Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-29
FIRES TERRIFIC WORK
Many Blocks Burned at
Bath, Me.
PALMER, MASS, SCORCHED
PublicatIan Office Burned and Bridge
Damaged at Auburn, Me.

BATH, Me, Jan. 29.-Fire yesterday
Center street to and including the Saga.
dahoc House. Four blocks on the west
side Of Front street were also burned. On
the east side the burned district extends
from a point opposite the SagadahoC
House northward to about the same
limit. Several other blocks on Front and
Center street were damaged, as were also
buildings In the rear as far as the northern
division Of the Bath iron works. The fire
caught In defective chimney OF the
Sagadahoc House. The water works
failed, and assistance was summoned from
Lewiston, Brunswick and Portland. Two
banks fell. The loss Is estimated at
100000.
The heaviest losses are those Of ID. T.
Percy g. Sons, slOO, 900; Sagadahoc House,
t7b,000: Granite block, $40, 900; Sagada-
hoo Real Estate association, outside of
the Sagadahoc House, f75,OO0; John o.
Shaw, $4,000. The Hyde Light Guards
are on duty patrolling the burned district
and several streams are being played on
the ruins. Definite statements Of the
losses are hardly possible.
A 100000 Fire In Palmer.
PALMER, Mass, Jan. 29.-A blaze whose
damage amounted to CSC, 900 cleared away
the opera house In this town last night
and with IL destroyed all the machinery
and stocks in trade of five OF the towns
most prosperous business firms The fire
caught In the lower story of the three
story block known as Holden's opera
house, and when discovered at 1890 was
burning the partition between the drug
store of o. p. Allen and the shoe store Of
K. J. Henry.
An alarm was rung, but as the block
was one Of wood the fire gained great
headway before the department arrived.
The efforts Of the frsmen were directed
to saving the adjoining buildings. They
were aided in their work by the conditions
OF a very light wind and the fact that the
roofs were protected by a covering of
snow. The Masonic block and the build
ings on the Fesney estate were, however,
In such danger that aid was summoned
from Springfield and Monson.
The opera house proper occupied only
the upper story Of the main building, and
its contents, consisting of scenery and fur
nishings. were totally destroyed, entailing
loss of about $32. 900.
Is. p Morse & Co., printers and publish
ers, occupied the next story, and saved
only the books and papers In the Office.
The lower part OF the block was occupied
by K. j. Henry, shoe dealer; o. Z. Allen,
druggist; Robinson & Taylor, grocers; f.
l. Davis. fancy goods; G. A. Bill, meat
market, and John Mcbride, barber. None
of these firms were able to save any of
their stock and their losses are total.
Auburn Has One.
AUBURN, Me-, Jan. 29.-Fire originated
from causes unknown in the Office Of
Turf, Farm and Home Publishing COM
pany and gutted the building. Loss on
building and machinery, 5000. The loss
on plates and other private property Is
heavy. The fire extended to the historic
covered frame bridge connecting Auburn
with Lewiston, about the oldest structure
of the kind in the state. This was badly
damaged, but was saved by the efforts of
the Lewiston fire department.
A Blaze al Lynn.
LYNN, Mass, Jan. 29-Firs broke out
yesterday in the fve-story brick building
"A and 40 Central avenue here, for which
general fire alarm was rung In. The fire
started on the third floor and extended to
the upper stories. The fire was confined
to the building. The damage Is about
$4,000.
Printer Bridge Burned Out
AUBURN, Me, Jan. 29.-Fire last n light
nearly destroyed building at the end Of
the bridge, owned by II. X. Smith and
occupied by II. A. Bridge, Job printer.
Attached was small building occupied
by Lewis Harkway, confectioner. Loss
on building, $500, on printing Office, 5000.
Barn and Contents Burned.
PROVIDENCE, Jan. ga barn owned by
Dexter Aldrich was set on fire by tramps
and the contents and three valuable
horses were burned to q crisp. Loss,
$4,000.
pooL That SuitaA.