New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
A BIG BLAZE IN LYNN.
TWO BUSINESS BLOCKS BURNED, WITH A
LOSS OF ABOUT 100000.
ANOTHER BLOCK PARTLY DESTROYED - THE
BUILDINGS STOOD ON GROUND SWEPT
BY THE BIG FIRE OF 1882

BY THE BIG FIRE OF 1889.
Lynn, Mass, July 10.-Lynn had another taste
Of fire tonight, and it is estimated that the loss
will be nearly 100000. The fire broke out in
the third story Of Balle's brick block, at Union
and Mulberry SITS, at 0 80 p. m, and in twenty
minutes had spread to the fve-story brick block
adjoining, owned by Strout Brothers, and threat
ened the entire street for distance of 200 feet.
\ general alaEm was sounded, and aid was sum-
moned from adjoining towns and cities At
1910 it was seen that the five-story brick block
owned by b. w. Currier probably could not be
saved. The Currier block was situated across a
narrow street, and separated from the Strout
block by only twenty feet. It soon caught fire.
At this time the Strout building was mass Of
fire, the flames leaping high in the air. Streams
were being constantly poured on the new Fabens
block, on the opposite side of Union-st., and also
on the Titus and Buckley fOur-story brick build
ings adjoining it.
The occupants of the StrOut building were
Continental Clothing Company, Robinson d
Lyons, retail shoe dealers; G. r. Roby & Co.,
ladies' cloaks; T. W. Deabon & Co., grocers; Lynn
Electric CO.. Gray & Vesscso, BARRIERS; James
II. Fisk, lawyer. In the G. W. Blake block
threc-story brick building were: Z. V. Hyde
meats and provisions; f. L. Barnard, jeweler; S.
G. Gum, mems furnishing goods; the Lynn
laundry; Caleb Lanson and n. d. A. Clark law
ycrs; Charles Connell. tailor; Elmer Boynton, and
the Lowell Supply Company.
The Strout and Blake blocks were in ruins at
80. The Currier Building a fine fve-story
brick structure once before ruined by the flames
caught fire several times, but the blaze was quickly
controlled. At 1880 a large part of the walls
Of the Strout block fell on the Almont-st. side
and fhp flames 6artinO oonrlt and
in a moment the upper story OF the Currier block
was in flames. The block is owned by B. W.
Currier, and, with the stock in the clothing store
of W. H. Carrier & Co., on the first floor, is
valued at $l20000; insured for 500, 900
At l0A5, just an hour after the fire started
it was under control in the Currier block. The
building, which was only partially destroyed, was
occupied on the first floor by W. NJ. Currcr &
Co., clothiers, and on the upper floors by offices
Of lawyers real-estate dealers and others. Z. f.
Strout, owner of the largest building totally de-
stroyed. said the building was ready for occupants
on April II, and cost $45, 900; insured for $685.
600 I3 is burned down. in this block. Dam
and Warner Of the Continental Clothing Co., car
ricd stock of $4,000; insured sor $4,000.
john Cornif, shoe manufactures, in the third
story of TIE Strout Building, loses
about $4,000; insured for $4,000.
IT, I. P0ge & Co., shoe manufactures,
in the fourth and fifth stories Of the Strout
building, lost nearly $4,000; partially insured.
James II. ). Isk. lawyer, loses o valuable library
acd Office newly fitted up Robinson & Lyons, re-
tail shoe dealers, lose OH stock $4,000; insured
for $1,000. Il. H. Robbie, ladies' ready made
cloal1s, loss on stock 81 OOO insured for $4,000.
a. w. Dearborn IL Co., groceries and provisions,
loss stock $4,000; partially insured The loss
on the c. B. Blake building alone will reach
81 900, and the loss on the Lynn Laundry ma
cliinery on the upper story and other laundry
effects, $4,000: insured. The loss of Wheeler &c
Northend, architects, is nearly $4,000 insured
for $1,000.
Shortly after 10 o'clock dispatch was re-
ccivcd by Mayor Fogg from the Chief of the
Boston Department. saying that Engines and q
were the way to this city. At l o'clock Chief
Downing telegraphed to all points that the fire
was under control. The destroyed Blake block
marked the boundary Of the big fire Of 1889 in
Union-st., and at that time received a severe
>colching The Strout block had been occupied
Only about four months and was erected on the
site Of the Spnney block, destroyed in the big
fire. It was one of the LARGEST blocks in the city
The partially burned CTrier block WAS nearly