The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-04
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Disastrous C0nnasration I'm Boston.
pEsrEUcrIoN or CHICKERING'S PrANoFoRrH Manu.
FACTORY AND OTHER BUILDINGs-oNH LIFE LOST.
(From the Boston Traveller, Dec II
At abeut Ill o'clock last night ere broke out
In the sass room of the third story Of the extensive
pisno(orts establishment of Jonas Ohiskering, No.
S34 Washington street. The flames spread with
great rapsdity, and in short time the upper part
Or tho back building was in flames
The front part Of the building Was separated from
The back by fire proof wall, bat connected by Sc
veral iron doors. We are assured that oil these
doors were closed last night but intense was the
dewn. There was then no obstacle TO the flames,
which spread throughout the bailding, and in afsW
hours, notwithstanding the efforts OF the hre de-
fartment, Il was mass of ruins
The building was owned by Mr. Chtckering-
having been built by him expressly fer the purpose
Of manufacturing panos, and WAS lifted up with
every convenience for his business, without regard
to expense. 1t covered large extent OF ground,
and was valued at from $50 600 to $40, 900 1t was
insured q folio vs- $40 900 at the Firemans Office,
and s22 900 at the Boylston, (of which 81, 600
70 insured at the American office
There were in the building at the time about 100
pspos finished and unfinished, of ~hich four in the
lower story were valued Mt 1000 each There
were also . large number Of patterns and moulds,
which were very valuable, and can with difficulty
be replaced. About one hundred persons were en-
poyed in the building who have all lost their TOOLS
ana some of them money add clothing. The ave-
rage loss to these workmen caunot be less than
hundred dollars each making total Of ten thousand
dollars. This is total loss, there being no insu.
rance.
There were also many other articles Of value in
the building and the total loss t, Mr. Chickering in
STOCK was at least $75 900, on which there is in.
ssrsnce rs follows--$fo 900 a. the Neptune; $lO,-
600 at the Franklin; 81, 900 at the Cochituate aad
$40 0l0 1t the Equitable Office. 1t will thus be
seen that Mr. Chickering is. not half covered by
insurance, and is therefore very large loser by the
destruction Of property, to which must De added tho
La nft hw fha hraa of hia irnnn lam
establishment, which will be very severe, rs it cannot
be put in good working order again for at least
Year The workmen, also lose by being thrown
IN Of business; but learn that many of them
have worked for considerable length Of time for
Mr.. Chiokering, and have by their industry placed
themselves in such position as to prevent them and
their families from suffering by such calamity n
We understand that Mr. Chickering rented, few
days since, tho large building opposite his old
establishment, belonging to Mr. L Vose, and that
be will probably recommeDce business there. He is
ut present absent at the South
The books and papers of the establishment, aud
some seven hundred dollars in money we're saved
by Mr.. d /. Hareden, at q considerable personal
hazard. Mr. Hsrreden also a te npted to save
truLk containing $50 in money, from an upper room,
but wac driven back by the smoke and flames and
struck in the face by falling brick tho injury sus-
tanned, however, was fortunately slight.
The lower story of the building vas occupied for
stores, Hessrs Thomas & Merriam, grocers, lost
the whole of their extensive stock Swing only their
papers They are insured for So 900 at the Eliot
office, which will not cover their loss. Edward
B1tnan, srockery ware dealer, lost all his stock.
He had no insurance, Amos Cummings, West In
dia goods dealer, lost all his stock but few arti.
cles and his papers Insured Tor $4,000 At the Eliot
Office.
The brick building adjoining Mr. Chickering'S
factory on the corner of Norfolk place. was also TO-
tally destroyed It belonged to Dsming jarvis, who
was incurred. the occupants were James w Vose,
maker Of piarOforte keys and pianos. and P. w.
Morley, plumber. Their loss considerable; whe-
ther they were insured or not We not learn.
The brick building next adjoining, belonging to
the heirs of James Blake, was completely leveled to
the ground by the falling Of the walls Of the other
Buildings. II was occupied in part by Mrs Wyman,
dealer in boys clothing. whose loss is total She
81 600 a. the Fireman's Office.
At the height of the fire, the walls of the burning
Buildings fell in different aces, crushing, as above
stated Mr. Bake's building portion of the side
ry; bat when the gable end of the wall on Norfolk
place fell and destroyed the Blake bailding it also
buried In the ruins t~o wat ,ouen VINO we're in the
building, one named Alfred Turner, of the Centre
division, and the other was Beujsn F. Foster of
the Boylston vision. large force set to work 20
clear out the ruins in order to rescue the men if
possible Alter proceeding 10 the work for some
time, the voice of Turner could be heard, and at
length one of his arms was reached but just as
Shey were about to extrcate him, he fell into the
cellar.
AT lenRtu, AFTER nearly tnree nouns OF nHru WOrk,
Mr Turner was taken from the ruins in . living
state and carried to the Adams House, where it was
found that MOI bone1 were broken, and it is hoped
that he will recover After remaining at the Adams
House for several hours he was conveyed to his
home on litter, BY his brother watch men.
Tb,, body of Mr.. Foster had not been reached at
eleveu clock, though men were steadily at work on
the ruins. 1t is supposed that he was instantly
killed He was employed at the establish nens of
Hallet & Davis.
A fireman named Parking attached to n vibrant
No 3, was considerably bruised and cut by the fall
ing Of the wall in Norfolk place, but is not seriously
injured.
Several ether fremen also injured By falling tim
Der.
Tho hesk of the FIRE was 80 intense that the build
irgs on tho opposite side of the street several
times On fire, and were with difficulty saved The
Adams House 10 damaged to the amount Of $3.50 to
$500. The boarders of the house worked with
will to save the building
The new and elegant store of Ehenezer Vose. Nos
S79 and 3si was also damaged TO the amount Of
500 ~ the breaking of windo vs., and the burning
81 window frames, sc
One or two wesden buildings between the Adams
House and Mr. Voses building, were also considsra-
bly, damaged, but the stocks Of the occupants we're
pnipjured.
The building at the corner Of Hayward place,
owEHd by Uriah Richie. and occupied by Daniel
HeWhau. pianoforse m Manufacturer, was damaged IN
the roof BY FIRE and the stock by water. His loss
mast be considerable.
P.W. Case. who keeps furnishing store in the
lower part Of the building, musthaye been damaged
by water.
for 90 900 ut the Eliot office.
improvements In Washington.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, thus
speaks OF some Of the Improvements in Washing
On the SQUARE south Of the Presidents house, the
major psrt Of the surface has been graded, and viii