The Republican journal., 1874-12-17
Great Fires In Boston.

M, hoHioN' Zee. 10.
O'Clock tins morning were sufficiently fire.
I3eht ana me ilSht OF the flames bright enough
10 e, awaken Tears OF a general eonhaSration.
ne pitleI colu weather ana the high wind adj
"a Ia" Ia ~ inc apprehension OF the people and
Az uiiic NY anu danger dealing with the
names. lrst alarm sounded last night about
!. u c i IRE ptlhS discovered III large five
a. NJ, 'h p1IloihS, % 10 II ilympton ST., oc-
tupleu ov curry " CALVIN, and large num-
pgi a. urn? engaged IN wool manufacture.
,hullulhS entirely destroyed. The danes were
urNeh ny the WIND across the street, setting
lle 10 iAe ufv house OF Grassy a Noycs, car
l'chttr9. ne occupants of the block which
va, owned by Curry Calvin were As follows
A. w. Nreenleai' builder, loss Sl20o {; Geo.
l,ioul'oh' starr builder, loss 5000 /: Driscoll Il
l., nouns' planers and mouders. loss $4,000.
fnitdlhg was valued at $4,000; and is insur-
eu Tor S2o'00o III home and foreign offices.
tftssy ana Aoyes lose $500
locality later this morning, first. second and
thrd alarms following each other in rapid sue
cessioii' ana before nNe o'clock the entire de-
I'altiheht WIS caiieu out. The flames famed
nv strong Whd soon made fearful havoc among
mas ~ wooden buildings between Plympton
a.iu aFenam streets, completely cutting
e' WY 'IiiliS that ny Ia MS track.
:; NY crossed Nareian street amer destroy
iine lile laIee pIahnS mil OF Norton ana Ches-
re-! anu theh Toasted upon L. ). McNrtts eA-
leHSNc "oou lhanulactofv Emerson piano
nlahuiittory ADJOINING, was in danger but
mn "tu.o.Sit esca ped, principally because 1t
Was pun OF brick, buildings on all sides being
Ehlthy 81 WOOD, and now it stands as an island
- N>'' III ihluSt OF sea OF ashes anu ruins.
IN THE LUMBER YARD
Tie force of wind blaw hurrin,. bron.1.
across Albany street hero thav tool tir,n
fpothold in lfro. lnuiher word. NM NOV, an
that tract Iyinp between tIi.,nxr .traat MI rho
water i. one mass of raoino t,a,,oS ~ a s,.C
lumber attordinr il a free lsssaoa at everr sta.
Firemeu hayc Given nm III ln1, NJ sto,,,,;nrr 4
now. but sill Keen nlaIina on hurning XIII If
huubel ON Albany sire1t Nnrton e. Sbnlla1:.
loss on b1ldino i s30 600 an Stool 81 MA
the building is Insured ror s1S co.. ana ,bsro
$4,000 insurance. on the STOCK ,n1 maob;narr
Nos. 81 au, az was owned hz- F Ra5rer e ~
stair-buidprs. who ocrnlitd III tLrsa n,>,or
stories. " ie the ir,t floor was used bv j F
Narst0n carnonter who Insas =. Am :. i;;,s,,,d
Sl5ta0. Badger & CO.. loss on hniIiing totaIIr
DESTROYED is SD 900 md on sfork s.35 0o6
Nos e. and q, WAS oreu,,a1 l,v Snfith ond
Jacobs stair-builders j. !, iii. carnentar
and Henry Bartlett builder.
Building owned by Mr. Jacobs consumed
Hi, loss is so5 900. Loss of smith & .Inrohs
$50. 600 IIil loses 81 900 and Ba1tlett $500
10. - owned md occunieJ ~, %athan,i,I ~
Hunt. eirpentcr and builder Ms lass ON hu;l,}
ing wholly consumed is $50 .0O0 and on Srnrt
$40 600 McNutts loss on his buiidirg SEQ 0on.
assured lDf Dul S1.Uuu. He occupied basement
for storage of stock which 10 yaIue Of =. 00o
was burned.
The first and second >torje, occ,niad bv Piarce
futile 4 Gilman. table manutacturers. las
$50 600 The third story u,aI nv Adol,,hnS
sherman Il Co.. furniture. loss SI0 Goa Kos
som 4 Borsch. cabinet makers fhe fonrth ~
fifth ,torie, loss $4,000, Thoma, Chase bliild-
er: loss s.. geo insured 81 500
The lumber ward was entirely DESTROYED in
vol, ing loss to Geo. NJ. Cook and E. &. Reed
4 90. of $4,000. Reed & Co, nlanine min
dry houses ana stable were DESTROYED, Their
los is SO. 900 on machinery and Stock New
England Organ Co. loses $1,000 worth Of INV
Der. Cyrus I. Clark, stable. 5000 WiiIett
Drake 4 Co.. $1,000 Geo. " Rroyn c,r,,en,
ter $1,000. The flames in this burnt lisrrirt are
now thought to be under control If is estma-
ted that nearly five hundred men ARE hv hi,
most disastrous confederation thrown ont Of
work Total loss by Plymlton street fire fools
ma half =. M; mo-, Irna,s " " ''