The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-16
Extensive Fire at Charlestown, Mass.

BOsToE, Dec. 10.
just as the efforts Of the fire department
seemed to be rewarded with success, and
the extensive conflagration on Plympton
and Wareham streets was about to he stay
ed, fresh alarm at 100 o'clock this morn
ing was sounded from box No. 81, in
Charlestown, caused by the discovery of
fire in frame house on Water street, OPP
posie the foot Of Hudson street, and owned
by jacob IIittinger The combustible ma
ture of the materials caused the fire 10
spread rapidly, and the high wind prevail
ing at the time drove the flames in a south
ern direction and into the boiler manufac-
tory of Thomas Cunningham. Second and
third alarms, which were rung, speedily
brought rs many Of the engines Gs could be
Cunningham's mandatory was two hun
died feet in length and forty feet in depth.
The building was almost entirely destroyed
together with much valuable machinery.
A train of cars on the track Of the Fitch
burg railroad, opposite the building, was
burned.
The new ship Reporter, lying at iIittin-
gers wharf, caught fire in the rigging and
was damaged to the extent of $780, A
large number of vessels lying along the
wharfs in the vicinity were cut loose from
their fastenings on discovering that the ship
Reporter was on fire. A high tide and I'M
usual strong wind prevented the crews of
the vessels from getting anchorage after
getting out into the stream -Four of these
vessels driftcd about until they came in
collision with one another, and then locked
together and came down with terrific
crash on the old Charlestown bridge, short
distance from the CharlestOwn side of the
draw They stove up the fender of the
bridge guard and the jb-boom of one of
the craft struck the railing with such force
as to demoish it for distance of several
rods. Som OF these vessels were heavily
laden, and in some instances were badly
damaged.
After four hours hard work tie fremon
succeeded in their efforts, TO all appear
ances, and after a tour of inspection among
the buildings on IIttngcrs wharf by the
chief engineer, Green, and others, in which
they found no indication of further damage
from the spreading Of fire, the fremen
"made up and returned TO their houses,
except those playing on tie fire OIL board
the Flanders, which directed its efforts &c
save the ship Reporter, which was still
burning in its rigging.
Without moments warning the flames
broke out IN the water end Of wooden
building, which extends the entire length
of the west side of Hittinger's wharf. Sc
rapidly and fiercely did the flames spread
that the firemcn on the wharf were Obliged
to flee for their lives. The flames WORKED
their way to the west end of the wharf an(
swept through to the north side along tht
entire length of the wharf, and the cxten
sivc safe mandatory Of Harvey & Free
man was destroy ed. The ship Rcporte
was saved only after hard struggle, an(
the fire was at length subdued.
The aggregate losses by this fire are est.
mated at from 100000 to $4,000.
The fires of last night and this morning
are all thought to have been the work Of
incendiaries
FIRE At WEST RoXBURY.
BosToN, Dec. IS.
The Roman Catholic church at Yves
RoXbury was set on fiIe this morning an(
totally destroyed. Loss $4,000 TO Sl2, 0C0
ENGINE HOUSE BURNED.
MIDpLETowN, n. Y, Dec. Is.
An engine house at Ogdensburg, n. j..
on the Midland railroad, was burned las
night, and engine No. 81 was badly dam