The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-10
FURTHER PARTICULARS CT TIT.
BOSTON FIRE.

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Wulu.-ll: Mu,rirr ar..,, ! n'rr..k. fine
Trr:.p,t Tr.n.. WAS IL. .oy,.r,.l :, l.. on
fir. l. broke upt n , room, an tL,. too,. i'm
l,.,t';e.r}, over the l.,trr.. J. II ~ tho north
w,.,t corner ofthr huil,]in, o.cr;rI T., Erni
Chani,,lrv. por;r,it and i,rJ.,.,,,r I,aiu-,r.
l. :. l'l;r,rI fiat tL, fr,. cnn,l,t from some
,i.;,ctiu. due. and uot Tram ,h,. E,rStinr of
q ranplcnc Lamp. As has devastated. .l>,i>-
tan Eng;ur.r .Jl.nl,>. who was one of tn"
iir-; in the huI,!inu. SAY, the fire was at work
inside the ceiling and rn.rr the floor appal-
rmrly having been drafted THROUGH from some
other part ni the building. where it Originate
r,l probably from ,lr.c,,ivr furnace fine.
tbs opinion i roinri,lrl in Nv the few per
sons who were. earliest present. and who rN-
crtrl thrn,cIyrs with buck to uucncll TIE
flames before the arrival of the rnuinrS.-
Thu. fire was heard cracking in various dir,r-
tons. not to b" rcarhc,! p:c,ous to the actual
bursting ont Of tie flames INTO the room.-
II lamp or ,:lr. a"cidrui;l cause had set
the fire. ;hc interior Of the room would Of
ro,rr.' haze been first destroyed. The flames
cAtcIrird rapidly over the building. and ahoH,
: o'rI" IT,. iiIn'nsr root icl in with ire
u"ndu"uS crash, ant, the flames spread with
renewed fury. All the persons inside the
hui!Iin" narrow y escaped in iurv. \ fire
man named Turner tell from the haIlustcrs
+" the lower lloor. bat retrieved onl slight
inquiry. Ia" immense structure WAS now one
mas "i rneTn~ flames. and d> il was apparent
that 40 part ut it could he saved. the energies
OF the !!r''mru were turned towards Savin"
the surrounding property. .ii'out half past
; ",Io K, the souihrriv wall fell ontwaI,iiy
vpn III" rorf' Of a two STOW WOODEN huiIlins.
adi"nir@. thr property Of Gardner Brewer
E,p. crushing TIE Iuilling nearly into heap
OF runs. 1t was occupied hv Stephen t.
Stewart. I!ulA5rr: Jo~rp!l Pierce oyster sd
loom the fremont market and one or two
billiard saloons. Several persons who We're
IN this b"'dIn" narrowly escaped with their
ii'r>, AMI "e regret TO state that one fireman.
''r"r.c i.'y. amrmL"r OF Engine Go. No.
OF 'har!">town, wa very badly injured bv
the falling wall. II" wI> taken into the Ir,.-
mont House. whore a physician was called.
ajr, every attention paid him hy the uronri,.
tor. Mr. I'arAcr and his assistants. lie was
subsequently con~.v,I 20 The Na<>:r hrsr,,s
General I!n>uitgl. wI;rr w.. d,:l >o,u an,r
his arrival. TIE bod, of Mr. JOHN Hall. car
pcntcr. whn resided in Province House Court.
Was found Yesterday to!rnoonundcr the ruin.
Of this building. Nrl!,ir> head was crushed
in >h0rkiNv mannrr. When the fire broke
ont the deceased remarked to his wife that
he would 90 ont Il >lot, time anL see wltrr,
it was. Ilh went INTO the lul,I;ur to r.s,u,.
prnmrtv. and wh,!r there. tI, wall ti.I and
buried kim in The rains. lie n,u>t have died
in>tan'an"nu>Iv. His body WIS cnnvrvrl To-
the iicad House. where his friends r,'.n.,il.
ed it Nv the cl"ihc> He was .Jvc,r> of ace
and leaves vie and uuc child Fr.dcri K
i. Cofarn. Assistant I.u.,inr,r. was lad,y
bruised: James ". I."a'h"ihc". OF ll,,lrari
/. had his ankle >prnnrl and DAVID Hanson
was injured internally. all iv the falling of
til~ wall. Shortly after the falling ";' the
Souih"rIv wall, the Granite front wall fell INTO
Ia" street, dom" n" injury 20 any person.
y large ral>ton" struck the IRON railing ii
rrr'.y IN front of the Fremont House. and
forced TIE Foundation >tUnr upon which il
rested ont Of rs position. This house WAS at
times in Trrat DANCER but the speedy tLEnr
i'll OF the walls OF the Tempt" probably saved
il from damage or destruction. In the rear
I | 4 "A very
hi"h brick hgiiIn on CII,,r1u Plaza which
was completely DESTROYED The from, and
nOrtlrriv walls of this huiI,linr fell IN and
crushed in the roof Of an ,l;,inin, Lw,.l,;n,
hnnsc ,.r,,,,;,l L.. ,, u I -
Ilal private school in CharIlan Hall and
hos. ali h:s S.l.oJ tirrr;trrr r., I;,,r,.
stable OF Mir Joshua Snv.,rd ,.h;,.h oy...,.'i,.
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l he scene presented at the height of the