St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-05
BOSTON'S BIG BLAZE.

The most disastrous fire from which
Boston has suffered since 1872, and
one which in property loss more than
rivals the great confiagration at
Lynn on Tuesday, broke out at
about 8 30 a. m. Thanksgiving day
in the six-story granite building OWN
ed by Jordan, Marsh & Co, and oc-
cupied by Brown, Durrell & Co.,
dealers in fancy goods, on Bedford
street, corner of Kingston street.
The great fire of 1872 broke out at
the corner of Kingston and Summer
streets, and the alarm of this fire
was rung III from the same box which
did similar duty at 7.15 p. m, on
the evening of November 9, 1872,
when the fire fiend broke loose which
consumed nearly 500, 900, 900
worth of property
The city was panic stricken for
two hours last Thursday, and fran
tically appealed for help from every
quarter. The flames were not check
ed until l O'Clock, but although limit
ed then, the burned edges threatened
fresh outbursts until s o'clock in the
evening. The burned territory, COW
ers about two acres, and about TO-
900 square feet, exclusive of streets.
The intersection of Bedford and
Kingston streets was the centre of
the contlagra ton, and the loss is es-
timated in q conservative way at
So 100000
The Extent of the Fire.
The flames pouring from all the
windows and the roof of the Brown
Durrell building soon spread to the
shoe and leather exchange building,
another large granite structure adj
Joining Brown, Durrell & Cos on
Bedford street. From both build
ings the flames swept in great masses
across Kingston street along Bed
ford TO Chauncey streets, where they
were stopped in the store of Farley,
which were burned. Three stories
along Chauncey street towards Sum-
mer were burned.
On the south side of Bedford street
the flames jumped across Kingston
street from the hot blaze from Brown,
Durrell & Co.'S to the beautiful sand
stone building, owned by F. l.. Ames.
The building was occupied by Tay-
Tor Bros, and this was CONSUMED.
The great granite building known
as NevinS block, at the corner of
Chauncev street, was the next visit
for the flames, and the entire block,
clear around Rowe place to King
stOn street, was consumed. Cross
ing Chauncey street, the fire soon
had a good head of all the stores
which are enclosed in Exeter place, a
small street running from Harrison
avenue to Chauncey street. Here
the firemen soon got control At
Rowe place the fire was partially
checked from going toward Essex
street, but quickly moved toward
the opposite to the immense Allen
and Crabee buildings, occupying the
square between Bedford street and
Harrison avenue extension and Exc
ter place, at which place the further
progress was checked.
Some Large Individual Losses.
Brown, Durrell & Co. carried
goods i'll stock to the value of up
ward of $780, 900. and the stock
will be d total loss. Insurance S67S,-
600 Jordan, Marsh & Cos shirt
factory in the Claflin Larrabee build
ing was insured for $4,000. The
Woonsocket rubber company's stock
was insured for $15O,OOO. Taylor
Bros, hats and caps, were insured
for SIS 900; loss 100000 T. Y.
Crowell & Co small wares, carried
insurance of $4,000 Walker, Stet-
son, Sawyer & Co, hosiery jobbers,
lose about $25O,00O, insurance
5000, 900 On the Allen building
where the fire ended, the Insurance
Is 81 90, 900; the value of the build
ing $3.50, 900. o. H. Sampson & Co.
and John B. Smith have about $7O,-
900 insurance. Davis, Pitts & Co,
importers, insurance SIS, 900.
Sparks and Cinders.
Four firemen are missing and it is
believed they persisted in the ruins.
About % buildings were destroy
ed by the fire. They were assessed
for $500
The aggregate losses of the fire in
surance companies, as reported by
the different agencies, shows a total
loss of over S., 500, 900
The four big pieces of apparatus