New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-06
THE FIRE RECORD.
A COSTLY BLAZE IN LOWELL.
BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED AND TIL

BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED AND THE
D MASONIC TEMPLE DAMAGED.
Lowell, Mass, April 5-T1e worst fire Lowell has
had In many years occurred this afternoon BOYS
set fire TO box Of waste paper in the alley PACK
OF tho Edison block and the fire dropped into H. u
Church & Sons cellar II spread rapidly and the
basement Of this shop and c. J. Maynard CO.'S dry-
goods shop were soon afre. An alarm brought inc
remen, and after fighting the flames for an honr ana
a half a genertl alarm pulled The Edson DlocH
was doomed. II was a. four-stOry brick DlOcR' Inc
flames burned up through to the roof, which soon
fell In, as did all the floors down TO the gTound
floor The Edison block, owned by the Wyman heirs
OF baltimore made a complete wreck only the
front and back walls standing. Some few days ago
c. ]. Maynard & Co. added $4,000 in drygoods TO
their already large stock. This. added TO ABOUT
s24 900 already in stock, complete wreck There
is about $4,000 insurance on the stock H. u
Church & Son. insurance agents and fancy goods
dealers have been moving to new quarters, and only
q portion Of their former stock was in. They are
damaged about 10000 fully Insured. On the secoho
floor OF the Edson block the city's public reading
rooms for men and women the Board OF Health oiec,
and other Offices. Everything here was LOST the
damage being principally to furniture fully Insured.
other tenants on the third and fourth floors lost all
they had being obliged to for their lives without
saving anything. Seven or eight Of these suffered
losses Of $500 to $500 each; partly insured. slmp-
son G. Rowland of Middlest, had their cellar hllcd
with four feet of water and about $1,000 In groceries
damaged, their insurance being $1,000. The Edison
block was insured for $4,000 which is nearly its
value.
The fire spread to the Masonic Temple, ADJOINING
on the east by means OF an opening in the cellar
and a door connecting the second floors OF the Two
buildings. The Masonic Temple, which Is owned DS
the Iosford heirs, contains on the first floor u a.
Niitchelrs shoe store, with $4,000 Stock and a
store operated by the Goodyear Rubber Company win
large stock of rubber goods put In only last Neeh
On the second floor Is the public library OF the cry
with II 900 volumes On the upper floors are ulc
quarters of the Masonic and Knights Templar poues;
Alitchelrs shop scOrched from end 10 ena ahu
what in the way Of damage the fire failed to DO mere
the water did The stock was made a complete Wreek
There is an insurance of $4,000 on it. Tho nre
burned all OF the library books In the acove under te
stairs leading up to the Masons' quarters Inc resi-
Of the library wet. but the shelves gave consoer
able protection from the water. and many thousand
blackened BY smoke or soaked with water inc
library has an insurance OF 100000 In the Masons
quarters fitted mp at expense OF S%O,OOV, te
damage was mostly by water The organ was burned
up several oil paintings Of dead members destroSed
and a hole burned through the floor About 3Oo
Knights Templar regaas, worth about S22,Ooo were
damaged by water and smoke. blanket poncy
covers the lodges property, but the loss on regaas
will fall on the individual members. The loss OF Iie
GOODYEAR Rubber Company cannot be estmato1 itS
property was away from the line Of the IRE ana the
loss Is mostly by water The temple was damaged
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