Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-01-17

entire north side Of Main street from the
brick bank building to Hancock hall
might 60, many advised sending to Ban
gor for assistance. But Chief Goodwin
said: mo. think we can stop it where
1t u.s." And they did.
A second alarm Of fire about 10 O'Clock
Friday evening, while the Hremen were
still busy at the Main street IRE, caused
new alarm. 1t proved to be a chimney
hre at D. e. Hurley's on Bridge hill. A
detail OF fremen responded, but their
services were not required.
c. l. Morang says he will rebuild, and
give Ellsworth . modern, up-to-the-
minute department store, with the sssiIent
salesman" and cash system. He plans
one-story brick or concrete building.
about 66x10O feet, with two story false
front. Such building would add to the
appearance Of Main street, and afford
another "safety spot" in case Of fire in the
frame buildings on either side. Mr..
Morang has taken six months lease of
the Tapley store, recently vacated by H.
F. Wescott, and will open there tenn
porarily with new goods, already on the
road or ordered.
As always in a case like this, when
fre breaks out while many people
are on the street and at the fire
before the iremen, there is criticism.
Thus we hear that the firemen were
slow, the hydrsnts were frozen, the
water pressure was low. As matter Of
fact, the firemen were on hand very few
minutes after the alarm was turned in;
the time always seems long to those wait
ing. As to the hydrants and water pres
sure, Chief Engineer Goodwin says the
hydrants stuck no more than is natural
at this season Of the year, and none
OF them was frozen, while the pressure
was good at all times. Ten streams Of
water will not show the same pressure as
one.
OTHER BIG FIRES.
A fire like that OF Friday evening
always revives memories OF other big
fires in Ellsworth, and discussion as 10
the dates of their occurrence. 1t is
surprising how faulty memories are in
this respect, and how widely guesses vary
| as to the date OF any particular Are. In
this connection, the following record of
few of Els worth's biggest fires will be OF
interest:
On December %, 1854, in the evening,
fire swept row Of buildings on the
o;A do ut No. .to -;
building occupied by Asa Edwards as a
store, with dwelling apartments above,
and spreading to the Holmes building,
occupied by Henry Rollins harness shop,
the Beckwith building, occupied by
James b. Osgood, with dwelling apart
ments above, and the stores OF H. & s. K.
Whiting. The dwelling hou,e of William
Somerby was damaged. This fire was
fought with the thermometer 10 below
zero. The engines froze up, and the fire
had to be fought by bucket-line formed
to the river.
December IL, 1s45, at noon, fire started
in furniture shop on the north side OF
Main street, occupied by Charles Barton
and Thomas Crehore, on the site of what
was later known as the Lords hall build
ing. This fire spread to a blacksmith
shop, q stable, a three-story boarding
house occupied by Abner Lee, and another
store building, all on the north side OF
Main street, and jumped across the street
to store occupied by Edward P. Blood,
with law offices above, burning this,
large storehouse and shed adjoining, and
damaging the Ellsworth house on the
site of the present Manning block.
September 10, 1884, the City hotel, on
the site OF the present Manning block,
was burned with shed and stables.
May %, 1895, Senator Hale's residence,
"The Pines" was burned.
January 9, 1902, the Cushman building
on Franklin street was burned, and the
upper part of the Cunningham building at
Franklin and Main streets was Quilted.
November u, 1902, on Franklin street,
the stables of Henry A. Eppes and B. F.
GRAY, and the blacksmith an d woodwork
ing shop OF Henry +. Davis were burned,
and the blacksmith shop Of c. E. Sinclair
damaged.
November 5, 1905, on the site of the 1854
fire on the south side Of Main street, fire
destroyed the Holmes building, two build
ings owned by Fred A. Eddy of Bangor,
and the upper part OF the building
occupied by j. p. Eldridge.
Aug. %, 1905, fire in Lords hall building
and building occupied by A. W. Curtis.
January 25, 1907, fire Quilted Masonic
hall on State street.
June 10, 1911, fire destroyed the Burriil
ard Stuart building on Main street, ad-
joining bridge.
November II, 1914, fire destroyed Whit
comb, Haynes & Co. and Treworgy mills
at Ellsworth Falls.
An Unusual Opportunity.
Everybody knows that shoes are going
up-away up. The announcement OF sale