Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-31
BOSTON
Gets up Another Confiagration.
Several Blocks Burned Down.
Loss Estimated by Millions.

BosToN, May 80, 9:35 A. MA fire
broke out little after s O'Clock this morning
and is now raging on both sides OF Wash
ington, street near Boyl.ton and Essex
street. The Globe Theatre Is destroyed.
A northwest wind Ireysils.
no A. M.
The fire broke out in the upper part Of
Haley, Morse & Co.'S. large furniture ware
house Ali, Washington street, and is spread
ing with fearful rapidity, the wind being
strong from tn northwest. The principal
direction OF the fire is now toward Harrison
avenue, Hudson street and South Cove.
The fire departments from adjacent cities
has been called upon. rhe streets in the
vicinity of the fire are blocked with moving
goods.
1880 a. M.
When discovered, the fire was in the up
per place of Haley, Morse & Cos. ware
house among the workshops, and flames
were issuing from the roof The piles of
light material packed away we're like so
much tinder, and before the alarm could be
given great volumes Of flames were rolling
up fifty feet into the sir and clouds ofsmoke
rising. The heat was intense and in twenty
minutes the upper stories of the building
from the front to the rear, 200 feet deep,
were mass of flames. The fire worked
back into the stable of g. Il. Bonney, on
Bumstead place which runs out of Boylst0n
street near Washington street, and destroy
ed it. Eventually the walls of the immense
edifice fell and crushed to atoms the extern
sive gallery of Jordan Woth and all the
stores beneath it. On the opposite corner
of Fayette and Coart TIE flames soon spresd
to another great building adjacent and 1t
was also destroyed, including Nos. 403, 405
and 407 Washington street. The premises
were occupied by Rhodes, Repley & Co.,
clothing; j. w. Beckett, pianos; Geo. Foster,
hats; F. f. Libby, dry goods and Geo. r.
White, millinery. The flames have crossed
Washington street. Chickering's splendid
granite building with its immense front and
the Globe theatre are in ruins. The fire
has also caught the steeple of the Presbyte-
rian church, corner of Beach street and
Hanson avenue, and the spire is a mass OF
flames.
The rear of Chauncy street is threatened
both from the Hay ward place and Essex
street, and the entire square bounded by
these streets and Washington street, which
is not already destroyed, is being abandon
ed by the occupants. Chief DuTrell ex-
presses confidence that the fire will be
speedily stopped. The loss already amounts
to several millions. Continuing its cause
southerly from the place OF origin the fire
soon attacked the international Hotel, q.
&. Richard, proprietor, 415 Washington
street, and it fell an easy prey. The
flames were irrepr essible. The next build
ing to fall its victim was large four story
s.oae-front edifce, occupied by Kelley's
billiard rooms, 419, Geo. Thomson q Co.,
tailors, 42l, and Montgomery & Co., confec'
tionary store, 423.
11:30 A. M.
The fire on Beach street in the PrasbY-
terian Church has been extinguished. The
military have been called out and the crowds
in the vicinity of the fire are being forced
back, giving the firemen more room to
work.
The fire is now believed to be fully under
control.
I2:I5 p. M.
The fire is now completely under con,