Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-13
Destroys Herald Building
And Several Stores.
Large Portion Of City's Bust
ness Section Is Threatened.
Thought That Damage viii Amount
To Nearly $250,000.

Halifax. " s., Jan. 12.-Damage
amounting to nearly Il quarter of n
million dollars was caused early, to-
day. by FIRE which destroyed the
Halifax Herald building, several
stores and offices, and threatened to
wipe out a considerable portion of the
business section of this city. Among
the places burned was the Office of the.
United States consul in the Herald
building.
The fire was famed by high wind
which caused rapid spread and it
was only after four hours of hard
work that the flames We're subdued.
Starting shortly after midnight in
the brick block occupied by ". S.
Munnis. dry goods dealer. on Bar
rington street, the principal business
thor9ughfare of modern Halifax, the
flames quickly spread and in five.
minutes the whole structure was
ablaze. The fire jumped to the Herald
building and other structures on
Granville street also caught fire. The
Herald building was fiVe-story
granite block of modern construction
and contained one of the best news
paper plants IN the province.
The occupants burned ont included
tho United states consulate; Canada
Life Assurance Co; Mark Fisher Sons
& Co; the st. Croix Lumber Co.
James p Tobin, harrister; Confeder-
alton Life Association; Presbyterian
church Offices: Sun Life Assurance
Co; Richie & Robertson, barristers;
Travellers Insurance Co. john +. AL
bro, manufacturers agent; Miss II.
Cunningham, stenographer; George
Fl. Taylor 81 Co., commission mer-
chants: d. NJ. owen, solicitor; Capt.
S. H. Beardsley, insurance agent.
The tenants of buildings destroyed
on harrington street We're: William
S. Mgnnis, dry goods and furnishings
store: II. Schaefer Son, jewelers.;
Gregg Brothers. hardware; Miss H.
Durant, ladies tailoring; X. NJ.
Margeson, photographer. +. w. Dob
son, dentist; Il. =. Mulloney, dentist;
MacCormack Clothing Co; l.. Clyde
Davidson, stationer.
On George street. Carroll brothers,
BARRIERS: II. Marshall, stationery. and
the Hnuse of Harry Wright destroyed.
Buildings Of the Nova Scotia Leg
islatrre and other fine structures To-
Gated near the burned blocks We're
several times threatened with de-
struetion.
The Evening Mail was also published
in the Herald building and its plant,
connected with that of the Herald, is
practically a total loss.
The Herald is the principal Nova
Scotia newspaper organ Of the Con
sentative party, and is owned by Will
liam Dennis and others.
The publication of the Herald and
Mail will be continued, notwithstand
ing the fire.
This mornings fire was the second
blaze which has destroyed valuable
property in this city within a month.
The previous fire destroyed the Prince
Edward Hotel-and several other build
ings
Tho loss on the Herald building is
estimated at $l00, GOO. Among the other
numerous losses We're the following:
Davidson. stationer, $4,000; Cragg
Brothers. hardware, $4,000; Munnis,
clothing. 10000.
The building occupied by the AGA
dian Recorder, a newspaper was bad
ly damaged by fire.
The flames were brought under con-
troll at O'clock, this forenoon.