The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-01
BANGOR BURNS;
THREE LOSE LIVES
Fire Wipes Out Business and
Large Portion of the Re-
sidential Section
DYNAMITE is USED
TO CHECK PROGRESS
Fire Companies from Surl
rounding Cities Come oAid
Weary Fighters-Thou-
sands Homeless

the hro which practically wiped osA
tho business section and much ok
the best residential portion Of this
city under control, but still burns
ing herosly to-day, the State and
city authorities set on foot mo~s-
nent to relieve distress and sscuro
shelter for the Homeless Already
Offers Of aid from outsids are povr~
Ing In. and Il 10 announced ali "a
the burned portions Of the CITY will
be rebuilt.
The fie destroyed nearly all "a
tho important business structures
In the CITY with q total loss %
hst,~een $b,ooo,o 900 and 100000
and rendered 1850 persons homes
less. To-day tbs city 10 under mar
tial law while soldiers with loaded
rifles arc guarding the vaults Of ait
banks and trust companies In the
burned Zone to prevent iootinc-
II 10 known that three persons
lost their lives while fifty others
were injured in fighting tho firs~
The fact that any Of the city wa
saved 10 due to ths rushing In Of
experienced firemsn from svsry
CITY in railroad communication
with Bangor. These fresh nan
relieved ths worn out Bangor fire.
men and by O'Clock had the frs
controlled.
Known Dead.
OF the known dead. two have
been Identified, they are:
Geo. Abbott, ~, Of Brewer. tdli-
ed by falling chimney.
John N. Scrimsr, an aged man
who had bssn fighting fro in the !
Morse Oliver building and was
killed - he emerged. just a. he
rushed fro mths building the walis
topplsd and he was buried in the
debrts. Both bodies were recover
cd this morning. Several firemsn
arc still nsiasinQ, but il 10 not
thought that III or them are dead.
Buildings Osstroysd.
Following IL . partial list OF the inns
portant buildings destroyed:
Morse Oliver; Stevens: Post office:
Winsor Hotel: Bangor
High School: First Baptist church;
First Untversalist church: st. Johns
Episcopal church; jewish Synagogue:
New England Telephone and TeIe-
graph; Western Union Telegraph Of
ice. Postal Telegraph office; smith
block (dynanited); Haynes
and ChalmersrAodgktn block; Flake.
Fairbanks and Ccmpany's: Public liz
orary. Bangor Daily News. Robinson'a
Drug Store F1nnegan Brothers' Un-
iertaking rooms; c. J. Lynch's mar
Set: University OF Maine law schools
Eastside Pharmacy; Scott
Tea Store: Bangor Cigar Manufacture
ing Company: Benoit-L atneau Cloth
ing Company: F'arrar Furniture Cons
pany: Luplein's Candy Factory; c. ii,
Glass Printing Office; Kane's restan-
rant, and Brown and Whites CarrtaQq
In addition a number Of the hig lunuy
Der yards along the river front cAuEh@
tire and are still burning. Their cona
Tents, mostly dressed lumber OF tn
expensive kind, will be a total loss,
Cities Send Help. s>~ss.
The fire started at 1 o'clock yestes>
day afternoon at Broad and UutnQ
Streets, a short distance from tho juno,
ton OF the Kenduskeag and Penoheco1
rivers, which divide the city Eannod
by strong wind 1t swept northward
devastating the business section and
then sweeping on into the north end
" hare are most of the best residences
AS the fire communicated from
building to building, an immense
shower of sparks and burning em-
bers was carried far ahead, landing
onHthe unprotected shingled roofs al
far removed from the Inns
mediate fire zone. 1t was this thai
caused the FIRE to get away from the
local department, and soon appeals
Tor help were being sent to OUTSIDE
cities. There was a prompt response
and soon men and apparatus from
Augusta, Portland, Lewiston, 0ldtowm
and Brewer were on the way. ~
the fire burned on the city lighting
~ nf mi nMaI
throughout the night the fire wa
fought in darkness, which increased
the enormousness of the task.
Dynamite RasOrted To.
When 1t became certain that wAt0G
was Of little avail in combating the
fast spreading fire. Mayor Mullen or
dered the firemen to use dynamite.
Several blocks in the direct pathway
were blown up, and this gave the
liremen the opportunity to make Z
stand. which finally saw
ed a small portion of the city.
About midnight the wind sht1kAd
and ligh. pain. began. to fall. Bal
while the rain and the shifting OF thu
wind to the east saved the rest Of thu
city. 1t brought much misery to thu
homeless. compelled to walk the street
shelter. Burning OF the pub.
@SA1
these unfortunateS without places a.
and II was not until to-dAH
that they could be provided for.
BY order OF the mayor the troopl
on guard and the city police t0-dAy
secured provisions Tor all Of nv
homeless. 1t IL certain that all WIN
lie provided with hasia food &aasas sha1s
ter by tonight.
The actual burned area spreads u1l
from one-eighth to one-qnarter Of I
mile, and extends for two miles nora
along the river from tho starting
point.
Appeal for Relief. N
Mayor Mullen, after survey q
the ruins, this morning sent out IN
following appeal for relief:
Tho situation In worse than am
body can realize. More than two hun
dred dwellings have been destrogo1
and their occupants rendered hons1'
less. Although most Of thee ~
people Of means, their present neo4E
great. At the same time many m
absolutely destitute ~ . reshh ~ t
IRE" Nh
A tour ~ the city shows thak g.
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