The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-11-28


the oil cloths and mattings bruised and
broken. His first estimate of his loss was
$4,000.
Waldo Lodge, PenObscot Encampment
Canton Pallas and Aurora Rebekah Lodge
had about $4,000 worth of furniture, fit
tings, lodge paraphernalia, etc., including
the frescOing on the walls of the lodge
room, which cost $500. The frescoing is
ruined. Their other property was damaged
but little
The law offices of George +. johnson,
Judge of Probate; R. w. Rogers, Police
Judge; and w. P. Thompson, Insolvency
Referee, each contained valuable libraries,
| which were more or less damaged in the
moving; and Drs. S. W. johnson and j. C.
Ham had well furnished offices and labora-
tories, medical works, medicines, etc. These
offices were all on the second floor, and none
of the tenants had insurance except Judge
johnson, who had small amount on his
law library. Mr.. Thompson's and DR..
Hams offices were badly damaged by wa
ter and by being cut into to find the fire.
Mr.. Thompson has moved temporarily into
the office with Judge Rogers, and DR.. Ham
has moved his Office to his house. Judge
johnson and DR.. johnson have returned to
their Offices
While the fire was in progress HOwes &
Co. opened negotiations with c. o. Poor for
the johnson store on Phenix row, and
Thursday n,oruinu 1oocod ~ ond %ooL noc
session. 1t is fitted with shelving, counters,
etc., and has large and light basement
with an entrance from the rear Mr.. A. A.
Howes was in Boston at the time of the fire,
having gone there to buy goods. He re-
turned by Thursday mornings train. The
goods he bought in Boston were taken at
once to the johnson store and others order
ed by telephone, so that they now have a
complete stock at their temporary head
! quarters. Thursday morning the Howes
delivery teams were out as usual, but their
orders were filled by Swift & Paul, and Miss
Hattie Bates, bOokkeeper for Howes & Co.,
continued her work in their Office Business
at the old stand was suspended while the
work of clearing up and taking account of
stock went on.
Geo. w. Burkett was obliged to suspend
business and close his store during stock
taking, preparatory to a settlement with the
insurance companies. As elsewhere an
nounced the store will be reopened for
business Friday, Nov.- 29th. Further par
ticulars next week.
When the fire started the water was turn
ed off at the pumping station in order to set
the new hydrant on Northport avenue near
the mile tree. AS no provision had been
made for placing hydrant here section
of the main pipe had to be taken out and
another section put in, making quite a
difficult and troublesome job. Soon after
the alarm some one telephoned Mr.. George
R. Williamson at his residence on North
port avenue to notify Mr.. Shaw, who with a
crew was putting in the hydrant, that big
fire was in progress. Mr.. Shaw replied that
in ten minutes he would have the pipe all
set and that Mr.. Bird would then be at
the station ready to start the pump. This
was done, and there was no lack of water.
Mr.. Bird, superintendent of the Belfast
Water Co., estimates that $4,000 gallons
WcIc uS0u.
The building was examined Saturday and
it was found that a section of the floor tim
bers under Howes & Co.'s store was burn
ed so badly that new floor will be neces-
sary. The section is about % feet square.
The partition between the Howes cellar and
the boiler room is badly burned for about
80 feet The walls throughout the building,
wherever pipes led, are charred badly, and
good many holes are cut through in the
upper rooms. Much damage is done by
water all through the building except in the
front offices and the Odd Fellows lodge room
and banquet room.
Messrs. w. A. R. Boothby and Martin T.
Bartlett of Waterville, A. L. Berry and G.
A. Furness of Boston and j. H. Campbell
of Manchester, N. H., representing the New
England Insurance Exchange, were in Bel
fast Tuesday and adjusted the losses The
inventory of A. A. HOwes & Co. made 200
pages of long bill paper. The insurance
men expressed themselves as much pleased
with the manner in which the Belfast fire
department handled the fire.