The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-02
THIS FIREBuG MADE A SUCCESS or IT,
TWO Hundred Thousand Dollars
Loss in Beverly, Mass.
over a score Of Buildings Blazing at
the same Time.
Boston and Maine Parlor Cars and
Freight Shed Burned. ".

BEVERLY, Mass, November 1.-Beyerly
was visited today by the most disastrous
fire that ever gained headway In the town,
The loss will reach nearly 100000. The
fire was discovered at In the large box
factory on Revere street. owned by George
Allen. The building was rs feet square, set
on piles over the Danyers river. Owing to
the high wind which prevailed and the In
fammable contents of the factory, it was one
sheet of flames before the fire department
reached the scene Salem, Peabody, Lynn
and Marblehead were called on or aid. Two
steamers from Salem and one from Peabody
responded and did efficient service. The
flames leaped from the Allen building to the
four-story wooden shoe factory, $50 by 60
feet, owned by Woodbury. Bros. The build
the two-story dwelling owned by George
R0undy and occupied by John NJ. Murney
and John Bentheart. Before ANYTHING
could be removed from this building It was
on fire in dozen places and was soon lev
elled to the ground ground: Adjoining. was the
Savings Bank and occupied by Woodbury.
Brothers for the storage of sole leather and
for cutting room. This building shared
the fate of the others. Showers of sparks
fell on the freight house and car shed OF the
Boston q Maine railroad. building $50 by
40 feet which was totally consumed with
nve parl0r cars, two owned by the Boston &
Maine and three by the Pullman company.
Four.freight cars In the yard were totally
destroyed, one containing straw board con-
signed to q. X. Allen. two others containing
nay and corn, sent on consignment. and the
fourth containing general merchandise con-
signed to local retailers.
In the meantime, sparks were flying In
every direction and people were protecting
their homes with hand hose. At one time,
twenty tenements and barns In the vicinity
were on fire. A small outbuilding ON Feder-
al street was totally destroyed and the house
was saved only by hard work. The house of
Morgan Grady. Park street, was badly
burned on the outside. Several tool houses
and flag stations on the Boston & Maine
were destroyed. Across the railroad track
was the large wooden building owned by
Scion toyett and occupied by John Wilson
as a shoe factory, the grain elevator of
Dodge and Scott and the shoe factory Of
times but were saved by the persistent work
OF the 1remen. The contents were much
damaged by water. At about 30 o'clock the
FIRE was under control. The losses:
Woodbury. Bros. $4,000; insurance. $780,
Geo. II. Allen, $25, 900; insurance, $4,000.
ance, $780,
$780,
Woodbury. Bros. loss on contents of build
ing, $1,000.
Boston & Maine railroad, on car sheds and
freight house, $1,000; on cars. $4,000.
Pullman Company, $4,000.
Mrs. William p. Cleaves, $500; insurance,
$1,S00.
Morgan 81 Gray, $500; insurance, $500. .,
Della Oler and others, on houses, $780,
Sol0n L0Vett and occupants of his building.
$1,000.
The fire is supposed to have been incen-
diary. 1t was set in the rear of the Allen
factory