The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-17

THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE VILLAGE
DESTROYED.

1 ilt lioSU ttSll tICllNt lIc Ulldl Has WILL
ed any place in Maine for many wears.
broke out in Camden at about O clock
last Thursday morning, and before it
could be stopped had burned every store
in the village but three, besides valuable
dwellings, shops, manufactures, the Meth
odist Church. and Camden's fine town
hall
The fire originated i'll Cleveland $ block
large building on the east side of Main
street, and was discovered by Waterman
at the Bay View hotel. who promptly
gave the alarm. The fire department was
quickly on hand, but the water sup
ply was inadequate, and little could be done
to stay the progress of the flames. They
spread to the Camden grst mill, J. B.
Williamson's building, and d. A. Camp
bells building, and then crossed to the
/ west side Of the street. The fire swept
everything clean before it. On the west
Follansbee X Co. IS dry goods store. the old
Masonic building, Themes building, and
the Adams block, on the corner The
! fire burned back to Mechanic street and
Postoftice square, taking the house of
Frank j. Higgins on the east side. and
/ then crossing the square to the elegant
/ BRICK block recently erected 10y johnson
Knight, i'll which was located the post
office, Rose Bros drug store. Shaw 4
kltterbuSh $ furniture store. and the Ma
sonic and odd Fellows halls. 1t swept
away another block belonging to MI
Knight. and the Ogier building, and going
around the corner swept the lower part
| of Elm Street and back on Washington
street. McgUntcook hall, a large two
story wooden structure. owned by the
town, on Elm street, and the large and
handsome Methodist Church and vestly,
on Washington street, went down before
p, the flames with incredible swiftness, So
! did the fine residence of DR.. W. A. Albee,
on Elm street. The house of Dr. Samuel
Tibbetts was Quilted by the fire, but the
flames were checked there SO tiercely
burned the flames that it was impossible
to save much from the doomed buildings.
Most of the stocks of the merchants are a
total loss
The Rockland Opinion says: The blow
is a terrible one for Camden but like so
many stricken towns. it will no doubt rise
in triumph from its ashes. Unfortunate
ly, the amount of insurance is small as
compared with the loss-t is estimated
that insurance does not cover more than
one third of the loss. We have been I'M
able to get the amounts for which the
property destroyed is insured. in full,
but following is what we think is a toler-
ably accurate list of the losses:
The Cleveland block a large wooden
building, containing two stores, IS, 600
Frank French, restaurant stock and fix
lures, 81 600.
Colson d Staples, millinery, s. 600
Ca nden grist mill, building and con-
tents. 5000. A large amount of grain
had Just been received.
Cleveland shirt factory, stock and ma
chinery, -. 600
W. L. West, variety store, stock. 81, 600.
c. Il. Williamson, wooden building. So
900
Burd x Hosmer, boots ana shoes, build
ing ~. 800, stock IS, 90.
ID. A. Campbell grocery, building 81
600 stock 81, 300.
Z. {. Fletcher, two story wooden build
ing > 600
f. c. Boynton. drugs, $500. Mr..
Boynton lived over his store. and lost
most OF his household effects, which are
included in the foregoing amount.
Folansbee 4 Co.. dry goods, $40. 600
Masonic building, 1000.
Frederick Lewis. jewellV stock. &
300
Frank Russell, dry goods, stock, ~12,-
ONN
lIuse building, $1,000.
Frank Wiley, tailor, stock, St 900.
George II. Cleveland, groceries, -. COG
Farnsworth 4 Co., groceries, S3, 600
Mrs. +. +. smiley, millinery 81 600
Frank smiley, billiards, 1000
Adams block. 81 900.
e. f. Miller, boots and shoes, stock 81
600
I. c. Atwick, boots and shoes, stock,
-. 600.
Miller \ Bisbee, dentists, 81 900.
Frank }. Higgins, residence and con
tents, y. 900.
johnson Knight, three story brick
block, new, $50, 900, insured for SIS, 900.
Rose Bros, drugs, -, 600
I. ). postot1ice, fixtures 81 800.
Singh 4 Hunt, clothing and furnish
ing goods, SD. 900. Insured for about
SO. 900.
Shaw q ldtterbush, furniture, SO. 600
johnson knight, grain and paints stor-
ed IN basement OF block, 3, 900.
Mt Battle lodge, l. o. O. F., fixtures
and paraphernalia, -, 800.
Amity lodge, F. n y. NJ. and Keystone
~ =. Nii"l'lcl. llAlultS, clc., 81, DUU.
Other offices and tenements in KNIGHTS
block, $1,000
Johnson Knight, wooden block. =. 600
Engine house. 81 800.
Methodist Church, $1,000: Methodist
Nestrv, -, 900
Ogier building, - 900.
w. V. Lane, residence and contents.
81, 600.
Simonton X Gill, groceries, building
- 900, stock 81, 600
Central House, hotel, 81 900.
lluse building, owned by T. X. Pills
bury, Rockland, 50, 800.
Joseph H. Could. car station. fruit and
confectionery. 81, 600
Long meat market stock, 81 600
John G. Curtis, hardware. building 81.
900, stock -, 600.
Carleton X Pascal, groceries, building
(o"ned by Mr.. Carleton) -, 600, stock
81, 600
Perry building, 81, 600
Megunticook hail, owned by tile town.
SO. 600.
DR., w. A. Albee. residence and con-
tents, 81. GOO.
DE- samuel I'ibbetts, residence and con-
tents, - 600.
5. L. Arau, barber, building -, 800,
fixtures. 81 900.
Geo ;. Cobb Post, g. \. H.. hall fit
tings, etc, 81 900.
Allen Spear, blacksmith. s+OO