The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-08-21
Letter from Boston.
Correspondence Of the Journal.
Boston, Aug. Il

FIRE on sHlPBOARD.
On "Wednesday party of some two hundred
| ladies and gentlemen of Cambridge, accompanied
by Il band of music, embarked on the steamer
Fayorite for al excursion i'll the harbor. But
what promised an enjoyable trip was soon
| turned into dire experience which will never
| be forgotten by those who so narrowly escaped
the dreadful fate of death by fire on the water
where the victim slltlrrs untold agony as he secs
the flames approaching nearer and nearer to
| where he cljngS conNulsively to the last avail
| able place of retreat, and when he fIanticav
| awaits the lurid flames. whose hot breath al
| ready burns his check and seems to dry up his
very blood or will he leap into the cmbrr-be-
strown waters to die more slowly perhaps, but
| none the less surely: Coming so soon after the
terrible disaster ON the Potomac. no wonder the
eNcurSonSt> on the Favoritc We're thrilled With
| horror As the cry of Fire" rang through the
boat, and that all ~rltpo>Scs>ion seemed for the
| moment lost. And not only one, but three such
alarms We're had that day. hui fortunately no
one was hurt 10y ire, and in fact the Vessel itself
escaped with Slight bli~tering. The captain
| say, the fire was call,cd 10y mr,lc~omr pas
~tngcr, WHO ultcr having been elected from the
| pilot house, where he wanted to steer, and from
| the engine room where his protltrcd services
| were likewise not appreciated, started for vol
| untccr ~tokng expedition, anl in going down
| the ladder he overturned an oil can, the con-
| tents of which took fire from the furnace The
cause is Otherwise stated to have been the foam
| ING of the water in the boiler, partly fresh and
! partly sal, water which passing through the
| init, g.1I
through the tubes upon Tie tire, blowing the
contents of the vertical boiler out into the lire
room The other fires are said to have orgi
| matted in like manner. Signals Of disasters We're
DISPLAYED. and The passenger, were rescued b}
The schooner Alexander. Of ProNiucrloWIl.
landed at Long Island, and finally brought bac>
| to The city by the steamer stamford.
| NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL.
But ! have II few words TO say on more
pleasing topic. The committee Of the Training
school for Nurses has made arrangements with
the trustees Of the Massachusetts General Hos
pital for giving Il wears training to women lie
Sirou> of becoming professional nurses. The
applicants for tuition must he in good health and
sustain an mbenli>hrA reputation, those aged
from Twenty-Five 10 thirty-tiNr being preferred.
| iN'N VIII ~ ltftIN ca 'll I'It'dilfh l''l 'h''
month. during which time no compensation
will pc paid them, bur they will be boarded and
lodged At The schools expense, At the end of
their probationary period the resident ph\ Stefan
and superintendent shalt determine upon th.ir
illness for thr work, and retain OF dismiss them
according N they think beneficial TO me m-titu-
ton, and they are liable to dismissal at any time
| should misconduct on incicjcncN warrant such
| 4 course. They will reside in a hou-c provided
lay the committee near the hospital, and serve
| a assistant nurses 10 the o-pitai ward, ON
being accepted A. pupils, they will lie required
| To sim written agreements to remain in the
school one wear, in consideration Of training re-
ccivrd The instruction includes the dressing
| of hli~lprs. burns, sores and wounds: the ul-
pcati"n If concentrations, poutire- and mitiol
dressings, jhr administration of cncmn> ion
men and women; the internal and external APP
pications of ltcrhcS the management of lrIIs,c>
and related appliances; the best methods OF
friction to ;hc body and cXtrcmitrs; the best
means for the moving Of patients, changing
their clothing, and giving baths in bed prevent
ing bed Sore; hnnda@n%: making baudagc-
and rollers, lining spllntS; making patients
: beds and changing Sheets Will, the patient, nr,
in hrl. They viii hr taught To- prepare every
thing needed for the ~iek. how IN +vcllr, propci
vcniIation~, etc. They Will h, rNpectcd l.,
observe aud accurately report to the D,lll ~ici;n
| The State o the sttrrtions, approximations. slim
pulse, bodily temperature, mcnaI condition
breathing, Sleep, cruptiou~ effect of diet, ~imtl
lant~ on medicine and in short every thing tina
is necessary To the intelligent care Of the -ith
! | For the first year TIN, nurse, will ht' paid tcI
4 dollars per month in addition tn tuition aud a
The expiration Of their puIila@e they VIII ,,
paid mi adequate salary. The school will upvt
! the fr~t Of November ncNt and the similar in
-ttulion in NrW lor> II nov m~lructns lrath
cr~ for the new -yhooI. This in bri,t j.. lr
+ sriplion Of Nhat bi,l- to ~ tL, opening Of Al
b suspicious era in the manage nent Of tho>
| stricken DOWN by accident or disease; for " l;l
/ miracles almost may not ~ -hiillul >urgcol
an|mtcgcnt ply Stefan br wrought when aidr'
| by M enlightened and dcN otcd nurse:
Fires AND FIRE MArIrHS.
T. The past week, besides being called out thry
/, times 10 cNtingui~h beds curelc~~ly sci ON tirc
. | and Il few times more ON the occasion of >naI
fires, the fire department have had 10 ballI
| with two bona idle CONGREGATIONS, on Wh;t
threatened to become ~ach, but happily but lit
til. damage was cntard in premises hryon,
those wherein the ir,. IN each c3ls, originated.
Visitors TO this city have douhtIr>, Had then
| attention called to Il huge boN-truck, green
painted, bearing in large yellow letters the le
| @cnd, "SeWnl Day X Cos" and drawn by
7 | splendid pair Of baN~ whose massive harnce~r
i | would weigh down any ordinary animals. 'lhi
u | firms cor,la@r factory, Situated on Parkr
street, Highland District. Wa, partially destroy
rd on Monday a~t. The flames were happil
T. confined to The building where they broke out
| which shows that thr department ha~ mot NY
. come the Gillette organization some would hays
It's hcrNc. rhe fire i thought 10 HAZE been
generated by thr friction of a belt which ruhbt,
against the woodworl> of the floor, on il NIGH
II have been caused by Il hot box through Whic
o. ~haftin@ run. Tie o>, loot> up 80 500; in,ul
: ed for rl9.019.33. Me~,r>. Day 4 Co., hal
I sent a note 10 Chief Engineer Damrtll. incIos
my their check for $500. for thu, benefit of TIL
tircmcn,whcrcin they express appreciation
of The skill and Nl@or Iii played by the depart
+ m,'nt at the fire upon their premises.
= 81 about tn oclYcl Friday evening the hen
sounded I'M alarm caused b> the burning ol
!. large five story And MmSarl-root building N
! MtlrimHc street, occupied bN various lirl1- of
y mechanical nature, among others Mr. CANINE
r who was burned out lat -prin@ OF i.tno\c
I" street, and hut recently put in 4 so 900 stool
+ in the building on Mrrrmac street. which Ii
loses totally, with bnta small Insurance. FIN
fire ragged u1ou~Iy, and took two hours lar,
lighting before il was ~ubdurd. But Htllr damn
age was done to >trroundin" buildings, Which
was very lortunae for had the flames cot wet
under way in the Under boxes of the neighbour
2 hood nothing short Of the raXin@ Of the Whol,
section. would have stopped it. The building
burned was originally Baptist Church, An,
the denomination Still occupied the second Story
. rs a Chapel up To the time Of the burning. IW,
stories and the man-;rl were added two Wears
ago, AM, the whole fitted lor business PURPOSES
The los /, estimated at from 5000 to ,Ot