The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-16
FIRE IN BOSTON.
Loss Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
Five Hundred Men Thrown Out of
Employment.

BOSTON, December 15.-A large fire is
now burning here in the wooden district,
and the tiremen arc Gndeavoring to pre-
vent the spread OF the flames to the sec
ton lying between Warham and Maiden
streets. Fire alarms last night and nearly
up to Z o'clock this morning were sutfi-
ciently frequent, and the light Of the
flames sufficiently bright, to awaken fears
Of another great cOntl4gratiOn.
At 1 o'clock fire broke out in the
large brick building Nos. 79 10 81 PIymp.
ton street, occupied by Curry & Calvin
and large number OF firms engaged in
wood manufacturing. The building was
entirely destroyed. The flames were
driven across the street by the wind, and
set fire to the dry house OF CrCcry &
Moves, carpenters. The total loss by this
fire will amount 10 sixty.lve thousand
dollars; insurance, forty thousand dollars.
The second alarm was sounded from
the same locality later this morning, the
first, second and third alarms following
In rapid succession, and before the entire
Fire Department was called out the
flames, famed by strong wind,
soon made fearful havoc among
the mass OF wooden buildings lying be-
tween Plympton and Washington streets.
They crossed Washington street after de-
stroying the large planning mill Of Morton
& Chesly, and burned J. j. McNutts cx-
tensive wood mandatory. Emerson's
piano mandatory adjoining escaped, it
being brick, but the buildings on all sides
chiefly wood are in ruins. The wind car.
ried the burning brands across Albany
street into the large lumber yards, and
now all that tract OF land lying between
Albany street and Water i5 u mass Of
flames. The firemcn have abandoned this
section OF the fire TO it's fate and are labor.
| ing to prevent tho flames spreading into
the section lying between Warham and
Maiden streets by pouring water on the
lburningi lumber on Albany street.
BosTON, December 10, 1880 r. M-The
flames in the burning district arc now
thought 10 be under control. 1t ia estima.
ted that nearly 500 men arc thrown out oI
employment by the fire. Tho total loss Of
the PlYmpton fire IoOts up hall a million
dollars.
FIRE IN CuARLEsTowN.
BosroN, December 15.-While the
above fire was in full blast tho Charles.
town alarm sounded and few engines
were sent TO eXtiOguishIthe flames which
had broken out in wooden building on
Water street. This fire extended to Gun.
ninghams boiler factory, which was burn.
ed together with train Of cars on the
track of the Fitchburg Railroad. A largo
salt factory and other buildings in tho
neighborhOOd took fire, but we're saved,
The ship Reporter took fire in her rigging,
which was damaged considerably, the
other vessels in the vicinity were cut
adrit and went crashing into the old
Charleston bridge, carrying away large
portion and doing much damage to them
selves. The tlremCn suffered severely,
many Of them having their fingers and
Ieet frozen: When the tlmes were
thought to be extinguishCd on the wharf
they broke out on the water side and
spread SO rapidly that the flrCmen were
obliged to remove their apparatus. This
wharf, MelingGrs, was destroyed, also
Warren & freeman, salt manufacturers.
Loss by this Chsrlestown fire between
$1,000 and $l50O0O. The fires are all
thought to be OF an incendlary origin.
Weather was very cold, thermometer al
4 o'clock marking 6 degrees below zero.