Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-21
MAINE DISPATCHES.
MONMOUTH'S FIRE.
Nearly a Score Of Buildings Burned to the
Ground.
About 500 900 Loss Covered by About
$4,000 Insurance.


MONMOUTH CENTER, April 90.
| At about 3.45 p. NJ Thursday fire wa,
discovered in the cellar of the store of Ed.
wards & Flarherty at this place and was un.
der such headway, though there were several
10 the store at the time, little was done to
prevent its spreading. In the cellar wa.
kerosene and this soon WAS ablaze. The fire
Immediately broke through the side of the
building and caught the Dudley store, then
the fine dwelling of II. A. Williams. The
hre worked the other way as rapidly. II
soon consumed the house and stable of DR..
NJ. o. Edwards, the Cochnewaga House and
all its out buildings and the harness shop of
w. A. Smith, Oliver Edwards shoe shop,
Gilman & Beals store, Mrs. Getchell's
boarding house, Mr.. Turner's house, Simon
Cloughs house and stable, Dudley block,
containing two stores. and Bonneman's sta
Bile. Help was asked from Lewiston and
the engine l.. C. Peck arrived at 5.O5. The
machine was well managed and prevented
the destruction of great deal of property
lage is built on small stream and there was
consequently plenty of water. The station
was saved by the engine At O'Clock the
fire was extinguished and several hundred
men took rest.
Large crowds by train and teams arrived
to view the smoking ruins of this desolute
village 1t is the most thoroughly fire-swept
Maine town for years. Insurance men view
the loss with downcast countenances. Eigh
teen families were rendered homeless, losing
nearly all their earthly possessions. Amid
the excitement there is no possible way to
ascertain the individual loss, which is inn
mense, being poorly covered by insurance,
some losing thousands with only few hun
dreds insured. 1t is probable the village
will rise again, as most of those burned out
are determined and courageous.
Edwards & Flaherty, three story building
and stock of dry goods drugs, groceries. etc.
loss, S25, 900, half covered by insurance.
Gilman & Beal, hardware, loss $1,000, in
sured for 81 800. The building was owned
by King Brothers and worth 81 900, insured
for 81 800. o. S. Edwards store worth
81 900, insured for S400. Loss on stock
81, 500, insurance 81 800. W. W. Wood
bury loss on store and stock 5000, par
TALLY insured. +. A. Dudley, store and
stock loss SO, 500, insurance $4,000. Hen
~ Williams house and furniture 81 600, ~
italy insured, David A, Pinkham, proprie-
ter of the Cochnewagan Hotel, lost $500,
insurance 81 400. II. NJ. Hooper, marble
shop, loss 81 900, uninsured. +. S. Jewett
grain dealer loss $500, insurance 500.
Lewis Harlow, shoe shop, Stoo. no insur-
ance Simon Clough's residence and fur
niture, with two other houses and harness
shop, all valued at So 900, insured for S525
The loss to Mr.. Clough's tenants were as
follows: C.. A. Frost, Frank Wadsworth and
Augustus Loon, 5000; John Wilcox, $500 !;
Mrs Eta Dudley, s25; VIM. Smith, 800.
No insurance The Mark Getchell estate
loses so, 800 on a boarding house that was
occupied by Mrs. +. W. Getchell, whose
loss is 81, 900. insurance 300. II. A. Will
liams loss SIS 900, insurance $500. X. G..
& s. O. King, loss So 900 insurance 81 800.