Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-10
A Terrible Blow to That Hust|ng and
Pretty Oxford County Town.
4 List Of the Buildings Burned, the Losses
and Insurance.

NORWAY, May 9.-(Spe cial. )-Abor I
| 80 o'clock p. M. fire was discovered in
the box shop of C. B. Cummings, from >
hot journal. The shop was situated on the
west end of Main street. The fire quickly
spread end soon communicated to the Opera
house, the finest block in the county, witt
two heavily stocked stores on the firsi
loor.
The town being handicapped by the lack
Of fire department, it was but few min
utes before the fierce gale, which was blow
ing at the time, carried the light, inf1am-
able matter from the box shap to the very
extreme eastern end of Main street, dis
tapre of nearly three-quarters of mile
away.
lne street was thickly populate1, and
some of the finest residences of the towI
were located on it.
Help was called from Lewiston an ! p rt
and, both of which places sent steamers.
Tonight the entire south side Cf MaiT
| street is in ashes, but two or three house,
| remaining standing, and they IN mucl
damaged condition. The South Pari. an
Bethel fire departments arrived in good
lme aud did good work.
During the time intervening between th'
)reakirg out Of the fire and the arrival
lelp, the villagers were hel lpless.
The large number of streams necessary t,
over the burning district greatly reduce
he effectiveness of the water works s, ste m
Among the building burned are the pos,
office, Congregational church, academy tan
Norway National ba'k, Hsmlin & Bick
ellis shoe store, two barber shops, Mol
ray foundry, Hobbs variety store, Mey er's
fruit store, Noyes drug store, c. S. Tuck
.r's harness store, Merritt Welce, dr.,
too1s II. b. Foster, dry goods. II Is j "
Try store, Mrs. Hills millinery shop, NJ. F
Libby, millinery, f. E. Mi'lett, shoe manu-
facturar, George A. Cole, carding mill ard
Gen. George L. Beal's block.
Cummings loss is SIS 900; insured fer
$4,000. Opera house loss, SIG 000 insured
tor $40 900. Welch's loss. $1,000; insured
fr $4,000. II. B. Fosters loss, $4,000;
assured for $1,000. C,le, $500: no il
urance. Hills loss on 'welry, 5000: IL
'ure1 for $500 Mrs. Hills loss, S2500;
Insured for $500. Gen. Beal's loss, S250O:
n.ured for $500.
Ia esrly reports sent out DR.. Bradbury,
Q. L. H4th,way's AMI {. n. Tsbb's build
ngs were reported burned, but they escaped
>r. French and DR.. Barker were burned
)ut aud their loss is about $1,000; insurance
ink nown.
The residences burned are as follows
Iorac, Cole, Charles Sargent, w. II. War
ren, a boarding house, Charles Rt1lon,
Mrs. Noyes, Gurus Tucker, Mrs. Oxnard,
Mrs. Favor, Ephrsim II. Brown, J. S.
Holt, o. NJ. Cummings, Mr.. Thibiieau,
\. J. Rowe, George Austin, W. II. Whit
comb, John Baker, G. w. Hobbs, W. p.
Rolf, s. G. Hatch, A. L. Stetson, F.. G.
Allen, house aud blacksmith shop, Howard
d. Smith, Mrs Hougnton, G orge Lock,
). ID. Andrews, C.. n. Tubbs, Marston'.
boarding house, Frank Andrews, r. G
G,odUin, B. c. Pingree, S. J. M,llett,
Mrs Riley.
The loss on all, according to Insurance
Agent Howe. will aggregate 100000.
Major +. +. Smith has called out Com
oauy D, Second Regiment, for service, to
susrd the property which is L. ing about.
Firtmen Elbridge Walker and Hiram
Bixby fell from the roof of Bears block,
so feat. Walker was badly hurt about the
head and shoulders, but will live. Bixby
escaped with slight injuries.
The bank vaults are thought to be all
right.