New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-13
MEN AND HORSES BURNED IN MAINE
TWO DRUNKEN MEN SET FIRE TO A LIVERY siADLh
AND PERISH IN THE FLAMES.

RrtrasT. Me-, July 1.-THE greatest con-
Aagration since 1873, when onefourth OF the Guy was
laid in ashes visited this place this morning. resus
tu cse death of and damage 10 properly e
fmated at about $50 000 Twenty horses perlsheu III
the flames The fire broke out shortly after III ococh
In the stables Of the Belfast Livery Company, on high
st. and before assistance could arrive twenty horses III
the building were roasted alive In their staiis inc
flames communicated with Howe's BLOCK, AT Main anu
High st known as the Telegraph Building, which was
entirely destroyed; the basement was occupied py
Field & Clusters fish market and f. NJ Curriers' meat
,oarket the first hoor was occupied By William frlest
tailor; Frederick H. Fran d. boot anu shoe deaer' anu
L. D. Fogg. confeconer; the second moor py Nalhane'
Delano barber; Moses Rich, cobber; r. a. Coue taA
collector and W. G. Tuttle. dealer III organs NJ i"'e'
photo used the third floor. The building was
insured but the tenants are heavy losers, except
ing Priest who was fully covered The Amer
ican House, owned by ii. n. Lancaster. ana oc
cuped by William Weeks, the leading ho'ei III
I'm the city, next succumbed The guests all cscapeo
with their baggage aud Landlord Weeks saved the
greater portion OF his furniture which Is now pea up
In Custom House square. The house was paruaiiy ih
sured but Mr. Weeks was uninsured. The carriage
house belon ging to the livery company ana woouen
carriage shop owned by n. Mansfield ana occup'eo ny
Hiram W. Trundy totally destroyed; tne company
saved ia carriages The brick building adjoining the
American House, owned and occupied by Lewis anu
Joseph Bean. haters was completely gutted' pn' 'e
walls are standing; f. A Greer lawyer had an once III
the second story the larger part OF Bean s'o0h was
saved The flames then crossed Highst igniting the
roof OF Whtmores store and threatening the new
England House and the Masonic Tempe,but fortunate
y IL was checked in this direction The large grocery
store OF A. A. Howes q Co.. opposite the Amerlcan
House was by the Of canvas all iue glass ~
tine front OF this store and all the pla,e
glass in the High-st front OF the Nasonio
Temple was broken by the extreme neat -.
The saddest OF the fire was tho death OF t"o
pen who perlshed in the stable Of the livery company
Their names were Wesley Twombley and John masey'
They were IN the second story OF the building i~oni-
bley's charred body found on the sidewalk, as
though he had fallen from the building he was
EMPLOYED as hack-drvcr by the new
Tnrisnd House. was Twenty-Five and leaves
a widow and one child Casey's body was fouhu III
stall beside the remains OF horse He was twentytwo
and unmarried Twom5ley and Casey, with acolhlah-
Ion. James MeCabe drove to NorthpSrt on sstu,oy '
evening returning about midnight They were in'oA-
caed and shortly after they entered the stables Tue re
was discovered without doubt they were the cause
Mcabe ESCAPED from the buididg. but win haus ana
face badly burned Charles Baker chief engineer was
badly burned about the face while nShtng hre' =,
The following are the estimated losses n n; Ian al,
caster 500 900; Belfast Livery Company, $1,000; ".
C. Tutte, $1,000; +. H. Francis. S22oq Masonic So
Temple Association, $1,000; Joseph and Lewis Bean,
5000; L. d. Fogg. $1,000; Mansfield, sZVoo, anu 'nc
several tenants sums from hundreds to thousands Vi
dollars Not over third Of the property Is insured