The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-14
The City Had a Narrow Escape Last
Night.
SEVEN MERCHANTS BURNED OUT
THE LOSS is $4,000.
Dressing Rooms of the Columbia Theatre
With Property of the Lillian Kennedy
Company Destroyed, But the Structure
Saved-Narrow Escape of the New Y.
MI. G. A. Block.
(speoiaI to the PREss.l

Especial to the PRESS.)
Bath, Jaunary 13.-At abo1t 10 O'Clock
this evening fire alarm was rung in from
box 4. perfect gale was blowing and rain
or sleet was falling, but for all of that the
business men could not stay at home, as the
box is situated right in the business portion
of the city and it recalled to mind the awful
blaze of year ago when the best business
blocks in Bath went up in smoke.
A few seconds after the alarm blaze of
fast increasing brightness lit up the
heavens The city had good fire pressure
from its waterworks and the steamers
which were in commission were on hand
quickly and began to fight the fire in a
manner most satisfactory to all citizens.
THE FIRE STARTED
on Front street near Elm In Harrington's
dining rooms on the second floor. 1t was
wooden building and tine flames spread
rapidly. The gale which was blowing at
furious rate, pushing them on, they soon
ate into the neighboring blocks, which were
of wood. and are still gaining Roadway
rapidly. Already stores occupied by j.. +.
Clary, confectioner; A. S. Winslow, con-
feotioner; Melvin Hsgget, barber W. H.
Emmons, fruit; Joseph Nichols. boots and
shoes are ablaZe. Over the latter store are
the rooms of E. J. Pask, stable keeper
here. who lives there with his family The
fire is spreading toward Seth Hobart's
bakery and Swetts drug store. The
Columbia theatre and Y. NJ. @. A. blocks
next north. which are of brick and erected
but a few months ago will probably be
saved, although there is a strong probability
that the dressing rooms of the theatre.
which are in an adjoining wooden building
will be destroyed. 1t is hoped that the
flames will be kept where they now are. and
the fremen are working like tigers.
THE LOSSES.
G. c. Moses of the Sagadahoc Real Estate
association, which owns most of the build
ings. says that they probably will not be re-
built at present. They own all the property
so far burned, except the stores occupied by
W. Fl. Emmons and A. S. Winslow. SWEET,
the druggist, is partly covered by insurance
OF S230C. A. S. Winslow. the confect ioner,
has $500 insurance, and it will not cover the
loss. Mrs. Elbridge W. Wilson has $1,000 in
surance on her building. Sloane Farnham's
billiard parlors. which were partly covered
will be loss of about $1,000. Haggett, the
barber, has $500 insurance, which will cover
his loss. Joseph Nichols, the shoe dealer,
loses $1,000 with $500 insurance. Charles
Harrington. who owns the restaurant where
the fire started, will lose about $1,000,
partially insured. E. j. Pask who. resided
over the Nichols shoe stores loses $500,
partly insured. VIM. H. Emmons. the fruit
dealer loses $500 on building and stock, and
has some insurance. j. F. Clary, fruit
dealer. loses $1,000, partly insured.
There are six streams of water from the
city hydrants, the big pumps at thessssBath
Iron works are pumping water from the
Kennebec river into the ruins. Columbia
theatre is filed with smoke. and the print
ing for-the Lillian Kennedy company,
which plays here next week, and which was
in the theatre dressing rooms, which were
destroyed, was burned. The loss TO the
Sagadah hoe Real Estate association will DO
at least $4,000. The entire loss by the FIRE
will exceed 100000.