The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-11-14
BOSTON IN FLAMES!

Banks, Newspaper and Tele.
graph Offices Destroyed-Loss
of Life Loss Estimated al
$1OO.OOO,OOO.
On Saturday night the city of Bos-
ton was visited by a terrible confa-
grafton, only equalled by that which
laid waste large part of Chicago
abeutthirteen months ago. From the
account by telegraph published in the
daily papers we copy the following
ssisss q BosToN, Nov. l0-7 a. m.
Tie fire first broke out of the rea.
end of the large five story granite
building, 81, 69iand 81 Summer street
directly on the corner of Kingston
street. This building was surmount-
ed with a high Mansard roof. overtop-
ping all the other Buildings in that
immediate vicinity. Directly as the
flames began to spread through the
story beneath this roof, and before an
engine or hose cart was on the
ground, great volumes of fame sud-
denly burst cut from the rear lower
stories of the building, and in les:
than twenty minutes the whole broad
face, extending fnlfy one hundred feet
along Kingston street, was one sheet
of flame, as was also,at the same time,
the SUMMER street front, the heat be-
ing sosintense as to force the firemen
away from that Immediate vicinity.
BY this time strong wind had sprung
up, and the flames began to sweep
over Summer and Kingston streets,
and despite al the ekertions of fire.
men in every branch of the depart
lneht, the fire was comm nunicated to
the buildings on the opposite corner
of Kingston and Summer streets, as
well as the great block on the corner
of Summer and Otis streets, and in
less than half an hour thereafter,
flames were bursting out of the roofs,
and alI'up and down the broad sides
of these immense buildings By this
time the wind increased to nearly q
gale, and the flames, having entire
mastefyof fOevery thing swept from sto-
fy to story, from roof to roof, from
block to oblock, and from corner to
corner driving the fireman from iev-
cry vantage ground they could secure,
and rendering al theiriexeftions use-
less and futile. Wherever the flames
reached they rapidly consumed eve
rything ofa c0mbustible of a combusI
tiblea chafaetera' The large block on
the corner of SUNNI efl and Kingston
streets, in which the fire first started,
was occupied on the first and upper
floors by TiBbitts, Baldwin 81 Davis,
dry goods jobbefs.. IA. IL. Young oc.
eupIed the third and fourth stories
asa fnanufactory for stays and cor
sets, giving employ oymeft TO about two
hundred men. b The second floor was
occupied by Damon, Temple s. Co.,
furnishing goods, etc., Notwithstand.
ing this great building was in almost
an incredf dfbles short space of time COM
pietely leveiied TO the ground, its de-
strtiction had not progressed far be-
fore che flames and sparks which arose
from it had iodged upon the build
ifigs round about. Thus the fire
spread almost Instantly in three di-
reetions Afirst to the adjoining block
on SUNNI eis street, then across Sum-
mer street to- the opposite block, and
then across Kingston street. In the
first named direction the adjoining G
buildings were occupied by Leland
s. Wheeiock, gents furnishing goods,
and Sawyer, Mansfield l& Co., import
erters of dry goods. The Uext are,
Gear, Bartlett a. Go, wooden goods
Son, hats, aps and fnrs,
next Farley. Amben & Co., dry goods,
jobbers, and Rhodes s. Ripley, whole
sale clothing the latter firm owned
tile building. The structure opposite
the point, OF starting was OF granite,
four stories and half High, occupied
largely by Mafiyn, Mullen 81 .Eims,
dealers III 8 trimmings, who used the
entire lower floor. Harding Bros. &
CO., and eide, Carter. g. Co., occupied
the upperSfoor.is From this building,
across the square diagonally. was a
stone block occupied by Smith. Rich
81 Co., and George NJ. Glassin, dealers
in cofsets, skirts and knit goods. On
the corner Of Ohio and Sum uier SITS.
stood the Everett Block, all imposing
gfanite,structure erected bNlthe Ever.
EFT estate. 1t included Nos. SO, 54, sc
5S, 60, 81, and 81 Summer street. The
upper floors were used mostly as off
ces and occupied byHvarious parties
Now the fire began to creep steadily
up both sides of Summer street, along
from l'oofto roof Opposite the Ever.
EFT block the buildings as they were
engulfed in rapid succession, were as
follows = Briekswell front, occupied
by A. Folsom So Sons, floor cloth and
OIL cloths , George HI. Butler, han
goods, and EugeiIe Ehapih, commits
sion merchantss Granite block
Morses Hammond s. Co., hosiery md
gloves, Stiles, Beale = Homer, whole
sale clothing; S. Klous s. CO.., hats,
caps and fnrs; Strucker Bros, hat and
cap mandatory Thyman 81 Arka-
hay, imported goods and linen; Ew-
ing, Nv ise & Fuiler, linens and white
goods; Rothwell, Luther, Potter &
Co., clothing Twitchen, Green g Ste
Yens, clothing -, 49, .s,i.8a
Af this tine, about ten n O'Clock, the
flames burst from the top of the build
0ni Arch street. il EAlmost before
the existence iof the flames in this
quarter was known, they had spread
down through the building and were
bursting in "a perfect torrent from all
the windows in front of the fancy
goods store of HawIey, Folsom and
Martin. The fire spread,to each side
enyeloping the stores of Thomas Kel-
ley 90 Coz, ID. M. Hodgson, clothing
March Bros, Pearce 81 Co., Miner
Beaie and Hackett, all, of which were
quickly, blazing. At ten, O'clock the
whole roof of the Everett Block wai
a sheet Of flames, sending high into
the air column of fire, smoke anC
ilufiff sparks.aid- -iisi oeSfmaloA Z
3 fffavingnthns gained perfect contro
of the Everett Block, the fire stretch
ed its, arms, across. narrow Arch stree
and moved rapidly up towards Wash
ington street, taking in the Iesta blish
ments of George H. Lane, Brett s. Co
wholesaieaelothing, and Messenger &
90, dry goods ), Edgertoh & Gilman
ding rooms = Chaffel 81 &lWhitiiey, sew
ing silk; Lee, Tweed & Co., DIR,
goods. ;u Mareaut 81 Co., commission
merchants;n Reayy, ID Foster s. Bow
man, agents of the, Canton silk mills
Kettle and Jones, commission mer
chants Price, Tack s. Co, thread ant
trimmings Porter Brothers, commits
sion merchants Nicholas & Sons, i'm
Iiitafiof ftaff,i -sii6 Z ~ ,99lIa2s51
AAt the oppesfteseh1 Of Summer ST.
ICnear the Junction of Bedford street