Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-03
OLD CUSHNOC'S BLAZE.
. Hardest Struggle for Fifteen FEARS" 50
The Piremen Say.
Results Of Pew Hours Delay IN Re-
newing Insurance. Policies

Fer nearly i've month. 90 eoahaz ration Of
I importance has visited Augusta, AID ~hen
the bells p nz Saturday evening, a large
crowd bent their steps IN the direction Of the
( Old Cashnoc House, from the reef Of ~aieh
flames were emerging.
The hose companies arrived promptly and
coon had three streams directed upon the
burning building The IRE fas principal.
ia the southeast corner. but had worked IN
to The roof and for s0me time gained Se4d-
ily On the hr-mea. who we're unable to 10
cate it exactly. They battl-d on however.
10 the midst Of smoke 80 dense that breath
iGg vas almost impossible Til il IA. diseov-
cred tina; he building hat two rOots aHd the
FIRE vas between them. A hole va. soon
chopped in the loser roof and the hoss being
introduced the ire vas sabdaed after a
hard struggle. Great credit il due the ire
men for their hard battle with the flames
The age and lryns.. of the building the Diff
all.y Of getting access =, the burning por-
lon aaI the impessibilts Of locating the
aames. rendered It in the word, Of Chief
Eng.aes Morse, the harae.t tass!e we've
had for fifteen Years
How the ire caught is still a mystery
About ten minutes past tive, Eddie McDon-
ough, clerk 10 the drug store noticed a eli ht
blaze ia the southeast corner, and thinking
it caught from lamp ia the store, reached
up u p4, it cut sith a vet sponge. As he
looked up be saw that the woodwork ali
around the chimney was sbIaze George c.
Howard aud f. Backman Immediately
rushed mp stairs aud burst in Dir. Randall.
door. Finding the h7e va, nos there. thy
vent out and gave the alarm. 1t seems
probable thatihe blaze caught from Stanley.
cook stove in the third story.
The bulding i. one Of the Oldest in the
city 1t is owned by Judge W. P. white
house and g. g. Nose Esq, and is leased
by e. II. Guppy { CO.. who occupy the
the eastern half Of the lower floor as a drug
store and sub-let the remainder. On the
ground floor Drs. Croker and Fred rick
occupy three offices and DR.. J. W Webster
has two rooms. In the second story II. K.
Randall the painter has three room, and the
rest Of the floor il used for storage. Above.
j. NJ Stanley, wife and child occupy five
rooms and Charles Tucinoe and wife three
The Ere and alter damaged the building
about $500, winch was fully covered by
insurance. c. II. Guppy & Co.'S stock is
damaged some $500, also covered by insur-
auce. II. L. Randalls loss will be about
$50, uninsured The damage to Stanley.
household goods is between $500 and $500
and is covered by insurance. The books
we're all removed from the doctors Offices
and save tbe inconvenience caused by the
dampnes. of the rooms, their loss was
slight. F. II Getehell & Co. painters who
occupy the ell, and G. l.. Perry { Son, livery
stable keepers, are also slightly damaged.
Charles Iucinoe's loss i. perhaps $50.
Strangely enough the insurance policies Of
both owners Of the building and of Randall
& Ggtchell expired at noon or the day Of
the FIRE Those Of Messrs. Whitehou,e and
Vo.e were, according to orders, renewed.
The others however, were unprotected