New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-27

clOtnerSi d. [. opnncr az 20, SIOe uidsui"'o"i-
ers A. p. Legroe & Co.. shoe manufacturers j.
+. Sibley IL Co., shoe manufacturers; c. Ii. lad
hey & Son, furniture; Henry Rogers, architect;
A. Button & Co., clothiers; Frederick d. Barnard,
jewellcr; f. V. Hyde, provisions; James ii. Sisk,
lawyer; Lewis Newhall, insurance; Horners d
wardwell, coal; William H. Holt, ir., slippers;
Walter L. Blanchard, shoe manufacturer; X l..
IIlliard, shoe manufacturer; b. f. Doak & Co.,
shoe manufacturers; John S. Bartlett & Co., shoe
manufacturers; J. N. Smith, shoe manu-
facturcr Lewis & WinsMp, printers;
G. J. Little & Co., shoe manufacturers;
NJ V. Bresnahan. shoe machinery; S. j. Hollis,
shoe manufacturer; f. j. Leslie, shoe manufact-
urer; ID. S. Boynton. soes; Kimball Brothers.
shoe manufacturers Mccarthy, shoe manu-
facturer Frank X. Austin and James G. Brown,
shoe manufacturers; II. NJ. Brown, shoe manu-
facturer Charles Bufum, shoe manufacturer;
Dickinson & Fisher, shoe manufacturers; IL. U.
Goldwaithe 81 Co., slippers the Lynn Heel Co.
9. w. Haskell, james jeffrey, ID. V. Moulton
X Co.. Newhall & Wentworth Charles X. Smith
and c.. ID. Pecker & Co., all shoe manufacturers;
Western Union Telegraph Company, American
Exchange Company, NJ. \. Leyer, printer u A.
and f. A. Mansfield, slipper manufacturers George
O. Fall, candies; Pixies cigar store, Nellmah
Osborne, shoe dealer; The Falmouth House, Il. d.
Hayes, newsdealer; The Model Lodging House,
c. H. and w. A. Nichols, printers; j. j. MalOhey,
fruits; Sanborn IL Maxwell. pattern manu-
facturers; shoe factory of J. c. Bennett & Bar
nard; Pratt IL Babbs, express; p. j. Hawley, shoe
manufacturer; Wake B. Spur, society uniforms
George G. Herbert printer; w. n. SWEET & Co..
publishers; Frank o. Ellis IL Co., shoe manu-
facturers' supplies; the Singer Sewing Company.
James Travers tailor; G. Poland fruit dealer
=. J. Horgan. boots and shoes; j. A. Niles, boot
and shoe patterns; r. S. Lodge, jeweller Arthur
w. Larl<n, fancy goods and periodicals; j. NJ.
Nelson IL Co., apothecares; Joseph w. Harding
d Co.. hardware and shoe findings; ii. NJ Ken
nedy. sewing machines; w. L. Estes " Co, NJ a.
Quinn * Co. and NJ d. Parke, shoe manufacture
ers: S. w. Gureaux, Luther 5. Johnson, Amos f.
Breed, Martin & Blanchard f. j. Cushing, steam
filter; Hoyt Brothers, wholesale liquor dealers;
Edward Heffernan, wholesale liquor dealer; U
Herrick IL Co., Edward f. Elder, builder
The loss to the Boston and Maine Railroad Will
be about S65, 600.
The light of the fire was seen fifty miles at sea-
The burned territory includes and is bounded
by the following streets: Almont, Centra[aVe'' at
Its junction with Willow; Union. from It's lunctioh
with Broad 10 the Boyden block. Oh both sldeS'
Mt Vernonst., entire; Beach, on both sideS as lar
down as Lees lumber-yard Washington, from
Monroe through to Unionl Railroad-ave.; all Oh
Exchange-st.; Broad from the engine house. Oh
both sides up as far as the corner OF EAchahge;
Sprng-st, entire; besides dwelnng-hQuses 700
numerous to mention on SuHoIh -AHltJ, O"o"H0A'
Scenes of the great Boston and Chicago fires
were rcueated Mothers heelng with baDeS III
their arms, express wagons Loading at DusIness
and dwelling houses and transferring goods TO
place of safety, in many cases a secohd reihoVai
being necessary After the fire had been IN
a. apnhi NynnI
not stop until it reached the ocean. 30 1t looked
and so it proved to be the case.
It is impossible to give any estimate OF the IN
The Central Congregational Church burned to
the ground between and o'clock The handsome
First National Bank block cost S6o,OOO TO buiid.
IL is well insured. Located on the two top stories
was the Oxford Club, which had the handSomest
cub-rooms in Essex County. Its loss is about
s. 900, with a good Insurance. The FIRST Meth,
odist and First Universalist churches and several
date burned out famllleS.
Mayor NewhaI has called a special meeting OF
the Aldermen TO take action and appoint reIet
committees.
S n. Breed l& Co., the largest lumber dealers
in Essex County, lose everything, including their
handsome brick structure on the corner Of beacn
and Broad sts They estimate their loss az
$500, 900: insurance about $4,000. They Will
open for business in the morning at the oiilce OF
the T. A. Newhall Coal Company.
Dynamite and powder were used at frequent
Intervals to blow up wooden buildings, but with
little effect The fire virtually burned itself out
and at 80 was conSidercd under control booH
in Lynn were called cut and put on patrol duly
Several Of the shoe manufacturers burned out nave
country factories, and will transfer tnelr business
there for the present
b, F. Spnneys brick block, in Union-st., was
erected in 1880 It will cost $4,000 to replace
it, he says 1t was insured for about two-thirds
of its value Faunce ~ Spinney and \. T.
Iegrc & Co., shoe manufacturers, were located
in this block j. n. Smiths, wooden block on
TTnion-st cost 81 5000, and additions to it 5000
The buildings were insured for $4,000, ana MI.
Smith SAYS most of his stock was removed.
4 narrow escape from death was the experience
Of Ernest Williamson, who in the early stage
of the fire. volunteered to take llne Of hose
up a ladder in front of the Dagyr building on
Wiow-st, TO play from the top upon the west
wall of the Mower brick block
WI Tbievrs came in from Boston and elsewhere in
large numbers, and the amount of stealing was
William #. Ash. slipper manufacturer in S. \.
Breeds block, is insured for 100000. which Will
pretty nearly cover his losses. he says
The streets were covered with a network of
fallen wires, which somewhat impeded the progress
of the fremen. The central station of the Boston
and Maine Railroad was burned flat, and the
flames then leaped across Mount Eernon-st. At
This iuncturr Lawyer William ii. Niles. Francis
" Breed and Others asked Mayor Newhall to have
some of the brick blocks in Mount NernOn-St. and
the Central Church blown up with dynamite IN
order to stop the Spreading of the flames me IN,
Mayor thought that such course would imperll
lives and be a hindrance TO the hrenen.
The Daily Item" proprietOrs estimate their
less at $50. 900; insured for about $4,000. They
will rebuild at once.
A fre-boat could have done immense service In
saving wharf property, but none was at mana,
two from Boston having got stuck on the nES.
One small schooner was burned at s. y. Breeds
wharf.
The insurance is expected to cover about hall
Of the losses. Among the companies holding risks
there are the Imperial Fire Insurance Company,
of London. with risks amounting TO about S3O,-
600. and the City of London Fire Insurance Com
pany with about $685. 900 of risks.
Boston, Nov. 26.-Mayor Hart has called
citizens meeting to be held tomorrow at noon
TO take such steps as may be deemed proper in
connection with the Lynn cOnfagration.
A SKETCH OF THE BURNED CITY.