The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-30

The alarm from boz els 81 fsw min
utss past I O'Clock Sunday morning. vss
On account Of . nsres blaze which was
flaming from the roof ef the two-story
and half wooden dwelling HOUSE, 1t 90
Prospsns street. woodfords. The bla ne
IVES a Iargs one ana IA was disco versd by
a gentleman who lives In Deering and
who had come In on the Pullman train
from the East. As soon ~ rs had
alighted he saw the heavens aglow and
ut oncs he made hasss for the fire alarm
tox-
The department made great time In re-
spondina. and within . few minutss
Hose had arrived and was ct work
with thrss lines; Hose 0 with one line
and Hoss II with ons line. After sght-
Ing In the most vigorous style for more
than an hour. the fire was nnally placed
under control. The streams OF water
were literally poured on to all parts Of
the house, for here and there the flames
would keep ::breakins out. They started
In the front room Of the astio and spread
downward through the halls and rooms.
A. soon % the flames could be
apparently subdued in one part,
they wouid al on suoaen Drsak Gus IN
tne most unexpeosed piaos In sns lower
portion.
The only occupants Of the house were
two women, Mrs LudRer Tanguay, who
Is the ownsr, and Mrs. NJ. u. Wright.
The latter had narrow escape from
DEATH IA IL Fortunately bappensd shs
mao not re"r'" IN ner usual room ior tue
night. Shs naa expected mat her nus
oand wonid reson nome on ono OF tine
late trains ana as consequence sns nsd
remaihea up until aieer eieven O'CLOCK.
Ar."risns did not come ana MIS-
wright instead OF goins 20 her oe1 oman
oer. tne 'front.' room OF tne astics lay uoWh
ON oouon IN tne iront parior Oh tne Sec
ond story. enc was awakened shcrtiy
after one O'CLOCK by denss CLOUDS OF smoke
pouring into the room anu nsa riy SUMO
oa1ng her. Sne jumped ous OF bed ana
placed her mana upon tne sieotrio hsnt
wires hoping thereby to secure some
tney having pIopaoy nsen burned oy the
n"ineS' Anis es"Ae s"e "on"n III"
she began TO scream aloud. Fire. IRE,
somebody come" But nobody appeared
and then Mrs. wright ran down the stairs
and out into the street. "nen sns nan
get outside she saw number oil ner
neighbors about and rushed Into the
house OF mr.. Samuel +. bearce.
Sns was welcomed ny Mr. anu mrs
bearoe' ana although mucn exoited'
she soon became composed.
mrs. ianguay occupied the rear OF tne
house and shs too' was Pretty Wen
frightened. Sns was hyssericai ior sne
next nour or So put aitei peins ''ken
into the nome OF mrs. mariner 1ust
across the street, reeained ner usuai con
oiuon.
Inc nremen were nos 'ne oniy persons
at the scene Tor nearly all OF she resi-
oeh's OF 'his part OF Desrins seeme" W
nave 'urneo ou' 70 nsne 'ne i'aines ana
ASSIST IN seteins OUT 'ne Iur"iture anu
nou senoid eHects Oh the Two iamiiief.
ALMOST al OF tne FURNITURE was saved
inc onV part 'has was NOT 10. oue IN
'i"e 10 nave SOAKING pc'ne ki'ehsh
UTENSILS anu 'he oeaoing'
Ane aAmnse was "hoiiy oonnneu 70 'ne
part Oh the mouse oco1pieo Dy MRS. wright
ana tne loss was aoout As great rom 'ne
streams OF water a. from the flames.
The firemen had to douss some of the
room, and halls and In many plao,s
deep.