Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-21
Great Fire at PASSPORT.
THE LOSS EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL.
LARS.
ONE HUNDRED FAMILIES HOMELESS.

ONf JNpkED FAMILIES HOAkLEsS.
The fire which broke out at Eastport, at
O'Clock p. NJ. Thursday. ragged furiously
for ten hours, defying all efforts TO control
or arrest it.
1t started in Capen 4 McLean's sardine
factory and swept in northerly direction
along the water front and through Water
street.
The total loss is estimated in round num-
bers at least eight hundred thousand dollars,
fairly covered by insurance, except the sar-
dine factories which could not procure in
surance. The sardine factories burned, Eve
in number, afforded employment to at least
Two thousand persons who are thus deprived
Of the means of support. Much suffering
must ensue unless immediate aid is rendered.
Contributions can be safely forwarded TO
Hon. y. b. Mutt, collector Of customs.
The aggregate loss is estimated BY the
chief engineer Of the fire del artment and
insurance agents at eight hundred thousand
dollars. The Passamaquoddy Hotel Island
House, Frontier House and American
House are burned. The Savings Bank,
Frontier National Bank and Custom House,
all brick buildings are totally destroyed.
The Frontier Bank was supposed TO be fire
proof The Custom House. Postoffice and
United States signal records and brooks are
burned. Probabl, not three safes project
ed their contents from FIRE. Both newspa-
pers, the Standard and .Sentinei we're
burned.
1t was the dryest season for forty years.
The wells were all dry. The wind was
southeast. The principal business street
runs from southeast 10 northwest and the
wind had fair rake. The fire ran rapidly
up Water street, taking both banks aud the
Passamaquoddy House. After that efforts
10 check 1t were useless. Some merchants
locked their stores. Others begged and pleaded
for Transfers, offering any price for services.
The people seemed panic stricken. Every
body was at work. but nothing was accom-
pIished. At FIVE o'clock the Standard Of
ice was ahre. From this the Custom House
caught FIRE. svep, up the North End. taking
Grady's large sardipe factory and Holmes
can shop, but went pas, Holmes factories
and stopped at J. J. Pixies residence on
Adams street.
On the cas-, side Of Water street the fire
jumped an open space of POO feet. burned
/. X. Corthe's residence aud Two houses
north Of l.. Nothing but the hotel was
burned on he, street. On Boynion street
1t burned as far as Sweeney. house. On
Washington stree, it burned the Island
House and as far as Neucomb's On the
south SIDE, The Eagle Preserved Fish Co,
Pane Bros, Hume n Son. Grad, \ Co..
The Savings Bank. :. u. Leayitt Injeroa-
'ional Steamship Co.. J. u. Young. q W.
Capen. Eastp5r, Hotel Co.. T. :. Kinney.
Frontier National Bank and the Unred
States Government are The heaviest losers.
ranging from $4,000 to 100000. Sixty
TWO dwellings. eight factories, seventeen
Wharves. two hotels, I'VE boarding houses
and l30 stores, Offices and business places
we're burned. About one hundred families are
homeless. MANY factory hands lived in board
ny houses which are burned out. Ever, tene-
meut house IN town was crowded before the
FIRE, and j, j. worse now. Those acquainted
with Passport NAV form IN idea Of the dam
age hy knowing thsi every building on Wat
rr and Sea streets from VOLTS factory 10
Holmes factory are burned to the ground.
The following all give some idea Of the
loss Si1ty-two dwellings, one hundred
and thirty store, and offices, eight factories.
four hotels. two banks. custom house. post
Office, seventeen utsTNes and 'hree vessels
with their carSocs we're burned.