Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-05-07
THE PINES" BU RNED.
SENATOR HALE'S HANDSOME
RESIDENCE IN ASHES.
MUCH OF THE FURNITURE SAVED,
SUDDEN DEATH AT THE FIRE
Mr.. HALE WILL REBUILD.

Senator Eugene Hale's handsome resi-
denec, The Pines, was burned Saturday
morning. The house was unoccupied
while senator Hale is in Washington.
The tireWan were early ON the scene, and
the oPin ON is expressed by some that the
building could have been saved mud the
water supply been better. Much of the
furniture was saved.
The building was valued at 100000. 1t
WAS insured for $4,000. The furniture
was insured for 10000. The greater part
of the Insurance was placed through {.
{. BurriI in different companies. Sena-
tor Hale Will rebuild at once.
Lewis :. Foster, while working at the
fire, fell tend from heart disease, aggra-
waited by excitement and over-exertion.
1t was o'clock Saturday morning " hen
Daniel Doyle and his son, john w. Doyle,
who occupy apartments at the stable, We're
Weakened by the cracking of flames.
Hurrying to the house, short distance
away, they found The storm house at he
rear OF the ell in flames. The fire was
already burning tiercely. There were a
hydrant and hose on the premises, and
connections We're soon made, but the
force Of water and the assistance at hand
were not sufficient to cope successfully
with the flames.
THE FIREMEN ARRIVE.
In the meantime the alarm had been
given n the city and in remarkably
short me the tiremen were at he scene.
When they arrived the fire was still con-
fined 10 the ell. They worked hard but
laboriug under the disadvantage of not
having sufficient water, their efforts to
save the building were unavalllng. The
flames gradually crept toward the main
house.
one reason for the scarcity Of water
Was undoubtedly ow ing to the high eleva-
ton of he building, but it is claimed by
many who were present that this would
not account " holly for the very low pres
sure at times during the fire.
w hen it was seen that the building was
doomed, efforts were directed toward say
ing the furniture. A large part of the
furniture and carpets from the main
house was saved The books from Sena-
tor Iae's private library We're saved I'M
injured. AS fast as it was taken from the
house the furniture was removed to a
place OF safety. The safe, containing the
silverware, passed safely through the
flames.
DEATH AT THE FIRE.
To the confusion at the fire was added
the horror of sudden DEATH When the
fire vas at its height, Lewis 5. Foster,
who was assisting to load furniture on
truck, suddenly fell back dead
Deaf h was due to heart disease. But
short time before his death, Mr.. Foster
had hurried from he fire to the house OF
his son-in-law, Clifton Woodward, on
Water street, for a team with which he re-
turned. The excitement and the over-ex-
ertlon aggravated the disease of the heart
with which he was afflicted, and his sud
den death resulted.
VIEWING THE RUINS.
At s O'Clock, four hours after the fire
was discovered, nothing remained of the
handsome building but mass OF ruins,
above which lowered the five massive
ehimueys, with their many replaces
staring on the blackeued ruin below. All
day long and all day sunday visitors
hoe5ed to the rum and gazed almost awe
struck at the havoc wrought By the flames
ia Ii -.eA snort hours.
THE Pines
wa- uuHt in 1882 at cost of $4,000. 1t
Wa- st handsome structure, OF Queen Anne
style. he cut herewith, for the use OF
winch The AMERICAN Is indebted to the
b Il Ueruld, shows the front OF the
ho4-a toward the west. The first story at
the front was OF brick, with porte
coGtFs before the main doorway.
The house was situated in a park of
-pru- and pine through which wound
beau. fal driyeways. 1t was ON very high
grosaI, and the ehimmey7 and many-
pointed roof of the house rising above the
tops Of the trees which surrounded it,
was familiar feature of the landscape for
mites The towers OF the bulGlng CONF