Evening journal., 1889-11-27


600 insurance. Mount Vernon street was
wiped out entire On this sstreet were located
the large brick factories occupied by Francis
Breed, Healy Bros aud William Porter
q Son Goodwin's lest factory, on this
street, was also burned
Blowing Up buildings.
Dynamite and powder were used at fre-
quent intervals to blow up wooden buildings
but with little effect The fire virtually
burned itself ont, and at half-past was
considered under control. Both companies
oil the Massachusetts, militia located in Lynn
were called otlt and put on patrol duty.
a narrow escape from death was that OF
Ernest Williamson, who, In the early stages
Of tbs hre, volunteered 70 take a .sae Of hose
up ladder in front of Dagyr's building on
Willow street TO play from the top upon the
west wall Of the Mower brick block. owing
10 IFS not being ''doggedn He finally climbed
down In an exhausted condition, 10 the IN.
tense relief Of hundreds who expected 20 see
him perish few minutes later the upper
west wall OF the Mower block fell through
the Dagyr building with terrible crash.
Thieves Fiockea In from noston.
The work Of the flremen was greatly
hampcred By the network Of overhead wires
In the burned district. Thieves focked in
from Boston as soon as it became evident
that the fire was to be large one, and thore
was considerable plunderihg A house was
blown up by powder at the corner Of Broad
and Exchange streets at 345, shattering
window glass mall directions, but effectu-
ally chocking the progress OF the flames in
that direction. William T. Ash. slipper
manufacturer in s. N. Breeds block, is in
ka q - m
md Maine railroad was burned fiat, and the
flames then leapad across Mount Vernon
street.
Dynamite Of Little Use.
AZ this juncture Lawyer William II.
Miles, Francis w Reed and others asked
Mayor Newhall 70 have some of the brick
blocks in Mount Vernon street and Che Cen
trail church blow up with dynamite TO stop
the flames. The mayor Thought such d
course would imperil lives and be him
drance 70 the firemen. who were directing
streams OF water az that point Several
small buildings were, however blown down
on Exchange street, but the effect was very
slight, so fierce was the current Of the
flames. The Daily Item proprietors esti-
mate their loss at $50, O0e, and they are in
slred for $4,000 They will rebuild at
onfe. fire beat could have done immense
service In savhg wharf property, but no
boat was at hand, two from Boston having
got stuck on the flats One small schooner
was burned at $. II. Breeds wharf
Some Of the shoe FIRMS scorohed.
From the corner Of Spring street ON the
southerly side of Exchange street TO Broad
street was row OF wooden buildings. In
which the shoe business was first conducted
Starting from the corner Of Spring street
the first building was occupied by Willis
W George, sole leather dealer. Then fol.
lowed the shoe factories occupied by Will
lam +. Hill a Co. Isaac M. Altwin Den
ming a Wiggin, James b. Chase, Smith &
pueereaux, shoe trimnlings Charles s. Wit
tums Milton p Porter, and W. a. Estes a
60. A small amount OF stock was saved
from several of the buildings. hopeful
feeling prevails and there Is no question but
that the public spirited citizens and shoe
manufacturers will soon rally fHpm tine ter
rible catastrophe.
Occupants Of the Burned Blocks.
Among the parties burned out in Mowers
brick block are; Central National bank.
Pratt a Bahb's express, r. w. a. @. r. Now
er, shoe manufacturers, and Wake b. Spur
a Co, society goods Loss S4, 600 on the lat
ter In Stevens brick block, on Central
square, the parties burned out are. National
Security bnnk, Lewis B. Breed f. j. Mad
berry and the Lynn Ice company. In Fuller's
block, which was burned, were located the
Western Union Telegraph company, c. d.
Pecker a Co, M. A. Leger a Co, Breed a.
sprague and Hilton a Sons. In Earrs block
was located the telephone office, Earl's cafe,
Henry II, Hurlburt's law office and one or
two other lawyers offices The Western
Union opened temporary Office late in the
afternoon at the Eastern railroads Market
street depot and the Postal company opened
one at West Lynn