Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-11-19
The Great Flre im BOSTON.

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is to walk around The edges and see the
devastation. A great many incidents are
told more interesting than the ordinary
details. The origin OF tho fire is SUBJ
iect OF future enquiry.
ALSO O'Clock Saturday night FIRE broke
out at No. 81 Summer strcsl, near its
loot and adjacent to tho Boston, Hartford
and Erie Railroad depot, which spread
with fearful rapidity. Owing TO the lack
OF horses, caused by tho distemper, the
ire department was slow in responding
10 the alarm, aud in the brsi time before
inc engines could reach the scene thc
flames were beyond ooutro! They rap
idly swept up Summer street, taking
bo.h sides Tor q time. ihsu leaving the
south side swept onward up Ihs street
nearly to Washington street. The flames
.aeu turned rorlhwmd and Tie solid
mas, Of IKE, which then extended from
J Broad 70 within 4 blocs OF Washington
..leet moved forward in solid limo OF
ustylo rs Il we're, moving down every.
! iaiug 10 IS way.
The A,e.. was scorch'ug, aud the VIVID
winch blew gallo, filled the air with a
cloud Of burning fragments. Scores oil
engines played upon the burning mass
with no apparen, eifsct Whole blocks
/ thar were considered iuyuneraole TO lire
were wep, away ike the merssl finder
boxes. The storehou.os were filed with
immense quantities of goods which add
eI 10 the intensity OF the snbearabie
heat.
b. O'Clock the streets were alive With
lob teams AID oil sorts OF wheeled con-
yeyanccs loaded down with valuable
goods bsing removed to places OF safety.
The Common was used a. repository
bv those who eou'd find no covered shel-
Tor Tor their goods, and all along The
fremont street natl, from Park 10 Boyls-
ton street; goods in bales and boxes.
packages, large aud small, dry goods.
bed iicks sni household furniture, were
hesped in large stacks, and determined
men with stout sticks guarded them from
lac iutrusions OF nunberle.s thieves,
who. IKE bird. OF prey, hsyered about at
every turn.
a youu. man employed III large
Psarl.sireet house WAS handed the keys
OF tie store and safe by he book Keeper
on closing Saturday night, with The re-
mar. lhat he Che BOOK Esspsr,) would
be late in ON Monday morning When
the flames began 10 break through
Winthrop square the young man nade
for Ihs store, sn.agsd team, and, IN
locsio. The safe, sent Al the valna3io' 10
hs own fathers house ton safe keeping.
Hundreds of deeds Of individual hero
ism arc sporled. among which may be
mentioned that al Boston fireman. who,
learning That iu ths basement OF 4 build
ig- Oh tss west side % Congress street
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taxa oil lie steam. His comrades en-
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+, mil were nscLed full Of arresIea
thieves and after that hour during the
nigh, and Sunday those arrested and