Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-12
BAlLEYYILLB'S RUIN
0Il-cloth Factories Reduced to
Ashes Sunday Morniee,
rsrnbh BATHS to SiYs The Ldisinins
Houses from Destruction.
Fire Caught from Friction Of Machinery
Loss. Sl00.Q00.
Especial to the KENsEBRc JOURNAL.

WIxrHRoP, Oct. IA branch Of the
oilcloth msnufsetory of C. n. Bailey e
Sons & Co. st Winthrop Centre was burned
this morning. About 80 hre WAS diseov-
cred in tie main bull ling in the attic. The
alarm Vas Immediately given, and vas
heard for miles around, and 5000 the roads
were lined for long distance with teams
arriving from all ditsc ions. In less than
an hour over thousand people were at the
scene Of the Are. Everything was done to
save the outbui.dings. but to no effect. as
the fire was hot and burning fast. The
plant consisted Of the main building, vsrnish
chop, bakery and oil fheds, and q large
amount of oil and coal were stored near ,he
building. There were no facilities for
putting out hre, aud tha crowd Of people
stood with their hearts full of sympathy
for the unlucky firm.
On the west side Of the road opposite
the shops u number of tenement houses
occupied by the employees. and also the
residence Of Mrs. II. Bailey, who owned
the tenement houses. were in constant dam
ger. They caught q number of times. but
tLC WNiS fu. Sut W tSoor hicAA VAO
stationed Themselves GA the various roofs
Of the buildings. Two lopg bay barns
filed with hay caught fire several times,
and j. was thought at one time that they
must 20, bu. were saved. The fields for
long distance were fll;d with furniture
and good. thst had been Put there for safe
keeping. Men worked WIKI will in get
ting out goods from the shop and = large
amount w8s saved. including earpeIng,
oil, buflap, etc. The t:e presented hand
scme spectacle, but u sad one TO those
whose daily bread has been furnished by
the remu aer4tion received from working
at this place.
People were present from North Mon.
mouth, Wayne, Wiathrop and Manchester
to see one of The most Il f)urishing manufac-
turing businesses swept away before their
eyes. But what could they do more than
they did. Nothing TO do with, and con.
sidering the circumstances they did uObly
to save the other buildings. These shops
were built 25 years ago By the late Moses
Bailey, half brother of c. M. Bailey, and
were bought by the latter shout IL years
ago. They were good set Of buildings,
and adapted to the use made Of them.
Nothing remains now but one out building
and Large quantity of wood for win,er
use At this writing it is impossible to
give the aCtusl loss, but it is thought that
it will reach $4,000. Insurance on the
building. |. is rot known bow the IRE
originated, but is thought from q sponts ne
Gus combustion which soon ignited the
carpets.
BY Associated Press.
The fire caught in the attic Of the main
building. resulting, it 10 supposed, from
the friction Of machinery having been put
in operstion during the latter part Of the
night to pump water into the boiler. The
W ate 1msn says only few minutes before
The Ire he was in tie immediate vicinity,
and discovered no signs of fire.
The msir building 240 by A feet, is
four stories high and the east end 10 used
for printing and the west end for color
room, room painting, etc. In the center
the magazine and engine room are located.
The fire caught directly over the magazine
in loft, where is located the gear which
uns the elevators The second building
1870 bs 80 feet, four slories high and 10
,nsd to the main shop at III. ess! end.
In tois were situated the vsrnish, trimming
huu pathlbe buu tle uOA
The third building is leo by 30 feet, l-2
story hiah, used for sizing and storage pur
poses, and the nsplha house is situated be-
tween tso wings The other buildings
include japan house, Gil sheds, machine
shop and office. About 100 tons Of coal.
40 cords Of wood, and a large stock of oils
on hand, were most consumed. Quite an
amount Of furnished goods were in the
building and large smount in process of
but little Of which was saved,
Q 1ite a heavy Wild Was blowing from
the north when the FIRE caught,
which changed to easterlv, blowing the
e ames toward the west side Of the street,
where q long row Of wooden buildings are
including the magnificent resi-
dences of Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey, c. M.
Bailey and <. A. Bailey. Some Of these
were soon in flames, ten buildings being on
FIRE at one time; all were saved. Several
barns, some quite distance away, burned
through the roofs. even to the hay, but
were finally ex,iIguished. The mill EN-
ploys many workmsn, some with large
families. who are all thrown out Of employ
ment. The mill buildings covered large
part of three acres Of ground.
The loss cannot be less than 500, 600;
only parity covered by insurance. The
mill will probably be rebuilt Bsileyville
suffered from other fres on June %, 1870,
destroying buildings upon the site Of tnis
mill, April 1871. was gun the construc-
ton of the buildings burned today. Hal
the fire obtained advantage on the west side
Of the street, that section Of the village
must have been entirely burned.