Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-27
hymns GREAT FIRE.
Ten Million Of Loss and 5000 People
Out of Work.

After the fire at Lynn had been in progress
two hours yesterday everybody declared that it
would not stop until it reached the ocean. So
it proved to be. -Four daily newspapers are
burned out, the Item, the Bee Press and Ne,rs
| three afternoon and one morning paper. The
Daily Item proprietors estimate their loss at
| $50, 00O and they are insured for about $40 000
| They will rebuild at once. Three national
banks, the Central, Security and First national
together with the Lynn institution for savings
located in the First national block are all
wiped out. Twelve of the finest shoe blocks
in the city are in ruins and about twenty five
stores. 1t is impossible to state how many
dwelling houses are burned, but they were
mostly occupied by the poor class in the vicin-
ity of Beach street and the wharves 1t is i'm
possible TO give any estimate on insurance, but
conservative estimates place the loss on prop
erty at : 1OOOOOO0. There were many narrow
escapes from accidents, but no fatalities are re-
ported. The high brick fire wall on the b. F.
Spinney block served as barrier to the further
progress OF the flames up Union street after
that handsome structure was destroyed
The Central Congregational church was
burned to the ground between and o'clock
The handsome First National bank block cost
S65. 900 to build. They are well insured The
First Methodist and First Universalist churches
and several school houses have been thrown
open to accommodate burned-out families
aldermen to take action and choose relief COM
mlttees. 5. n. Breed Il Co., the largest lumber
dealers IN Essex county, lose everything, in
Guiding their handsome brick structure on the
corner OF Beach and Broad streets. They esti-
mate their loss at S200. 900 with insurance of
about S125,000. Mount Vernon street was
wiped out entire and on this street were located
tue large brlck factories occupied by Francis
W. Breed, Healy Bros, and William Porter &
son. Goodwln's last factory on this street was
also burned
DYNAMITE AND POWDER USED.
Dynamite and powder were used at frequent
intervals to blow up wooden buildings, but
with little effect. The fire effectually burned
itself out and at 1870 was considered under con-
troll Both companies of the Massachusetts
militia located In Lynn were called out and put
In patrol duty. Several of the shoe manufac-
turers burned out have country factories and
will transfer their business there for the
present.
Lawyer William Fl. Niles, Francis W. Breed
and others asked Mayor Newhall to have some
OF the brick blocks in Mount Vernon street and
the Central church blown up with dynamite to
stop the progress of the flames. The mayor
thought such course would imperiI lives and
hinder the firemen who were directing streams
OF water at that point. Several small build
lngs were, however, blown up on Exchange
street, but the effect was very slight, so fierce
was the current of the flames. The house at
tue extreme easterly END OF Exchange street,
corner of Broad, occupied by William A. Heath,
was also blown up. A house blown up by pow
der at the corner of Broad and Exchange
streets at 345 pm. shattered window glass in
all directions, but it was effectual in stopping
the progress of the flames in that direction
William L. Ash, slipper manufacturer in S. N.
Breeds block. is insured for $4,000 which
will pretty nearly cover his loss. The streets
were covered with net work Of fallen wires,
which impeded the progress of the fremen.
The Central station of the Boston and Maine
railroad was burned fiat, and the flames then
leaped across Mt. Vernon street.
hopeful feeling prevails and there is no
question but that the public-spirited citizens
and shoe manufacturers will soon rally from the
terrible catastrophe.
Thieves came in from Boston and other
places in large numbers and the amount of
stealing was large.
Over 5000 persons are thrown out of employ
ment and 200 families are homeless.