Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-05

Watervile, Me, July 4.-tSpeciaD.-
Fire that is supposed to have beer
caused by small boys throwing fir
crackers into a pile of rubbish in tn,
rear of Isl Main street caused a fire
about 400 o'clock this afternoon, tina
burned three buildings at 147. 149 ans
Isl Main street and did damage t.
the amount of SAT, $50 to property own
ed by Gov. VIM. 7. Haincs, Harve,
d. Eaton, Pulsifer Tibbets, and Pal
mer, the Central Maine Power Co.
Henry W. Nigue, DR.. ID. B. Cragin
DR.. T. e. Hardy, Ralph w. Akin.
and James W. Lessard and threat
ened for a time to wipe out the bust.
ness section of Waterville
The losses, which were in some in.
stances covered by insurance, were as
follows:
Watervllle Steam Laundry, mach;n-
cry $1l,000 buildings $4,000 insurance
about $4,000.
Edith building, owned by w. T
Haines, $500, covered by insurance.
James Lessard $4,000, insurance $3.50
w. j. Lanigan, damage smoke and
water, 500. no insurance.
Farmers Telephone, $500
Atkins studios, $3.50. insurance $175
Central Maine Power Co., between
$4,000 and $50. 900 insurance.
DR.. T. E. Hardy. $500, insurance.
DR. d. b. Cragin, $780, insurance.
Henry Figue, $2o9o partly covered
by insurance
Morgan's Business College, on the
third floor of the Edith building, and
Corey Nichols, who occupy the
hrst floor Of the same building, stif-
tered slight damage by smoke.
When questioned as to the value Of
the building occupied by Henry N.gfie
the owner II. d. Eaton, said he did no
eonsief5 1t a less at all, as he WIS cnfS
waiting for Vigue to vacate in order
to teal. down the building.
George u. Hagerty of the Contra
Maine Power Co, said, late Fridas
night. that it would be difficult to es.
innate the exact damage as the water
was still coming in, and was bad,,
'eshitt,iilS lilcii IetIBe STOCK. ne water
was several inches deep in the cellar
and continued to pour in from The
roof and upper floors, coming through
the ceilings and down the walls Mr.
Haearty said the damage might be
greater than they imagined and yet
might be smaller, but placed it be-
tween S20,Ga0 and 30,0o0 all of which
is covered by insurance.
Mrs Nan Pulsifer is a part owner
of ths building.
The engineering department of the
Maine Central Railroad occupies the
third floor, but the loss was nominal.
All blue prints and other valuable
equipment We're removed as soon as
the fire commenced to threaten the add
joining buildings.
The law Offices of Gov. VIM. T.
Haines and John j.. Nelson on the sec
ord aoor Of the Edith building, also
sustained slight damage from smoke
and water.
Hemmed in on tine south by the brick
wall of the Pulsifer block at 14i Main
street on the south, and the Edith
building on the north. the fire consum-
cd only the three frame buildings be-
tween the brick structures. 1t was only
last February, that a fire practically
Quilted the Cliftondale Cafe at l55 and
157 Main street and spread into the
building occupied by Henry W. Vigue
as a harness and leather goods shop,
but was there arrested without touch
ing the buildings that went up in
flames and smoke, today.
The fire was considered the most stub
linz Mi far y a
ton that the local department has evel
fought, and it was only by hard lighting
and steady work that greater damage
was prevented. Starting behlhd tht
Vigue harness shop from pile or rup
bish the flames leaped onto the adJoih
ing buildings operated in the hrst heoi
back as ironing rooms of the laundry bS
Pulsifer Tibbetts and Palmer, owners o.
the building in the front by James Les
sard with one of the finest barber shop'
in the state, and on the second moor pS
Atkins studios. Before the flames nat
been in progress 20 minutes it was seer
that outside help would be necessary ahe
calls were sent to Fairfield and Augusta
While the flames We're deVourfnS IN
building at 151 owned by H. D. EATON
bvstanders were busy taking iaunut,
bundles from the office of the laundr'
and part of the furnishings from the par
her shop. Mr.. Tibbetts was on MS wa
from Oakland when the fire started an
arrived here to find the pulidins
flames. He took an active part In oiree'
ing the rescue of the goods. All NJ"
ever. were not saved and many OF III
wateryille people suffered losses in cioti
ing and in bed and table linen.
Hose and the apparatus from the Gen
trail station was the first on the scene an
were later followed by the teams lfo'
Hose houses and 4. Many OF the youn
mon spectators volunteered their ser
vices and helped to get the lines OIL 'o'
laid and remove goods.
The offices of Drs. Cragin ana is'.a
on the second and third hoofs Oh =.
pulsifer building were badly damaged y
smoke and water and the hre purheu
! little of the window castings and sha
| portion of the furniture. Dr. Cfasih COZ