Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-12
FIRE AT SQUIRREL.
Chase House and Several Hand
some Cottages Burned.
Loss Over s30,0O0---A Change Of
Wind Saved Many Cottages.
Help Ftsm Bsethbsy and STEAMER Estsrssise
Ali Will be hshaiis.

SQrIRREL ISLAND. Sept Il.--The C!as
house Owned By X II. Richards and sevel
cottages owned by AE4asa Pratt OF Lowell
Mrs. Hevey Of Rochester, y. T.. DR.
| hompson. VI. " b. Chase, Mrs. Web5e
Of watervilIe, and DIR. Toward Of Talasso
Fla were burned this morning. The ar'
originated around the chimney ia the eli
of the Chase house and spread with zrea
rapi3ity. The population was so small ths
| help to pa. out the flames could not be oe
| tanned. ard only what could be hastily go
| out Of the buildings could be saved. Til
| is the first Ere .inee the island has been
summer resort.
| The directors will hcH meeting At one
to consider rehuiliing. President Daven
port and Directors Pratt and Mrs. ). +
| May of Lewiston are now here. Most o
the cottages will be rebuilt before anGthe
season.
| One loss that cannot be Replaced is ,h-
| handsome grove near the h0te! which addee
much to the beauty of that section Of tbs
| Island. The fire company from Boothbas
got here about the tine the FIRE was suh-
daed. Several cottages caught from sparks
but the fires were put out with assistanc'
which arrived from the mainland. Tbs
steamer Enterpriss took the engine com
paDy, 100 strong. from Boothbay. but toC
late TO prevent the loss Of these buildings
The forest is nov on fire 10 many places
but tie fire can be kept under control.
IliA Il ere been high wind the damage
would have been much greater and 30 cot
taces w0ull have been destroyed. The
hotel was TO close today. There are but %
cottages open today. Three of the cot
tapes burned were vacated this morning
half an hoar before the fire was dis
covered.
The salvage will be very light as the
whole property was destroyed within an
hour from the discovery of the fire. The
cottages of Senator Frye and Congressman
Dinghy were not far away from the blaze,
but were not damaged. The fire spr"s'i
more rapidly on account of the blazing
trees surrounding the buildings.
Tie hotel has been on fire once before
this season and was saved with difficulty
The excite ment among the cottages was IN
nse when the alarm was given. Mos.
Of the remaining population here are women
and children and invaiids.
The Chase house loss is 1000 nn the
building and furniture; insured $500, and
The cottages of Mrs. ID, Hoyey, Rochester,
\. y, loss. $1,000; Amosa Pratt, Lowell,
Mass, loss, SiJ00 insured $1,000: NJ. V.
B. Chase. Augusta, loss, $1,000; Mfs. John
", bber, Waierviile, loss, $1,000; b. +.
Thomas, Columbus, Ohio, loss, $1,000. in
sarcd. 800 Dr. Tow ard, Augusta, loss,
slJ0O: DR.. ". L. Thompson, Augusta,
loss, $500 Total loss no. far from $50 =
600
The islsnd property was saved by the
sudI. change in the wind from Northwest
10 northeast. v hich b.ew the flames away
from the last two cottsgs in Chase house
row--those owned hy Harmon smith OF
Richmond aud l.. W. Ballard, Minneapolis.
The pail brig ,le, marshhlIed by Prot.
Hall u Colby, stopped the fire at Smith
cottage, which was very slightly dirnaged
The large honse Of Leafs Chase. Roches-
ter. X. Y, next to the Chase hoase on the
north, was unsc ,thed and now sand, alone
in pot. once the most thickly settled part
OF the island.
The tiie caught around the chimney of
the Chase house, which was dc tective. The
hotel ami furnishing. were owned by ia h,
Ri hards Of DomLbay ilsrbor, subject TO a
mortgage to Amsss Pratt Of Lowell.
Ii is probable. that new s23 90 hotel
will be built next season by stock com
ptny. The hotel dii fine busiHe's tins
season. Most of the coitsgers VIII re-
build. 49,