Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-30
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erssriss IL he granite valls. fmsxinasion
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alessS bSiItias in the early light. The
MI ~ fallen Ia. the windows nsaFly sii
81 them shove The first floor were broken
cut aad the granite casemsnss we're
blsekssed With smoke while ffom the vim
dsw ledess. copin9s and projections hung
ia.snss ieieIes.
Mssy people heard she several alarms
shst vsss given and focked to the street,
bus tissse we're many others 10 ths city that
nrse secsfsed news Of the calamity which
I'D bsfsliea the eiy through the columns
u ~ JorasAL that by the energetic ef-
forts 81 the night force contained good
<.Hs A. a.. sod fas - he
fore eoius to press
With the exception Of $500 on the fur
sishlpes In Granite Hall ~hich WAS held n
DIanchafds agency. the entire Insurance.
snountins In al! to abou. 900 wss 10
Maconbss Fairs sssney. OF this el7,-
100 vss on the building; II. C. Cas-
veil, groceries, $1,000. II. A. Hall,
ssocssiss, sl5oo. s. 8. Williams
Z Sons, a groceries, 5000. c. X.
Partridge, spothecary, 1850 The To-
susancs companies Interested are The
New Hampshire of Manchester, N. II.
The Californis, San Francisco; Niagara,
r. r.; EtDa, Hartford; Qaeen, Enslssd;
Merchants. Newark Springfield, Spring
field; Continental. Hartford; Hanover, N.
r.; Granite State, Portsmouth, N. H..
Home. N. r.; Liverpool. London, snd
Globe; German. American and Penrsyi-
sAnis Fire.
Little IL any loss ~ss sustained by adjoin-
ing buildings all Of which were yell insured.
hail IL L..
everything wss high priced and is said to
have cost about $50, 600. The owners then
we're Geo. W. Kicker Of Rockisnd. J. II.
Msniey and Henry osgood. The walls were
nearly up in September 1865 when the
great confsgrstion swept Water street from
Market Square to Bridge street on both
sides and as far back as Diekmsn street,
including also buildings beyond Bridge
street. The fire Of Tuesday morning wan
the worst that has occurred since the grea,
couhsgfation.
Messrs. Manisy ard 0sgood sold their
share in the building which has since been
owned by Joseph A. Homsn of this city
and Geo. W. Kicker of Rockl.nd
Mr.. Homsn when asked IL he should
rebuild said that he could not make any
statements till he had seen Mr.. Kicker. ellie
valued the block at $50 900. Mr.. Kicker,
he said had been offered the pas. summer
Sta. 800 for q half interes. but refused It,
firing his price at si5 900.
Probably tho building will be rebuilt at
once a. the site IL one Of the msst valuable
In town. II Is difficult at present writing
to estimate the exact Ices. The walls of
the building look A. il liable to fall through,
probably the foundations are uniujured and
the lower floor but little damaged except by
wafer.
And thi, dsmags by Gre ean,be under
stood perhaps when it is known that during
the greater part of the day four streams of
water were kept playing on the shoulder
ing runs One great difficulty experienced
in putting out the FIRE was tina. the water
ffoxe about everything it touched. forming
. coating over the Are, which smoudered
underneath almost unchecked. 1t vas q
terrible experience for the aremen. During
oil the bitter cold morning ard day they
worked Increasingly. vet. clothes frozen.
and much of the time in danger of losisg
their lives There has been in the rss.
considerable talk about the insecurity Of
the walls, owing to the settling of the
foundations.
Before the roof fell In these wallis we're
subjected to q great strain from the hot air
In the hall above, and the iremen realized
the danger they were in. Finally the pres
sure OF the heated air became so great that
IL burst out the windows. through which the
flames and smoke beiehed forth. 1t was
this shock which hurled Mr.. Kicker from
the outside entrance to the ground. badly
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he with some other gentlemen was in his
store trying TO remove valuable papers,
money ard what few coed, they could.
With the explosion he felt the whole build
ing tremhle, and fer the moment despared
OF getilne cut as he thought the entire
buiidirs was falling. He ssved bis books and