Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
AUGUSTA FIRES.
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July l2-Tel 40 for help at So Wind
sor; sent steamer sand hose.
July l5-House of Everett Withee, Mt
Vernon Avenue: value of of buildings
$500, insurance $4eo, damage $500: cause
lightning.
July 2s-Tel $50 p. NJ, Bridge.
July 25-Home of John Quirion, No
Franklin street: value of buildings, $3.50
insurance, $50; damage s.; cause, throw
ing of matches ON bed.
July 2s-TeI. go p. NJ, house of Fred
c. Burke, Is Winter street; no damage.
August.
Aug. 2-Box A. 10 A. NJ, house on Ar
senal street and Eastern Avenue, owned
by Augusta Lumber Co; occupied by
John Prue.
Aug. 2-Box 35. GIG r. NJ, store of j.
Frank Bilodeau, PA Water street; value
Of building, $900oo; insurance, $4,000;
damage, s41.67; value of contents, $1,000;
insurance, $500: damage, $3.50; cause.
cigar stub thrown through basement
window.
Aug. lS-House of Bertha Lyon value
of buildings, $50; insurance, $500; dam
age, s465; cause unknown (out of dis
tricU.
Aug. 22-Tel P. NJ, Kennebec bridge.
Aug. 25-Tel. 6.55 i. NJ. fire in Miss
Coughlin's millinery store in Opera
House block; value of building, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000; damage, s1s66: value
of contents, $500; insurance, $500; dam
age. $3.50. Fruit Co, value of contents,
$500; insurance. 5000: damage, s7o.eS;
cause. caught from gas stove in toilet
September.
Sept BOX As, I96 p. NJ, PettingilP $
Corner, Harvey shop; value of building
5000; insurance. 5000; damage, s51s.s6;
cause, over-heated.
Sept. 11-Box So. House of Chas
Raynes, "a Federal street; value of build
ing. $500; insurance. $500; damage, e2.50;
value of contents, $3.50; insurance, $500;
damage, S5s %; cause sparks from pipe
falling on bed.
Sept. ll-House of Mrs, f. o. Trask, 20
West Crescent street: value of contents.
$780, insurance. $500; damage. s14; cause.
careless use of pipe.
Sept. l5-Tel.. lilo A. NJ, % Child
street; no damage. .
Sept. 1e-Box 81, $40 A. NJ, 81 Bridge
block; value of buildings, 5000; insur-
ance. $4250; damage, 1854; value of CON-
tents. SJUUs iiiS uIdt1t. cum, Nhiho-Ns "'' =
cause, unknown.
Sept 2s-Tel, T.l5 a. NJ, No 20 West
Crescent street; no damage.
Sept. 23-House of Mary Stone, Bangor
street; value of building, $500; insnr-
ance. 5000: damage SIS; cause, oil stove
exploded; occupied by John Martin.
Sept. 24-Tel. 645 A. M-House of II.
W. Plummer, 2s Weston street.
October.
Oct. 2-House of +. l.. Dutton, Sewall
street; value of buildings, $500; insar-
ance, $3.50; damage, SIS; cause, caught
from cook stove.
Oct. 6-Tel. sos p NJ. house of w. H.
Edwards. Jr., IS State street; no
damage.
Oct. 1S-Tel. 6 p. NJ, % Cony street,
house of chas. Newell; no damage.
Oct. 17-Box 81. 2. NJ, Augusta
House; value of buildings $4,000; insur1
ance. $4,000; damage, $3.50; value of
contents, SIS, 900; insurance, $4,000 dam
age, $S5.75; Mary E. Lowell, Augusta
House, value of contents, 500; insur-
ance, $500; damage s35: cause unknown
Oct. 29-Tel., LEO p. NJ, 81 Chapel
street; no damage; cause. oily rag ignit-
ing.
Oct. ao-Tel., ITO p M: house of Ed
ward Paro, 81 Washington street; no
damage.
November.
Nov. BOX "a, 1.50 p. NJ, Augusta Tai
low Co, SO Water street; value of build
ings, $500; insurance, sl20O damage,
1920; value of contents. $500; damage,
$1,000; no insurance; A. C, Cyr. automo-
bile, value, s425; insurance, $500; damage,
1915; Real Peltia, value of contents, $500;
damage. $500; no insurance.
Nov Tel, 5.l5 p. NJ, house of Mrs.
VIM. Hamilton, 90 Elm street; no
damage.
Nov. S-Tel., p NJ, Mrs Bridget
Mack, Fort Western, Bowman street; no
damage.
Nov s-Tel., $50 p. NJ, Maine Farmer
Pub. Co.. 3o2 Water street; no damage
Nov I7--Tel.. $50 A. NJ, house of L. G.
Haskell, 80 Patterson street. no damage.
Nov ls-Box &c. 1890 p, M. Malcolm &
Dyer, 1876 Water street; value of build
ing, 5000; insurance. $4,000; damage,
$ls25; value of contents. $1,000; insur
snee, $1,000; damage. $l0,26 cause, pipe
left in coat pocket
Nov 1S-Tel.. 1o.45 p. NJ, house of Vim.
Ryan, 49 State street; no damage.
Nov 21-Tel, s r. NJ house of G. II.
Brickett, State street; no damage.
Nov. sl-Tel, 9.15 p. NJ, house of John
McGovern, &c Winthrop court; no
damage
Nov. 2f--House of William A. Cham
berlain. Bangor road; value of building.
$3.50; insurance, $500; damage. S. cause,
ashes placed at outside of house caught
ciapbpaTds.
Nov. 22-Tel., s \. NJ. house of Frank
Blaisdell. &c Bangor street; no damage.
Nov. 29-TeL, A. NJ, Casavant &
cioutier building, 3sl5 Water street,
no damage
Nov. 23-Box IS house of William II.
Chadwick, 50 Hospital street; no damage
Nov. 25-Box a. 5.57 p NJ. Theatre
comique: value of building. $500 insur-
ance. $1,000; damage. 500 cause, films
caught fire in moving picture booth.
Nov. 2s-Tel,, 11.9o \. NJ. house of j.
W. Beck, . Summer street; value If
building, $500; insurance 5000: damage,
SIS; cause, kettle of fat on stove caught
fire
Nov. 30-5.15 p. NJ. store Of c. S.
York. awning caught fire; damage. so.