Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-27
AUGUSTUS FIRES.
For the Municipal Year End
ing, March 81, 1897.
The Total Loss Has Been $62 ,00O;
Insured for $6l, 400.
Thirty.two Alarms Responded To By Depart.
mcnt-Report Of chisi Engineer.

ment, Z. w. Kicker contains an inter
esting review of the work Of the de
partment for the year ending March 81
1897.
The total loss by fire for the year ha
been $62, 000,19. as nearly as can be as
certained. There was an insurance 0
$61. 40O19, leaving total loss over an
above the insurance of $780,
The corresponding total loss for 1895
96 was $37.441.27, on which there wa
an insurance of $24.199.94. leaving a ne
loss of $13,241.33. 1t will he here con
sidered that. of the losses for 1869.
that of the Opera House block fire
amounting to SIS, 1865. made by far tn,
larger part. The report shows that tn,
loss there was covered by insurance.
During the past year the department
has responded to 80 alarms. of which 2
were general and five still alarms.
The following is the list. with re
marks in brief:
at S.15 p. NJ. Fire at No. Sc Winthrop
street in house occupied by DIR. j. E.
Tuell The fire caught from sparks fall
ing from stove into woodbox; no
damage
April g.: Alarm from box As at 1905 A.
NJ Fire in Augusta Lumber Company
office on Arsenal street; caught from
electric light wires. Damage. $3.50; in
sured. Damage to contents. $500: no in
Surance.
at $50 "A. NJ: Fire in old dam house
owned by Edwards Manufacturing Com
pany. Cause incendiary. House unOccu-
pied. Damage $500; insured.
April 20: Alarm from box 81 at 1.50 A.
NJ Fire in house on Gage street owned
by Seth Clark and occupied by Mrs. Full
Ter. Cause incendiary. Damage SAGE 30.
Insured. Damage to furniture, $500. In
sured.
April %: Alarm from box Sc at $50 P.
and occupied by E. s. Fogg. Fire caught
from chimney in attic House was occu-
pied down stairs by D. c. Stone. Dam
age to building $40; insured. Damage
to Fogg's furniture, 97.5O insured. Dam
age to Stones furniture, $50; insured.
April "a: Alarm from box .57v at 3.15 p.
M. Fire on premises of S. s. Williams.
Grasssground on fire: no damage.
May 10: Alarm from box 20 at 6.45 P.
NJ, Cause, chimney burning out; no dam
age.
May, 16: Alarm from box 80 at Ills P.
M for IRE in house owned by Edwards
Manufacturing Company and occupied by
Mrs. Williams as boarding house.
Cause of fire, lamp exploded; damage,
$35; insured.
June 10: Alarm from box So at S.54 A.
NJ, for fire in A. D. Wards hardware
store. Cause, gasolene can exploded; no
damage. ,.s- - -.
July 3: Alarm from box So at 11.A P.
NJ: for fire in Opera house block; started
in rear of E. w. Church's grocery store
Cause of fire unknown. Building was
owned by j. M. Haynes. Losses Au-
gusta Safe Deposit & Trust Company.
$685., insured; c. *. Partridge drug store.
5000 insured; E. w. Church grocery
fectionery store, $500. insured; city gov
ernment furniture, about $40O insured;
DR. Tuells office, about $500, no insur-
ance G. A. and Fl. COny, livery stable.
$685. insured; Mr.. Haynes loss $4l0Oo,
insured. '.
July A6: Still alarm from Atlantic hose
house at 1215 A. M. Cause Of fire spon-
taneCus combustion of coats and blali-
kets on seat of hose wagon. Damage, Sa0;
insured.
"A. NJ. fire in Gage street dump; no dam
age.
Sept 20: Alarm from box % at 9.55 +.
NJ. Cause of fire chimney burning out IN
house owned by Edwards Manufacturing
Company; no damage.
Sept. q: Alarm from Dox ~ at o.LI +.
M. False. :,
Oct. IA: Alarm from box 50 at 5.2S p.
M. for fire in Benefits restaurant. FIRE
caught from cigar lighter; damage, $5sVV;
insured.
NOV. u: Alarm from box "a at $40 P.
NJ: fire in house on Sewall street and
| owned by Elisha Springer and occupied
by Mr.. Robbins; fire caught from over
turned lamp in wOodshed; no damage.
Dec. 10: Alarm from box 80 at Ills L.
NJ FIRE in small store on Water street
near railroad bridge, owned by Lendail
Titcomb; caused by electric light wires
coming in contact with gas pipe; no dam
age. \, .or
fire in house owned by Fred s. Thorne
and occupied by E. D. Brennan total
loss. Fire outside city limits.
Jan. q 1897: Alarm from box 30 at $50
Pm Fire in Golden Cross hall; cause
spontaneous combustion; building owned
nv Seth Whitehouse and occupied on first
floor by Huntington clothing store ana
on second and third floor by Golden Cross
border. The losses are: Whitehousei $3.50,
insured: Morrill, Commandery. =. y. y.
IC.,. S65, insured; w. c.. T. U. rooms, $25,
insured; Mrs. A. E. Boyes. $1109S. in
sured: Annie M. Simonds, $1S.1S insured.
| Ian. Q: Alarm from box 80 at 10.lo +:
M, for fire in house on Mill street owned
I by William Cole, CAUSE, CiiiHii'cs '"' iiiio
1 out; no damage. Al .
| Ian. 13: Alarm from box q at I4O A;
l M. for fire on Mill street in house owned
by Mrs. Murphy and occupied by Mrs.
| Buet eett; cause. overcoat caught fire
| from hot furnace. Mrs. Murphys DAM
age. s4.15. insured; Mrs. Bueteett DAM
age. S14.5O Insured.
Jan. 10: Alarm from box al at 1o:l5 A.
i M. for fire on School street in house
owned by A. d. Ward and occupied by
Scott Dove; cause, chimney burning out;
Ian. 25: Alarm of fire from box % at
lS0 A. M. for fire in house owned by 10
seph Farnham and occupied by Mrs. K
4 Woodbridge fire caught In wood box
/ Farnham's damage. $S2. rs, insured; Wood
bridge damage. $51.45. insured.
ian. 30: Alarm from box AZ at III r
M, for fire on Bangor street in house
iowned by Fred Harvey and occupied by
H. =. Avery and William Bartlett; cause
of fire. oyerheated stove. Harvey's dam
Iage $500, insured; Avery's damage, $l74Ss
insured. o- -
Feb. 6: Alarm from box IS at 5.35 p
Inn. for fire in Arcade block owned by
Freeman Barker and occupied by EN-
merson Peters. Cause of fire. hot ashes
in pail on floor. Bankers damage, $2S
insured.
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