The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-18
LYNN ABLAzE.
Her Citizens Remembered 'SS and
Appealed for Help,
But, While a Bad One, the Fire Was
Soon Under Control.
Santiago, Chill, Suffers The Loss Of
MilliOns in Flame.

LYNN, Mass, July 17.-Fire broke out in
the third story Of Blake's brick block, corner
of Union and Mulberry streets, at $50 to-
night, In twenty minutes 1t spread to the
five-story brick block adjoining, owned by
Strout Brothers, and threat ened the entire
street for 200 feet. A general alarm was
sounded. and aid was called from adjoining
towns and cities. The department of Lynn
rallied quickly. There was no use In trying
to stop the flames. at 10 it was seen that
the large five-story brick block, owned
by b. w. Currier, could not be saved except
by superhuman efforts. The Currier block.
situated across a narrow street, was separat-
ed from the Strout block by only 20 feet. 1t
soon caught fire, and the department rallied
at this point. On the Currier block were
poured four streams from the top of other
buildings, and the flames were subdued. At
this time, the Strout building was mass of
fire. of EaSep EdeG
posite side of Union street, and also on the
Titus and Buckley four-story brick build
ings adjoining.
The occupants of the Strout building were
the Continental Clothing. Company; Robin
son & Lyons, retail shoe dealers; q. H.
Robie & Co., ladies' cloaks; E. W. Dearborn
& Co., grocers; Lynn Electric Company !;
Gray & Vessom, BARRIERS; and James Ii.
Fisk, lawyer. In the c. w. Blake block. a
three-story brick building, were E. " Hyde,
meats and provisions; F. L. Barnard, Jewell
the Lynn laundry; Caleb Lams0n and N. d.
A. Clark, lawyers; Charles COnnell, tailor /;
Elmer BOynton. towel supply company. The
Strout and Blake blocks are In ruins.
:. At 1890 the larger part OF the walls of the
Strout block fell on the Almont street side
and the flames caught once more. 1t mo
ment the upper story of the Currier block
was again in flames and fully half the roof.
The block was owned by B. w. Currier, ,and,
with the stock in the clothing store of w. NJ.
Currier & Co., on the first floor, was valued
at S120.0 insured for $4,000. The build
ing was only partially destroyed. 1t was oc-
cupied on the first floor by W. M. Currier &
Co. On the second floor the occupants were
Niles q Carr. lawyers, the Pleasant Mills
E. j. Medberry, deputy sheriff; Lewis and
and J. B. Newhall, law office. The
third floor was occupied by Drs. Kidder and
MCGOWAN, dentists j. ii. Lindsey, provis-
American Provident Investment Company
and the Boston Catarrhal Treatment. In
the fourth story were Dim & Co., Mrs.
Carmstead, dress maker; Mrs. Alice +. Da-
mon, artist; E. w. ingalls,, correspondent of
the Boston Herald; J. Culliton, life insur-
the fifth story were the Grand Central Tent
of the Order of the Helping Hand; the Or
der of Fraternal Aid; F. E. Taggard, photo
grapher; Wheeler & N0rthend, architects,
l. K. Harris, architect and surveyor.
e. e. Strout, the owner of the largest
bnilding totally destroyed, said the building
was ready for occupancy April II, cost S45.
0O0, and was insured for $25, 900. 1t burned
Hat. In this block, Dam & Warner of the
Continental Clothing Company, carried
stock of $4,000: insured for $4,000. John
Carniff, shoe manufacturer, in the third story
of the Strout building, loses about $4,000;
insured for $4,000 ii. P. Legrow
d Co.. shoe manufacturers. in the fourth ana
ly So, 900; partially insured. Lawyer Jas.
FL. Sisk's valuable library and office fittings
are nearly total loss. Robinson 81 Lyons,
retail shoes, lose on stock $4,000; insured for
$1,000 G. II. RObie, ladies' ready made
$1,000. A. w. Dearborn g Co., groceries
and provisions, had a stock worth ST., 900,
partially insured. The loss on the q. b.
Blake building will reach $4,000; on the
story. and other laundry effects, $4,000; in
sured. Wheeler & NOrthepd, architects,
lose $4,000; insured for $1,000.
LATER-Shortly after 10 dispatch was re.
Of the Boston department that two
engines were on the way. AT II, Chief
Downing telegraphed all points that the fire
was under control. The burned Blake block
marked the boundary of the big fire OF 1889
ON Union street. At that time it received
severe scorching. The Strout block was
erected on the site Of the Spinney block de-
stroyed in the big fire. 1t was one of the
largest blocks in the city. The partially
burned Currier block was nearly as large.
Niles & Carr, attorneys, occupied
suite of six rooms on the second floor
and had the finest appointed law offices in
this county. Their loss on library and office
furniture Is almost total valued at 5000, in
surged for S 2500. Great apprehension was
felt for the Bergenren block on the corner of
Union street and Central square, but
the fire did not reach it.. Between the CURT
er and Bergenren block was narrow three
story block, which escaped injury. Trains
on the Eastern Division of the Boston 81
Maine we're stalled for several hours. Aid
was rendered from SwampscOt, Saugus.
Marblehead. Salem, Chelsea and Boston, but
1t was not Mt cessary to unload all the steam
ers.
The damage on the Currier building will
not be as heavy as at first estimated. Only
a small section of the side wall fell. The
loss to tenants will be on account of water.
W. M. Currier 81 Co.. stock of clothing was
soaked and is nearly total loss. The Cur
Iler block was owned by b. w. CurIier. of
the Standard Clothing Company, Boston.
The Blake block was owned by ths
heirs of G.. 4. Blake. A late es-
innate of the total loss is 100000.