The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-28
LYNN'SGRHATAFELCTI0N
The Fire Wiped Out Millions
Of Dollars in Property
MANY PEOPLE HOMELESS
And Eight Thousand Working Peo-
, pleare Out Unemployment at the
Opening Of u Hard Winter,
The Insurance Is Small,

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Opening Of u Hard Winter,
The Insurance Is Small,
LYNN, MASS, Nov, e7,-In proportion
to It's area and population, this city yes.
tCrday suffered a larger loss by fire than
any other city ia Massachusetts, during
the present century, 1t began like the
great fire in Boston in November, 1872,
in buildings that apparently could beI
easily reached, but as the flames spread,
they became SO intense that for several
hours human skill TO stay them was Of
no avail, II was terrible spectacle, as
the fire progressed and destroyed build
ing alter building, and structures built
with all modern safeguards against fire
could not resist the tremendous volume
OF flame any more than an ordinary
wooden dwelling from which a thin line
OF smoke would be visible at one mo.
ment while a few minutes later a pile Of
ashes marked the spot where the
building stood. Any one who
watched the progress oil the great fire
in Boston in 1879 could not fall TO notice
in many respects repetition OF 1t here,
as the water line formed one liulit and
the massing OF engines another point,
after the c0nhagration had ragged nearly
eight hours, marked line where de- |
stTuCtion ended and valuable residences
which were endangered were saved. In
extent Of territory the burnt district Of
Lynn Is about the same as that OF Boston
In 1872, and the loss was relatively about
the same, The principal difference in
the two tires was the burning OF large
number Of residences In Lynn while in
Boston the loss was almost entirely con.
lned TO warehouses, etc. It was u pitt.
full sight here to witness the breaking
up Of homes and the inntlG efforts oi
occupants TO save household treasures
and other effects, most Of which were
doomed TO destruction, because, In many
Instances, 1t was impossible TO procure
teams to remove them,
ONLY a PARTIAL LIST.
Through one insurance agency Ia this
city, the Girard Fire Insurance Of Phila-
deiphia las n loss OF $4,000; the Fire
men's of Dayton, o., $4,000; Peoples
Of New York, SCI 900; Holyoke Mutual,
5000; Traders ami Mechanics 81 900;
AItrrimaG Mutual, OF And0yer, Masa.,
$1,000; Lancashire, $4,000; Norwich
Union, OF New York, $4,000; Boylston,
1000; Sun, $4,000; Firemen's OF
NtwalE, N. J $4,000; Merchants, OF
Newark, N. j., $4,000; Newark, N. j.,
$4,000, aud London and L9nCGslire,
S4S,0O0. Mower Bros, slloe nauuiaCt.
nrers, estimate their loss ut 100000; the
Lynn Bee loses $4,000; the Lynn Pres,
$50, 600; @. NJ. Sluen, brick block, S50,.
600; Il. W. a. BerGengrcen, WOODEN
blncs, $4,000; W. NJ. Currier, block,
$50 600; Is T. Spinney 4 Co., 100000;
JIG Brown, $4,000; Arthur Fuller,
$4,000; John =. Bartlett & Co.,
$4,000; w. 2. Cushing & Co.,
Joseph N. Smith, $4,000; o. & d. O,
'ButElm, $4,000; Amos +. Breed, S76,-
200; l.. s. Johnson & Co., $4,000; s. j.
Hollus, $4,000; Francis W. Mead, S4O,.
600; Kelly u Murphy, Sll,0OO; Titus 4
Buckley, $20,0O0i Charles o. Btede,
SIC, ,0OOj W. .. Thompson, sic 900; John
$, Eatle, S40.OOOi j. +. Swain 4 Co.,
$4,000; The Davis Shoe Co., $4,000;
Houghton & Godfrey, $4,000; Vreed 4
Badger, $l2,0OO; q. b. Packer & Co.
S32. 600; w. +. Blanchard, 1000; w.
Il. Holt, it,, $4,000; Breed 4 Holder,
SEQ 00Q; Hoyt Bros, $4,000; ] N Pixies,
$4,000; J, P.Woolbnfy, $22 2,0OOj h, W.
u q. +. Mower, $4,000; j, D. Benton,
SlS,00Oi Lynn Institution for Savings,
500 200; L. A. Chase, $4,000; v. K. 4
A. Il. Jones, $4,000; u. NJ. Howard,
SO 600; +, Z. Tapiry Il Co., $4,000; NJ.
II. About, $4,000; u Il. Ashcroft,
SlO, H.. A. PenYtr, S20,O0Oi G. W.
EnlersOn 4 Co., $l0O00; Il. u. Elder,
$4,000; Il, Menden & blanchard,
$l6,0OU.
Tue above is only a partial list. As
yet no fatalities have been reported,
which Is n pleasing feature Of the terri.
BILE COntlAgratiOn. AT 2 o'clock this
morning the fire apparatus from Boston
and other places out OF town limhered
up and took their departure.
THE INSURANCE. 4
The early trains from Boston brought
many Ui the insurance tadiusters. The
amount Of insurance as far as known Is
placed at S2,774,Oi0.
Nearly all the leading business men are
waiting only for the bricks to cool and
preparations for new buildings are ut
this writing in order. On the site Of
principal business offices may bu found
small wooden structures with their
signs out.
The Daily Hem was the llrst TO erect
It's little 7x0 Office on the site OF It's for.
lner office, with Il sign "Ddily lt1n office
all ready for bnssness,1
The manufacturers who lave been
burned out will SCATTER 10 adjoining
lUwps an1 twill he some time Ia find.
\ lug shops, 30 that the demand for stock
and machinery will he gradual, MS
the shoe trade manufacturers were max.
lug many spring goods, but were chip.
plug from day to day, 50 that not a very
large stock Of manufactured shops were
burned.
Alt. y. W. Breed, who lost The largest
Of Ills three factories, sajs most oi tho
manufacturers will rebuild here and be-.
fore many montl!awe shall see tho city
as prosperous as beiorethv Ore.
Revised figures Of buildings destroyed
80 faf as now known: furly.two brick
buildings; ll2 wooden stores aud iaC.
tories anu l42 dwelling houses ;lO2 iatni.
liOs are holheleSs, and ~ shoe ulanuiaC.
turing establishments are wiped out,
Az 1890 p. tn, His HOior, Mayor
NUwhall called 70 order a meeting In
Mayors loom Of ClLiSeps dpsifaus Of
\ aiding the sufferers. There we're present
between 30 aud 10 ot l,ynnA most prom.
inent iu6n 'Telpgrams Offering RSsiS.
tanCe Ia cash at anything else wtte 70.
Ceiyed from the Mayors At Hayefhill,
Boston, Lawrence, RfOrstnn, aud irop, q
number Of neighhOrlng towns A Can,
lnlttee was appointed 10 10 over tile
grOund aud make n list Of probable
losses. Nine THOUSAND dollats was sub.