The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
Nearly All Of This Is Protected by
Insurance.
Firemen Were Fortu-
nate in Stopping 1t.
Was a Difficult Blaze To Handle
But Work Was Well Done.

1t was fortunate that the fire OF early
yesterday morning in the Hines block on
Congress street did not completely wreck
the building and severely damage the ad-
1oining buildings The fire was well
handled and under the greatest ditficulty
was put under control BY three o clock
Yesterday morning as stated in yester-
davis PRESS. At one time 1t looked as
though the fire would only be controlled
when 1t had burnt all there was In this
building to burn. The basement could
not be reached by the streams from the
engine for ilong time and 1t was really
remarkable that the whole structure was
not entirely destroyed.
The loss on this fire Will be mnoh less
than was at tirst estimated, but 1t wili.be
fully y60, 600 II not more.
Yesterday morning the scene presented
ON the lower floors was q desolats one.
The basement floor was covered, foot
deep with water, and everywhere was the
steaming debris. The flames had burst
nm through the first floor allowing 1t TO
fall in aud the rear end was compieseiy
wrecked. The smoke and water complete
" ruined the stock Of q. S. Woolwnrth.
The fire was confined to the Hines
block entirely, as there was no way for 1t
to be communicated TO the Durant block
which is separated from the adjoining
building by heavy brick and ceinent
wall. There Ia also heavy archway over
the top of the two stores OF the Durant
block, 30 that should a fire at any time
start in either stares 1t would be Draoti-
caliy impossible for 1t to be communi-
Gated to the Waldo house.
The binding which is known as the
Rines block, is of brick, and owing to the
solldity OF the walls the flames were
doubtless prevented from communicating
to adjoining stores where the damage was
caused wholly by smoke and water.
A complete list Of the occu pants OF the
building is as follows:
Basement and ground floor, q. 5. Wool
worth 81 20, and Simon Rosenberg,
clothier.
Second floor, the Misses Reynolds, Miss
Towle and Mrs Alexander, dressmakers;
Straw bridge and Clothier, Percy b.
Rolfe, agent.
Thirc floor, Mas Mary Bracket, Geo.
W.CIarke, David Stott, Thomas Mitchell,
Eugene L. Moulton, Clarence Hart, h.
=. Getchell, roomers.
Fourth floor, Paul Grant, f. K.
Maoomt er, r. L.. X. Gould, W. l.. Quinn,
Frank Pierce, j. +. Iottsn. A. D.
Eden, Eunice Hasty, roomers.
The building is owned by MIR. j. II.
Hines, who places the damage yesterday
morning at about $l0,G HIS insurance
is placed as follows: With Norton, Hall
and Webster, Quincy Mutual, $500; Hol-
yoke, $500; Traders and Mechanics,
$500. with Prsntiss Loring, Springfield,
$1,000. With e q. Jones, Delaware,
$500. Total, Sly, 500
The i've and ten cent store owned and
operated by q. 5. Woolworth & Co., car
ried stock valued at $50. 600.
The Woolworth stock Was insured for
5000 $500 In the agency OF Anderson,
Adams & Co., and the same amount In
that of Dow and Pinkham. MIR. Wool
worth is expected In the city today.
Simon Rosenberg, proprietor OF the
Bell Clothing company, carried stock
valued at s. 90; loss about one-halr.
There was an insurance of $1,000 on the
entire stock which is placed in the agen-
cy OF Prentiss Loring 81 Son.
Mrs. Anna 81. Roberts, miiiiner, when
seen said her stock which was valued at
some SIS, coo was fully insured. She re-
fuse d to state with what company the
policy was placed.
The Durant block, belonging TO Fred
n. Dow and MIR. II. Hammond ard the
furnishings Of the Waldo hotel also owned
BY them were damaged slightly. The
furnishings were insured with Dew g.
PInkham for $500; Prentiss Loring s.
Son have 5000 on the block and Norton,
Hall g. Webster, 5000.
X. NJ. Lswsen & Co., dealers IN suits
and furs, carried a stock valued at $780,
600. The loss is wholly from the smoke,
although some water got into the cellar.
The aggregate insurance of the stonk Is
about So. COO, 5000 policy being placed
with Libby Sc Hussey, a similar amount
with Herbert A. Harmon and the re-
maindsr among other Portland agencies.
The Standard Clothing company has a
large stock which was damaged to the
extent OF from Ss000 to 5000 by smoke.
The stock was insured for $26, ?0) aud
the store, furniture and fixtures for $500
The latter was in the agency OF E. q.
Jones & Go. The insurance on the stock
was divided as follows: Anderson, Adams
81 Co., $4,000; Norton. Hall ard Webster,
5000; 2. f. Turner, 5000. and the re-
mainder among other agencies in the city.
James A. Fitzgerald, women furnish.