The Portland daily press., 1894-01-31
SNOW COVERED RUINS.
How Bath is Resuming Business-A New
sagadah ock Block.
[Snecial to the Press.l


Bath, January 30.-A terrific snow
storm ragged all night, and today sthe
ruins in the binding storm look like an
immense graveyard. The sentries still
continue at their post of duty. The
Nealy Rifles, Co. D., returned to Lewis
ton this afternoon, leaving the Hyde
Light Guards to hold the fort Marshal
Mlnott kindly. provided police badges for
the reporters to ena bic them to pass the
fire lines.
DIT. Percy & Sons will occupy their
furniture store, which was outside the
fire lines, having removed the stock 10
the store formerly occupied by the
Atkinson company's Bath branch. The
vaults of the Lincoln and Twenty five
cent banks were opened this morning.
The former engaged quarters in the
Sagadahock bank rooms, and the latter IN
w. Il. Hogan's law Office. The Marine
bank found lodgings in George Fishers
Office, Bank block. Webber's drug store
is in the Hooper crockery store, which is
used as waiting room for the street
railway patrons Carpenters are repair
ing the slight damage to Jackson's
clothing store in Odd Fellows block.
and he will soon resume business. Hal
lett g. Co., found quarters with brother
druggist, VIC. Kidder. brakes insur-
ance agency is in DR.. Lincoln's office,
and Mayor Shaw occupies with his stock
of newspapers and periodicals the store
next to the American Express company's
Office. A crew are putting things to
rights in the H. e. Palmer dry goods
store.
aSagadahock Corner" will be rebuilt,
but not as hotel. John Calvin Stevens
the Portland architect, was in the city
tod with r. g. Masses the
leading spirit of the Sagadahock Real
Estate Association The new block will
cover the ground occupied by the hotel,
Granite and Union blocks, will be
similar in design to Bank block and two
stories, possibly three, to accommodate
the lodges which suffered by the hre.
Workmen will at once begin to clear
awav the debris on the corner of Front
end Centre streets to hasten the compile
tion of the work. 1t will cost upwards
of $4,000. The association owns the new
theatre and Y.M.C CA. blocks, also de-
signed by Mr.. Stevens, and the stores I'M
derneath, eight in number can be made
ready for use in comparatively Short
time.
Reporters and snap shot fends have
been thick as bees ever since the fire was
in progress and several rpapers nave
issued illustrated editions. The Western
Union handled an enormous amount OF
press, necessitaGing all night WORK on
the part of it's efficient manager, J. K.
Hooper, formerly of the Portland and
Rockland Offices
The block next to the Percy crockery
store, where the fire was checked in its
progress northward Will probably have
to be torn down, as the entire upper
portion was destroyed. 1t is owned by
Ledyard & Palmer. and was occupied
by w. G. Webber's pharmacy. A. G.
Lemond, tailor, and Sagadahoc Court of
Foresters.
The city depends on melted snow for
it's water supply at present. The gauge
at the City hall registered two pounds at
8. 30, and at the Water company's office
was at nothing. Inquiry for Superin-
tendent Hall met with the reply that he
was i'll at his home in Brunswick.