Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-27

| B. +. Spiuneys brick block on ploc street
vas erected in 1880. II will cost about t65,-
600 to replace it, he says II vas about two
thirds insured. Faunce & Spinney and
Legro Co. shoe manufacturers, were
located In this block.
4 J. T. Smiths wooden block upon the street
cost els 900 and the additions $1,000. In
sured on buildings $500. He says most Of
his stock vas removed.
Thieves Came in Prom Boston
and other places in large numbers and the
amount Of stealing is large. house blown
up BY powder at the corner of Broad and
Exchange streets at 5. As shattered window
glass in all directions. Ii vas effectual in
stopping the progress Of the flames in that
direction
VIM. T. Aash slipper manufacturer, in S.
E. Breeds block vas insured for $4,000
which he saws will pretty nearly cover the
lose.
The streets we're covered with = network
Of fallen wires which impeded the progfess
Of the fremen some. The central station
of the Boston Maine Railroad Was burned
aas.
Several small buildings we're blown down
on Exchange street, but the effect was very
slight so fierce was the current of the flames
street, draped from top to bottom with car
petings, was kept wet down. The Daily
Item proprietors estimate their loss at $50,
600; insured for about $4,000. They will
| rebuild at once.
| A Fire Boat
could have done immense service in saving
the wharf property but no boat was at hand.
Two from Boston got stuck on the flats and
one schooner was burned at s. n. Breeds
wharf.
| From the corner of Spring street, on the
southerly side Of Exchange street, to Broad
street there was row of wooden buildings
two to four stories in height, in which the
shoe business was first conducted when the
manufacturing centre began to be established
in the vicinity of Central square. Starting
from the corner of Spring street the first
building was occupied by Willis w. George,
sole and leather dealer. followed by shoe
factories occupied by William c. Hill & Co.,
Isaac NJ. Atwill, Denning 4 Wigsin, James
B Chase, Smith & Queresux. shoe trimmings
Charles s. Vittum, Milton d. Porter, W. A.
Estes & Co.
| Some Stock was Saved
from several buildings, but only q small
amount in the aggregate. The house at the
extreme easterly end of Exchange street,
corner Of Broad, occupied by VIM. A Heath,
was blown up. A hopeful feeling prevails
and there is no question but what the public
spirited citizens and shoe manufacturers will
soon rally from the terrible catastrophe.
| Among the parties burned out in the
Mowers brick block are the Central National
Bank. Pratt & Babb's Express, Z. W. & c.
+. Mower, shoe manufacturers, Wake b.
Spur. society goods, loss $4,000 on the lat
ter The bank officials of this bank re-
moved most of the books and valuables.
| In Stevens brick block the Central
Square parties were burned out the National
Security Bank, Lewis B. Breer, merchant
tailor, c. W. Gay, civil engineer, Baker,
Marshman & Baker, real estate and insur-
ance agents, E. J. Medberys office, and the
Lynn Ice Company.
| In Fuller's block which was burned, were
the Western Union telegraph office. c. ID.
Precker & Co, shoe manufacturers. NJ. A.
Leger & Co, job printers, Breed Sprague's
coal office, Hilton Sons express office. In
Earl's block, corner of Union and Exchange
streets, were the telephone office, Esrls
cafe, Henry +. Hurlburt's law Office, and
one or two lawyers offices. The Western
Union Telegraph Co. opened temporary
office late this afternoon in the Eastern rail-
| roads Market street depot. A postal COM
pany was opened in West Lynn.
Two Hundred Families Houseless.
Requistions were made on all towns and
cities within twenty miles known to have
| FIRE apparatus. All requests met with
prompt responses. Salem sent three engines,
Beverly two, Newburyport, Swampscott and
Peabody one each, Everett Chelsea and
Marbehead two each, Boston five, and WOr-
| cester, steamer and hose carriage.
There is great sufficiency of water.
Mayor Newhall says there is over 5000 per-
sons thrown out of employment and over 200
| families are homeless. The city will be
forced to appeal for assistance. Clothing is
| needed Immediately, as many occupants of
| the tenements burned lost every thing.
Mayor Newhall tonight made a requisition
upon Gov. Ames for six companies of militia
to do patrol duty. 1t is probable the request
will be granted
Measures Taken for Relief.
special meeting of the city council and
citizens was called by Mayor Newhall at the
City Hall at 8 o'clock, and it was well at
tended The mayor appointed the city coun-
| Gil committee on relief.
| 1t is stated that three school houses and
two churches are open and warmed for the
sufferers by fire.
| The Associated Charities is located in
Father Matthew hall to accommodate the
| poor people. One hundred mattresses were
placed in the Heelers Assembly hall.
Offers of relief were received from the
mayors of Haverhill, Salem, Worcester,
Chelsea. and Portsmouth, N. II.
The Daily Item is located at the Weekly
Transcript office and will issue in the morn
| ing. At midnight the glare from the ruins
had somew hat subsidized. All the steamers are
playing upon the flames. A large delegation
of the state police arrived early and did good
| service.
| Postmaster A. j. Hoitt furnished six letter
| carriers to do messenger service for the
Western Union Telegraph company at their
improvised quarters, the regular messenger
boys having disappeared.
Bad for the Insurance Companies.
Through one agency the Girard Fire In
surance Company have loss of s32, 900;
Firemen's of Dayton. O. s29 600: Peoples
Insurance Co. of New York. e2l 900 ;
i Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Co., $1,000,
Traders and Mechanics, 5000: Merrimsc
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Andover,
Mass, s45o0 Lancashire Insurance Co.,
s44, 600; Norwich Union Fire Assurance
20. OF New ork. x54 OOO. B0ylston In
surance Co.. s42. 600; Sun Fire Insurance
Co. s54 900; Fremens Insurance Co. of
Newark. N. j s62 600; New Jersey Fire
Insurance Co, s47 900; London and Ian
cashire Fire Insurance Co. of New York I,
s4s. 900.
Mower Bros, shoe manufacturers,
Estimate Their Loss at 41OO. 900.
Lynn Bee, s20 900: Lynn Press, $50 900
c. NJ Stevens, $50. $50; F. W Ber9engreen.
t s2O. 900: W. NJ. Currier, $50 900; B. f.
Spiuney & Co. $50, 900; J. G. Brown, s40,-
OOe; Arthur Fuller. SEQ 900; John s. Bart
i lett 4 Co. $50. 900; W. B Gushing & Co
go. 900: C. J. Little. $4,000: J. F. Smith,
8 $40 900: Chas & ID. C. Buffum, s75, 900
Amos F. Breed SIS. 600; Luther S. johnson
e & Co. $50, zoo; $. o. Hollis, $50 900
: Francis W. Breed, s45 900, Kelly Murphy
t Gil 900.
0 Tucker cigar store 5000; Goldthwait'
4 stables. $1,000; TITUS & Buckley, 500 600
Chas O. Beede. $4,000; W. c. Thomp-
son. 1900; John s. Earle. $40, 900; J. r
Swain 4 Co., s29. 600; Davis Shoe Co.
Gao, 600; Houghson 4 Godfrey, s25 600
4 Breed Badger, $4,000; c. d. PreckeI
E L Co, S32. 600; W. r. Blanchard, SIS. 600
: W. H. Holt. Jr.. el3. .0e0; Breed Holder
! $50. 600; Hoyt Bros, s27. 600; j. N. Pike
els, 600; John P. Woodbury., s22 900: z
W. &c. F. Mower 1872 900: J. B. Benton
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