Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-09
BANGS MILL BURNED.
Building Gutted---large Amount Of
Stock Destroyed,
Ard Entire Loss Over $40 900 Origin d
Fire Myssey.

1t - minutes past six last evening an
alarm Of FIRE wss rsng in from box ~,
corner Of Maple aai Wiiilos streets. Tie
firerBen quickly RESPONDED. In one minute
anil ~ seconds sfec Nec4usianafs team sas
on the bridge The Ere vas III i'sHes
brothers sash. blin ami window factory
and was first seen In the south east part OF
the bailsiog. Hos it caught is a my-fFfy
IL seem to follow the shaving bin along 10
the lower floor of the main building and
broke OCT furiousiy in the Office attic lheI
fresneu worked utnler difficulties anil "a ith
A blind IRE The iron roof Of the buIkiifg
held the fame. from. bursting through for a
long time. At 6.5g another alarm was
ruDg in.
Both Of the Messrs. Bangs were soon on
the scene and the books ard papers aud
safe were removed from the Office.
All 20 the flames burst ont of the dust
separator connected with the shaving bin,
near where it passes down into the engine
room. few minutes later the heat was
80 intense in the upper part Of the building
near the centre that the iron roof was
heated red hot. Back of the tall chimney
near where the Office joins the main bnild-
ing, flames occasionally burst forth
The building was completely filed with
dry lumber in the process Of manufacture.
In the attic of the main part was stored a
large quantity of window frames under
going the process of drying.
It now began to look as if the entire
plant would be swept away. II would have
been demolished before this had it not been
for the iron roof. which served to smother
the flames.
The plant was insured in the three agen-
cies of Downing. Noble and Macombcr be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The plant
proper was valued at some over s2O,Gou,
The amount of insurance in Mobiles agency
was $1,000 and in Dow nings about the
same.
There was IN the mill, undergoing process
of manufacture. from ssoo0 To $1,000
FORTH of stock.
At O'Clock the fight looked hopeless Tor
the fremen, but they struggled for another
hour, when they had it under control,
though one of the firm said he'd as sotn
see the building fiat as in its Quilted con-
dtion The large chimney and boiler aud
boiler house seem to be intact. The ma Il
part of the mill was cut into.
The only Hue in the building was the
shaving fue, and through this the fire ran
from story to story and through the centre
of the building. Had this not been, the fire
would have been confined to the lower floor
4 man named Martin in passing the build
ing, heard an explosion and saw the flame
burst out. He gave the alarm.
The Waterman bad not been gone
from the building only few
minutes when the fire was seen.
when the fight with the flames begun TIE
water pressure was so low that the freincn
could do but little, and the water company
had TO be notified before the water could be
got with any considerable degree of force
The loss will be between $50, 900 and S25.-
900. How much of the machinery is
ruined is not known.
This fire is peculiarly severe one. The
firm was rushed nth orders. They had -
large stock on hand. Between 10 and 80
men are thrown out of employment just as
winter acts in. lts bad season to rebuild.
The mill was built within two years, and
the thorough manner in which it was con
structed alone permitted the fremen to get
control of the flames. tine of the firm
thought they would rebuild Immediately.