Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-16
SOAKED THE HATS.
FIRE at Bath, Monday Night, Ruin.
Millinery Stock.

Bath. Me. NOV. 1.-THE Times saws.
ne IRE department was called out about
W. o'clock last evening by an alarm
from boN IL. The fire was III The stock
room over Mrs. +. +. Bruce's millinery
store ana was conflnc,. to th>t, room al
though it burned through into the G.. A
X. coal bin Above
The first was first discovered by Miss
has Il room adjoining. separated only bv
tWo doors enclosing Il closet. She haG 70
tired Tor tn niah; and had been in bed
owing to the smoke. She at last mad, an
investigation hy opening the closet door
and the closet was iiled with smoke, Sac
Gld not stop 70 dress. bit ran into airs
:. 7. WoodwaIds apartments the ,.cxt
room. and informed her that the building
was ahre- People OF the StIect We're then
hcttltG ard an alarm turned in
In the meantimc Miss McCr.am pluck
i'y went back to her room and. with rare
presence OF mind. wet d towel and tied
IL around her face ana packed a trunk
win some OF her customers etf". Is and
her own. which Was taken OF; by Charles
L. Collins. who was one OF the firs; APP
pei: on the scene. Although tn, smoke
twas very dense. Miss McCuliam h ,stily
street.
Mrs Woodward was overcome Ivy the
smoke which was filling he: apartments.
and was carried to the street hy Charles
iNtiSpl. one Oh the Hrst arrivals. she
recovered quickly
The hrc depai tment responded quickly
and soon had several streams of water
on the blaze. which evidently started il.
cicSct i'll the room over the millinery
Shon. The hOOr was burned through and
tn" tremer were kept dousinyG Il tone
of coal which was liberated from the bin
in the &. A. r. hall. Prompt work on tn
rart Of the department saved the build
ing I'ndoubtedly if the fire had started
in the middle OF til, right the huii.ing
would have been destroyed ana POSSIBLY
several lives lost.
Miss McCUllam stated. tins morning
that when she was about to retire she
heard somebody in the room where the
fire started and heard the door leading
down stairs to the millinery shop close.
and footsteps descend the stairs. She
dis not think ANYTHING about This until
the fire was discovered.
The stock room w@s completely gut
ted and tho walls ri the clo$et and The
stairs leading To- the third floor burned
netrly down. The ton OF coal hid the
closet floor 50 that the origin of The ire
could moi De. disc Overel.
The fact that Mrs Brace and her assist
ant. Miss Brown. both state that they
were not near the store since they closed
ur, at + O'Clock. and the fact that Miss
Nit 'ullam heard somebody in the room
previous t" retiring. makes thu matter
most mysterious unless somebody o'*ain-
Ell entrance to The store ai.d lu:rusely
started the fire
Miss McCu!lams room was badly dam
aged and her effects S'!fered by smoke
and water She carried insuranc" which
will cover her loss. The millinery store
was badly damaged by smoke
and water and the ca,idy stone and bakery |
Of A. :. Wmslow suffered oy water. Wins |
lows stocI, is insured. The Higgins pho |
studio WAS thought Ia haze suS-
tained damage last night. but not 4 d'ol |
81 water Or smoke entered this part OF
IT,. luilding.
The Offices of DR.. Rice. Z. 7. SpragEr |
and A. F. E.nham were well sc"rtcc with |
smoke The {; \ r hail suffered dam
20 by smoke ard the tire burned through |
into tie coal bin.