Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-23
HEAVY DAMAGE
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| OF the were ScNeTdf WliuDNS
overlooking the windows in the Mer-
chants National Bank, the windows in
G. *. Matthews Office and the priva,e
Of Harvey ID. Eaton. The wood work
of the building caught fire and for a
| moment it looked as though that
| building, too, might be badly damag-
ed. The fire there was quickly taken
care Of so that the loss will be but
slight.
| Before the fire was fully under con
| troll everything on one side of the drug
store had been knocked galley west. i
Near the place where the fire started
was large quantity of chemicals ard
expensive drugs. These were com
pletely ruined by the heat. The fix
, lures were a total wreck. and but lit
tie Of value can be saved.
The greatest loss vas to the photo
graphic studio Of s. l.. Preble. The
studio was started in 1850 by Simeon
Wing, at one time the Socialist candi-
date for President. Since that time
negatives of untold value have been
collected so that there was the finest
collection in the State The present
proprietor has been adding to the
stock so that he had the finest fitted
studio to be found in Maine. Among
his collection Of negatives were some
that could hardly be bought for any
price. AS Mr.. Preble expressed ii, he
could take the negatives he had on
hand, Wednesday morning, and with
them alone make a good living by just
selling photographs made from them
At noon, Friday, ii looked as though
the greater part. If not all, had been
destroyed.
Mr.. Prcble's loss from a monetary
standpoint cannot be estimated. He
carried an insurance with L. r. Booth
by & Son of $1,000. Mr.. Hawker, the
senior member Of the firm OF w. q.
HaWkcr x 60. druggists, opinion was
that his loss would be- nearly total. or
$1,000. He carried an insurance Of $1,000
with l.. T. BOothby x Son, $1,000 with
Drummond &; Perkins The damage to
the building was about $4,000 and was
insured for $500.
John De Orsay. the junior member OF
the firm Of W. G. Hawker & 60. had |
over 800 worth of clothing in the store, |
which was destroyed.
How the fire originated is something !
Of a mystery. Everything points to the |
fire having caught in the room back Of |
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DITCH puliulhE on ''lH'I sue INC only
access vas from thf l'"al. Tar ana us
roofs OF me SURROUNDING Lui.uihEs. ne
hte was IN th' !nI""4r "- me lVu-l'ot
building ana iA" dense SMOKE anu par
uuohS Ill IN" "!uA store ihade IL a.
most an lhll'"sN.a'.'tg 70 feach ". 7"
tIh fo"I al Inc '"H I"Fthtr increased the
diihcuity. !.'l "a spite 81 these CD
stacles me hlc ""N hol only prevented
from spreading but enough Oh the
carleton buildlnG was saved III that Il
can III an propapIiity' ue rebuilt.
Several OF the surrounding tenants
We're damaged more or less' oh &C
count OF the amount OF water put INTO
the building there was an overflow 70
Inc AefCndnt bank Dlock Inc udiIl-