The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-31
FIRE LAST NIGHT.
THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT GALL.
ED TO MARKET SQUARE.

ED TO MARKET SQUARE.
Total Loss Probably SIO,OOO-Partially
Ensured-GoOd Work Accomplished by
the Eiremen.
just after midnight last evening an alarm
OF fire was sounded from box 81 and secon
alarm quickly followed bringing the whole
lire department into Market Square. Fire had
been discovered in the old fashioned building
NO. 70 Market Square, owned BY A. l.. Il.
Clapp OF Scarborough, for whom A. w. ID.
Clapp Is trustee. The fire started In one OF
the upper stories but had made so much head
way when discovered that it was impracticsble
to say just where it originated. For half an
hour the fire made Roadway and when it gain
ed the roof the flames leaped high in the air
making bright illumination and threatening
to communicate to the more stately blocks on
either side, but the efficiency of the fire de-
partment prevented such calamity and
restricted the damages to the building in which
the fire originated. the upper stories of which
were pretty thoroughly burned out while the
stock OF goods in the lower stories are badly
damaged by water. The walls of the building
are not injured and it can be repaired without
tearing them down. Probably the loss on the
building will not exceed $4,000 and there is
an insurance on 1t of $4,000, $4,000 placed with
Carroll & Rand and $4,000 with Mr.. Albert
Warwick.
In the third story is the band room of Chand-
ler's Band and in the second are Edward A.
Jordan, sign painter George W. Knight,
shoemaker, and Elisha G. Patterson, cabinet
maker, while below are Morris Wolf,
clothier. and j. S. Printable & Co., propretors
of the Eureka Dollar Store. Some twenty
five uniforms belonging to Chambers Band
were entirely ruined by water, also $500
worth of their best music and some of their
instruments. The total loss to the band was
estimated at about $1,000, while Mr.. Chandl or
himself lost $500. Many of the instruments
we're saved. No insurance.
Edward A. Jordan, sign painter, had large
amount of stock on hand and also many large
old fashioned clocks and ornaments.
The damage done in this part OF the build
ing was by the flames.
Geo. W. Knight, shoemaker lost much of
his stock mostly by the flames.
Elisha G.. Patterson, the cabinet maker, had
a large amountrof wood work in his shop. in
Guiding two fine show cases lately made for
Guppy & Co., which were valued at $3.50. All
the stock was damaged by the flames. Mr.
Patterson had $500 insurance with Rollins &
Adams.
At the beginning OF the fire that part of the
floor of the second story over the store occu-
pied by Morris Wolf gave way and the burning
embers fell down into the shop, burning some
of the goods, but the damage caused here was
mostly by water. Mr.. Wolf had $1,000 worth
OF clothing which had been in the store some
time, while $4,000 worth of new goods was
taken in last week. His insurance was So 600
with Warren Sparrow and VIM. Allen, Jr,
The flames forced their way through the
partition into the Eureka Dollar Store, occu-
pied by j. D. Printable &, Co.. burning has.
kets and ornaments which were on the shelves.
Entrance was forced and the fire in this store
extinguished, but vases, croekery ware and
other fancy goods were demolished show
cases smashed, and in one department $500
worth of hats were literally runed while in
the cellar large assortment of goods stored
were spoiled as the store was completely aood-
ed with water. which kept pouring down in
streams from the upper stories The entire
stock was valued at $4,000, on which there
was $4,000 insurance, equally divided among
four insurance agencies of this city.
Six of the telephone wires were broken but
they will be repaired this morning.