The Portland daily press., 1886-10-16
IN ASHES.
EaStp0Tt Almost Swept Out
Of Existence.
Only Two Stores Left Stand.
Ing in Town.
POST OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE And
BANKS SWEPT AWAY.
Sixty.TWo Dwellings Burned and
One Hundred Families Homeless.
Loss Estimated at Near
Iy a Million Dollars.
Aid Needed by the Suffering
People.
Aid Needed by the Suffering
People.
Especial Despatch to the Press ]

burned, Not a store remains Among the build
ings consumed were those of both banks-the
savings bank and the Frontier National-custom
house and post office, Masonic Hall. and every
hotel and restaurant in town, the Sentinel and
Standard newspaper offices, International Steam
ship Company's depot, telegraph and express
offices, seven sardine factories and every wharf
along the water front, from Sutton's Cove to the
French wharf at the north end were totally con-
sumed with two exceptions, that occupied by the
factory of the Eagle Preserved Fish Comp my
being saved with buildings, and Milliken's wharf
being little more than half destroyed. Tenement
houses were burned and many poor families
turned out losing everything. Hundreds will be
out of employment, as some of the largest fac
tories in town were destroyed. The fire started
about p. M. Thursday around the fryer" In
McLean's factory, spreading from there to fac
tories and B of the Eagle Preserved
Fish Company adjoining, and to Hendor-
sons factory opposite, burning as it went
along the dwellings on Water street
of d. /. Odell, r. b. Clark, the VIM. Shackford
house, old Whelpley house, Andrew Bradfords
Warren Browns and the Passmaquoddy Hotel.
On Sea street there were burned, Young's sardine
factory, two or three dwellings, the Winchester
restaurant and house, the International Steam
ship Company's large warehouses, Smiths dining
,s'a .ooor ond bala ebon and ali
.a h,;,Si,rr ;no,S7ains, 5wa,Inos and shons he
w ~ 80 w. troate fron, Talaoranh
- e.,,a,o ~, ,,Jota stroot tbe min.
" .s ~, -, war, buiid;pa
cipai BUSINESS =. ,art inoI1,d
o-i poe =, 20. saotoros yxera an
ing 0rauy Dl"S Id, ~ ,, -, +as
.ieis oe'eioyoo M ssa,,;r,s -, Io+l sidaS
sliee. was pul1eu ol'u p,,-a,s n.s;donoa on tbe
noln 'Ais poAA0 " 49, - +ho
weS' anu ,Ti,, ~. sta1,Ias on
street. Dosn'on liui 1lo 80 sYuart -
Dna 9'lves " gSst.;sr,toa strsst tba era
=, ino,nGino Kannav,s Hotel to
Dufleu eseiy'nins u iioiuulus l,1 lAe' ~. -, "a
tlle ieSuehoo =, 1na' s;de
Geo. NeWcoinps nouso VI 'iio sou'ii
Az INC 'il,e 'ne il.e Diono osS ",rad oad
"ihd from tiie sou.ii anu d. .ie 40.
way eno oieeAo i.oi " " 81 a4nol i
leu al 'iie eiol'a VI V,,e et t,,a sa,,es
with and although they worked most faithfully and
steadily they were not equal TO the TASK Inc
sardine factories are nlied WIFI tne hoS' iii'ia-
mable material and wheh once uhuer way d II. 10
almost impossible TO check. FROM 2 III INC ai'ei
neon till 8 at night the nre burned nerceiy, "nen
by the most strenuous eHorts us progress was
stayed. During all this time perfect gaze was
from the stores only to be burned where seorea'
stolen or destroyed. Schooners fefcy' fanhie
Bell, Depart and sloop Mllhdge owelt "ere
burned in Paine's dock. The fercy hao Just ar
rived with cargo OF coai. hei na'onoo nao NV
been removed. The Depart was ABOUT Ian ioaueu
with sardines for New YORK.
The vault OF the savings Bank was openeu W
day and everything "dS III pelioo' ooiiuiVon.
The loss VIII propaply desresa'o oho niiiion
dollars WIN ABOUT nVe huhuieu tnouSdnu ooli"io
insurance. LeaVllCs insurance asehcy na' "oou'
$2500o0 in the burnt district uistriDutea III tie
following companies; RoyaI, Lohuoh hsnoN
shire; pennsylvania HOME ol NC" Ao,A inpeir
al Fire insurance Associaelon, anu d sliaii
amount IN the Union OF fhiiauelpnia. Inc h@i"
ford ana Htha nave aDou' soo'0oo oHon.
A heavy ram STORM 'ouay liae pun an Gnu W iui-
ther danger from the smouldermg RUNS
Rebuilding VIII DC coininehcoo do SUN do 'io
debris becomes cool enough tor removal.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,
-, -. o,4
EAsirohI oo. aaie ta,, ho,,,s do
a' p l,i So0.o.u''' IA s+o,taa
isils a., " tootor, ant in
III oapen y t,,a 1ro+a font ond
~ 4,1. ntroot brnino ron sordina facto-
- 49, 800 ,hirty, dua1lino bousas
lio', @ " 49, - d. oeeoa o,d every nlace of
,,,,aro Goods Of anv descrintion were
BUSINESS ",ioio 60 - a.,.o,I ,vroaar,, storos
Aep' ~ e'io ~ ,sot,, oe tha ero r. is i'm.
-, - 80, +i,,o 70 nooke an accurate esti
possipio az % 'nlo '"n0 "
hiaVo u 'a.o ~ o,, NTH tb. sras .x+;n
10 i@iiins ii.,;n1s ~ 90 ~ dotoiIs ~ cool,
su''neu " 20 oo,,rot o;,o II ond
ioso. Ano . b,od All
an l"o mo i''1 20 :, la, o,to,,t. o,d
oaioo .'ioo nov r.o aarraooto 1oss ia
~, S,,iaf En,inee of tba Fire Dc-
ee'iin"V0u ~ ~ aaants at baIf mion
M p'i '',ie nv - 90 - -, IT+of Is1and IIonsa Erop
= -o - 1i ;oa,, uonsa .ra burnad tho
n0i iiou9o 90 1..a.s4;os pon, ond Custop, uouse
SAVINGS Danh, i.o-' W. .atn,. destroved Tb.
aii oiion .',,svosed 70 bo aot The
. rioii'ioi r" ,"n D. pfsoa ord IT G sgn.l rec
ou''o - -, .,,o,a h,,rned prohabv not three
oiS9 s'.4stns ''l. ..o;. oonton+s from f-e Roth
o'ie' t pio'o - cta,aard and Sentinel ware
no"'pap0i' s '''0
.,,,oo ,,,oo,o .oo the Standard had an
- a'1i,,(. attontion n the great danger from
a-''slo as 1s 20 of sre .nnarntas The editor.
II ON, NOS ooreraIlv condemned for If
haaa,,sa II raised insurance rates The Standard
~ 1,,,a t,t ,,nlees thew urchased a
""iiou 'no e. =; th sardpa fsctories vould
SVEN ~ .,ie .e,'', Tho sentinel took the other
0"o0p IN - s,a.t;on sa,,ing tbe town was well
'ioo y, .,o foil;tios to tiybt fire Most people
Pio'iVn .,',, +,,o Santipal Today thew admit the
asioeo '','.', w.. go nioht
M e. oon,manced in the driving room of
| Inv NJ -. =. .I,o south Erd of txuo