Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-12
THE LOSSES
By the Camden Fire Will
Amount 10 $780, 900.
large Attendance at the Farmers
Institute at Stevens Mills.
eeals Of c. ". Hzwes Of SkowhesaH-Bates
College Les.er-othe' News.

aaN, are now accessible ahHOuSh II ID fiot
knes II positively how the fire originated.
II had It's origin in Cieyeland's block. either
in the dining room of l.. F. French or the
shirt factory Of e. II. Cleveland, ard de-
fe.siye hue seems to DC the most
probable cause of its origin.
After the FIRE had got under
wsv the demand on the hydrants, the
low pressure Of the water supply occssioned
by the drought and the lack of hose all
combined to make very inadequate service
an "a iih tine aid Of the heavy northwest
y ind the flames were rapidly sweeping across
the town.
From Bird fiosmers they crossed
I. tAe other side of the street catching
the Camden grist mill property and later
tho store of +. f. Russell of Boston.
Whom nearly two hours later the Rock
ls,ui ire department arrived, Man street
together with the buildings ON the adj
i,iuing streets we're one mass OF flames
with hut one exception. These were all
,vooden structures ami burned ike tinder.
fi.e exception was the brick block OF john
son knight, the finest business place IN the
town. The heat cracked the large plate
slass windows Of thi4 block, the smoke and
A.,pas Immediately filing it and rendering
n innosSihle to save any of the valuable
goo,i- which filed ii.
hy '':"' . cio.h .i'e nv a,,aola1 , ,ba hand.
'''' 'p'ii.'ss o''1'' "a s.' ,ihaa and Dr sam
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d. %, lii','pso", No. nnn-
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an "o",i i'iuI'' IVA at, anJ ,,,na
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h''ht etui's" "y "o" n ~ Gi',I. 80;
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ner' frahN 'i'hieF' i -
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Tue Mohn'neh. Assooia'i1" iia' r, A.,
= IF. htittlis buHtii1E w upAto 'f - ~
WICK, ooo'' a'rl st'oe'' =, Us III,
der Mii'er his"ee' oeh'i''s pam ii;n tiai
ana iemlie Oh iiohof ioons ,,i,
2lh' ""eliihS' A,so V''"i't.' " 80 -
Surdhct hflh' ulfee o''h'iiEs o"'.e" Ds
rupied py Elmer H'ni'fu anu wv 80. 80
dohp'"" hhisu'' gram d"
Hiterhhsh tufni'0re ''''' .',ast'SN"s n In nann
III ituh''ei"'ihe's P"s. '''',e'H =, ''Vss
hrhg9ls'- u's. ", pi'
w nan -, a. 60, aip0''
s"rahCe' VI Nta" ioln' 10"
yer nmS'hFsS ~" f,ou'n,''" w, ~ t, iooa,s'
va" feiio"S a,'' "HSo"S ''"1i '"i., , ''o,.
tenement ana JOSIAH iiopoe' .enea'eh'
Ferry ouliulhe' hhoe'nlheo 'ar'e'oh Y
faS ~ ooiid'hS oecul'i,l ., '"r'pn ssp'
lascat' srofFFs' t'fie, Messe,, o'i"el'
'ustom House ana 'ftha Army u"i. ul
It's block oceupien ~ ,: II. urhS 'on'
hFr1"are' ana haIP'i biahti,'r", 'aii"t '"e
" Hilams puii'tiRg occoi'ien py y d. i'one'
hi~at mafket, ana ~ a. ~ ',ovpe, w.
!tisours "ui.tihe 'oecupie' " 81 II 'Du'' C
saloon ana eiec'fic var s.a''oh' anu wv
tlHStoh' hiiiihf,'s 0i'hoh,ph "li' ouii,'-
HlG' uhoctulneus ,eiiif"i 'iou'e' o'uuf.
ans" pF w H. uii', gfocer' anu W
Lane tenement 'ohhsoh hhisn' oo"o,e
tenement. occupied ny .. ". il,'erous"'
f. ;. smiey Johnson hmgh, oaiidihs oc-
cupied as q carriage shop' aua'i',c engine
mouse Me'hodis' enurch anu 'eStiy
bh'lI'ng owned nY 1h"oru' piachs'n.th ~,
l. H. oimon'oh nulln''is' occhpie" ny W.
schwartz ohiidlng contractor TWO
bindings owned pS H. Il. ana W u. Ahoeh
tamden iiiagc corporation nan, containing
Megun'icook fiaii' seiectmeh once W. n.
"iii' storehonse' "' H. nrahe, i"fhi.ure
and uphoisterer, ana W - suite,
plumber; Alien Spear oiacksmlth shop ana
tenement; reslaehees OF Ut. w a. alpee
AMI pr /. iih"e''s'
sons OF the largest losses are tiefe-
ianh block 9tu'""; n'F" iiosh'r
oulinlng' Siz'"o" 'afietoh Iasca''
sl",ooo; Johnson hhigHt niocA' Sa',oo"'
IL. II. tieNeiann "look' Siz,ono' iie,cher
ha a.hLhs' Si"'v'"' D. auan, "ui,'u"s
ana curtis ofock eaeh Sio'u"o- me ABOVE
h."res are estimated ana lneia',e soo'F.
Mtgnnficook nan vas Il comparatively ne"
'hihius erefte" t'sut sr%'s nso ~ me
t1"n AZ COS. oi @'''"'"' II a.
Ato'e anu iaiihiN "'ieif ee'apeu WIN ,''eit
LVes, me iilsafa.iee op eNei 'ii'ue Is ABOUT
'wp-thlfiS. ihe H'e was sou from s'eShi'
er Fehonsc9t az Hesui" yer op n''ies away
ifousahds nave ''9ite't 'ne scene 'oday-
foiloN lns i par Oh U't iosses ana IN
surance so taf as aseet',iHed' over ~
nuildihgs we're des'iusf'i' ''ie osses assre-
Eaung S''oo'aoo y. A. 'ainpoeii, ioss
$500 insurance 81 ioo; erls. @ MN ana con
tents, s6oo''' insurance s4I" ~ tiarK'
S'aWl' insurance. *-uoo; Il; f. boyn'on'
slo0o' insurance s21,M' ~ l.. west
o5"uv, insurance Slo"u. james swarm
S'"'' insurance SLOW w. v Farns-
WORTH s'.'N"' insurance s21oe T;
FRANK D. iiiggihs' Siu"' insur-
ahet SiVoNi fred Lewis s2''up :
insurance - i'"; Methoaist meeting-house'
S'AN"' insured szoeoi Methodist vesfry,
eZo"1, insured sloNi Df- W. a. Abee'
Hiz,"",' insured S,"V1; teTry building
szVoo' insured slooo Frank Kusseli' u :
no insured s'Wp I. +. Miller, S4Fo'
insured s2ooo; l.; I; Ai~ick' s3ooo' IN
sareo S2oo"; Miller hisoee. Si@"' no
insurance j, b. Long stoo'. insurance
S,f"; frsnS Whey se3op, insurance
SH#"; johnson kn'ght' $50 'ooo' insrr-
ance si'''"@; hose Brothers. sia,-
@, insurance s"H@; H. r..
9'nlsy' 9iv"o' Insurance ss'o: