The Republican journal., 1873-06-05


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Another Boston Confagration.
BosroN May 80. At twenty minutes
past $ O'clock this morning an alarm OF
fire was rung from Box SO, which called
Il portion of the department to the vicinity
of All Washington street. where it was
found that the rear buildings of HALEY,
Morse X Co.'S furniture factory were in
flames. These buildings are of the most
comhustible character, and so rapidly did
the fire obtain control of them that within
ten minutes 4 second alarm had to be
sounded, and soon after general alarm,
which drew the whole number of steamers
hose carriages and ladders to the scene of
the conflagration
An unusually large number OF people
were gathered upon the streets at the time
to witness the setting off of the Grand
Army Posts for the cemeteries, and when
the fearful news spread that a monster fire
was in progress, the crowd was augment
ed to many thousands within a few min
utes. The flames spread with wonderful
rapidity toward every direction. menacing
fremont and Boylston street on the one
hand. ana coming out entirely on Wash
ington street on the other
THE SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.
At quarter before nine O'Clock serious
fears were felt for the whole of that part
of Boyston street between WASHINGTON
street and the Common, on the northerlv
side. The Bovlston Bank building. with
the extensive establishment of w. c.
Reeves q Co.. dealers in gents furnishing
goods corner OF Washington and Bovlston,
and Emerson, Leland & Co. 10 and II
Bo7lston street, were attacked in the rear
tlcTcelv, and seemed destined to fall. It
was said, however, that q twentv-inch
party wall at this point would save the
corner and on this hope the anxious
crowd waited At g. u the steepe Of the
Beach street church caught fire at the top
and burned down gradually. The spread
OF the hr" 1T this point was anxiOuslv
watched by residents on Harrison avenue.
Al about this time, also, the roof of the
Globe Theatre caught fire, and the build
ing next to it, known as Arlington Hall,
containing the eating rooms of Crawford
Co., was found burning on the top.
Streams Were placed by ready fremen on
these buildings and the roofs well wet
down, but the persistent flames retained
their hold, especially Of the Globe build
ing. The Eagle Clothing House, on the
corner OF Washington and Essex, then be-
gan to move their goods, and water was
poured upon the roofs in this vicinity like
It deluoe
TIE OUTLINE OF THE FIRE
AT halt-past eleven O'Clock the cheering
intelligence was sent along the lines that
the course of the fire was probably STAYED.
The last movement of the fire department
was to concentrate in one or two places
on IFS margin and the effort proved sue
ccsstul Looking over the new burnt and
burning distract the area covered has the
following boundaries, and is about four
acres
WASHINGTON STREET
Commencing on the west side, lust be-
low Haymarket place, the last number
gong south is 395, being the building oc-
cupied by William P Emerson, Boston
Organ Company. Extending to the north
and NJ right angles to Washington street.
the fire burned through to q lot of dwell
hug houses in the court of Newmarket
place, abutting the buildings DESTROYED on
ashngton street. Going east and south.
east IT has made a sweep back to Wash
mgton street without going to Boylst0n
street. falling short of the latter street at
Montgomery 4 Co.'S confectionery store
No. 423 Washington street. The rear of
the new five-story Pilot building, in pro-
cess of completion, is now within thirty
ieet OF DeXtcr's old stable, where the fire
commenced and was saved by diligent
wc rk of the tiremen, carpenters and others
employed upon it, who used every con-
celvable sort of hand apparatus. This
building is only scorched
Extending to the east side of Washino
ton street the last number left standing,
going south to Essex, is that numbered
$40 occupied by Miller piano manufac-
tory and Hubbard & Co. This gives the
corner boundary on this side of Washing
ton street at Hayward place. Down Hay
ward place the fire spread rapidly, but be-
ing confined to the south side. There
was great danger that it would be driven
by the gust Of wind through to Chauncv
street, and il was only after severe
struggle that it was an assured thing that
IL would not touch the newly occupied
warehouse on this important import
ing and lobbing street The course of
the fire alter it had crossed WASHINGTON
street, was southeast by south, and taking
the south side of Hayward place through
TO the ellis OF the Chauncv street BUILDINGS
(Which were only scorched some) as the
northern and western boundary it swept
along Washington street to and including
the corner of Essex street, and from the
foot OF Hayward place took all between.
going south till it reached Essex street at
No. SO, the building next below the Globe
Theatre. The north side of Essex, be-
tween the corner and this building last
given, has been covered by the fire.
THE STAYING OF THE FIRE
On the north side OF Essex street was
one OF the greatest achievements of the
hremen. They seemed to have everything
against them. The intense heat and flame
OF the theatre building would sweep down
with terrific fury, sending perfect storm
OF sparks and brands against the opposite
walls OF this fifty foot street. At half-past
eleven O'Clock the whole facade was in
flames, and the smoke that rolled into
this thoroughfare was almost smothering
to the firemen. At one time it seemed as
ii the whole street must 90, and every in
slant it looked that the firemen with their
several lines of hose, would be thrown
back upon Washington street on the one
side, and Harrison Avenue on the other.
But they stood it heroically, doing battle
from the pavements, and the windows
and the roots of the opposite buildings.
SO intense was the heat, that some of the
police having to 60 near the Centre, had
to be played upon to save their hair and