Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1908 — Another Fire at Portland. [ARTICLE]

Another Fire at Portland.

Portland, Me., Jan. 27.—The wholesale dry goods establishment of Milliken, Cousens & Co. has been destroye.l by tire. The adjoining store, occupied by A. F. Cox & Son, wholesale shoe deniers, was gutted as to the two upper floors. At 3:45 a. m. the fire was under control. A request for aid from Boston was countermanded. The 10-se-i Include the following: Milliken, Cousens & Co., $435,000; A. F. Cox & Co., bul'ding and stock, $285,000; Parker, Thomas A Co. damage to stock by water and smoke, $100,000; other smalier losses by smoke and water, SIOO.000. week the dty ball was destroyed. the loss being $1,000,000.