Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-15
A STUBBORN FIRE.
Blal. Started In Cl.ullei's Bakery
Discovered About 8 50 P. n.
firemen Did Noble Work -- The Losses
Other Particulars.

Another rain and smother fse, the mes
ii,ical, TO hsh, ths, the Augusta frsmer
have grsppled wi.h for macy months.
81 About . 10 lsss evening The alarm was
souaied Ii WAS . so when one Of tht
hos;iets at Gsstin'. stable deis c,ed scent o.
smoke. lie found as ueSfiy as he could
locste~t that il came from some part OF he
bakery owned by Fred Clou,ier. nen
building 10 the stable. The hostler rA,
down the street shouting ite, Officers
Breen and Bruce gave the slsrm and in
short time the firemsu we're al work pluct-
ily lighting most din ,ult coI ilsgt,tion,
When othser Bteen got 10 the bakery
no ii 70 was visible and scarcely any smoke,
but the windows were hot and ia fee
minutes the danes burst forth in volumes
The elsIa started shout the big oven in the
basement OF the bakery aud dining room
they had hardly poured cut OF the bakery
before they came through into the Office
Gaslin's stable.
BY this I me the hos,leT and one or twn
others bad got the horses out Of the stable
after much trouble, No, many minutes
later and the flames burst from the lci; OF
the stable where were stored several tons
of hay. The lremen turnsd their attention
to this snd had 1t temporarily flooded,
Smoke was pouring from the hotel fsmil
isrIy known IS the Bowman House. About
1920 the roof Of the bakery fell through
A few minutes later Fireman Beane waf
throsn from ladder by "kiak" in th,
hose and his right wGist was disIoostcd aud |
fractured.
BY bali past ten it looked as IL the bsk
cry, Bowman house and the ritcomb build |
ing south, were doomed, with the stable
smouideribg, and likely to be thoroughly |
guttrd When the ilrcmen had gone up
ladder and were breaking in the Window
of Bowmsh 1.-The flames and dense volumes !
Of smoke burst forth into the street driving |
back the tiremon and scattering the by |
ISLANDERS. Chief Morse shouted TO she |
crowd to keep sway from the trolley wire |
that was likely 10 fall any moment. Tn |
power station vas nohfIei to shu, OF III |
current
The bridge was hn,d with spec,St rs
watching The fine scene presented from the |
rear Of the burning buildings. Ii vas i'm
possible 10 reach the fire from the back |
side and 1t had slm0s, full sway. IL seemed |
As If the brick block south would have to
20, but the brick wall had no wood PARTITION
next it and the hremen worked 80 tGectu |
ally from the front that u was
ssv,d,
The wind he'd changed from -
suuthetly direction at the first TO |
the north hillng Water street with
smoke. At halt past eleven the FIRE
men had succeeded in pulling down tn"
front OF the hotel and The fl,mes were rap
idly Cutting the Titcomb building. y,
miinight, however, it wss evident thai
Gasiin's stable would be saved with a ioss
Of Ave or six tons Of hay and about $500 |
damage to the building which is owned by |
Mr.. Gasiin.
The bakery and hotel we're entit.
Losses. Mr., riouNer had $500 IL
sursrce in MsComber's agency. Total los.
about $1,000 on building and content.
There wss only $500 insurance
on the Bowman hotel, all in DlwG-
logs agency and the Iosa wuI |
not be far from $500. Tas Tucomb |
builing, yhlued at sh1ut $500 is unde,
stood 10 he partially Insured in Msc)mbcr's !
agency. The buildiog ia slmost total lose
The l0ss Of Oscar Groves, upholsterer
ia about $1,000; insured for $500 Mari
Mutrells loss on bErber shop is sbou
$50. The ssfe and much Of tho |
stock Of TIbbetts & Davis, marble works |
were removed. The ic,s is not heavy and |
will be fully insured. G. NJ Sturgis o.,
goods stored, loss about 375. Throughou
the Hfemen fought pluckiiy taking soms
almost desperate chances. MIR. Bowman
bsrehesded and without cJat, aided thu !
firemen much. There vas 1900 feet oi |
hOse ou; and from beginning 20 end the iifs |
was the hardest since the Granite bail Gre.
In Charles Chicks agency the following |
are involved The Reliance OF
Philadelphia, $500 on Gsslin's stable anc |
$500 on Oscar Groves's furniture, etc
the American Of New York, $500 on Gas
Inns stable and $500 On stock OF Tibbetts |