Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-18
MAINE Ds>PATCHES.
EASTPORT'S DESOLATION.
Gloomy Prospect ior u Hundred Home.
less FamilIes-The Total Loss Estimat.
ed at sSOO,OOO-t anadiap Thieves Or.
dered From the Harbor.
EAsTPoRT, Oct. l6.

EAsTPoRT, Oct. l6.
Eastport is dreary looking place tonight.
ne view across the bay is unobstructed by a
single building on Water street FROM Kew
to Adams and the entire length of Sea street.
III Is impossible yet to give separately the
losses and insurance Several insurance
agents from Portland and Boston are here
making estimates. They can give no figures
yet. General Leavitt. the largest local insur-
ance agent, estimates the total loss at over
$500, 600, but can give nothing definite about
the amount of insurance. There is no truth
In the rumor IN some papers about lives lost
or persons missing. One old lady, Mrs Law
Ter, who was expected to die at any minute,
and who had to be moved during the fire,
died soon after.
Several safes were opened today with bet.
ter results than was expected. The former
report that Insurance books and reports were
destroyed was a mistake. All savings bank,
the Frontier Bank and post office books were
found to be safe, or nearly 50. The same
with insurance papers. The most serious
part OF the calamity is the great number of
families homeless and destitute, and out OF
employment. One hundred families without
homes. many of whom were formally quite
comfortable, are now living with friends
The suffering will increase as the weather
gets colder.
relief committee ha. been organized and
some aid received, but only sufficient to partly
relieve the temporary distress. The mayor
sends $1,000; mayor Of Calais, $500; Frank
Peavy, Sioux City, 5000; American National
Bank, 800; E. r. Russell & Co., Boston,
800; f. S. Buxton, E. II. Bucknam and
Fulton Peavy, Sioux City, $1,000.
! The sardne factories will be rebuilt, but
not this fall They could not be finished in
time for the seasons packing, which ends by
law Dec. l5. But all will be ready for work
when the season opens April next. No
stores except temporary structures, will be
built this fall. Both newspapers must sus-
pend until presses can be obtained from Bos-
capped the flames. One great hardship to
owners is that up to the present time they
made little or nothing, the beet part of the
season just coming in. Some of them paw
off their hands today. This was unlocked
for, and greatly appreciated.
Plunderers and thieves were busy during
both days and nights. They went in gangs
| from store to store while the fire ragged, broke
open doors, carried out goods and destroyed
what they could not carry away. At night
they went with teams to the fields where the
good. had been left for safety, and plundered
the unfortunate people. They were like
tigers that had got a taste of blood, and the
worst among them were those from the neigh
boring Canadian islands, who came here in
boats and hov cred about like vutures over
dead carcasses. George o. Grady OF Geo. O.
Grady & Co., discovered Campobello thief
getting away with lot of pork belonging to
q neiehbor. Grsdy's factory, the largest and
best fitted in town, with $1,000 worth of
stock, wa. just catching fire; he was busy
irving to save it, but found time to take the
thief bv the throat, smash him in the face
and make him drop the plunder. These Ca
nadians, who have been so flercely anxious
for their government to enforce the tresty
and drive our vessels out of harbors after
lying "a hours, came and stayed two days
and nights to steal and plumber But Capt.
Dean of the cutter Woodbury. put an end to
their international wrecking operations today
- or3ar;n1 them tn leave the harbOr and not
return except for legitimate business
The weather is cold. Many popr people
are gathered IN knots, surveying the ruins
and wondering what will become of them.