The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY AMONG RUINS
st. Adams People Grateful Because
Something Is Left.
Many of Their Best Buildings
Burned Wednesday Night.
Flremen Worked Hard While q Gale
famed the Flames.

ST. ALBANs, November 26.-The fire
which broke out at about 1890 this morn
ing. proved to be the most disastrous that
st. Albans has known for many years.
The total loss Is estimated at $4,000. The
flames were first seen In a small barn
rented by Charles Bailey. The wind was
blowing from a northerly direction and
drove the fire into Stroud's livery barns.
For some time, the destruction OF the
American House seemed inevitable but q
change in the wind drove the flames in a
northeasterly direction. Owing to the stiff
breeze, the fire had its own way until
Stroud's stables. eight business houses,
Waugh's Opera House aud several law
offices were wiped out.
For a long time, large sparks fell In
heavy showers over wide territory,
threatening the destruction Of all the
houses on the south side of Bank street.
Sparks also fell into the latticed tower Of
the Congregational church spire, above the
reach of stream of water from the hose,
and In short time the church was mass
of ruins. Only q few movable articles
were saved from 1t. The roof OF the We'll
don House caught fire once, and several
other buildings were in like danger. The
quieting down of the wind, at about half
past two, was all that saved acomDlete
sweep Of Main street business blocks and
a large number of residences.
The local firemen fought hard and we'll.
Chief Perkins, Of Burlington, with an en-
gine, two hose carts and strong delega-
tl0n OF men, came In answer to the call
and rendered splendid service. The village
system afforded an abundance of water
with strong pressure, but the fierce gale
mazda thu anhiaotfnn 0f tha Aia-
couragingly slow. The principal losses
and Insurance, so far as they can be learn
ed, are: Waugh's Opera House, loss 500
600, insurance, $1,000; Richardson. Twigg
q Co., dry goods, $4,000, $4,000; g. p.
Twigg, clothing, S20. 600, $4,000; Congre-
tailor. So, 1000. $1,000; Keenan,, barber and
billiards, $4,000, 1000; E. L. Watson, in
surance on buildings $1,000. total loss on
tailor goods; Jasper Ran0, building badly
gutted, insurance $4,000: l.. A. Curtis, con-
fectiOnery and fruit, partial loss, insurance
$1,000; A. p. Cross, law office, insurance
Sl,250; II. g. Morton, loss on building,
$4,000. insurance $1,000; George Caller,
meat market, partial loss, insurance $500;
G. ID. Watson, law office, loss not given,
insurance $500; G. III. Place, jewelry, 81, 600,
$4,000; 5. l. Stroud, stable, loss not stated.
Insurance on building and stock $500;
Huntington estate, total loss on building,
stead, grocers, loss $1,000. Insurance. 5000;
Mrs. William Locke, loss on furniture
$4,000; insurance $1,000; j. G. Wiley, barber,
partial loss; Drs. Jenne and Raper, loss by
fire and smoke, insurance S1100. Locke
the clot bier, G. A. Harvey, furniture, A. L.
Weeks, boots and shoes. j. A. Redard,
clothing, w. S. Bailey, dry goods, Fl. G.
Edison and Boyce and Finn. law offices.
the Elk Lodge and the Railroad C0nduc-
tors Society suffered considerable by fire,
smoke, water or the removal Of their goods.
Most Of the Insurance on the burned prop
erty is held by 1. S. Barley's and Tenny
and Watson's agencies.