New-York tribune., 1874-12-16
GREAT FIRES IN BOSTON.
THREE DESTRUCTIVE CONGREGATIONS IN
ONE NIGHT


FIRE DEPARTMENT TAXED TO IT'S UrMosT-ThE
TOTAL LOSSES IN EXCESS OF HALF MILLION
DOLLARS.
BosToN, Dec 15.-The fire alarms last nlght
and up to neary7 o'clock this morning we're sufficiently
frequent and the light of the flames sufficiently orl9u'
to awaken fears Of o general confederation INC o"'
cold weather and the high wind added alike 70 tne up
prehensions OF the people aud the difficulty ana danRof
OF dealing with the flames.
The first alarm sounded last night about il ocorh'
Gre being discovered in the largo fvestory brick ou'
ing, Nos rs 70 81 PlymptOn ST., occupied by curry
Calvin and large number OF firms engaged In woo'
manufacture. The building was entirely destroYe-'
The flames driven by the wind across tne slroo
setting fire to the dry-house OF Creesy Moves carpeh
ters which directly opposite. The bri'k store OF
Cyrus T. Clark above, also took fire. but was ie
damaged The occupants OF the block, whch Is o"uou
by Curry Calvin. were as follows:
j. W. Greenleaf, builder, loss 200; GeorTe Mouitnm
s,aToner & 20 eos 900 So; ;pea for 81 5o5 ~ the
Philadelphia Charles NJ Field, inaclnist loss s''ov
n, loss 5000 insurance unknpwn Parker Co.. furn
re manufacturers, loss $1,000, partlIiv lnsuri
So 90 to 50 OOO The building was valued s3oOOo and
insured for $4,000 In home ana foreign cOhpapioo'
Creesy Noyes. lose $4,000
second alarm WIS sounded from the came locality
later this morning. the first, second, and third alarms
following In rapid succession. and before O'Clock 'Lo
entire depar ment called out The flames, fahno"
by strong wind. made fearful havoc among 'Ie
mass of wooden buildings lying between Plympton anu
Warehamsts, completely quitting everything that lay
In their train They crossed Warehamst after DESTROY
ing the large planning mill OF Morton e. ChcNley' aho
then feasted upon that Of j. j. McNuIt an extensive
wood manufacturer. Encrsou's piano mandatory au
Joining was In danger. bat escaped because IL was "u
OF brick the bulldogs all sides OF II being eh''n"
OF wood. and now 1t stands an lslabu !"
the midst Of sea OF ashes anu iui"'
The force of the wind blew the burning brands aco"
Albanyst where they took firm foothod In the large
lumber yards and all that tract OF land lying Det"o'"
Alhanyst and the water was soon mass OF raging
flames the dried lumbpr afDrtBg the fire free passage
at very step The hrenen have CIven up All hopo Vi
stopping il now, but hope to prevent IL from Se''nS
foothod in the section lying between Wareham anu
Malden-sts Morton & Cnesl Us loss on their bulIdlhg
ia $50 Ooo on the stock sl5 0O) and on the machinery
$1,000 The building is insured for slSOoO and therr IS
s1o oaO OF insurance on the stock and machinery lho
bu,ldipg Nos 6l and CO owned by r. Badger
Co., stirOuiders, wio occupied tho tnie" uPp
stories, who the first h1or WIS useu "o
J. f. Marsion, carpenter, WHO loses /" e1o
"a 500 with an insurance of only ii 5Jo Bidger o. w.
loss on their building. which was totally consuleu Is
Ga, ooo and on the stock $500 The building Moe g.
and CT WAS occupied by Smith Jacobs. star DHi"er'
T. l. Hill carpenter, and Henry Bartlett, 0illder A"o
binding which was owned by Mr. JdcODs' was co"
sumed; his loss Is S15OOJ. The loss OF the hIm 0 onh
& jacobs is S3 OO0 Hi loses $1,000. ana Bartlett s'''
No. TO- a block Of only three stories, was o"heu an'
occupied by Nathaniel o. Hunt carpenter aud builder
HIS loss on the building. which wholly consnmeu
500 Ooo and on the STOCK s5 CO., McNuts loss on 6is
buidnc s sGcO O0O; insured for 5000 He occupied thc
baseuen for the storage Of the stock' whli' 70 'pc
vuIue OF IS O0o was burned. Tue dist ana
second stories occupied by PirTce' IIt
tie & Gilman, table manufacturers WHO lo'o
$4,000 Tue third story occupied by Adoiphu'
Sherman Co.. manufacturers of furniture; tDelr 'osS
Is SO OOo BossUn & BJrsGb, caOihctmaker' VINO ossh
pied the fourth aud fifth stories lose $1,000 IhoiD
Case builder, loses 5000; insured for $500 The
lumber yard was entirely destroyed, involving loss to
Mpssrs George NJ. Cook AMI L. d. Reed & Co. OF some
s2 900 Reed CO.'S planning mIl their dryhOuse. aud
a stable burned Their loss will reach $1,000 on
machinery and stock Tue New-Elgland OrKan Com
pauy $1,000 worth OF lunDer Cyrus d. Clark $500
on his stable: Miett, Drake Co., 5000; GJOIgo W.
Brown carpenter 5000. Toe flames III thls burnt Dis
trc arc now thought to be under control 1t esti
mated that nearly SOD by this most disastrous
fire thrown out OF employment TAe total loss by toe
Piympton-st. fire foots up $500 OJ0
Just as the efforts Of the Ere Department seemed TO
be rewarded with success and the extensive conhigra
grafton on PympOn and WIrehamsts was about To be
stayed IA fresh alarm, at II was sounded from Box
M a. in CharlestOwD caused By the discovery Of IRE
i'm a frame building on Water-st. opposite the foot OF
IIudsou-st and owned by Jacob lIItuger The comDus
be nature OF the materials caused the fire 10 spread
RAPIDLY aud the high wind prevailing at the time droVo
the f4mes in a southern direction ana INTO tue OoHc'
mandatory of Thomas Cunningham The second ana
third alarms which were rung speedily DrOn@ht d.
many OF the engines could be spared from the
Pym,gon-st. fire. Cunninghams mandatory was
400 feet in length and 30 feet in depth.
,The Building was almost wholly destroyed together
with much valuable machinery train Of ears on the
Fchburg Railroad, opposite the building, was Ourheu
When the fire hight the sight was grand ihe
ln g. leapng hgh In the air, sent the clhucrs Hf'"s
down the harbor placing the shipping in the greatest
danger. Tue large salt manuactory, owned by MI
Iingcr and situated at the head OF the wharf, cauGhV
fire and was damaged to the extent OF perhaps :iV'O'
Other buildings ignited from the sparks, bat the LANES
were extingushed by the emen before they hid haruH
gained O foothold The new ship Reporter, lying at
UIttingers wharf, caught fire III the flggl"I' al"
WAS damaged TO the extent OF Si,om i"iH'
number Of vessels lying along the wharveS IN the '
itv were cut loose their fastenngs. The hgh de
and unusual strong wind prevented the crews OF no
vessels from getting anchorage after getting into the
FJnr b these vessels drited about until they
came in collision with another, ana theh' loeAol
tocetner came down with terrific crash on the o'u
Charlestown bridge, short distance from th' ChIeS
town side OF They crushed the Tender oil 'ns
bridge guard aud the jibboom of one OF the vesSe'
struck the railing with such force as to demosh 1t Tor
a Instance of several rods Some OF these vessels were
heavily laden and in some instances were badly ua'
aged. -
After four honrs Of hard work the nremen had sue
ceeded in their efforts. 10 all APPEARANCES ana hlcl
t,ur Of ipspecon among the buildings on HiLnSers
Wharf by Chief Eueineer Green and Others III wheh
they found no indications OF further danger from he
Ire spreadlng the fremen made up" and returneu u
their bouses except those on the hreboat flandes'
which directed lis Efforts to save the ship Reporter
which was still burning In its Rigging. Without mo
ment,s warning flames broke out on the water end OF
the wooden building which extends the entire length OF
the northern side OF Htngers wharf. So rapidly ana
a I'm thnd drnL al work