Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-29
| NOW It's BOSTON
That's Visited By the Worst
| Fire Since II.
fhalksgyil6 Ion Gfestsd Viii RiagiBg
Of Fire Alarms.
fve LcfeS In Business Heart Of CttY
| Swept BY Flames.
Noble Deeds Of Yalof---TVo PiPs Ladies'
Give Up fAeiP Lives.
Losses About PiIe nilions, Two Hundred
Firms Being Burned Out.
For eix Hours Fire Ragss. otxting on
Bedford etrsst-It ewseps Across
Kingston on to Chaupoy and Toward
6ummsT-Roasted Under Bricks.

nfe from Wnlcn Boston mas euuefed since
| 1872, and one which in property loss more
than rivals the great conhagration at Lynn
on Tuesday, broke out at 8. 20 A. M. today
in the six story granite building owned by
Jordan, Marsh & Co., occupied BY Brown,
Durrell & Co., dealers in fancy goods on
Bedford street, corner of Kingston street.
The great fire Of 1872 broke out at the cor
ner Of Kingston and Summer streets and
consumed nearly Si00,00O,OO0 worth Of
property.
| The first alarm rung in today was immed-
ately followed by the first general alarm in
Boston since 1879. Todsy's fire ragged for siz
hours and burned over two acres of territory
covered by magnificent structures and en-
tailed loss now estimated at ten millions.
| As soon as Chief Webber of the protective
| department arrived it became apparent that
a long, hard fight with the dames was before
| the fremen, and q general alarm WAS sent
out. This was soon followed by calls upon
all neghboring cities and towns for assistance,
to which request a prompt response was
| made. The flames were soon pouring from
| all the windows and the roof of the Brown
Durreli building.
At 8 As 1t had spread to the Shoe and
Leather Exchange building, another large
granite structure Joining Brown. Durell &
| Co. on Bedford street. From both buildings
the flames swept in great masses across Bed
ford street to the opposite corner; thence
west xcsoss Kingston street, along Bedford
to Chauncy street, where it was stopped in
the store of Farley, Harvey & Co., the upper
stories Of which were burned. Three stores
along Chauncy street, toward Summer
street, were buried.
| On the south side of Bedford street the
fame, jumped aeross Kingston street to the
big sandstone building owned by +. l..
Ames, occupied by Taylor Bros, and CON-
pletely obliterated it.
Then the Ere took hold Of the granite
building at the corner Of Chsuncey street
and burned out whole block clear away
round Rowe Place to Kingston street.
Crossing Cbauncy street and still working
west the flames soon had hold of all stores
enclosed in Exeter Place, small street
running from Harrison Auenue to Bedford
street. Here at last the tiremen got control
and at noon the fire ceased to spread
Brown, Durrell & Co. carried stock Of
goods of upwards Of Sst0,000, which is q
total loss; insurance on this S67s. 900. s.
B. Taylor, importer, loss $40, 1000; no insur-
ance. Taylor Bros, hats and caps, LOST
800, 900; insurance $4,000. The shoe and
leather firm of l.. p. Hawkins of Portland
at SO Bedford street, was burned out.
There are about 200 firms burned out and
100 agents of New York and Western firm.
had their headquarters destroyed. The 79
insurance companies known to be interested
carry an aggregate insurance of $500 .0O(
on the burned property. The total loss &C
cording to the latest conservative estimstel
is about 81 100000.
The street playing the most important
part in the FIRE was Bedford, and the mos1
prominent firms affected on this street are
Wilson Larrabee & Co. dry goods, damage
by water, insurance S250, 900; Farley, Har
vey & Co., dry goods, damage by water
Nos. 81, SO and 6l, owned by Fred l.. and
Helen A. Ames. was all destroyed; George
T. Quinn & Co., overalls. loss S67 600
Nos 60 to 81, New England Shoe and
Leather Assc cistion building owned BY
Eben d. Jordan and the Charles Marst
heirs, was totally destroyed; Wvonsocke
Rubber Co., loss 800, 900; Walker, Stetsor
L sawyer. collars and cuffs. stock valued
a. sl90, 900, insured for 900; VIM. II
Huntington. shoe tips. loss S25. 600; X. G
Saiomon Co. fancy leather. loss el2O,
coo; John S. Fogg Co., shoe manufac
turers, loss S25 900; and several other con
Germs suffering various losses.
Nos. SO and 81 Bedford building owned
BY Henry and F. L. Lee, destroyed; Love
Manufacturing Co., carpets; Hadlev Com
pany, manufacturers of thread; W. C
Hutson and J. L Thompson & Co.. Bedford
street, north side. No. 10, owned BY Caro-
\ line NJ. Barnard and J Jhn J. Richards, oc
cupied by s. Lsrcher, Wholesale clothing
No. so. owned by Caroline NJ. Barnard ant
John J. Richards, occupied BY Ewing Bros.
dealers in notions.
No. 50, owned by Caroline M. Barnart
and John j. Richards. and occupied a. fol
lows: First floor, S. Williams and Co.
cotton and woolen goods; second, Brigham
& Co., wooden goods; third, W. s. Stronl
L CO., woolen; fourth, Silver Lake Co.
Henry Wellington, agent; II. d. & r. ]
Ford, commission merchants, Arnold, Con
stable & Co, New York, G P. Gross, agent
RothschiIds Bros, Thomas Bell 4 Co.
) handkerchiefs of the Belfast, Me-, mills,
f. Worth, agent; Saratoga Victory Manu-
featuring CO., +. J. Ksldenberger, agent.
No. "a, q five story building owned b.
, Caroline Barnard and John J. Richards. oc
/ cupied by M. Resented, dealer in ladie
goods; building and goods total loss; good
S25 600, insured. No. IS, owned by Eben
Jordan and others. occupied by j. E. Ellis
collars and cuffs, total less; $1,000 worth o
goods, insured. No. 81, owned BY Hanna
Curney and others, occupied by Lamson B
Hubbard. hats and caps, total loss; $4,000 i
goods, insured. No 70, occupied by Tel
,, belts, Harrison Robinson, Fielder Vein
. & Co., dress and cloak trimming; c. h
!. Farmer & Co., Eugene Kramer, J Fl. Gala
han & Co.. and H. Porter Smith. Goods Al
, damaged by water and smoke. Amount o
. loss unknown.
N On Chauncy street the damaged firms Z
far a. ascertained are, Nos. II, Is, 10
. Thomas A. Christian & Co., hosiery, lsces
: gloves etc.. loss unknown; H. H. Sampsoe
I woolens. On the floor above Christian
2 Co., loss unestimated No. 10. Chene
: Bros, silk manufacturers. 90 estimates; NJ
= II, Warren Blanchard, voolens. no est
= mate; Farley, Harvey 4 Co. gents furnish
ipr establishment had q large and valuabl
stock, which vas entirely DESTROYED. Fal
lev. Harvey Co . building vas pFacticaii
the only screen which protected the rear {
tR.H. Whites wholesale establishmeut o
. Harrison extension. The occupants Of th
Allen building we're badly damaged By vate
bat no estimate of the losses 10 obtainaele
No. ss, Wight Bros. fufs sud skins, th
stock 10 4 total loss; insured No. -, Sal
born & Ham, carpets; VIM. kable. mani
fscsurer Of jewelry and case maker. No. I!
/, Bostou Garrett Co.; Hiram Emery, lumber
= b. 8. Luther, clothing; Ewing Bros. 1 Co
. conuission merchants, and Byheld Wools
= Will Agency we're situated on 30 Chaunt
y ssrees. The building 10 total wreck.
ol The aYns burned ont in Rowe place aS'
\ n Orsy. No. 1, commissioner dealer; No.
= A. Cchn 4 Co., Isaac Simon, No. and
Hrackees 3 soas, dining roo0; No. ,. eEit
n batldins, suned ty Hbsn Dsars hsiSs. sliBi