Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-11
$4,5OO,Oo0 LOSS.
By Fire at Observation-Disclosures
$4,0O0,00O.
Whole Square Burned-- Limited States
Hotel Damaged--Two Men Killed


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B"sruN March io,s,So z. M.--Fire broke
oai ia the toy department of Horace Part
ridge & Cos. establishment in the new six
story building erected three years ago BY
Z, l., Amcs, at the corner OF Esscx and
tiacoln streets on the site of the one
destroyed in the great Thanksgiving day
tro OF lssA This building was destroyed.
The firr crossed TO the east side of Lin
coin street, to three buildings occupied by
the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
Rockingham Company and Wire Grip
Company.
These were destroyed. and il then spread
west AMI soa,h To the ln,ted States hotel,
u here 1t was STAYED, although il consumed
the three upper stories ot the large granite
builling occupied hy Brown, Durrcll 4
Co, VITO were also h1rael out in the
| Thanksgiving DAY fire, AMI several other
buildings of less modern construction.
The fire was under control shortly before
5. The area huraed over comprises prae-
ita!iN one whole square, bounded on the
north by Essex street, east by Lincoln
street, south by Tufts street and west by
Kingston street. In addition TO this square
one building on the north of Essex
street. extending along Columbia street,
was burned also three buildings on the
east side of lsiueolu street also on the
south sile of tufts street, the Emergency
hospital which was part of the United
States hotel anl the rear corner of the
hotel
1t is estimated that the damage done To
the United States hotel will exceed SIT, 900,
mainly 10 thu servants quarters aud guests
rooms on the Lincoln street side. All the
guests 'la,e left the hotel
The cause at present is unknown though
the start Is described by those nearest as
resembling the bursting of Il fire cracker.
The flames spread with incredible rapiiity,
and in very few moments the entire inte-
rior of the building was burning. Many
employees of Partridge 4 Co. were at work
at the tiue and the other floors Of the
building were sprinkled with human
beings.
Some escaped by shining down the tele-
graph poles. others by leaping into blankets
aud nets. Several jumped to the pavement,
six or eight stories below, and were terribly
manglcd aud others, how many cannot now
he told, fell back into the cauldron of flames,
or were overcome by the dense black smoke
The entire fire department of the city
was specify on the scene, the departments
of Somorsille, Cambridge, Newton. Quincy
and BrocktoD arrived later by train and aid
was ordered to be in readiness from distant
cities. Vast crowds of people began at
once to flock to the scene anl as n matter
of precaution Governor RusseH speedily
ordered two companies of miltia under
arms an'i proceeded to the fire in person,
where he was soon joined hy Mayor
Mathews a committee of the city council
appointed I, investigate the causes of the
rrcnet large fires. was in session at City
hall and Immediately adjourned TO the
Scene of the con,lagrntiou.
The fire spread rapidly from building to
building. AMI despite the heroic efforts of
the entire fire systems of Suffolk county,
was not controlled until the following
buildings were burned Amcs building,
seven stories on corner of Essex and Lin
cula street, where the fire started the Lin
coin building. five stories, on opposite cor
ner on site of the old Crys,al'Paiare. oc-
cupied by the Singer Manufacturing 90.
and large number Of other concerns
Ludlow building, six stories. l35 Essex
street, Brown-Durreli building. seven
stories. on corner of Essex aud Kingston
streets, burned from roof to fourth floor,
though the ireproof walls of this building
stemmcd the tide of flames to the north.
five story brick building, corner of Colum-
bia and Essex streets, occupied by Walter
=. Barnes, paper box manufacturer, and
others; the United States Hotel was slight
~ damaged; and three small buildings,
between the Amcs building and United
States Hotel, occupied as dwellings in the
'Pp'' s'os ann .'',;, ',a,' ,,a ne''" ,, -
il "a ,oo ooo Thc insur,,c,. vii, a,,oun,
To about q 900 900.
FolIowipu il the liz, Of dead and Injured.
as far as known. dead Lron,J,. ri. Red
n,tb senior n,r,ner ~ Re1nath H,o. boo,s
and shoes. died from muI,,nle INJURIES Frcd
Meadowrro,t c.mI,,dge neea ~ ;um,,d
from ,,ird story and fcll on head
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byiigo Iobn y Ry,n Mcdfnrd. Charles
| " WrlIswortb H,,bury condi,;on nrit,-
cal. M;rbas, U.rkins M,ss Al, p.yrins
Margaret FLYNN Wincbes,cy. Mirh,eI Dev,
lin Eos,on Kobert Res,,,iek laddermau
| Cba,ln.town, .Jahn / Su,l,y,p fireman
East Hos,or. Miss Matilda Rich.
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Supreme Court al Dover.
| Down, March 81 Special. The
spring term Of the Supreme Judicial Court
| is rapidly drawing to close. n large num-
Der OF cases having been disposed Of. One
of the mos, interestiuc cases OF the sessif u
! is that of Elizabeth +. Palmer in equity
vs. c. o. Palmer ct ais. This action is
brought by the plaintiff for the purpose Of
recovering the remains Of her husband
which are buried in Dogpr for the purpose
of removing them to her home in Jersey
City. The husband Of tin plaintiff. A. B.
| Palmer. was A native ns Dover but
| had resided in .Iersey Civ for a
n.mher Of Years. Before his death.
his health failing h.. by advice Of his
pty sicinn, returned IL, ii9yer in April, 1891 !.