Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-04

ed about to stamp out the fire it would
break out again in another place. The
greatest damage had been accomplish
ed before A. NJ. At that time the
block bounded by Bank, Center, Grand
and Leavenworth streets, had been de-
stroyed. Across BANK street and to-
ward South Main street an area nearly
as large had been swept. Twenty
handsome blocks occupied on lower
floors by stores, and on upper floors by
tenements and offices were. in ruins
Thirty acres of ground. perhaps had
been laid waste.
AT A. NJ, the heroic work Of the
firemen seemed to make an impression
and slowly but surely the great fire
seemed on the road to it's end. An hour
later many citizens had withdrawn to
their homes only to be thrown into re-
newed panic by another outbreak. this
time in the Scovil house, adjacent to
the City hall.
This fire, it Is stated, originated in the
billiard room, and is surrounded with
mystery. Two hours later this hotel
with other nearby buildings, had been
Quilted. The firemen. however, contin-
ued their work and at $50 had begun
1t was not until 10 o'clock, however,
that it was definitely felt that the fire
had been conquered. The Scovil and
Franklin houses ruins were still blaZ-
ing and from the fire district volcanic
flames of smoke arose emphasizing the
city's great loss. -
Among the losers are: w. H. Camp
block in which is located Reid & Hughes
store $4,000: Masonic Temple. $4,000
O'Connor block, s35 600: Greenberg 4
Buck M, $1,000; old A AZ block
block $4,000; Jones. Morgan & Co,
clothiers. $4,000: J. F. Mullings & Son.
clothiers. 100000; Camp block. in process
neering Co.. $4,000: Franklin House total
" destroyed. $4,000: Turkish bath. w. G.
Schlegel, proprietor, 20.oco; Jean Jacques
occupied by Arson sellew Co. s75,O0:
Geo. f. Judd block, occupied by La
Paine III offman Co. $4,000: Ashworth
block. occupied by f. c. Church Co.. $W,-
900; Waterbury American, loss on build
ing. $4,000.
The Schlitz building on North Main
street was valued at $4,000; Conlon Bros.
block on South Main street was worth
10000; Edward McGrath's block on the
west side of South Main street was worth
$4,000; the Meigs block on South Maine
property on Bank street, occupied by
Asheim's cigar store. Zeilger's barber
shop, the Curtis Art Co.. and Martin w.
Hall. jeweler, was valued at $4,000: the
McGrath property on South Main street
with Nugents drug store. the Globe Cigar
Co.. T. F. McGrath proprietor. Davis, the
tailor. Wilson & Tyrrell matters and fur
nishers. and others. was valued at $4,000:
the Boston Furniture Co. building valued
at $4,000 was owned by the Nelson Morris
estate: the old PronsoS block OH Bank
street adjoining the Reid & Hughes Co.,
was worth $4,000 Davis & Nye went UP
in smoke as did two tenements on the
upper floors: the Epson. Singleton & Co,
and many others occupied the old post
office building formerly owned by E r.
Hampson and now the Plat estate, Jas.
E. Watts. the w. L. Douglass Shoe Co.
the City Lumber & Coal Co. the Sher-
wood Colby Shoe Co.. the Establishments
Co.. Simon B. Oil. Rachel store, Credit
Clothing Co.. Jacobs the pawnbroker., A,
b. Pollak & Co. Weinburg the furrief.
Henry Cresson the tailor Geo. Wright
the broker. and many others, owned
buildings which were destroyed. The ag-
gregate damage to the last named prop
erty was in the neighborhood of $3.50 600.
The ruins of the Scovill house blaZed up
again, this evening, and caused some
alarm, but the renewed activity Of the
flames was caused only by the heavy
wind from the west blowing the smoking
embers. There was little to burn, only
the front doors and few window frames
remaining unconsumed at the time that
the blaze broke out afresh.