The Portland daily press., 1893-12-13

wall which had withstood the fire, and
the portions OF the back wall. The
engines were pumping water very buslly
at that time; and the fire was burning
briskly in the basement.
4 large stream of water flowed away
from the fire down Pearl street and
flooded the cellar of W. Il. Blake 81 Co.'s
store. Some plate glass was also broken
in the Storer block.
The Atkinson Furnishing company
which was doing business in the burned
block. is the successor of the old Akin
son House Furnishing company, and an
entirely distinct company from the
Atkinson company, which is now doing
business farther up Middle street under
the charge of Mr.. Isaac Atkinson. After
the old Atkinson House Furnishing COM
pany failed the company burned out
yesterday was formed, chiefly by credi-
tors OF the old company, to carry on the
business. Mr.. Sidney Cushing of Boston,
was president, Albert G.. Hagar of Bos-
ton, treasurer. Among the directors
We're Messrs. Hagar and Cushing and
cist VI Ollo SAOys MI. IL.
Carleton was manager. The comany was
well backed and was doing a conserva-
tive business. This new company came
into possession the 9Th of last June.
The Insurance.
1t was estimated among the insuran &c
men last night that there must have
been from S100.000 to S125, 600 worth of
stock in the building. Mr.. Geo. S. HIGH
bon OF the company estimated the
value at from $50, 900 to 500, 600. 1t used
to be customary for the company to
carry about $500, 900 worth of stock, but
considerable portion was stored in the
Brown warehouse on Commercial street.
and in a building on the opposite side of
Middle street from the main store, It
was also said last night that several of
the leading insurance agents had declined
to take risks, as they thought the rates
not high enough for the extra
hazard of the risk. The insurance. as
near as could be ascertained, was $685.
600 on the building, and $4e,5OO on the
stock. The building was valued at about
$4,000, and it cost, it is said, something
like $4,000,
The insurance on the building was with
Warren Sparrow 6 Co., 1000, and
Morse & Guptill, $4,000 Warren Spar
row & Co. had $1,000 in the Reliance,
$4,000 in the Caledonian, Williamsburg
City $500, Delaware $4,000, British
American $500, Firemens $1,000, Ameri-
can $4,000. Morse & Guptills $4,000 was
divided between the Ham burg Bremen,
and Commercial of Boston.
The insurance on stock was S26. 900
in the Montreal Fire Insurance company
OF New York; So, 500 with the Liverpool,
London and Globe, with Dow & Pink
ham; $1,000 in the Equitable Fire Lloyds;
81 500 in the Lion of England and $500
in the United Firemen of Philadelphia
with W. F. Little: $500 in the Northern,
$4,000 in the Hartford, $500 in the
Fire Association of Philadelphia, $25OO
in tn National of Connecticut, $1,000 in
the First National Of Worcester; S25oO
in the Sun of London. and $500 in the
Orient, with Palmer, Anderson & Co.
There were also policies, but not of large
amount, it was said, with f. H. Hartford,
and with Philip F.Turner in the German
American.
There may be some slight losses in the
Storer building on Middle street, at the
opposite corner of Pearl street, caused by
water in the upper stories occupied by
RnJStQr Snow r. Toh II
& Co., but they are covered by insurance.
The Building.
The block occupied by the Atkinson
Furnishing Company was numbered from
1874 to 142 Middle street. 1t covered
the ground between Pearl and
Vine streets, and was four stories
in height. It was built of
brick, with stone trimmings, by Mr.
John E. Donnell, just after the great fire
of 1866. 1t was very imposing struc-
ture, for it had an extended frontage on
Middle street, and a great depth on Pearl
and Vine streets. After the building
was completed, one-half of the block
was occupied by Charles E. Jose & Co.,
crockery dealers, and the other half by
W. F. Phillips 6 Co., druggists. Later,
when Mr.. Isaac F. Atkinson came to
Portland and established his furniture
company, Messrs. G. E. Jose & Co. hay
ing removed to their present location un-
der the Preble House, Mr.. Atkinson
rented their part Of this block, and
when Messrs. Cook, Everett & Pennell,
the successors to w. F. Phillips & Co.,
moved to the other side of the street.
Mr.. Atkinson took possession of the
whole building, communication being
had between the two sections by means
of large arched passageways. After Mr..
Atkinson's reverses, the present compa-
ny continued at the old stand. Whether
new building will rise from the ashes
of the old one remains to be seen.
The Companys New Stand.
The Atkinson Furnishing company still
lives and will this morning open Offices
in the building on paarI street in tha