Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09
IN Two Hours Last Night
for Fires in Maiden.
Believed that a Firebug Was
Responsible for the Lot.
Total Damage to Property Will be
Nearly 100000.

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visited tonight by q series Of fires
which are believed to have been set by
an incendary and which caused dam
age amounting to nearly 100000. With
in the two hours between 8 and IL
O'Clock seven alarms were turned from
five different boxes. The first and most
serious fire destroyed the lumber yard
and buildings of the Maiden Lumber
Co., at Go and GIG Eastern avenue In
volving Il loss of $4,000. while during
the progress of this blaze. the Linden
fire station, n wooden building on Oil
yer street. caught fire and was burned.
with a loss Of approximately $4,000.
The door OF the fire station had been
left oren and all the firemen stationed
there had gonehto respond to the sec
ond alarm for the lumber yard fire.
when it was discovered that the hay
stored in the rear of the station was
ablaZe. Two residences on Eastern av-
enue caught fire from sparks from the
lumber yard and were burned, the loss
on them being about $4,000.
The Maiden City Lumber Co fal
about $4,000 worth of lumber in its
yard on Eastern avenue, all of which
was swept by the flames which start
ed in the kiln dried lumber storehouse
at the easterly end of the yard. burn
ed all the huge piles of lumber down
to the westerly end. "A wooden build
ing of two and One-half stories and
used as an office. was also destroyed.
Three alarms We're also turned in. call
ing out all the fire departments of the
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fireman to attack the fire from all
sides they were unable to stop its pro-
gress and the entire contents of the
yard burned. The storehouse of the
kiln-dried lumber and the office build
ing. both of which were burned, Wele
worth $4,000.
Sparks from the lumber yard set fire
to the house at 627 Eastern avenue
owned by Miss Elizabeth BOyden and
occupied by Miss Boyden and her
brother. Andrew. and her sister. Mrs.
Mary Tenney. This building was burn
ed with a loss of $4,000. uninsured, the
insurance formerly. having been car
ried on the house having expired within
the past week.
The house at 621 Eastern avenue was
also burned. This house was occupied
by Francis Geryne. and his family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cragin. the loss
there is estimated at $4,000.
The lumber yard on one side abuts
on the track Of the Saugus branch of
the eastern division of the Boston &
Maine Railroad and several fire en-
gincs which were placed on the track
stopped ell traffic over the line for
hours.
While the lumber yard plant was
still burning fiercely alarms were
sounded from four boxes in different
parts of the city. and the fire chief
found it necessary to call for assistance
from nearby towns. Apparatus from
Everett. CharlestOwn and Revere re-
sponded to the call for aid, and only
one Of the alarms pulled proved to be
for fires. the other two alarms being
false.
The Linden fire station Is situated at
the extreme easterly end of the city full
ly a mile from the Maiden City Lumber
Co. yards The firemen from this sta
ton under command of Lieut.. John
Stanwood, responded to the second
alarms from the lumber yard blaze
ana the mousse WCS ltlt WllIOut any "
cupant, and with the front open wide.
Not long after the firemen had left it
{. woman. who was standing on the
steps of the house directly opposite.
watching the reflection OF the flames
Of the lumber yard in the sky noticed
smoke issuing from the rear of the sta
ton An alarm was pulled in but be-
fore any of the fire apparatus arrived.
the building was practically consumed.
1t is believed that an incendiary enter
ed the building ard set fire to the hay
in the rear The building was two
and-a -half-story structure of wood
and was to be replaced shortly BY a
brick structure.
A stable on Webster street was also
damaged by fire which was started
apparently OF the others.
It was an unoccupied building and tfc
blaze. which started in the rear. was
quickly discovered and extinguished.
During the fight with the flames IN
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