The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16
Fire. in BOst0n-A Night OF Terror.

BOSTON, Dec. To-
Fire alarms last night, and up to clock
this morning, were sufficiently frequent,
and the light of the flames sufficiently
bright, 10 arouse fears of a general confa-
grafton. Bitterly cold weather and high
winds added alike TO the apprehension of
the people and the danger and difficulty OF
dealing with the flames. The first alarm
was sounded last night about II o'clock,
the fire being discovered in the large five
story brick building IS TO 81 Plympton
street, occupied by Curry & Calvin and
several firms engaged in wood carving
The building was entirely destroyed The
loss though large in the aggregate, was
comparatively small TO individuals. The
second alarm was sounded from the same
locality later this morning, the first, second
and third alarms following in rapid success
sion and before o'clock the entire depart
ment was called out. The flames, famed
by the strong wind, soon mace fearful
havoc among the mass of wooden buildings
lying between Plympton and Wareham
streets, completely cutting everything that
lay in their track.
They crossed Wareham street, after des-
troying the planning mill of Morton &
Chesley and the establishment of j. j, Nc
Nntt, wood manufacturers. Emerson's
piano mandatory adjoining escaped, be-
cause it was built of brick, the buildings on
all sides of it being chiefly of wood, and
now it stands an island in the midst of a
sea of ashes and ruins. The force of the
wind blew the burning brands across Al
bany street, where they took firm foothold
in the large lumber yards, and now all that
tract of land lying between Albany street
and Water, is one mass of raging flames,
the dried lumber affording the fire free
passage The firemen have given up all
hope Of stopping it ncw, except of pre-
venting it from getting foothold in the
section lying between Warehouse and NAL
den streets, but still keep playing on the
burning piles Of lumber on Albany street.
Morton & Chesley's loss on their building
is $4,000, on stock $4,000 and on
machinery $4,000. The building is in
sured for $4,000, and there is $4,000 in
surance on stock and machinery. The
building Nos. 81 and G3 was owned by f..
Badger & Co., stair builders, who occupied
the three upper stories, while the first floor
was used by j. F. Marston, carpenter, who
loses IN stock $4, 800, with an insurance of
but 81 800. Badger & Co.'s loss on their
building, which was totally consumed, is
is S35, 900, and on stock $4,000. The
building Nos. Gj and 81 was occupied by
Smith & Jacobs, stair builders, j. }. Hill,
carpenters, and Henry Bartlett builder.
The building, which was owned by Jacobs,
was consumed loss $25, 900. The loss of
the firm of Smith & Jacobs is $50, 200. No.
10, block of but three stories,w owned
and occupied by Nathaniel o. Hunt, car.
penter loss on building $4,000 and on
stock $4,000. McNutts loss on his build
ing is 500, 1000, insured $4,000; first and sec.
ond stories were occupied by Fierce, Little
e. Gilman, manufacturers, loss $50, 900; 3D.
story was used by Adolphus Sherman 4
Co., makers of furniture loss $4,000.
Bosom & Borsch, cabinet makers, who
occupied the fourth and fifth stories, loss
$4,000. The lumber yard was entirely