The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-14
FIRES.
The Boston Telephone Exchange DAM
aged, and the Business DemsraIized for
Some Deys.

The Boston Telephone Exchange DAM
aged, and the Business Den,sraIized for
Some Days.
BosTeN Jan. 12.-Fire was discovered about
two O'Clock this morning bursting from the
cupola on the roof of the building No 40 Pearl
street, occupied by the New England Tele-
phone Company. All the outside wires of rhe
company enter the bdilding by means of this
cupela, and come together on q large table in
the center OF the apartment. The fire was
caused in some way by the wires, evidently
the crossing of an electric light wire with
some Of the telephone wires, and the burning
table soon communicated the FIRE to the build
ing. The fifth floor is used as a cable room,
and the fourth floor as the operating room, in
which. besides the apparatus used in the ex-
tables or switchboards. The fire was not al
lowed to go below this floor, but the lower
parts OF the buildings were considerably dam
aged by water. The total damage done to the
building. which is owned BY the Parker heirs,
can probably be made good for $4,000. The
loss to the New England Telephone Company
will be $11 600. The whole telephone service
In the business section of the city will be de-
moralized for week at least. The company,
however, will at once begin the work of re-
again in working order. The telephone stock
was insured for Sc 900.
A Will Burned.
IPSWICH, Mass, Jan. 12.-Fire broke out in
the Willowdale Mill this morning, and destroy
90 the main structure. The loss is probably
about $4,000.
SALEM, Jan. 13-The loss by the burning of
the Willowdale wooden mill yesterday is esti-
mated at S45, 900 to $4,000. The mill made
the finest grade of white blankets, and the sell
ling agents were H. B. Cl din & Co. and Con-
stable, Arnold & Co. of New York. There
were about 5000 finished blankets on hand,
1.l i FD- 81 <nN
oi which are total loss, but IL being in an ell
were saved in a damaged condition. There
were four sets of cards worth $2500 each. Loss
on finished goods was $4,000. The building
was of stone, 105 by 60 feet, three stories in
height, and employed so to 100 hands. There
was small fire hele last Wednesday, and this
one probably caught from smoulderiDg sparks.
The engine is all right. The total loss will be
$45, 900 TO $4,000. The only fire apparatus
available was hand engine owned by the
company. The mill was fifty years old. 1t
will be rebuilt
Box Mandatory Burned.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. Jan. bat 545 O'Clock
tonight fire occurred in the large box manufac-
tory and lumber sheds of Bennett Griffin &
Son, situated on the Eastern Railroad Com
pany's land. Owing to the nhammable Da-
ture of the building and contents they were
soon mass of flames, but by strenuous exer-
tions the surrounding buildings were saved.
Griffin's buildings and contents were totally
destroyed, 1t is rumored that the fire was of
an inceudiary origin. The loss is estimated at
$l7 600; Insurance on building, 81 800; insur-
anee on box stock, presses, boiler and lnnshsr,-
$l0,450
A Baptist Church Burned.
JANEsvILLE, Wis, Jan. 13-The Baptist
church was burned This evening. Loss 10000.
Sparks.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 12.--Fire today in A.
Smith & Co.'s grain elevator caused a damage
Of $40 900.
AUBURN, N. Y, Jan. 12-The repair shop of
the Southern Central Railroad Co. has been
bESped. Three locomotives were burned Loss
ST loco.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 13-Fire in the workshops
OF the State prison this morning caused q loss
the flames.
PEORIA, Ill, Jan. 13.-The wholesale crack
or aud confectionery house of Herich & Girls
void was burned this morning. Loss SIS 900.