The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-24
THE FIRE RECORD.

Additional Details of the Confiagration at
Pennington, Me.-Loss, $500. 900.
FARMINGToN, Me-, Oct 23-On Friday after
noon Sandy River railroad men, working ON the
side of the track, discovered a fire in the barn Of
j. B. StoYelL The FIRE was supposed to be ex-
tinguished at o'clock. bat the wind had taken
sparks to different points, seven different roofs
being ON Are at one time, and in few moments
Albert Stery's buildings and William Tarbox's
were ablase Huntress & Beardman's buildings
next caught and were destroyed At the same
time the large Craein House, on Pleasant street,
was burned. The FIRE stopped here in its north
ward movement aud leaped across the street to
the county Jail. The prisoners were turned
loose From the jail the FIRE was communicated
to the Hotel Marble. It was now nearly mid
night, and the panic was widespread. The en-
tire village seemed to be on fire, and sparks few
in all directions. The fire leaped to the north of
Main street. destroying houses and other
fires to the north of the Hotel Marble were rag
ing, the desolation spread to the south, burning
in quick succession Beals brick block of stores,
Knowltons block Of three stores and the PEG.
pies Trust Company's building on Main street.
At the same time, on Broadway, the postoffce,
Perkins Block. Arcade Block and Stoyell's resi-
dence were swept away. simultaneously the
old county building was burned. Then fell five
EXcDaDg0
street. next caught. and was soon swept out of
sight Up to this point the ere had been con-
fined to the west of Main street. Here it leaped
over to the east, aud upon the steeple of the
Baptist Church tongue of fame was seen. A
most heroic effort was made to save this edihce.
Fifty young ladies from the normal school
formed bucket brigade and did their best to
save the church, but the fire was again the vic
tor. It was now about 2:30 A. NJ, and the fire
had about spent itself on the north, bnt con-
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south. The following buildings were burned:
Thirty three dwelling houses, nineteen stores,
three churches and two newspaper Offices. The
loss is estimated at 100000 The insurance is
small
The insurance is not large For instance, the
Baptist Church was not insured at all. The
Congregational Church and parsonage are in
sured. The Methodist Church is insured to
some extent, Hon. Fred C. Perkins loses 3d.,
060 with not a cent Of insurance. A prominent
business mar estimates the thirty three dwelling
houses destroyed to have had an average value
OF So. GOO each. or an aggregate OF $4,000. Much
of this will prove total losss The nineteen stores
burned were worth So, 900 each, or S57, 600. The
three churches destroyed were worth $4,000,
and were Insured for not more than one third Of
that amount The Pennington journal Pub
lishing Company will lose from S25. 1000 to $50,
900; insured. The Chronicle loses an elegantly
equipped new building and the machinery and
type are a total loss amounting to $15, 900;
thought to be insured. The safes and valuable
papers of the estate of Mrs. S 0. Belcher are be-
lieyed to have been saved. The Hotel Marble
loses 81 900 in the house al one; lis proprietor j.
Milioken, lost his own private residence.
A list of the merchants burned out is as fol-
lows. Fl. L. Emery, variety goods; Lincoln &
Richardson, dry goods; VIM. f. Belcher, cloth
ing: d. FL. Knowlton, books and stationery; j. T.
Gay boots and shoes; The Peoples Trust Com
pany; Geo. Mel. Presson, ieweler; j. Green
wood, insurance; Russell & Priest. jewelers.,
and James r. McKeown, restaurants. Ma
sonic Hail. Belchers Hail and Odd-fellows'
Hall were also burned; the iast-named was in
sured