The Portland daily press., 1886-12-03
FIRE RECORD.
Rrockton Gets Badly frightened anc
Sends to Boston for Help.
The Fire Fortunately confled to one
Biock-A Narrow Escape.

BRocKToN, Dec. 2.--The Opera House
block in this city has been burning two
hours, and the chances are that ii will be a
total loss with contents. The loss will be
heavy.
The largest fire this city has ever seen is
now raging. A heavy wind is blowing and
i is thoughtit will be impossible to keep the
flames in the present location. About 10
O'Clock fire was discovered In the shoe store
OF o. >. Sweetser In Opera House block, cor
ner Of Main and Crescent streets, and spread
rapidly to all parts Of the building. The
Mayor Whipple sent for help from Slough
ton, East Stoughton and Boston. The build
ing IS brick 100 by 50 feet, four stories high.
The loss on building and contents Is esti-
mated at $685. 900. The building is occupied
by Jones, druggists; Shaw and Rice, gro
GERS +. N. Vial, tailor; Thomas & Cushing,
jeweller; o. 5. Sweetser, shoe store; Edgar
q Reynolds, dry goods; on the first floor.
LOring q Howard, carpetlng; Brockton gym
nasium; Edgar & Reynolds, cloak depart
ment, Wheeler u Wilson, sewing machines,
and several minor offices on the other floors.
Loring & Howard estimate their loss at $685.
600; insured, $4,000.
Edgar & Reynolds carried stock of $780,
600; insured $4,000.
Other individual losses are not attainable
at present.
1t is cold and clustering.
Main and Elm street walls have just fallen
in.
The building was owned by III. l.. Bryant
The insurance OF the building Is about $780,
Sweetsers shoe store was insured for
$500, which covers the loss.
AT O'Clock the fire was under control, the
side walls having fallen and crushed the
roof of an unfinished wooden block Of H. l..
Bryant. Two steamers arrived from Boston
and one each from Stoughton and East
Stoughton.
Vim. Jones, druggist, carries $4,000 insur-
amer, and Shaw Il Rice, grocers, about
5000; +: ~. Vial. tailor, $4,000; 7. r.
Gushing, jeweler, 5000; and r. G. Shep-
hard, gas filter, $780,
BRocKToN, Mass, Dec. 300 a. ma
two-story building east of the opera house.
and occupied by Tolman, printer, Is on fire,
and will be badly damaged, with contents.
Glue Works Burned.
AVER, Mass, Dec. 2.-The large glue
works Of Beader & Co., were destroyed by
fire this morning.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The fire at the Baeder Glue Factory which
broke out at o'clock this morning. is still
raging. The flames have burst out a fresh
with redoubled vigor owing to terrific gale
OF wind which has sprung up and adjoining
buildings are still in great danger and the
utmost precaution will be used during the
night The cause of the fire is the principal
topic OF conversation. The public opinion
generally is that It was ineendiary, although
It is understood that the proprietors consider
the flre to have started from a legitimate
cause. A few moments before the fire broke
out one Of the workmen was left in utter
darkness, two lamps beside him being extin-
guished by sudden draft A second later
flames broke out around the exhaust pipes
and the force pump which had given out the
previous day. A great deal Of oil was used
around the pipes and fire may have resulted
from spontaneous combustion, or the oil may
have been ignited by hot pipes.
a City Narrowly Escapes Destruc-
tion-
TEMPLE, Tex, Dec. 2.-This city narrow
" escaped destruction by incendiaries night
before last. Tuesday afternoon a man nam
ed Barton informed the officials of the ex-
istence of plot to burn the city. special
force was summoned and the city put under
closest watch. At 7.30 the incendiaries ap-
peared and poured oil on the wall of Wfl-
ilanas' saloon in the rear and applied match
Special officer Mcmahon demanded the sur
render Of James Mash, the man who applied
the match. Nash fled, and Mcmahon fired,
killing him instantly The other conspira-
tors made their escape.
Losses by Fire.
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-The New York Dali '
Commercial Bulletin estimates the Novem-
Der fire loss in the United States and Cana
da at S10,0 900 which is the largest NOyem-
Der average since the Boston fire, whose re-
ported loss was 100000 900 and over. The
large nres OF from 100000 up to 100000
numbered nineteen and caused a loss in the
aggregate of S4,0O0,000 or per cent of the
entire loss of the month according to the
Bulletin. There has been Ia destruction by
fire Of $685. 900 for the IL months Of 1856
with December yet to be heard from.