. w. Belknap s. Son contained
all their books and papers and twas in the
large one Of the Hall make, with double doors.
+. o. Bailey & Co., who are the agents, had
the safe hauled to their warerooms where it
was opened. The papers were not injured in
the least, and were not even smoked. The
paint inside shows signs of being blistered. Mr..
Belknap is very much pleased with the result
and has ordered new safe OF the same mako.
Lamssn took photographs of the rains.
The safe used by Mr.. Isaac Emery was a
Morris & Ireland, and he was so much pleased
with the manner in which his papers were
saved he has ordered another.
Among the losers by the fire was Mr.. A. H.
Waite, the sail maker, who occupied the loft
in the Nutter, Kimball & Co. building. Mr..
Waite lives cut Of town and we could not as
certain his loss, but we are informed all his
stock was consumed.
A British bark in getting out from Hobson's
wharf, was collided with by the new schooner
Nahum Chaplin, and lost some of her upper
rigging.
When Mr.. Brown, of the committee on fire
department., went to Superintendent Tucker
of the Maine Central at the request of Chief
Cloyes and asked for special train to bring
fire company from Lewiston. Mr. Tucker re-
piled you shall have anything you like" and
in ten minutes the special train was ready in
the Lewiston station, and in 45 minutes the
train was in Portland, a distance of fifty miles.
Cumberland No. blew out her lues at the
fires and had to be sent to the Portland Com
pany for repairs The Governor Fairfield of
Saco it is reported, also damaged some of her
machinery.
Great disgust was expressed by many citi-
zens at the way heavy teams, loaded with
property from buildings whose owners expect
ed to be burned out, or had been burned out,
were driven over the hose yesterday. A dis
cussion arose last night on this subject in the
City meeting, and the opinion seemed to be
that In such a case, police off duty should be
summoned by certain number Of taps on the
alarm, and required to stretch rope around
certain limits, inside of which only the fire de-
partment, police insurance men and reporters
be allowed to pass.
A volunteer, seeing what job the fire de-
partment had got on their hands, took pipe,
of one of the engines, and proceeded up lad
der with it, While gallantly doing his best he
lost his balance and fell to the ground dislo-
eating shoulder. Luckily doctor was close
at hand, who quickly pulled the shoulder into
place again.
A little boy who had strayed on to Central
wharf was hit by a line of hose and deposited
in the dock, but he was quickly pulled out
dripping object.
The losses by the fire would have been very
much heavier if it had not fortunately happen
ed that stocks.of goods were generally light,
and q great deal Of what was on hand was
saved.
Chief Cloyss was played out last night, but !.
he il entitled to great praise for his manage
ment Of the fire.
The taps OF the bell sounding "all out" was
struck at 7.15 p. M, and not till then did the
crowds leave Commercial street for home
The following were the losses and insur-
anee as far as could be ascertained: