Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-30
FAILURE OF ALARM
CAUSES $4,000 FIRE
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vented the fire gaining 100000 loss pro-
portions.
The owners and tenants who suffered
losses wdre Mark Gallert, building on
Main street and building on Common
street. Norbert Krutzky. building at cor
per of Common and Main streets Ira
a. Mikelsky, clothing store; Albion I.
Mace. restaurant and dwelling; Postal
Telegraph Co., Charles w. Atchley' MARX
I Bartlett. w. L. Putnam, tobacco
store; 5. L. Berry, news stand; DIR. M.
5. Goodrich. office; f. w. Luques' drug
store, Main street.
The steel ceilings in the stores maae
it very hard to work effectively, as AT
first they protected the iaths and wood
work above them, allowing them to pafh
freely and later, when they feil, pre-
vented water from reaching the moor.
The Mace restaurant had but recently
been fitted out with new ixtures' anu
thoroughly renovated
Now that the horse has been stoleh' II
NAV he remarked that Councilman Haf-
old 2. Davis recently introduced an Or
der into the city government asking lo'
a new fire alarm system, such as Au-
gusta has The order was turned down
in short order. Now, thousands oil aoi-
lars loss result because the firemen didn |
cot there as early as possible because
of a defective fire alarm system VI
course. several men were set to work.
Monday. fixing up the Gamewell system
and perhaps they will fid out why y
didn't work.
The, heaviest loser was the firm Q.
n Uillson Il Son, who have been con-
Quoting a shoe store on Main street
known as the Gallert shoe store. Mf-
Hillson. Jr., in speaking to the jour
nal reporter, estimated his loss ~
s13 600. insured Ira Mikelsky's loss
was estimated at $500, insured, by MI
Mikelsky.
Tho once. of DIR. NJ. s. Goodrich.
which was one of the best eauippea
nhvsician's offices in Maine, was bad
" emitted. and the loss on this is esri-
mated at not less than $4,000. DE-
Goodrich had in it a very valuable
, medical library, a costly X-ray ma
chine. surgical instruments. eleetrleai
annaratus. etc. all of which are prae-
tieallv ruined. Dr. Goodrich is n
London. where he went as a member
of the Ancient and Honorable Artii-
lGTN 20. ld1tI liz Will e7' ~ -
lin hospitals to study. and then t.
London and Paris hospitals. lie WI
return about Sept. 5.
Sherman l. Berry, who conducts ?
news stand at 81 Main street state'
to the Journal reporter. Monday me
his loss is about $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance.
The loss of on the Gallert building
on Common street is estimated at
$4,000 on the Gallert building on
Main street. $4,000, and on the Nor
bert Krutzky building at the corner
+! of Main and Common streets, $29oa
Both owners are away. Mr.. krufzEF
| left suddenly the last of the week, for
New York. where it had been founi
| that his brother had died, and was
buried unidentified Mr.. Krutzky lets
| at once. on hearing the news. Ther
| is an unconfirmed rumor to the effeci
that Mr.. Krutzky sold the building,
last week.
The law Libraries of Mark ]. Bart
| lett, city clerk, and Charles w. Atch-
| ley. who has recently returned from
| Michigan and reopened an office here
| were saved Louis Salem called VI
| Mr. Bartlett soon after the fire brok
| out, and Mr. Bartlett, by lot OF hare
work succeeded in getting out all ~
| his books, although some of them Were
| slightly damaged by water. Ills loss
/ will be about $500 and that OF Mr.
| Atchley $500.
Building Inspector Louis G. Poiiara
| stated to Journal reporter, MONDAY
| evening. that he will not grant per
NIT To the owners to repair the puild-
ings. should they ask for 1t. rus pc