Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-17
MANY BUILDINGS BURNED Big Fires in Massachusetts
 and Maine Towns. TERRIBLE WORK OF AN INDIAN. Recovering Bodies of the
 Sea Wing Disaster. FUNERAL OF GENERAL FREMONT, Ohio Republicans Nominate
 State Officers.
FUNERAL OF GENERAL FREMONT
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.


 A Connagration at Rockland, Me- Help Sent From reIghboring Towns "A Church and the Police Station Totally Consumed-Also Many other 7 Buildings Burned-ThIrtY Families Burned Out at Fall River.
 RocKLAND, Mass, July 16-The worst con. fagration Rockland ever experienced took place this afternoon. Chief Kelley, realizing the grest danger, at once called assistance from Abingdon, Brockton, South Weymouth and Whitman. The fire started in the Con- gregational church and caught from gaso. lamp used by painters in burning off paint from the church. There not being very much water pressure the flames spread rapidly, consuming the church, large schoolhouse in the rear, also the Poole factory, J.H. Harper's laundry, factory occupied by HID. Smith as a stocking factory, H. s. Moulton's carpenter shop and 0. L. Rice for storing furniture. Near these was the police station, which was totally consumed, and barn of J. s. Smith, which with contents was destroyed.
 Meanwhile the flames gained rapidly on the south, and George F. Wheeler's house, barn and other buildings were quickly consumed. The flames next caught on F. D. Lautz's hardware store and residence, which are a total loss with contents.
 The Underwood block, owned by O.. 0. Poole, soon caught and was consumed. It was occupied by Hsrtsuff post No. "A, G. A. R.. offices of the selectmen, school committee, the public library and F. s. Chute's grocery store.
 The next building occupied by Fred Doug lass, printer, was damaged by water. M, A. Darling's residence and jewelry store were partially destroyed by fire, but his barn ad- joining is total loss. The factory of O. A. Townsend on Church street was also con- sumed with contents. About five o'clock the fire was checked by the united efforts of the iremen. The loss will reach nearly $1e0, ,000. The principal losses are: Congregational church $27, 900, insurance $12, ,00O. School house $2, 800, insurance s1.ooo. \. Poole Poo factory s15,ooo, ins1r- sur snee saS,s ss'ooo; .. oad H; D, Smith slo,ooo, iess':5Ss ssna eo Isuta, Ts%a on furniture $500, no insurance. On build ings $4.800, insurance $2,500. David Lautz, on furniture $1 .060, insurance $500. George G. Wheeler $500, insurance 5000. o. O. Poole $12. COG, insurance 5000. F. s. Chute l $6, ,000, insurance $3, GOO. M. A. Darling, on furniture $1, 800, insurance $500.
 Quite number suffer losses varying from $560 to $500 each.
 1 AT FALL RIVER.
 FALL RIVER, Mass, July 16.-The fire which started in the storehouse belonging tc John D. Crowley spread to buildings quar- ter of mile away. The neighborhood it thickly populated and the inhabitants wert on the roofs protecting their buildings. Tn, principal loser is John D. Crowley, who esti mated his loss at from SIG, 900 to $12, ,0O0 or | stock. The buildings were not worth ove $2,000 at the most. There is $4,500 insur ance on the $1, 800 on the two buildings James Nugent's house and store were dam aged g. .000 and the occupants about $1, 900 Twenty-three buildings were on fir adjoining the starting place, caugh from burning brands and blazing rag waited by . strong western breeze The wind blew the cinders in the directio of the main business street, and buildings sl along the way were blazing at once. Tn tenement house owned by John Gninny, i which five families resided. was burned O one end and the roof burned of. Wate damaged the occupants, the damage by fir being $4,000, building insured. The Mt Mahon tenement row, owned by Joe Libby had the roof burned off, entailing a loss ( from $4,00O to $5,009; insured. Green tenement on Anawsn and Union streets we Rutted and four families left without roc for shelter. The loss here will be about $3 900; insured.
 There were about thirty families burne out and drowned out, and these were of tf working classes. None of them had any IT suranoe, and their loss will be keenly fel
 The total loss is put from $25, ,000 to $50, ,00