Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-18
FIRE AT LYNN.
Reminds One Of The Great Fire
Of 1889
II Sweeps Away Property Valued d
IoFs Than 100000.
Boston and Other Places Called on TO
Render Assistance.

Boston and Other Places Called on tc
Render Assistance.
Irss, Mass. July T.-Fire broke ou,
in the third story Of Blake's brick block.
on the corner Of Uniou aud Mulberry
streets, q. $50 tonight, and in twenty
mioutes spread to five story
brick block adjoining, owned BY Strout
Brothers. threatened the entir street
for 300 feet. a general alarm was sounded
and aid called from adjoining towns and
cities. The department Of Lynn rallied
quickly. There WAS no use trying to stop
the flames.
At 1910 it was seen that the large ave-
story brick block. owned by B. w. Currier,
could not be saved except by superhumsn
efforts. Curfier block 10 situated
across the narrow street only eparated
from the Strout block by 20 feet. 1t soon
caught ire and the department rallied and
at this point on Currier block. poured four
streams from the top Of the building.
At this time the Stront fve-stoFy building
was a mass Of fire. Streams OF water were
constantly poured on the new Fabens block
on the opposite side Of Union street, also
on the Titus & Buckley four story buildings
adjoining. The occupants Of the Strout
bulldog were: Continental Clothing
Company, Robinson & Lyons. retail
ehoe dealers; g. II. Roby & Com
pany, ladies eIoaks; 4. w. Dearborn
4 Co., grocers; Lynn Electric Co.; Gray
& Vesson, BARRIERS James ii. Fisk, lawyer.
In the fourth story were Dim & Co;
Mrs C. Aimstead, dressmaker; Mrs. Alice
4. Damon. artist; f. W. Ingalls,, corres-
pondent Of the Boston Herald; j. Culliton,
life insurance office. Annie 8. Morse,
dressmsker; in the firth story were the
Grand Central Tent Of the Order Of Help
ing Hand; Order Of Frsternal Aid; +. Il.
Tsggart, photographer; Wheeler A North
end, architects; |. X. Harris, architect and
surveyor.
4. L. Strout, the owner of the largest
building totally destroyed, said the build
ing was ready for occupants April ii, and
cost $45. 900; insured for $35 900. 1t WAS
burned fat. Ia this block Dam & Warner
Of Continental Clothing Company, carried
a stock of $IS, ,000; insured for $4,000
John Carnih, shoe manufacturers, In the
thi,d story Of the Sirout building, loses
sbous $l5 600; insured for $l2 900.
II. Z. Legro & Co.. shoe manufacturers,
In The fourth and fifth stories OF the Strout
building, loss nearly $50 900; partly in
sured.
james II. Sisk, lawyer, lost bis valuable
library and his Office newly fitted, was
nearly a total loss. Robinson & Lyons.
retail dealers in shoes, have loss on stock
of 5000, insured $4,000. q. Ii. Robie,
ladies' ready made closks, loss on stock
$40 600; insured $4,000. A. W. Dearborn
& Co. groceries and provisions.
In Blake block, three story building,
we're Z. v. Hyde, meats and provisions;
+, J.. Barnard, Jewelef; s. G. Gum,
gents furnishirg; Lynn Laundry; Caleb
Lsmson, N u. A. Clark, lawyers; Charles
Conneii. Tailor; Elmer Boyntoo, Tosei
Supply Company.
The Strout and Blake blocksj were in
ruins at 10 80. and the Currier building, q
magnificent Eve story brick building,
caught several times, but the blaze was
quickly controlled At 10 80 the larger
part Of the Strout block walls fell on the
Almont street side.
The flames caught once more and III
moment the upper story of the Currier
block was in Il .mss ard fully half the roof
The block was owed by B W. CuiT,er,
ard with the stock in the clothing store OF
W IL. Cur,ier & Co. on the first floor, was
valued vt Si20, ,0C0; insured $40 900.
.fy tta Hrg
started, IL WAS under control in the Currier
block aud the building was only psrtisily
destroyed. II WAS occupied As follows: ::
FRS. floor, W. Nj Currier & Co, clothlers; ;
second fl DOT, Niles & Carr, lawyers; Pleas
ant Mills Land Company; G. &. Hanson,
real estate; + J. Medberry, deputy sheriff :;
Lewis & Newheli, resi- estate and insur-
ance; }. Il. Neshall, lawyer; third floor,
Drs Kidder and McGo~au, dentists; J. II
Lindsey, provisions; Edward b. Bartlett
constable; American ProvideDt Investment
Company; Boston Catarrhal Treatment
stuck, $1,000; partially insured. Loss on
c. B. Blake building will reach $4,000 !;
loss on Lynn Laundry machinery on upper
story and other laundry effects. $4,000; in
sured; Wheeler & Northend, architects,
loss nearly $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Shortly after 10 o'clock, dispatch was
received by Mayor Fogg from the chief OF
the Boston department that two engines
were on the way. At II Chief Downing
tele graphed all points that the fire was
uuder control. The destroyed Blake
block marked the boundary of the big 1889
fire on Union street, and at that time re-
ceivei a severe scorching. The burned
Strout block had been occupied only about
four months and was erected on the site Of
the Spinney block. destroyed in the big
Gre. II was one Of the largest blocks 10
the city. The partially burned Cuffier
block was nearly as nearly as large.
VIM. Currier & Co, clotbiers, carried a
large stock and the loss on this will be very
large. Niles & Carr, attorneys, occupied a
| suite OF six rooms on the second floor, and
had The finest appointed law offices in FL
Sc Z county. Their loss on the library and
office furniture is almost total. Valued al
5000; incurred for $1,000.
Great apprehension was felt for the Ber-
genren block, corner Of Union street and
Central square, but the FIRE did not reach
it. Between the Cufrier and Bergenren
blocks, was . marrow, three story block
which escaped ipjary. The trains on the
Boston & Maine, eastern division, were
stalled for several hours.
| Aid was rendered from Swampscott, Ssu
| gus, Mafblehesd. Salem, Chelsea and Bos
ton. II was not necessary to unload al
the steamers. The damage on the Curriel
building will not be Is heavy ss was At frs
estimated. Only small section Of tbs
eide wall fell. The loss to the tenant
will be on accouat Of the water. w. NJ
Currisr & Co.'S large stock Of clothing wa
comp pletely soaked and will be nearly
total loss.
The Curiief block 10 owned BY y. W
Currier of the Standard Clothing Compan,
OF Boston. The Strout block IL owned b,
4. f. Srout, 3 contractor, who built ih'
block. The Blake block is owned by tn
heirs Of o X. Blake.
A late estimate gives the total loss 3
| 5000, 600. 1t 10 impossible to get . correc
| list OF the insurance now. b. w. Cusrie
had s15. 900 On his stock; $4,000 on III,
builoIBg and rents. W. M. CuYrier & Co.
had 5000 on their stock. A. w. Dear
born & Co., grocers, had $1,000 on thei
stock, their total loss WAS about $1,000
Lewis & Newhsll had $4,000 insurance
John l.. Cunniff, shoe Manufacturer, ha,
$1,000 insurance.
Latsat-Ths Iosurarcs
The insurance is; Silsbee & Gesr hsl
placed policies - follows, z. r. Snou
building, Union street, s25,00O; Il W
Currief on building, 5000; estate 0
Charles X. Blake. Union street building
xt0 zoo. eefate Charles r. Blake Mul