The Portland daily press., 1900-12-28

alarm 20 be turned IN anu Win bne o4trh
apparatus came big addition to the
crowd. More streams were got to work
at every available point and after some
twenty minutes the firemen seemed to be
able 70 keep the fire in check, the only
fear being that 10 might work Its way up
on to the second floor or through the
wooden wall into the basement Of the
Dow block.
The kines building is brick structure
aud is owned by j. Henry Rires. He
said last night that he had $40, ,C0) insur-
snce on this building which is placed In
the agencies Of Webster & Co., Il. q.
Jones 81 Co, and Prentiss Loring, the
greater part OF this amount being In the
webster agency.
Mr. C.S. Woolworsh could not Re found
last night, but one OF his employees said
that they had stock of goods in this
store which was valued at $50, ,00). There
are stores owned by MIR. woolworth in
Boston, New Haven and in Portland,
and these ara protected by q blanket in
sursnoe which Is placed in Boston
agency.
Mr.. Woolworth's stock Of goods will un-
dou btediy prove to he q total loss. In one
corner Of the cellar where the fire was
the hottest there was stored eleven tons
OF candy in wooden buckets, while the
entire basement was filled with Doxes
and crates containing goods still IN.
packed.
Next below the store Of 9. S. Wool
worth's Is that Of Simon Rosenberg, the
clothisr. He said last night that he had
sso0) or 5000 stock and that his insur-
anos was only 5000. which is plscsd in
the agency of Prentiss Loring. Mr..
Rossnberg's stock of clothing has been
nearly ruined as not only the fire but the
smoke and water combined TO make 1t
almost valueless.
Il could not be learned this morning
what the damage to Miss Anna nj. Rob
erts' store will be or the amount OF In
surance she carries but 1t is known that
her stock OF goods viii be very badly
damaged and 1t Is thought that the in
suranoe she carries Will about cover this
loss.
Il. NJ. Lewsen, who carries valuable
stock OF ladies' garments and furs, said
this morning that be valued his stock at
s2O, 900, and that he carried $4,000 insur-
ance. This stock of goods is badly dam
aged by smoke and 1t is impossible to
place an estimate upon the loss he;e.
At the Waldo hotel, which was pretty
well filled with smoke, there will te
some loss, but 1t could not he estimated
last night. The insurance, 1t is thought.
will ooyer the loss.
Next above the Hines block is the store
OF the Standard Clothing company. Some
smoke found Its way through the cellar
walls and into the baEement OF the STAN
dard Clothing company whish will suffer
some loss from this cause. Tie insurance
will fully cover this loss, though the
stock of clothing Is somewhat smoked up.
AS to the Individual le7rss of those
who lived on the upper stories OF the
Rines block 1t is impossible to give any
idea of them at this tine. All OF the
rooms in this building we.e well fur
nished and in some OF them wee stored
small stocks of valuable dress goods and
other property Of great value.
EV erythiny In this building suffered
greatly from the smoke, the fire and the
water, but at o. clock this morning the
fire seemed to have been stopped ON the
first floor and IL was believed that 1t
would not get much above this floor.
AS it looked a. this time 1t was to be
repetition OF the Geo. q. Shaw fire,
blaze in the cellar which will require
oceans OF water to drown out and much
damage will be done before the blaze can
be entirely extinguished, A conservative
estimate of the total loss from this blaze
at O'Clock this morning would be about
500, 900, with probably half this amount
covered by insurance
The losses might be estimated In this
way:
j. Henry Rines, owner OF the building
in which the fire originated, damage to
building estimated at SIS, ,OO0i insured for
$4,000.
store, stock valued at $50, ,OJO; total loss;
insured (estimsted) for $l5, 900.
Simon Rosenberg. clothing, sock val
ued at SO, eco. loss fully s. 900; insured
for s.. 600.
Miss Anna NJ, Roberts estimated that
he stock is valued at $4,000: loss fully
s., OC0; insured,
X. NJ. Lewsen s. Co., stock valued at
SEQ 600; loss $40. 600; insured for $40. 900.
Dow block belonging to the Daw estate
damagei by smoke, and water loss estl-
mated at 5000, covered by Insurance.
Standard Clothing company value Of
stock unknown, but the loss will amount
10 tn )usands of dollars. Individual
losses OF roomers in Rines building esti-
mated at $1,000; insurance not known.
James Ii. Fitzgerald, women's furnish
ing goods, stock In cellar flooded, valued
at $l0J0. Insured.
At ten minutes past thres O'Clock this
morning 1t was stated that the fire was
under control, but that it would be a
long and hard job to extinguish 1t be
cause the flremen could not reach the
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