The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-25
THE CUSTOMARY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
Two Fires In the Albany Street Dis
trict In Boston.
Other Alarms Followed by a Call For
Aid From Outside.
Guests In a Burning Hotel Reach the
Ground by Ladders.

BOSTON, December 24.-Two fires discover
ed at about the same time tonight In the Al
bany street district, considered the most
dangerous by fremen 10 this city, occasioned
SIX alarms in quick succession at about Q
O'Clock. The first was In the large five story
Drick block. corner of Albany and Bristol
streets. owned by the Joseph F. Paul estate
and known as bristol Block" 1t was oc
cupled by Joseph F. Pauls Sons and many
other concerns, all engaged in various kind,
OF wood manufacturing. The building has
frontage of alb III 800 feet and some 70 feet
depth. The fire was principally in the
northern end Of the building and was sub
dued only by heroic work.
One section of the five into which the
building was divided was visited by the
flames. The losses, roughly estimated are !:
Paul heirs on building. $1,000, insurance $780,
00O; Paurs Sons, lumber mills, $S,0OO; !;
Woodbury. organs. .$11,0 O; W. T. Ross,
woodworker. $lc00; j. F. Mahonoy, wood
worker. $500; all partially Insured. The fire
caught fr"D drying kilns In the basement,
occupied by the Pauls.
-, The second fire was In the building 64 to so
Wareham street, occupied by the New Eng
land organ Company. This structure is of
Drlck, flve stories In height, 100 TO 60 feet. 1t
was entirely burned, only small porti u of
the Walls remaining. The firm had about
V~oo,ooV "oAsu Va ebocA III 'aIiOuS Std9eS OF
manufacture, and all was ruined. During
this fire, Lieutenant Henry Hart, of chemi-
Cal engine No. was badly bruised about the
body by falling debris, and hoseman Goss,
OF engine No. 8, suffered fracture of the
leg by being knocked from ladder.
- The building was owned by John j. Nc
Nutf, whose loss is S25, 900; insured for $685.
OOU The organ mpany employ ed about
100 hands. 1t is thought their loss will not
reach higher than $l25,0 600; insurance about
$4,000.
Two third alarms were rung in for these
fires. which called in the apparatus fro m all
the outlying sections of the city. At11
o'clock two alarms came from Charlest0wp,
and the department found itself very badly
crippled. In this emergency a call was
made upon the neighborng cities for assist
ance, which was promptly furnished by
Cambridge. Sumerville aud Waltham. The
Charlestown fire was In the meat and sau-
sage manufactory Of Furbish & Co., Ruther-
ford avenue. The loss on the building and
stock is about 5000; insured for $4,000.
Rescued by Ladders,
HINGHAM, Mass, December 24.-At 5
o'cl OK this afternoon fire broke out In the
cellar of the Gushing house, causing damage
to the extent of fully $1,000. The smoke
was so dense that the seveI al ladies' in the
upper rooms were s0tten out with difficulty.
The family of Thomas Ii. Ware were
brought down from the windows by ladders. |
The flames were checked before any of the |
sleeping rooms or the DINING room caught. |
There will be no disturbance of the busi- |
ness. The origin OF the fire is unknown. 1t |
lamp. The loss Is fully covered by Insurance. |