The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-07
BIG BLAZE.
Granite Block In Bath Badly Damag-
ed Last Night.
The sagadahoc House In Flames,
And at One Time Threatened with
Destruction.
BIG BLAZE.
rSpecial to the Press I


BATH, Oct. 6.-Granite Block caught fire at
1915 O'Clock tonight, just as the people were GO
ing home from the entertainment given by the
Charlotte Thompson company. The engines were
on the spot within five minutes after the alarm
was given and throwing water within ten minutes.
The fire spread rapidly. The upper and second
stories were Quilted, and the ground floor was del
uged with water.
Granite Block is owned by the widow of Dr. G.
p Stockbridge, and is valued at $4,000. The
upper story is occupied as billiard hall by d. NJ.
Pembroke, who is insured. Two policies coyered
the second story which was occupied by j. B.
Drake. insurance agent
George H. Nichols occupies the ground floor,
who was partially insured
The Sagadahoc House was in flames at one
time, and was threatened with total destruction.
LATER.
The telegraph wires run over the rcof OF Gran-
ite Block, and about 11.30 the fire cut off COM
munication with other places by either telegraph
or telephone, and from the operators residence
the remaining dispatches were wired.
The fire was first discovered issuing from the
stairway leading down between the Sagadahoc
House and Granite Block by officer Hugh Tibbetts
of the night force He Immediately rung in an
alarm, and in less than seven minutes steamer
Kennebec, No. 3, was drawing water from City
Landing, and directing stream on the front OF
the building. Engine No. 2 soon arrived, and
from position on Water street directed stream
on the rear of the building. The chemical had
been doing good work before the arrival of the
steamers, playing on the Sagadahoc House, which
was endangered. Within half an hour from the
time of the alarm the two upper stories were In
flames, and at I'LL the roof fell in with a loud
A.
blazing all along the northern caves, and it ap-
peared to be doomed, as the wind, was blowing
strong directly from the .northward, sweeping the
flames directly upon the roof, At this crisiswhen
the boarders had all packed their trunks and
dragged them out into the halls, preparatory to
flight. Engine No. 2brought a stream TO bear by
carrying the hose up through Hydes foundry TO
the upper hall of the hotel. From the attic viii
dows, and by shifting from one to another, the
firemen poured deluge of water on the already
blazing building, and thus saved from destruction
an edifce which cost when new not less than
$4,000.
By12 O'Clock the flames had been so far sub
dued that the hotel was pronounced out of dan
ger.
The damage by water is not less than $4,000;
tie flood of water which was poured to the
roof by the engines soaked down through every
story to the ground floor, and flooded the dining
room In the Sagadahoc House, The damage to
Granite Block is estimated as follows: The up
per and second stories are gutted, while the
large dry goods store of Gee. H. Nichols, but par
TALLY insured, was flooded with water, and large
portion of the stock is damaged. Messrs. Drake
and Nichols are both in Boston.
ITO the Associated Press.]
BATH, Oct 6.-Granite Block, on Front street.
owned by Mrs. DR.. G. P. Stockbridge, and valued
at $4,000, was partially destroyed by fire to-
night. The fire broke out in the third story and
spread downward. The third and second floors
and the roof were burned, aud the dry goods
store of G. II. Nichols beneath was drenched
with water and the stock damaged. The Sagada-
hoe House was threatened several times, but was
saved. The damage by water is $4,000. The
block was partly insured. The roof fell IN and
the firemen were unable to reach the upper floor,
as the stairway was burned.