Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29
ASTUBBORN BLAZE
Occupants of Williams
House Block Suffer
Much D a m a &c in
Threatening Fire that
Lasts Two Hours

An alarm from box % at ocIo,l
Wednesday morning called the fire h.
partment to the Williams House hlncs
on Main street owned by A. + d,
where q nasty fire was in procres,
which gave stubborn resistance Ia h.
efforts Of the firemen For over tvo
'hours, they fought the flames from ~.
cry point Of vantage. cutting throuyb
the stairs of the entrance To h.
Williams House, and also through n.
floor OF the Warren jewelry store thu,
two lines of hose might be used VIM
more effect. The fremen found il In
possible To venture into the fbiok
black smoke and a blanket uf wa,sr
over" the floor. OF the Wateryue Dru,
store was the last resort tu save rhs
city from a disastrous fire
The Wateryille Drug store owned
by Mrs Peter Fortier. The Rus,or
Cafe. If which Lloyd Moody is Bra.
prietor; tie Warren 5eTtlrs Stare
owned by Leo :. Warren. and the vii.
iams House, run nv Ela-ry ! Smei.
berg. All came III for q Share 81 ,Hs
damage. lie stock ami fixtures If III.
Boston cafe ~pDeared To he a ,uuple,s
loss. willie the goods stored Mn rs
basement Of Tie NateryIlle Dru. Stas.
suffered more 10y water ttuu the .o.fs
in tie store above an from H.. o,m.
bnel effects If smoke ami water
None Of the firms Mere able fee g,,s
an estimate Of the darcage "Wednesday
morning. as stock will i,aNe IT, ne TAX.
en- and the insurance adjustnss can.
ed in
Tie alarm was rung IN ~ Esr'
Carr, WHO was luncliuE al the Boston
Cafe Vincent DonnoilN tie ,rcf ~
the cafe, and Mr Carr were alone IN
the cafe at the time. They snenel
smoke and after briefly inye~tgating
rtlng in an alarm Tie fire yaugh,
around tho furnace in the hasemer,
of the Watervillc Drug store. owned
BY Mrs Peter Fortier, ana Wa don.
fired beneath the floor making n Hard
10 get at Five lines e hose We're
laid. three in the front ana t..u IN tie
rear Of the building The smoke was
rolling up il dense clouds, making ~
inpeuetrable wall That no MAJ, could
go through.
The stock and fixtures on tho crouud
floor did not appear I" hr damaged
81 auy. upon cur~ory examination.
unieS~ by smoke. Tut the damt@e 10
thg stock III the basement hcr" ttc
surplus supplies We're Kept, was -real
There was over a foot Of water j. the
cellar Wednesday morning water
pipe was burst and the furnace MAS a
wreck. Although there was q bi- Mole
in.thc floor of the dru- store thc IA.
bles sitting near hN had not hrr, dis.
turhcd during the progr5 - 81 III. Tire
nor swept by the streams. It water
which had been poured into th, build.
ing.
The Boston Cafe was ,oupIcta
wreck. Flames broke through uude-
the counter and although uothiu- ISL,
consumed. the entire inside of til, Us.
taurant was scorched and blaCk, uoa
and the cellar was fun Of water w.
Moody had a good supply of pru' i~im.
III the cellar. which may lie res,.u,d 4
they are not frozen by the extreme coli
weather.
The damage to the Warren lew clrv
store was mainly in the optical dci,ar;.
ment, the grinding machine m.atia.
with Slight injury. The goods in tn
showcases did not suffer from snok.
or water. 4 hole was cut in tile floor
through which the firemen worked and
this constituted tho extent of the
damage in this store.
The Cutie & Houle cigar manufactory
and pool room was also slightly sa7ok.
ed.
A big opening was smashed through
the stairs leading to the Williams
house and the hall. front Office and
stairway suffered a severe scor,Elnz
Mr.. Smedberg, the proprietor said that
he thought his damage would amount
TO about $500. but the other made no
estimate of their losses. All the par
ties were covered by insurance