Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-04
A Great Fire in Boston.

| A Great Fire In Boston.
A fire broke out Friday morning at 8 l.
O'Clock in the rear of the Furniture Manufac
fury of Haley, Morse & Co., All Washing
ton street. The W hole Fire Department wa
called out, and help sent for to neighborin
cities. The fire ragged during the whole fore
noon, and was got Under control at twelv
O'Clock, after having burned two acres O
buildings. The loss is estimated at one mil
lion dollars.
The flames had swept through Washington
street from Boylston to Avery; carried be
fore them the Globe Theater, Chickering
fine salesroom, the International Hotel, an
several other buildings, and recalled tn
scenes of the great fire of November last.
The progress of the fire was very rapi
from the time it was irst discovered In
few minutes the buildings adjoining the fur
nlture factory were burning, and in spite o
good water-supply. the fire soon made it
| way to Boylston street. aud leaped across
| Washington street for more valuable prey
| -'AN0oio- ShiOACitDS = uut plduO Wdicuoueta
and the Globe [ eater. one Of the most en-
te-prising theaters of Boston, elegantly fur
nished and equipped, and the scene of many
hlstrIonlc triumphs, lay right in the path o
the flames. Greas eXertlons were made tC
save these buildings, but from 8 O'CLOCK
until 10 the flames seemed to have every
thing their own way, and the huge granite
piles crumbled like chalk exactly before the
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street, from Boylston to Avery, were wrap
ped In flames, which soon made their way
through into the center of the block on either
side. The International Hotel and Smith s
ridIng-school and Jourdain Gallery burned
rapidly, and host of offices and smaller
stores on both sides of the street went with
them. The Chauncey Hall School, one OF
the most noted schools in Boston, was burn
ed; also the Freeman's Bank and the 9th
Regiment headquarters.
The Old Boy ston Market took fire on 3
dome, but the tiremen promptly rallied to
save the old landmark, and succeeded. At
about 10 IA clock, the walls of Chicken
ing's building fell with an immense crash.
But the fremen We're prepared, and with
drew IN time. In the rear of Haley, Morse
u Co.'S building they lad narrow escape
The wall came down unexpectedly, crushing
several small houses, and buryng the appa-
ratus Of one of the fire extinguisher compa-
MES in the ruins. Two policemen barely es-
capped with their lives The fall Of Chick
erIn5's building saved Washington street
beyond Avery. The flames on that side were
soon brought within control, but preading
to the southwark and to the rear of the
Globe Theater, they worked into Essex street,
and involved the whole north side of the
street as far as Chauncey street in the gen.
eral ruin. Alter a hard fl 5ht and immens
effort, the course Of the flames in this dlrec-
ton was stayed by noon, and fears for the
safety OF the city subsidized. s. far as known
no lie was lost. Some Of the lessons OF the
big fire were not forgotten. The procrasti-
nation which, favored hy the horse dstemper,
then abandoned thousands of dollars worth
of goods to the flames, was not suffered to
aid the ruin to-day. Goods from buildings
near the fire were early and theoretically
removed.
Patrick Donahoe has had hard luck. His
new Plot off e had a narrow escape. 1t has
twice arisen from the flames, and it seemed
this morning as if it would have another
opportunity. Its fine building on Franklin
street was burned IN the great fire. Two or
three weeks alter it was burned out again at
Rand & Avery's. This morning the tantal-
IzlDg flames found the new unfinished build
ing on BoylStOn street, attached themselves to
the root, but the fremen succeeded in saving
the building from the fate of its predecessor.
The bookstore OF Mr.. Donahoe on Washing
ton street was, however, burned. The loss,
$40, QUO, was mainly covered by insurance.
The Globe Theater was built IN 1867, and
was opened in October, with John Ii. Sell
wynn as manager. Arthur Cheney is the
present sole owner.
Among the large sufferers by loss of proper
ty and interruption OF business are Messrs.
ChickerIng " Sons, piano -torte dealers, whose
salesroons have but recently been retitted,
at great expense On the LIST OF December,
1907, the same firm, then located a couple OF
blocks below their ppeaent saIeS-rooms, was
destroyed by ire. heir loss at that time
was over $500 900 above the insurance.
aiming the incidents OF the day was the
sight OF Rev. W. Ii. Ii. Murray, with SLOUGH
hat and linen buster, Juggling his trottlng
wagon from stable on Mason street TO d
place OF safety.
The steeple of the Beach street Presbyte-
rlan Church slngularIy took fire at its top
The hremen promptly carried their hose UP
into the steepIe. Iney could not reach the
fire with a Stream OF water, but prevented 1t
from coming down any further. Great ex-
cltemenG was manifested throughout the city
until the conhagraElon was brought with ain
bounds. The nre was seen at Il considerable
distance, and hundreds ot people licked IN
from tho nelghOJrlns towns to see what came
100 near being 4 repetition OF the great fire.