The Portland daily press., 1886-01-30
THURSDAY NIGHTS FIRES.
A FuI, Account of the Insurance.

Middle street, in front of the scene of de-
vastation of Friday mornings flames, was
filed with people all day long yesterday, gaz--
ing at the workmen removing the debris, Mr..
Chapman and Mr.. Clapp deciding TO rebuild
at once. The building owned by Mr.. Chap
man and Mr.. E. A. Norton was insured as
follows:
Boston Underwriters. .....t..-.,...'''.'.'S 0,OoO
Paci1e. 0O0
Niagara ,.,....,.........'..'- ''''''''''' AiOOo
Toto, -. 10000
The loss on this building is probably dou-
bic the insurance.
L. D. Austin's stock was damaged several
thousand dollars. He had $1,000 insurance
with J. w. Munger & Co., and $4,000 with
Warren Sparrow, the latter IN the Boston
Underwriters. Charles Day had little pro-
perty in one of the rooms. Mr.. A. w. ID.
Clapp's loss on the building is covered by IN
surance.
McKenney's heirs had $4,000 insurance,
equally divided between the Boston Under
writers and the Boatmen's Insurance Com
pany, which they think will cover the loss.
Dow, Coffin & Libby had $1,000 in the Lam
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was burned in the adjoining building, but
the policies were transferred with the goods.
w. E. Chambers loss amounts to several
hundred dollars, and is covered by the fol
lowing insurance:
Continental. S14O0
Buffalo German Observation-Disclosures. 600
Total ......................s $1,000
c. K. Halves, occupying the same store as
W. E. Chandler, lost something by damage
to musical instruments. He was insured as
follows:
Western. ............................ 500
Northwestern. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Total ....................,...S 81 600
W. E. Todd, who also occupied the store,
sustained only a slight loss.
Alfred Haskell. confectioner, lost about
$1,000 from smoke and water. He is insured
for 5000 in the Security. The wall, when it
fell, carried with it one-half of the flooring,
and all the stock, with stove, ETC., went into
the cellar.
The damage to the Jose building will be
repaired for a few hundred dollars. The Ca
madam Express Company suffer principally
by the inconvenience which will be OCCASION
ed until their office is repaired.
The loss suffered by occupants Of the
blocks on Middle street, opposite where the
fire originated is comparatively trifing, and
is covered by insurance in each case. The
loss of Marrett, Bailey & Co., by broken
windows. etc., will amount to $500; cover
ed by insurance
T. L. Kimball, proprietor of the restau-
rant on Exchange street. estimates his loss
at $3.50. He says he had paid insurance
there for ten years, and the rates being so
very high he concluded to try one year with
out being insured When the eastern wall
of Deane Brothers & Sawyer's store fell it
crashed through the roof of and into Mr..
KimbalPs kitchen, totally wrecking a cook
ing range, which cost 1925, a new tank, COST
ing $40. Near the range, and sitting on
table, was salt box, filed full of eggs. Ev-
erything in the immediate vicinity of the la
BILE was ruined, but not one of the eggs was
even cracked. Mr.. Kimball had just finish
ed newly Timing the roof of his kitchen at
an expense of $40.
Mr. NJ. S. Fisher says he had stock of
$1,000 in his store; insured for $2,00O-$1, 600
each in the Providence Washington and Sc
curity-with Morse & Pinkham, and $500 in
the American, with c. A. Sparrow.
Deane Brothers 81 Sawyer are the heaviest
losers, their entire stock, estimated at $780,
600, being ruined. They were insured as fol-