Ellsworth American., 1873-06-05
THE BOSTON FIl
Loss Between One and Twons
Dollars.


several Lives lost by faliiux I
The extensive fire which RADIOS h
ton, Thursday. began Ia Haleke 4
Co.'S furniture factory, washirfeet. !.
about s O'Clock A. NJ. The ilatead 4
with great rapidly, threateniIhont .
and Boylston Streets on the one and !,
Washington on the other.
| SPREADING OF THE FLA
! At a quarter before nine o'cluous {
fears were felt for the whole ofpart
| OF B0ylston street between Wton
street and the Common, OH thelerly
side. The Boylston Bank builYith
the extensive establishment c.
Reeves & CO., dealers in gents hing
| goods. corner OF Washington andtou.
and Emerson, Leland & Co., ii 2l
Boylston street, were attacked Ircar
fiercely. aud seemed destined ( II
was said, however. that tvnch
party wall ~ this point would the
corner. and on this hope the anxtowd
waited. At 9:l5 the steeple of zach
street church caught fire at tn, and
burned down gradually. The | ot
the fire at this point was anxlousch-
ed by residents on Harrison Aven
At about this time, also, the ra the
| Globe Theatre caught fire, and ulll- !
ing next TO IL, known as Arlindall, |
containing the eating rooms Of Crfd Il !
Co, was found burning on the topams |
were placed by ready firemeut hese
| buildings aud the roofs well wwn,
but the persistent flames rctahhcir
hold, especially Of the Globe ling.
The Eagle Clothing House, on ihSncr
of Washington and Essex. then IN to
move their goods, aud water waNrcd
upon the roofs in this vicinity like hgc.
LIMITS OF The FIRE.
Commencing on the west side jpalow
! Iaymarket place, the last numboing
south. is 395. being the building apied
by William l.. Emerson. BostagAn
| Company. Extending TO the noItd at
right angles to Washington street fire
! burned through TO lot OF dwellinti-es
in the court of Haymarket place. sting
the buildings destroyed on Waston
street. Going east and southeast has
made sweep back to Washingtopect
without going 10 Boylstou street, ing
short Of the latter street at MonNery
and Co.'S confectionery store, l423
| Washington street. The rear of tkcN
ive-storv PHO; building in process lom-
| pletion, is now within thirty icet d1cx-
| ter's old stable, where the tire comrted,
and was saved by diligent work Of tire
men. carpenters and Others cmployapon
| II, who used every conceivable I ot
hand apparatus. This building hnly
scorched.
Extending to the east side of WasEtor
street, the last number lcft staudUl go-
Ing south to Essex, t. that number 1 oC
| cuPied by Miller piano manuiacto ant
| Iibbard & Co. This gives the Jrne
! boundary on this side Of WaSgtoi
street at Hayward Place. Down lis Ar,
Place the fire spread rapidly, bueeiu.
confined TO the south side. ihcf wa
great danger that il would be drnl bl
the gust OF wind through to Cunc,
street. aud il was only after seyeraru.
gle that 1t was an assured thin-hat
would not touch the newly occupies
house ON this important import. au
jobbing street. The course of the T. a
ter II had crossed Washington strts. va
southeast by south, and taking "A sout
side of Hayward Place through /, the el
- NAA' AAsAhAs NAAfNk bNiAfAlii- I " itiA
were only scorched somc) on the ,orthci
and western boundary II swt alor
Washington street to and lnclEng Il
corner OF Essex street, and from Ae fo
ofliayward Place took all betwea, coil
south till II reached Essex stree, at y
3, the building next below the G,lre The
tire. The north side OF Essex. bet cen q
corner and this building last glvn. h
been covered by the fre
SURPRISE.
While the store Of Haley. Mnr., * G.
was burning iiercely, the iirenen W
were working in Haym2rket plre ",
suddenly started by the crash oithe r,
wallis, which came tumblins ,ypn !
s 'scsi saos1asshFsfs Ihs was iIisa viii ~
sN or seven feet high.
The sremen had barely time to csc.
with their lives. and were compelled
abandon Extinguisher No. which y
entirely ruined. Officers West
Coombs were both knocked down by
falling mass. and barely escaped "
their lives. The demolition of the DIV
ings referred TO gave the fremen 4 e
opportunity to check the ravages Of
fire in that direction, and the fire at /
point was soon under complete cont
The building numbered 8 was also de,tr
ed.
BEATING BACK TIE FIRE.
On the north side of Essex street :
one of the greatest achicS meats of
tiremen. They seemed 10 have everythi
against them. The intense heat Z
| flame of the theatre building would sw,
I down with terrific fury. sending a peri
/ storm of sparks and brands against the
posite walls of this fifty foot street.
/ half-past eleven O'Clock the whole fac
was in flames, and the smoke that rol
| into this thoroughiare was almost smott
! ing to the iireInen. At one time IL sceI
a. If the whole street must 90, and ey
| instant Il looked that the iremen "
their several lines of hose, would
thrown back upon Washington street
| the out side. and Harrison Avenue on
| other. But they stood 1t heroically,
ing battle from the pavements, and "
dows and roofs of the opposite buildir
| So intense was the heat. that some of
| police having TO 90 near the center,
TO be played upon to save their hair
clothing from scorching. By this b
stand and that in the rear of Washing
street, between Essex and Hayward pl;
a great amount of property was saved.
| The occupants on Chauncy street. wl
they saw the determination OF the iirem
felt so secure that many would not al
! their goods To be taken out, and yet d
were within three hundred feet of
flames. and under their lee. Such III
agenent is worth special reference.
KILLED By FALLING WALLS.
Thomas Finnegan and James Colo
were killed to-day by falling walls in
old burnt district. while cleaning brick
Jno. Hill, fireman, was killed by
falling of the Globe Cafe wall, and Cha
| Allen badly hurt.
| Tho Mndonc