Welcome to Penobscot County, Maine History and Genealogy Fires in Bangor from 1855 - 1859 List taken from the 1859 Bangor Directory Transcribed by Shauna Williams for Genealogy Trails 1855 March 31. Tool house of I.M. Bragg, on West Broadway. July 3. In barber's shop, Guild's block; damage $200. July 4. On Kenduskeag bridge, from sawdust under sidewalk. No damage. July 21. The dwelling of Galen Worcester, Morse's lane; damage trifling.  Aug 3. Unoccupied house owned by H. Warren, near Mechanic street; loss $100. Aug 15. Cooper shop on Ohio street; damage $150. Aug 15. House on Coombs' wharf, so called, owned by R. Dwinel; loss $1000. Sept 26. A.C. Leighton's shop, Court street, from shavings; put out without much damage. Oct 8. John Farrington's shop, near Morse's lane; damage slight. Dec 1. roof and L part and wood house of the "Old Patten House," High Street, owned by M.L. Appleton; damage $150. 1856 Jan 12. Roof of J. Low's market, from charcoal box; damage slight. Feb 25."Old Seward House," Ash street; damage small. March 5. "Reed House," near Prince's on Centre street; loss $300; incendiary. May 28. Brig Susan T. Norcross, Veazie's Wharf. Loss 1000. June 6. House of Mr. Dearhorn, North Broadway. Loss 500. June 11. House of Mr. O'Connell, french street. 150; defect in pipe. June 24. House of T.J. Whitton & Co., Harlow street. From sparks. Aug 26. House of Mr. Gardner. Barkerville. Loss 400. Sept 10. House of McGaw & Crosby. Washington street. Loss $300; defect in chimney. Sept 11. Samuel Larrabee, exchange-loss $65. Oct 23. Barn of William A. Blake. Summer street. Sup. Incendiary. Oct. 17. Building of Samuel Larrabee; exchange. Loss $50. Stove pipe. Dec 7. Steam mill of Decrow & Crockett. Drew's Wharf-Slight. Defect in pipe. Dec 26. Benjamin Gullifer, 6 Mile Falls road. Loss $300. 1857 Jan 24. Ewer's Tavern. Ohio street, slight. Jan 26. George C. Martin. Near Valley Avenue. $300. March 2. Steam mill of Decrow & Crockett. Drew's Wharf. slight. Stove pipe. March 17. Store of B.F. Bradbury & Co., caused by accidental igniting of spirits of turpentine. Damage $100. May 10. Tenement owned by S. Larrabee, on exchange street, from defect in chimney. May 19. Barn and wood house of Messrs. Fogg & Dillingham, on the corner of French and Somerset streets. Loss 500. May 29. Blacksmith's shop of E. Broad, from defect in forge. Damage small. June 10. Elm House, on Levant Road, supposed incendiary. Loss 2000. June 11. The attic and roof of Hon. Charles Stetson's house Broadway. Damage 425. June 25. Barn of John Howard, Birch street, from rags. Damage nominal. Oct 21. "Torsey House," Ash street, from bedding. Damage slight. Dec. 31. Storehouse of Charles Dunning & Co., caused by high course of tides slacking lime. Damage, 600. 1858 Jan 5. House of Mr. Consandine, on Paddy Lane. Damage nominal. Feb 4. The McQuesten Mills. Cause unknown. Loss 1000. Feb 11. Theological Seminary building, from sparks on floors. Damage slight. Feb 12. In same building-cause unknown. Loss 350. Feb 13. The wool house of Chapin Humphrey, on Centre street. Supposed cause, a defect in the chimney. Insured $2600; Loss $5000. Feb 27. Residence of Mrs. Smith, essex street, caused from sparks from the chimney. Damage slight. March 21. Store of S.C. Hatch, main street, from stove; loss $8500, insured $5500. March 24. House of John Conner, from chimney; loss $800, insured 750. March 31. House of Marston & Weed, essex; loss 200, insured 200. April 8. Store of Mr. Bowler, exchange street, from stove pipe, trifling. April 14. House of Mrs. Bither & Dr. Rich, red bridge, supposed incendiary-loss 700. April 18. School House, division street, loss 300. April 21. House of M. L. Appleton, high, from stove-damage trifling. April 24. School House, main, supposed from smoking - Loss 700. April 16. Steam Mill of Decrow & Crockett, city lane; boiling of tar-loss 1000. June 1. Shop of Shaw & Merrill, broad street; from chimney, loss 900. June 3. Store of Thurston & Metcalf, broad street-loss 2000; insured 2000. June 21. House of Mrs. Kealer, parker, from smoking. June 30. House of Mrs. Hastings, court. from chimney,-trifling. July 2. House of Feeny children, Edward Dowd, F. McManus, hancock street-Loss 700; 600; 500. July 6. Lewis Robinson, Jones Court-loss $1000. ins. $400. Aug 24. House of P.B. Mills, centre street. Aug 30. House of Mr. Halleburton, East Hampden. October 19. A. McNeil, levant road. Nov 30. Shop of Asa H. Norton, harlow street, friction-trifling. Dec 4. Shop of J.W. Covel, Gus(?) Ho. Avenue, accidental-Loss 200. 1859 Jan 3. House of Capt. Wells, Kenduskeag avenue, incendiary-100. Jan 7. House of J. Hurley, essex street, accidental - 150. Jan 23. House of Mr. Driscoll, washington, from stove-loss trifling. Feb 26. House of David Pierce, main street, defective chimney, loss 1000, insured 900. HOME DEDICATED TO FREE GENEALOGY Submitters retain all copyrights ©2008 Genealogy Trails