, 1889-11-29

vanished, only the f~aintest heap of bricks,
shattered stones, twisted iron beams and
broken columns marking the site. Two
engines and an aerial ladder and water
truck were ruined. The scene was one of
thrilling grandeur. The towering Ames
block. occupied by Taylor Bros. was
ablaze froom roof to basement. The
floors fell in with = stunning noise. leaving
but a mere shell. From this building the
fire was steadily eating its way through
to Chauncev street despite the thousands
OF gallons of water thrown upon it. A
succession OF sharp explosions indicated
the force of the compress of heated air
In various rooms and broker gas pipes
took their part in the con1agration.
The Flames Arrested.
The immense stone and iron block oc-
cupied by Samuel Williams and Bingham
& Co.. corner OF Chauncey street and
Rowe Place, marked the turthest progress
Of the fire in that direction. Although
apparently fire proof it was completely
Quilted.
Seven people in the building corner OF
Kingston and Bedford streets were over
come by smoke, but we're rescued by the
bravery of Police Sergeant Kimball, Pa
trolman Haynes and ex Councilman Barry.
A policeman and several firemen are re-
ported seriously injured or burned. The
origin OF the fire is not definitely known
but it is attributed to electric wires. Later
estimates of the loss place it at nearly
IS. ZOO, 600. About two hundred firms
were burned put aud one hundred agents
of New York and Western firms had their
quarters destroyed.
The Losses.
Agents of a large number of insurance
companies interested we're seer by a re-
porter and asked as to their losses. The
risks which could be ascertained to-day
amount to nearly two and thr~ee-quartera
millions OF dollars, while a large number
of companies ara not yet heard frvm.
The fire coming as it does on top of the
great blaze at Lynn is crushing to the
smaller insurance companies and it is not
unlikely it will cause the suspension of
some of them.
Following is a list of the losses of the
leather firms burned out, a great many of
them being Boston houses with large fac
tories in other portions of New England:
O. E. Aldrich & Co., Appleton Shoe Co.,
w. +. Barrett l. Co., Alpheus Bates,
w. G. Brien Shoe Co., Bunton & Co.,
COPELAND & Hartwell. j. s. Fogg 4 Co.,
Frank s. Gage, j. w. Hart & Co., L. p.
Hawkins & Co., Lynn Boot and Slipper
Co., Howard & Foster. w. Ireson & Co.,
Il. t. Marshall. Adolph Meyer L. Co.,
Geo. III. Nichols, j. A. Parker & Co.,
b. j. Patton, Perkins & Joyce, Joshua
H. Purnam, Rogers & Webber,
Royce & Golf, Stimson Stephen
Shoe Manufacturing Co., VIC. Minney,
L. w. Tyler, Walker & Brown, Woon-
socket Rubber company, Myron Wood
bury. Brockton Last company, Herbert Il
Rapp, National Thread company, o. O..
Patton Il Co., Brockton- Blakely Burn
ishing Machine company, Oh. Clark,
Duprev & TuaRas, Lots Finding Machine
company. Wheeler & Cummings. Wood
ward & Wright, R. G.. Solomon of New
ark. N. j., J. T. Bennett & Bros. OF
Little Falls. N. Y.
On nearly all of the above the loss is
practically total. Brown, Durrell II Co.
carried goods in stock to the value OF up
wards of $500, 900 and their stock will be
a total loss; insurance, $67S, 600. Jordan,
Marsh & Co. g shirt factory was insured
for $4,000. Woonsocket Rubber Co. s
stock is insured for $4,000. Taylor
Bros. hats and caps, insured for $40, 900,
loss 800, 900.