The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-11-14
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The ConflagratiOn again Breahs Out and
Rages violentIy-Fears that the Whole
Block on Washington street and Temple
PlaceyyiH Go.
BosToN, Nov. I1-2 30 a. M.-The
fire has again broken out in the stores
of Marsh Sc Co. and Shrieve Crump &
Low, jewellers, and is raging violent
w. Itis hoped, however, that the fire
department will be able to keep it
under. The gas is going out ali over
the city.
BosTox, Nov. 11,-3 A. M.-The fire
broke out safresh from three terrible
gas explosions in the rear of Jordon,
Marsh IL Co.'S store. The fire crossed
Washington street toward Temple
Place and gained rapidly. 1t now
looks as if the whole block toward
the Common would go.
3 :40-A. Mas seen from the
Providence depot, where the Western
Union Company has established an
Office, the flames are higher and ap-
parently spreading. The reports are
that the whole block OH Washington
and Temple Place viii be destroyed.
Dispatches have been received from
all the principal cities, rendering any
assistance the sufferers OF the city may
require. Public meetings have also
been called by the Mayors of those
cities for the purpose of providing
ways and means. for carrying their
generous offers into practical effect.
80, A. M.-The Boston fire broke
out with renewed vigor at about mid
night, in almost the same spot where
it. first originated. 1t was caused by
3 Of hn hrlIlA N Oc
occupied by William r. Stearns &lCo,
in Summer street. The front walls OF
i the binding were blown. into the
street and set fire to the store which
extended back into the central court.
Owing TO the frequent gas explosions
the fremen were for some minutes
detained from going into close prox-
unity to the burning building. RrOm
/ Stearns' establishments the flames rap
idIytcommunicated to- the extensive
building on the cornernof Snmmer
and Washington streets, occupied on
the ground floor by Messrsl tShrieve
Cruinp & Law, jewellers and dealers
in elegant gas, lfxturess The upper
stories were occupied by the Wheeler
and Wilson Sewing machine ware
rooms, Lowell and Brett, engraYers,
and two or three custom taifors. Et-
forts to stay the progress OF the flames
were unagaiEng, and in less than half
an hour the magnificent block on the
corner of Washington and Summer
streets was idoomed.933The flames
leaped from the windows and lcurled
themselves about the eornices. Soon
the vast pile was in a shrOud of fame.
One gas explosion followed another
in rapid succession. Several soldiers
and firemen were prostrated and sew
eral severely injured. GA o woman
named Martha E. HatchisOn Jumped
from thesecond story to the pavement
and was seriously injured, and her re-
scovery is considered doubtful
The special train from: Manchester,
New Hampshire, which arrived in this
city at five o'clock, brought two steam
engines from the AmOskeag works
and hose.carriage, with menenough
tofrun ALL three.51 One steamer is a
seif-propeller,sa and W orked yeryshandi-
| 1y. The men were fresh oandl went
/ to work with great zeal.F. Itwas for
tunate, at the critical juncture, that the
steamers were ion hand, for the water
force at the hydrants was very ismall
barely enough 10 force stream to The
second story windows. Among the
arrivals was an engine company OF
seventy-five meno from Biddeford,
Maine. br y or IDd :agJng1 13is.3
The range of athree-stoTy, brick
buildings latelyo occupied by j Jordan
81 Marsh, but within few days taken
possession of by Crosley &c Morse,
who were to throw the whole into a
grand store in connection with their
Washington street establishments, took
fire and were soon in flames. - Down
Summer street the flames crept along
steadily, and at two o'clock only one
building remained between the fire
and G. S. Hoveyz &s.gCo.'s. bnilding-
Back of their premises is situated
Parks Hotel, (which now seems
doomed, not only TO itstowtr destruc-
ton but threatens to be the means of
communicating fire to Jordan &
Marsh's retail building, and ali the
Avon street property. Had the proper
authorities shut off the gas from the
whole burned district early on Sun
day morning. the present dreadful vis-
itation would have been averted. All
the property along the line of WASH
ington street which haso new been
destroyed, or lis in immediate danger,
could have been saved had not the ex-
plosion given the flames fresh eneour-
agement. 1 h',c -bodao" 5naas1i
Fs.lA T.