Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-13
YESTERDAYS FIRES.
Haskelps Stable, Maple Street,
Burned in Early Morning.
Department Called to BURNING out
Chimney in EVENING.

There came near being a serious fire
on Maple street, east side, at an early
hour. Friday morning. which was only
averted by the prompt and efficient
faction of the firemen. The department
was called out at 533 O'Clock, by an
alarm which was run in from box AZ,
at the corner of Cony and Bangor
streets. occasioned by the discovery of
rre IN the stable on the G. d. Haskell
estate. This alarm was followed with
In rev minutes by a second, from box
q, at the corner of Maple and Willow
streets. Previous to sounding the first
alarm an attempt was made to ring il
IN from box AZ. which was nearer
the scene of the fire, but owing to ex-
lcitement some difficulty was expert
fenced in unlocking the box. BY the
ceiay the fire gained considerable head
way. and was burning fiercely when
the hose teams got water upon it.
Several streams We're soon directed
on the fire. but it had got such a start
that the firemen had a hard task be-
fore them. and for a time it looked as
lif the fire might communicate with
the neighboring buildings. Accord
ingly, at about O'clock, a third
alarm was pulled in, from box Al. At
this time the building was nearly con-
sumed. and with the torrents of water
which We're being poured into. it, to-
igetner with the snow on the roofs of
lother buildings in the vicinity, soon
removed all danger of the fire spread
ling beyond its limits. The house was
connected with the stable by an ELL
and was in imminent danger of taking
fire. but was saved by good work on
the part of the firemen. The all out
|signal was sounded at about s o'clock.
The cause of the fire was an over
turned lantern in the hay. The house
is occupied by H. L. Haskell, but his
brother. G. ID. Haskell, kept his driv-
ing horses and those used in his bust
ness. at the stable, having a man to
take care of them. Yesterday MORN
ing the man was sick, and sent a young
boy to feed the horses. AS near as
could be learned, the boy went up
stairs to feed the horses, and in some
way overturned the lantern, setting
fire to the hay.
In the stable, beside the horses, We're
sleighs. pungs, carriages and harness.
and by rare good luck everything was
saved. The stable was a large one,
and is a total loss. Mr.. Haskell esti-
mated the loss on the building to be
between $1,000 and $500. There was an
insurance Of 500 on the building, and
$500 on the contents, in Downing's
agency.
The firemen are entitled to a great
6,eal of credit for the able manner iii
which they handled the fire. There
were several sets of buildings in close
proximity to the burning stable, which
was itself connected to the house, and
when the infamma bic nature of the
structure and its contents is considered.
together with the fact that the fire was
well underway when the firemen ar
rived, it is easily seen that the quality
of work done by them was of the best.
At S.5, last evening the department
was called out again, by an alarm
from box q, on Mt. Vernon avenue. the
cause of which was a chimney burning
out at the house occupied by Peter
Dutil, on the corner of Mill street and
the Brook road. The all out was sound
ed at 9.23.