Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-19
THE OLD TOWN FIRE.
Losses Will Reach Sal 900, Covered by
$4,000 lnsurance-WiII Rebuild.

Old Town, Me, oct. 1S.-(SpcciaD.
The fire which visited This city, last
night, entailed q loss Of over $410O9
and is covered by approximately $lG,-
900 insurance, being one of the most
disastrous which has visited this city
in years. .-...- = re- 1890
The buildings destroyed were for the
most part the property of the Jordan
Lumber Co, although there are several
other heavy losers, the losses being
divided as follows
Stable of the Jordan Lumber Co,
$1,000
Stable of the Jordan Lumber Co,
$500.
Lumber owned by Jordan Lumber
Co. $500.
Dwelling occupied by Mrs. Jordan
and Mr.. Hammond and owned by the
Jordan Lumber Co, $500.
j. $. IIincks' warehouse, owned by
the Jordan Lumber Co, $4,000.
Grfst mill storchouse and grain
owned by II. Franklin Bailey, part Of
| the mill being the property of the Jor-
dan Lumber Co. $1,000.
Shop owned by Marsh Bean $1,000.
Blacksmith shop owned by J. L.
O'COnncll, $1,000.
TreStle and lumber shed of Jordan
| Lumber Co, $4,000.
Four fiat cars owned by Maine Cen
| trail K. X. CO. $1,000.
The Jordan Lumber co. has about
| $4,000 insurance on its property burn
| ed.
]. +. OConnell is covered by insur-
ance as Well as March Beams shop.
| II. L. Bailey had $1,000 in the agencies
of Blake. Barrows e Brown and j. =.
| F'innegan of Bangor.
| The fire originated in q pile Of lum-
| Der near the NJ. G. Il. K. bridge, from
| an unknown cause, about 10 minutes
| tfDre the time to stop work in the
| lumber mill ana one of the Workmcn
| claims to have seen tn" blaze creeping
| up the supports Of the trcStl" ana
| stamped the fire out. He is confident
| that h" completely distinguished the
| flames, leaving the mill with the other
| operatives. Soon after & o'clock, the
| blaze was again discovered and the
| alarm rung in.
| The blaze was a big on. ana every
| thing pointing to Il cunlla grafton
| word was sent To Bangor for help.
IN engine ana crew responding but
| arriving here after the blaze had been
| eXtinguiShcd.
The entire. fighting force; Of The city
with the assistance Of lirtmcn from
saltwater Great Work and Milford
went to work in Il business lil;, man
ner and although the fire gained fast
at first. was finally Subdued after hav-
ing destroyed the stock Of the stores
ana buildings occupied by J. l.. s.
Hincks, II. Franklin Bailey Marsh
Bean, J. B. O'Connel and other
smaller stores Intervening the entire
burned district being on Water street |
Only one serious injury was record |
ed. While handling a line Of hose on |
the roof Of the Jordan Lumber COS. |
dwelling house. Barney Mahoney was |
struck in the head by the heavy hose |
nozzle and several stitches had to De |
taken To close the wound. The 80 |
horses in the company's stables We're
rescued by the firemen ana volunteers.
Buildings on the opposite side Of the
street to the burned area were blister
ed by the great heat Of the fire and |
many threes 50 badly damaged that ii |
has been found necessary to cut them |
down.
1t is understood that all those |
burned out will Immediately rebuild. !
Mayor Waterhousc said, today, that |
he was willing to be quoted that in all |
probability the city council would pass |
at its next meeting, an order to the
effect that til" burned buildings must |
BE- replaced with brick structures