Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-27
LYNN IN RUINS.
Twelve Acres Burned, and Six Millions
Won't Cover the Loss.

1WeINe acres Burned, and Six MILLIONS
Won't Cover the Loss.
LYNN Mass, November 26th.-A con-
fiagration unequaled in years is now raging
here. The fire started in the four. story
wooden building of Mower & Bro, and
soon ignited Mowers brick block in the
rear.
In the wooden building were located
Mower & Bro. and Florimond e. Mower,
shoe manufacturers A. Cherburg, manu-
facturer of doDgola shoes, and G. H. & l.
M. Bennett d Co, slipper manufacturers;
and the machine shop.
All the buildings within a quarter of
mile of the Market street depot, including
the Western Union telegraph Offices, are
burned down. All of the Lynn newspaper
offices and thirty-fye shoe factories are
also destroyed.
The firemen are now blowing up the
buildings in hopes of checking the progress
of the fire. Military companies from Lynn,
Salem and other places are guarding the
streets. The streets are filled with people
burned out of house and home.
The burned district is at present bounded
by the following streets Silsby. Mulberry,
Oxford, Willow, Monroe, Washington,
Spring aud Mount Vernon. This includes
every building on the streets named as far
as they extend, and on the following streets
beyond them: Central avenue, Almont,
Union, Exchange and Market streets.
There is a report that twelve men have
been killed, but it is not verified.
LATER PARTICULARS.
The fire has now burned to the waters
edge, and can spread no further. The ter
ritory burned over is from ten to twelve
acres. The ruins are still burning fercely,
but the flames are under control. The loss
is estimated at between SC, 100000 and ST.
OO00O0.
The streets were covered with network
of fallen wires, which somewhat impeded
the progress of the firemen. The central
station of the Boston and Maine road was
burned fiat, and the flames were getting
across Mt. Vernon street. AT this iuncture
several citizens asked the Mayor to have
some of the brick block in Mt Vernon
street and the Central Church blown up
with dynamite in order to stop the flames.
The Mayor thought such course would
imperil lives and be hindrance to the
firemen. Several small buildings were
however, blown up down on Exchange
street, but the effect was very slight. A
hopeful feeling prevails, and there is no
question but that the citizens and the shoe
manufacturers will soon rally from the ter
rible catastrophe.
Over 6,000 persons are deprived of en-
ployment and 200 families are homeless
The Mayor has issued call for aid
AT half-past 10 to night the fire was un-
der control, after burning to the water
front. 1t is now estimated that the loss is
between five and ten millions. The num-
Der of buildings destroyed is 1885, number
of brick blocks, AZ; mercantile and manu-
featuring establishments, 112; dwellings,
142. One hundred and si6ty-two families
are homeless.
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION.
LEECHBURG (Pa.). November 26th-A
fire broke out :. this place at O'Clock this
evening and for three hours ragged fercely,
destroying large portion of the business
and residence section of town. Among the
buildings burned are the Postoffiee, the
Aduanee building, the Leechburg Bank
building, the Hill Bank building, Coch-
rams block, Squire's block, and twenty or
twenty-five dwellings and stores. The loss
is between $4,000 and $1000 900. The in
surance is light. The night is cold and
many homeless ones will suffer severely
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