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season to render effective service, and by a squad of disciplined men under charge of Commander William D. Whiting, of the United States steamer "Tioga," then in our harbor, a stand was made by blowing up the store of Dr. Sylvester, adjoining the Whittier block, thereby protecting the stables in the rear, and by confining the flames to the lower side of Washington Street. Had the fire extended beyond these points and reached the New England House and Phoenix Row, the whole city would have been in ruins. In momentary fear that High Street would not be spared, the contents of nearly all the stores there were removed.
The conflagration reached its height at about midnight. Main Street then presented- a sight which will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it. The wind had changed to north by east, sweeping directly up from the water; and the flames which emerged from the burning buildings on each side formed a mag- nificent arch of fire. At seven in the morning, after raging for nearly nine hours, the disaster was stayed ; and never did daylight dawn upon a more exhausted community. One hundred and twenty-five buildings, embraced within an area of about twenty acres, were consumed. Most of them were old, and of wood; but the Morison Block, the stores of Robert Pote, Edwin Beaman, and Lorenzo S. Smith, and the dwelling-house of Mrs. Mary E. Hatch were substantial brick structures. The burnt district extended from Lewis's Wharf, across Common and Pleasant Streets, on the northern side of Main Street up to Washington Street, in the rear of Phoenix Row, and on the southern side above Cross Street to Miller Street, a distance of a quarter of a mile from the first building destroyed, with a breadth of about thirty rods. But a single tier of buildings from the foot of Main Street, by the head of the wharves through Front Street to Miller Street, escaped. The whole territory was swept clean, and scarcely the charred remains of a wall were left standing.
According to reliable estimates, the losses of all kinds amounted to about two hundred thousand dollars, forty per cent of which was covered by insurance. The origin of the fire was never sat- isfactorily ascertained. Popular belief attributed it to an incen- diary, while some grounds existed for regarding it as accidental. In response to a call from the mayor, a public meeting assembled, and adopted measures for relieving the sufferers. Large contri- butions of money, clothing, and provisions were judiciously dis- tributed by a committee selected from each ward,
The following is a list of the buildings destroyed : -
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On "Puddle Dock," North of Common Street.
Boat-builder's shop of James C. Lewis.
Hay barn of Edward Johnson & Co. " " Nathaniel Merrill.
" „ William Crosby & Co.
Store of S. S. Lewis, on the old Kimball Wharf, with four other buildings connected.
Store of Albert Hall, owned by Josiah Hall, next south of Lewis's.
On the West Side of Common Street.
Dwelling-house occupied by James Whalen, owned by S. S. Lewis.
Cooper-shop and small building adjoining.
Dwelling-house, formerly of William Beckett, occupied by five families.
Dwelling-house, formerly of Benjamin Brown, with store in basement.
On the North Side of Main Street.
Cremer house, at corner of Common Street, built in 1802, and formerly occupied as Hobbs's Tavern.
Two dwelling houses, with out-buildings, owned by heirs of Abraham Libby.
Dwelling-house of Charles M. Keen, where the Sanborn house stands. 1
Store of J. Y. Cottrill, on opposite corner of Pleasant Street.
Dwelling-house and barn of L. C. Stephenson, formerly occu- pied by Peter H. Smith.
Dwelling-house and store occupied by Lorenzo D. Fogg.
Bakery and two stores, owned by W. B. Swan, and occupied by Pierce & Riggs and A. J. Harriman & Co.
Wooden store and house occupied by F. A. Follett.
Morison Block, three stories high, occupied by A. J. Stevens & Co. and John H. Severance, with a livery stable occupied by Holmes & Carter, and a tenement-house in the rear.
Store of F. M. & D. Lancaster, at corner of Washington Street.
On Washington Street.
Dwelling-house of Mrs. Alvin Leighton.
" " Mrs. T. Sbaw.
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On Pleasant Street.
Cooper's shop of Charles M. Keen. House of V. D. Jones.
House and out-buildings of Alfred J. Libby, occupied by George W. Wise.
House and out-buildings of Hiram W. Thomas.
" " Edward D. Burd, occupied by Benjamin F. Clark.
On the South Side of Main Street.
Store of L. A. Knowlton, on the site of the old " Farmer's Inn," where his present store stands.
Dwelling-house of Mrs. Harvey Smith, below Knowlton's.
Store of F. O. Havener.
The Farrow house, at the corner of Front Street, opposite the Foundery.
Building formerly the John Merriam house, and afterwards the Morrill store.
Store of F. B. Knowlton.
Two tenement-houses and blacksmith-shop of J. F. Hall.
Blacksmith-shop of William A. Swift.
Tenement-house of F. A. Knowlton.
Store of Martin P. White.
Brick house and barn, owned by Mrs. Mary E. Hatch, built by Herbert R. Sargent.
· Brick store of Lorenzo S. Smith, at the corner of Cross Street, erected by Samuel Spring.
Two brick stores owned by Robert Pote, occupied by him and by Edwin Beaman. They were built by Lewis Bean.
Dwelling-house and shop of Solon Eustis.
Store of Moses W. Frost.
Store owned by John Haraden and occupied by Dr. Daniel Sylvester. The fire on Main Street was stayed at this building, which adjoined the block of Woods, Mathews, & Baker, and was formerly the office of Bohan P. Field, Sen.
On Federal Street.
Snell house and barn, owned by Captain John Pace. Dwelling-house of Samuel G. Howard. Blacksmith-shop of Jacob L. Havener. Four small buildings.
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On Cross Street.
House and barn owned by Mrs. B. Hazeltine, formerly occu- pied by Lemuel Weeks.
House and barn of Axel Hayford.
Shop owned by H. N. Lancaster.
House and barn of Mrs. Elijah Torrey.
Stable of Pierce & Riggs.
House and barn of Asa West.
House owned by H. N. Lancaster.
On Spring Street.
Dwelling-house of Mrs. Carter, on the south-west corner of Cross Street.
Dwelling-house of Addison A. Moore, with out-buildings.
Abner G. Gilmore, "
"> owned by J. Y. McClintock.
" of John Edwards (in the rear).
Tenement-house of J. L. Havener, on the south-east corner of Cross Street.
Dwelling-house of Lewis C. Murch, with out-buildings.
Charles Bagley, " "
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Charles A. Stephenson,
On Miller Street.
Dwelling-house and barn of Joseph Dennett, at the corner of Cross Street.
Dwelling-house of Isaac Sides, with out-buildings.
" Simeon Staples, „,
At a meeting of the city government, held immediately after the fire, measures were taken to reorganize and enlarge the fire department. The Hydrant No. 2 was put into a suitable condi- tion, and new hose purchased. A new engine, the Washington, which had been used but a short time, was procured at Charles- town, Mass., and arrived here November 18. To defray these expenses, the sum of three thousand dollars was voted, and raised by loan.
Oct. 6, 1866. By a city ordinance, the erection of wooden buildings on Main Street, between the custom-house and the west line of Front Street; on Church Street, between the court-house and the westerly corner of Spring Street; and on High Street, between the south line of Bridge Street and the west line of
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Spring Street, was prohibited : excepting upon leased land, where wooden buildings stand, until the expiration of such leases. This ordinance was amended the following year, by allowing the muni- cipal officers to grant permits for erecting wooden buildings, under certain restrictions. The amendment was repealed in April, 1868.
1866, Sept. 10. A two-story wooden building on High Street, owned by Arnold Harris, and occupying the spot now covered by his store, was burnt at about two o'clock in the morning. The adjoining store, owned by Joseph Williamson, and occupied by R. A. Hankerson, upholsterer, and M. A. Cullnan, painter, was par- tially destroyed. Loss, eleven hundred dollars. Mr. Harris was insured for three hundred dollars. The basement was used by the city for selling liquor, under the law authorizing a municipal agent for that purpose. This building was erected by Judge Crosby, in 1802; and the upper story then constituted his office. For many years it was used for the custom-house. During the political campaign of 1840, the Democrats converted it into their head- quarters.
1867, April 8. At about two o'clock, the house, stable, and out-buildings of the Hon. A. G. Jewett, at the corner of Main and Congress Street, on Wilson's Hill, were totally destroyed. The steep ascent rendered it difficult for the engines to reach the spot, and there was an insufficient supply of water. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been a defect in the chimney. A part of the furniture was saved. The loss was partially covered by an in- surance of ten thousand dollars. For many years, this house was one of the most prominent and spacious here. It was built in 1806, by the Hon. John Wilson, and occupied by him until his death in 1848.
1867, April 16. At nine o'clock A.M., the second story and roof of the house of Isaac Patterson, on Union Street, were burnt. The fire took from a defective flue.
1867, Sept. 24. At eleven o'clock in the evening, two barns connected with the house of Hon. A. G. Jewett, on the Lincoln- ville road, were destroyed. The ell connecting them with the main house was also burnt. The barns contained farming tools, carriages, two horses, and eighty tons of hay, all of which were consumed. Nothing was known of the origin of the fire. Loss, four thousand dollars, which was partially covered by insurance.
1868, Jan. 6. Rooms in the south end of Hayford Block were
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hired for Engine No. 5, for a term of five years, at an annual rent of $200.
1868, Feb. 7. At midnight, a small house at the foot of Main Street, occupied by Andrew Bates, was burnt. Mrs. Jipson, aged eighty years, perished in the flames. The fire consumed the store of Martin P. White, which occupied the spot now covered by his brick store.
1869, Feb. 1. The old engine-house formerly occupied by Vigilance No. 1, on High Street, near the court-house, was sold to W. C. Marshall, for $160. A lot of land on Spring Street, for Hydrant No. 2, was leased for five years, at $45 per year. Feb. 8, the shop and tools of John West, on the Poor's Mills road, burnt. Loss, five hundred dollars.
March 14. House on east side of the river, owned and occu- pied by Holley M. Bean, known as Robert Patterson house, totally burnt. Insured for eight hundred dollars.
March 18. A four-wheeled hose-carriage for Washington No. 5, built by John Lower, of Charlestown, Mass., at a cost of $550, arrived. The engine was removed to its new quarters in Hayford Block, January 20.
June 17. The Hydrant, No. 2, was returned from Boston, where she had been thoroughly repaired. Her company was re- organized, and S. G. Bicknell was chosen foreman.
July 15. In the ship-yard of Carter & Co., a large two-story joiner's shop, a machine-shop, and a blacksmith-shop, together with a portion of materials, were destroyed. The neighboring house of William Farrow was injured. Loss, twelve thousand dollars.
Aug. 14. House of Gilmore Flagg, between High and .Union Streets, burnt. Loss small.
Sept. 24. The stable connected with the house of Hon. Axel Hayford, on the corner of Spring and Charles Streets, took fire at noon, by a cinder, and was damaged to the amount of a few hun- dred dollars.
1870, March 28. A barn owned by Michael Casey, near McGil- very's ship-yard, burnt.
Dec. 8. House and barn of Elijah Shuman, on Waldo Avenue, burnt. Cause of fire unknown. Insured for eight hundred dollars.
1871. Wheelwright-shop of Samuel Shorey, at the Head of the Tide, burnt. Insured for five hundred and seventy dollars.
1872, April 25. House owned and occupied by Mrs. Webber Banks, on the Northport road, consumed. Loss, five hundred dollars. No insurance.
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1872, April 29. In the evening, the house and ell owned by Mrs. Margaret Meek, on Wilson's Hill, near Grove Cemetery, were burnt. The barn and out-buildings were saved. Loss, two thou- sand dollars. Insured for fifteen hundred dollars. This was the first fire in the city proper for more than a year.
July 30. At midnight, an old unoccupied house at the junc- tion of the Lincolnville and old Stanley roads, near the " muck- hole," owned by Dr. N. P. Monroe, was consumed. Loss, about four hundred dollars. Partially insured.
Sept. 12. Washington Company No. 5 attended the Fireman's muster at Rockland, with their engine.
Sept. 29. At ten o'clock P.M., the ell and barn connected with the house of Edward L. Whittier, on the east side of the river, were burnt. The main house was saved in a damaged condition. A defective chimney the supposed cause of the fire. Loss, two thousand dollars. Partially insured.
Oct. 16. The E. P. Walker Fire Company, numbering seventy- eight men, arrived on the steamer " Pioneer" from Vinalhaven, accompanied by a band. They were the guests of Washington No. 5, by whom a dinner was given at Peirce's Hall, presided over by Mayor Marshall. Sentiments were given and speeches made. A trial of engines took place in the afternoon, followed by a ball at Hayford Hall. The Crosby Guards, from Hampden, were also here, by invitation of the City Guards.
Nov. 15. A new Hook and Ladder Company, consisting of sixty-five men, was formed.
Nov. 20. A public meeting was held to consider the expediency of bringing water for use in fire from the " muck-hole," in the rear of Congress Street, and a committee selected to confer with the city authorities.
Dec. 8. The house of Joseph Dennett, corner of Miller and Cross Streets, partially destroyed.
1873, Jan. 26. At eleven o'clock P.M., during a violent snow- storm, the house of Captain S. Riley Cottrill, on Northport Avenue, took fire from a defective chimney, and, with a portion of the furniture, was consumed. There was an insurance of two thousand dollars.
April 1. The house of James Haney, on Allyn Street, was burnt. Loss, seven hundred dollars.
June 11. A small storehouse in Carter & Co.'s ship-yard was destroyed.
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1873, July 3. An untenanted building on the back road to Lin- colnville, known as the Worthing house, was burnt at midnight.
July 15. A powerful Button engine, called the Deluge, pur- chased in Bath for Hydrant Company No. 2, arrived. It has a nine-inch cylinder, and is constructed to throw three streams, when needed. The first officers connected with it were as follows: H. J. Locke, foreman ; Charles T. Richards, assistant foreman ; Benjamin Robinson, foreman leading hose ; Arvida Hayford, assist- ant; W. A. Swift, foreman suction-hose; J. C. Cates, assistant ; George W. Burgess, clerk. The name was changed to Hydrant ; and in October quarters provided by the city in the basement of the Washington Hall Building, on High Street, were leased for $250 per year.
Next to the destruction of Falmouth by the British, in 1775, and the great conflagration in Portland on the 4th of July, 1866, the most disastrous fire which ever visited Maine occurred here during the afternoon and evening of Sunday, Aug. 24, 1873. In proportion to our size, it was a greater calamity than either of the fires at Chicago or Boston were to those places.
The fire commenced at about two o'clock, in a wooden building on Haraden's Wharf, at the foot of Main Street, and soon raged with such intensity as to defy the exertions of those who hastened to stay its control. A fierce gale of wind from the north was blowing, which hurled cinders and blazing shingles in its course. The store of R. Sibley & Son was among the first in flames ; and, before an organized stand could be made, the fire seized the adjoining warehouses of Frederick Brothers, Pitcher & Gorham, and Swan & Sibley. From there, the buildings on both sides of Front Street, with those upon the wharves in the rear, to the Marine Railway of D. W. Dyer & Son, were destroyed. This was the southern limit of the disaster on the shore. The fire burned Cross Street from Spring Street south, reached Union Street, and extended as far as there was any thing to consume ; followed up Commercial Street to High Street, and, with the ex- ception of two or three houses, swept the latter street to the house of E. K. Boyle, which was the last one burnt. That and the next one being of brick, a determined effort of the firemen suc- ceeded in staying the fire here. Only one house on the western side of High Street was destroyed, - that of Mrs. Mary M. Hall, where the Congregational parsonage now stands. Vigorous exer- tions to save the brick block of Mansfield & Knowlton at the
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corner of Main and Front Streets, the brick house at the corner of High and Pearl Streets, and the house of Arnold Harris on Park Street, fortunately proved successful. Had they failed, the entire southern portion of the city would have been in ruins.
At about six o'clock, the danger was over, although large de- posits of coal, corn, and other merchandise were still burning. The whole area of the flames exceeded twenty acres, and the dis- tance between the extreme points was abont a half mile. Eighty- six buildings and blocks were destroyed, fifty-three of which were dwellings, rendering seventy-five families houseless. Twenty busi- ness firms, occupying the largest warehouses in the city, were burnt out. The whole loss in buildings, merchandise, and furniture was three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of which one hundred and thirty-one thousand dollars were covered by insurance.
But one life was lost, that of Miss Rebecca Prentiss, a well- known and much respected lady, who resided in the Frothingham house, and, returning to the building after it was on fire, became bewildered, and perished in the flames. In the confusion of the hour, this loss of life was not discovered until the next morning, when her remains were found in the cellar of the burnt dwelling.
Only one vessel upon the stocks was burnt, a brig of five hundred tons, partially completed, in the ship-yard of C. P. Carter & Co. In this yard, one of the hardest struggles took place to save two other vessels which were nearly ready for launching. It was here that Engine No. 1 fell a victim to the enemy with which she had so many times contended during a service of over fifty years. One of our engines, a new one, belonging to the Hydrant Company, was undergoing repairs, and was not used.
Assistance from neighboring towns was rendered as soon as intelligence of the calamity reached them. The Searsport fire company, with their engine, came early to the rescue. Without waiting for a call for help, volunteers from Castine brought an en -. gine over in the revenue cutter, " J. C. Dobbin." The steam-tug " Howell," which was lying at Fort Point, came at once, in charge of Captain Charles B. Sanford, and threw water from her force- pumps upon such points as could be reached. A special train from Bangor brought the Union steam fire-engine and a hose company. which worked during the night in throwing water.upon two large piles of ignited coal.
During the progress of the fire, the utmost efforts were made by persons in its line of march to move out goods and furniture.
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In the uncertainty as to its being checked, furniture was carried from houses on Church Street, and even from some on Grove and Court Streets. In the hurry and excitement of such an occasion, much was damaged or misplaced.
Next morning the burnt district presented a sad sight. The busy bustling of the trade and business which had pervaded the whole water front was changed to the blackness and desola- tion of ashes. From Lewis's Wharf, at the railroad depot, to the Sanford Wharf, every pier save one was swept of its buildings, and back to the line of Front Street were only the ruins of what were the day before substantial business stands. The one exception was Simpson's Wharf, on which the storehouses, four in number, ' were standing, but access to them was cut off by the burning of the shore portion of the wharf. The ruins still gave out dense clouds of smoke. Heaps of burning coal sent out suffocating gas. Cellars filled with burning heaps of flour and corn sent up bright flames. Engines still kept streams of water on the ruins, to ex- tinguish the coal heaps or to cool safes. Owners wandered discon- solately about, or looked mournfully on their ruined business. Crowds of curious spectators from other towns gathered at points of interest. Carter's ship-yard was black with the ashes of burnt lumber and chips, among which lay the consumed frame of one vessel.
The saddest sights were seen about the ruins back of High Street, and from that point to the ship-yards. The territory was covered with the houses of men of small means, mechanics, sea- men, &c. Not a house was left standing. Beside the ruins, wo- men sat and wept among their homeless children, where in many cases they had remained all night. Others wandered about the remains of their vanished homes, plucking here and there some- thing from the ashes. A more desolate spot could not be im- agined, with the heaps of ashes, burning fences, trampled gardens, and blistered trees. Along High Street, the houses were generally larger, with spacious grounds, handsome lawns, and well-grown shade-trees. Nothing was visible but the cinder-strewn ground, the trees holding their bare and blackened arms to heaven, and here and there the saved remnants of furniture. At the Froth- ingham house, a group of men were reverently gathering the bones of the poor old lady, and laying them in a box. Knots of citizens, worn and weary from labor and excitement, stood around with blistered faces and scorched garments, viewing the spot where the fire was conquered. Long snake-like stretches of en-
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gine-hose lay across the streets. In every spot away from the path of the fire were piled such goods as had been saved. The green about the school-houses, Custom-house Square, and many other places, held these deposits, in many instances with the own- ers sleeping upon them.1
In response to numerous offers of assistance from abroad,2 the mayor sent the following despatch : -
" Belfast will accept with gratitude whatever pecuniary aid shall be offered. She needs it. For the second time within eight years, a terrible conflagration has smitten her. She asked no assist- ance then : now she is compelled to do so. The amount of insur- ance is only one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and but a small part of this will go to the poor and destitute sufferers.
" W. C. MARSHALL, Mayor."
Contributions at home and from abroad were promptly made, and afforded much needed relief. Among them was a donation of four hundred bushels of corn, forwarded free, by rail, from Council Bluffs, Iowa, through the efforts of Stephen Caldwell, a former resident of Belfast. A committee of relief, consisting of the Mayor, Dr. John G. Brooks, John W. White, Daniel Faunce, and Philo Hersey, was appointed by the municipal officers to receive and distribute supplies. Head-quarters were established at Peirce's Hall, where a company of ladies, with sewing-machines, at once commenced work for the sufferers. During the weck of the fire, assistance in money, clothing, furniture, and building materials, was furnished to seventy-seven families and individuals. The total amount received by the committee, in cash, was $23,424.78, of which $5,196 were obtained in Belfast. There were also large and valuable contributions of lumber, household goods, clothing, and provisions, the value of which was not estimated. The fund
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2 Our citizens have generally responded to calls from abroad invoking charity or relief. The first recorded public act of the kind was in 1823, to sufferers from fire in Wiscasset and Alna. Contributions were taken up in the churches, and a generous sum was raised. In January, 1847, the Universalist Sabbath school gave an exhibition in behalf of those rendered destitute by a fire at Marblehead. A public meeting, at which Governor Anderson presided, was held Feb. 23, 1847, to co-operate in measures then in progress for the famishing poor of Ireland. The sum of $193 was raised, and forwarded to the treasurer of the relief fund. The destruction by fire of the business portion of Waldoboro', Aug. 25, 1854, enlisted much sympathy here; and, at a public meeting called by the mayor, a committee was chosen, who obtained subscriptions to the amount of about $1,200.
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