Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-17
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
THE FIRE FIEND
Getting BoIder and BoIder--Two
Alarms We're Rung in Thursday.
Fires in Mrs. 0 Brien's Shed and in Laurie
Hill Sch0olhouse.

Early in the forenoon. Thursday, an
alarm from box - was rung in, and the
CGshnoc. Atlantic and factory hose compa-
! nies promptly responded. but in vain. for
the fire had been put ont. \ she'd situated
on Laurel street had been in flames In
ycstigaiions Ivy the chief engineer showed
beyond doubt that the origin of the fire
was inccEdiary. The shed Is Just behind
/ Mrs. NJ. +. DI5riens boarding house. on
! the corner of Water street. She has the
use of one-half of it. The shed is
/ divided by Il board partition across
! the middle. Some one had entered Mrs
nBrien's part, punched out knot in the
/ partition, and poured kerosene oil through
/ upon pile of edgiugs which was on the
other side. \ match WAS then dropped
/ through. causing quick blaze. Prompt
action on the part of the neigllbors was the
only thing that prevented II disastrous con
| fagration, as that part of the city is thickly
/ built up with wooden houses
/ This fire was not far from LII Cunning
/ hem & Co.'S upper lumber she'd, where an
attempt was made to start fire on Wetlncs-
/ day afternoon. One of the employees of
/ the firm was in the building at } O'Clock.
. lie went away, returning at 4, and
4 finding i'll the center of the second story Il
small pile of charred paper, shavings and
straw, a lumber pile. against which this
/ kindling was placed was slightly burned.
/ That my stcrious person, some one had
deliberately lighted the fire aud it was only
through some fortunate mischance that the
whole building and its valuable contents
were not destroyed.
1t was about i.5u Thursday afternoon
when the somewhat well known box -
sounded its second fire alarm of the day
This time the fire was located in the base
ment of the Laurel hill school house and
the smoke was pouring out of every crack
and creviee of the walls.
The department was promptly on hand
and the Cushnoc boys had two streams on
in short order, soon followed by the Allan
ties with their hose. The basement board
ing was pulled OF and the fire soon drowned
out. 1t was found that the fire originated
and was confined 10 the wool cellar. in
which was quantity of kinlIings. soft
wood and coal As there had been
no fire about the building the
cause is shroudetl in mystery. The
damage was confined to the wood cellar by
the good work of the fire department and is
slight. Fully covered by insurance in
Macember Farr & Co.'S agency. The Ed
wards Company Immediately turned on
stream of water from their own system and
wet down all the buildings in the vicinity,
Il very wise precaution.
! \ fair audience witnes the excellent
| production of The Burglar" at Meonian
( hall hast night. Those present are enthusi-
! astic in their praise. The comedy is most
amusing but is tempered, however, by con-
siderable pathos. Eugene Moore made a
great hit AS William Lewis, the burglar
Messrs. Carleton Macy AMI Louis Dntton
each deserve hearty praise. Miss Anna
| Bowie is an emotional actress of considera-
BILE promise Miss Rae Harrison gave her
excellent support. Little Sadie Boardman
an Editha quite won the house. The COM
pany appears tonight in Wilson Hall, Hal
! lowell.