The Portland daily press., 1897-03-06
LOSS QUARTER OF A MILLION.
Worcester Suffers From Most De-
structive Fire in Years.

Started in Boiler Room-It Spread Like
Lightning Through Building-Aid Sum
moned from Neighboring Cities
Flames Under Control at $40.
Worcester, Mass, March 5.-The worst
fire seen here for years started this morn
ing shortly after O'Clock and destroyed
the Day building fronting on Main street
with an ell on Walnut street and the
Goulding block between the Day build
ing and Sudbury street, with loss of
from $500, 600 to $500, 900.
The flames we're practically kept with
in these limits though Jansen's Turkish
bath on Sudbury street and the Flagg
block at the corner of Main and Sudbury
streets caught fire several times and
we're considerably damaged.
The Day and Goulding buildings were
com pletely destroyed and little property
was saved. The stock Of A. S. Lowell,
millinery, E. ID. Burlington, retail and
manufacturing druggist, the Sanford
Sawtelle company, stationers, Thayer q
Co., shirt makers, Clifford & johnson,
upholsters, the M. Steinhert s. Sons Co.,
pianos, and the Bates company. the
the stores on the Main street floor, is a
total loss in nearly every case.
The Day building contained several
society halls and lodge rooms, including
the Grand Army hall. Here were a
mum Der of valuable relics most of which
were destroyed.
At the time the fire was discovered
the blaze filed the adjacent Easements OF
the Burlington and Lowell stores. The
entire Worcester department was called
out and aid was summoned and arrived
in ouiok time from Boston, Springfield,
FitchburR and Leicester.
There were two accidents from falling
walls and cornices in which several fire.
men were injured. They are: E. W.
Ham,n. injured internally; Edward
Brady, face cut ana injured internally:
George W. Glen, leg broken, face cut
and injured Internally; j. Fl. Waite, cut
and bruised; Captain Maher, hose 2,
back hurt; Felix Bowles, head cut; VIM.
Kavsnaugh.
At O'Clock the north wall of the
GouIding building fell into Sudbury
street with terrific crash.
The fire started in the boiler room OF
| the A. S. Lowell company and shot up
ward through the building. Six streams
placed on the front Of the building had
no posi- hle effect.
At 4, SO the front wall of the upper two
stories of the Goulding block fell out
| into Main street with fearful crash.
Two minutes later the rest of the front
| wall fell out with a series of vibrating
| tbunders. The iremen al the corner were
| In O panic, but only. for moment, then
they went back to the attack.
| In the Bay State house, across Main
| street, the crashes caused CONSERVATION
among the guests.
| The fire was practically under control
and saved from further spread at g. 40.
| but the smouldering ruins broke out sew
eraI times during the morning and after
noon. The Dam and Goulding blocks
are Totally destroyed, with only the main
Walnut street walls standing and these
will have to be torn down.
| Mr.. Days loss is estimated at 500, 900
OF which $50, 900 is covered by insurance.
The total loss was estimated this after.
noon at $3.50, 600 to $500, 600, though there
is much loss among the tenants which ii
IRE piacable OF only to be restored with
the greatest difficulty.
| The Injured firemen, Cavanauah, Glenn
and Brady are all in n preoarious condi-
ton Mrs. Nicolas Jansen, wife of the
proprietor of the Turkish bath, was in
delicate health and had to be removed to
hospital when the building was threat.
ened. Her condition is now serious.
The total losses by the fire is 1918, 075 /;
total inaurarce, S21U, $50.