Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-12
HERE'S 4 IORAL.
The Fire Fiend Strongly Isdsrs
4 IarsBai Iasss Petition.
Damage Will Reach s3ttp0 Judge Nails
House Seorehed Good Work Of the
Department.

Damage VIII Reach H3eNO-Judge nNjFs
House Seorehed Coed Work Of the
Department.
Early Surdsy morniDg. n about three
o'clock, right ofscef ZAP Renick, Who
vas Standing ir front Of Thomas Bakers
ao,s. at the north srd Of Wa.er street.,
noticed 3 red glare tovsFds the west, in
the sly over the city. He At once ran
dovE TO the police station and gave IN
sIslm Of IRE. Al shout the ssms nme
Summer street was aroused from i,s quiet
by the fierce cries Of Are" procssdiss
from The nsixhbofhood Of the Episcopal
rectory. Then came the fierce eisng Of
tbe congregational church bell. People
roused ur and rushed 10 their doors and
sindovs. I. WAS then seen that the stable
sttschsd to EI-Msyor Whisehouses house
va In fsmes. Soon tie ell part Of the house
VS. blazing. Then after . time the FIRE
department. suiysd, under the leader ship Of
Marshal II. T. Morse. There we're the
Cashnoc and Atlantic Hose and the II. T.
Morse n. & l.. companiss, The nfenen
vert to work at once. three streams being
brought to play. The boys had some hard
work cut out for them. Within u inches
OF The barn, ~hich was In flames from siil
10 ridge pole Ard from aide to side, was ths
end Of Judge o. q. Halls house. which
fronts on Finn street. This 10 . wooden
house and rapidly scoYched. blazing in
piscss Before the arrival Of the IRE de-
parmsnt the Judge vas ct work doing what
he could to save his home. When one Of
the windows was broken in, he at once
boarded it up. so savirg his furpiinrs from
the water and FIRE.
The "fire Ladies'" Did Great Work and
saved His House
from destruction, but il vas . very
close shsvs. As il vas, the house and con-
tents -sre damsg'd to the 'xtent Of two
hundred odd dollars, according to the
Judge. Marshal Morse and his men ara
feceiviog veil meritei ard unbounded
praise for their work.
Meanwhile the greater part of the force
VS. ct work on the house trying to save
the main put. Owing 80 the close prox-
unity Of the stable and wood shed, which
we're also blazing, and ihs delay in the
arrival Of the hremen. the ell vas burning
fast. It was peculiarly constructed. with
tiiud attic connecting with the main
part. 10 this way the Ere reached
the main roof. IL vas a hard fight but
victory eventually crowned the fremen's
effort and the FIRE was out. The barn and
wood shed were totally burned, the ell was
simply charcoal and the main part vas
soaking and its roof vas gone, but the
danger Of the hrs's spreading was over,
O~ing to the prompt work Of the neigh
bors and the aremen the contents OF the
lower psrt OF the mai1 house we're saved
without much damage. The goods in the
upper story and in the ell we're saved in a
more or less damaged condition. They
were all carried to the Jadge Titco NIB house
on the corner Of Pleasant and Bridge streets.
A two seated carriage, buggy aud sleigh
went with the barn. The house was insured
for $1,000 AT i tbs personal property for $1,000
In the Springfield Insurance Co., pisced
through Mscombsr's agency. Mr.. White
house estimates his loss Ut $1,000 on the
nouss and about $1,000 on the contents,
including q valuable law library owned by
his son. Mr. 4. l.. Whitehouse, now of
Washir gton, ID. G. The barn and wood
shed with contents were total loss and
we're not insured. They will add
about $1,000 to the damage. making
tho total loss shout $1,000, according to Mr.
Whtehouse's figures
There are two theories as 20 the cause of
the Are. One 10 that i. is a case OF incen-
disri.m and the ether that it is case Of
slow combustion, but there is really moth
ing known a. to the facts. Miss Lizzie
Watson. the house girl heard some one by
the back door At or = litsIc after | | o'clock,
Che va, awakened little before 3 by the
glow in the room, aud rushed into the msin
part Of the house, srousing the family.
Marshal Morse told JorRsAL reporter
yesterday that IL there had been Gre
s,arm system in the city he would have
been able to cave the ell. for there was
quite delsy before The Are was located by
the department.
There 10 one thing. however, for
which We should be ihsnkful. and that is
ihs. the irc iii no, &C ur before the recent
rain. Red hot cinders were falling all over
tho city and If the roofs had been dry there
would have been . con Il .grstion.
A gentleman who i. well known in this
city met JouESAL man yesterday aud
SAID. II have hscu opposed TO the eIpspdi-
,ure IT any money for a fire alsrm system
hut the Gre at Hen. 8. C. Whitehouset
house has convinced ne OF its absolute
reed. II would undoubtedly be paid for
within a month. II cannot be pu. in too
soon, either"
The house which is nov almost in RUNE
va. one Of the land make of the residence
Part Of the city. IL wasb built over SO years
ago and was purchased 10 1896 by MI
Elijah H.l,ett, Mr. Whitehouse's father
in lav. The eImayor has occupied 1t for
nearly 40 years. Mrs whitehou'e feels
il. Toe, very much, it having been her home
since earliest childhood. The family are
receiving the sympathy OF he citizens
geuerslly.
saloon Raided.
The officers rsided John Murpby's place
L.. H. ,,..,L a.L h..nmnnt nR the new Ed