NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
THE PULSIFER BLOCK FIRE 
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much in a financial way, as the great 
inconvenience to business in general. 
The post office, telephone, a grocery 
store, dry goods store, barber shop, 
express office, harness shop, two news- 
paper offices and an insurance office 
have been driven to new quarters. 
The total loss, which has been vari- 
ously estimated at from $40,000 to 
$70,000, now appears to be in the 
vicinity of the former figure, according 
to the basis of insurance claims set- 
tled. The loss to the building was 
about $24,000. 
Those who have examined into the 
cause of the fire are of the opinion it 
originated from gas, probably from a 
leaking pipe, as we stated last week. 
It is wonderful, in looking at the 
ruins from the inside of the building, 
to note the way the cement shell has 
hung together. The woodwork is all 
burnt, especially above the first story, 
and yet to look at the ruins from the 
outside one would think the walls were 
almost intact. 
Sparks from the Fire 
Postmaster Wheaton and his assist- 
ants—Miss Johnson and Miss Burn- 
ham—are to be praised for the manner 
in which they coped with the business 
this week. Situated in the office of 
the selectmen, under the most trying 
circumstances, they have been able to 
handle the mail about as quickly as in 
the postoffice. The postoffice will be 
located in the store formerly occupied 
by Tappan. 
Tappan will locate shortly in the 
store formerly used by Smith’s Ex- 
press Co. 
Geo. E. Willmonton has been much 
in demand all the week assisting in 
adjusting insurance claims, and _ inci- 
dentally in writing a number of new 
policies. He has taken an office in 
Lee’s block. 
Big crowds were here from out of 
town the few days following the fire, 
especially on Sunday, when many 
drove here from Beverly, Beverly 
Farms, Gloucester, etc., to view the 
ruins. The place has been roped off 
since the fire and_ special officers 
guarded the building until Wednes- 
day, night and day. Wednesday it 
looked very much as though the walls 
would fall over, but workmen propped 
up the shell and it is now considered 
safe. 
The entire damaged stock of Bullock 
Bros., through the agency of Geo. E. 
Willmonton, has been sold to the 
Underwriters’ Salvage company of 
Boston, including flour, sugar, package 
and can goods, and also all goods in 
bulk that were damaged in any way 
by fire or smoke. 
The telephone company resumed 
their service with quick despatch. A 
big gang of men started the day ot 
the fire, and many of the lines were 
working Saturday night, while most 
of the lines were ready for business 
Monday morning. 
‘Beverly Farms firemen were wait- 
ing for a call to Manchester for the 
fire last evening. Many of the boys 
stayed at the West: street engine 
house until after midnight in anticipa- 
tion of a call, but Chief James Hoare 
of the Manchester department and his 
gallant laddies, assisted by a splendid 
water system, handled the fire mag- 
‘nificently and out of town aid was not 
summoned.’’—Severly Times. 
276,000 gallons of water was used 
on the fire, according to figures of 
Sup’t Andrews, and about 325,000 
gallons of water was pumped that 
night, in order to get the stand-pipe 
back to its normal capacity. It is 
safe to say the pumping station was 
the busiest place in town that night, 
and Sup’t Andrews and his assistants, 
Archie Greenough and George Evans, 
were kept on the jump from the start 
of the fire until 6 o’clock next morning. 
The pumps at the station were fully 
able to cope with the demands until 
the steamer was attached to the hy- 
drants, too. After that the amount 
of water in the stand-pipe slowly di- 
minished. This is the first time the 
steamer has been attached to a main 
pipe since the water works was in- 
stalled, that is, on a fire of the magni- 
tude of this one. 
A NEW ASSORTMENT OF 
LADIES’ CORSETS 
THE GLOVE FITTING—IN NEW FORMS 
50c, $1.00, and $1.50 
And the H. W. WAISTS for Ladies, Misses, and Children 
Warranted to give satisfaction 
Also 
SAHLIN CORSE’TS at 
THE OLD CORNER STORE! 
GEO. F. ALLEN. 
WORTH 
BUYING 
Our showings of 
one, two, three 
pair lots of Lace 
Curtains — swell, 
choice patterns, 
one-third off. 
Sample pieces of 
Furniture Cover- 
ings, in silks, linen 
and cotton stuffs, 
half usual cost. 
Wall papers in 
room lots —7 to 20 
rolls. 
Rugs, carpet sizes 
down to mat size, 
one-third off. 
Linoleums to cover 
your entire floor 
without seam or 
join, as well as the 
Inlaid kind, all at 
1-3 off usual prices. 
H. M, BIXBY & CO, 
242 Essex Street, Salem 
Insurance Carried 
James K. Pulsifer. Total $26,500 as follows: 
Building — Geo. E. Willmonton $8,500, 
Wm. J. Johnson $3,000, J. F. Rabardy 
$3,000, Issachar Lefavour $12,000. 
Postoffice and other fixtures $1,500, agency 
Geo. E. Willmonton. 
Post office. No insurance. 
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Carried their own in- 
surance. 
Bullock Bros. Total $9,900: 
Stock—$7,000 agency of Geo. E. Willmon- 
ton, $900 agency J. F. Rabardy. 
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