The Republican journal., 1872-11-28
Another Large Fire in Boston-Loss Above
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Shortly before O'clock, Wednesday
evening, flames burst from the upper win
dowS and roof of Rand & Averv's extern
sive printing house ut No. Conhill, near
the foot of Washington street, Boston.
The flames shot up iuriously to q great
height, and strong northerly wind carried
showers Of burning cnders over the build
in9s on the easterly side OF Wushin gton
and across State street. In response 10
the general fire alarm. the firemen were
speedily on the spot, and the steamers got
promptly at work and in thirty minutes
the flames. which had threatened another
great contlagration, were subdued within
their original limits The general fire
alarm, ana the grand illumination of the
shooting flames, caused a great commo-
ton in the city, and an immense crowd OF
excited people speedily gathered from
every quarter. The military guard which
has been kept up since the great fire were
of important service. forming a Gordon
across the streets, keeping back the crowd
and giving the tiremen ample room for
the most efficient work. Rand 4 Avery's
establishment, Nos. l to Il on Cornhill
and from Is TO 10 on Washington street,
was completely destroyed. The firm en-
ployed some three hundred hands. about
fifty Of whom were girls. A large num-
Der OF power presses of different kinds
were in the building, and large amount
of books and pamphlets, partly finished
which will he a total loss. Rand & Avery
estimate their loss at $4,000 which is
covered by insurance, mostly in Boston
Offices. Abbott's bnderv was damaged
about B 900 or 1000 worth and Adams
Il Bakers bindtry about SO, 900 worth
The congregational Publishing Society
Lose $1,000, Henry Ioyi, book publisher
S20,0 900. and the Congregational news
paper $4,000 The building was owned
by the cooperative association known IS
Fifty Associates. All the above were in
sured, mostly in Boston offices. The fire
caught in Rand x Ayery's press-room.
Among the periodicals destroyed was
the December number Of Old and New.
which was nearly all ready for delivery.
one number of Littell's Living Age, aud
between 10000 and 10000 copies Of the
Wei Spring, which is published semi
monthly. The publishers ofthose peri0di-
calls had . large quantity of paper sock
in the establishment, which was lost, as
did Messrs. j. r. Osgood & Co., Lee &
Shepherd. Sampson & Davenport, pub
fishers of the New England Register
lNerson, Phinney Backman 4 Co, of
New York, and the University publishing
company of New York, whose loss is in
school text books.
Messls Bill Il Norcross, OF Springfield.
Mass. had 1000 worth of book plates
stored in the vaults Of the building, which
were destroyed, but the loss is covered bv
insurance Ledyard Bill also loses S, 600.
not insured. The vaults are old and moi
absolutely tire-proof.
Other establishments damaged by fire
and water are those of Thos. food, II
CornhilI, printers; solomon & Samuels,
10 Washington street, clothing; c. j.
Peters & Sons, - Washington street,
stereotypers Adams Il Baker, book
binders, and S. X. Abbott, publisher.
The editors and compositors of the Bos-
ton Pilot, in the story above that in which
the fire began, were barely able TO escape
with their lives. The Pilot office, com
pletely destroyed at the great fire, now
suffers destruction a second time; never
theless the paper will appear from another
new office rs usual tomorrow Two
stories Of the building We're in flames
before the arrival of the fire department.