Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-14
BIG BLAZE IN BOSTON.

FLAMES In the business Section DESTROY
Several Large Establishments, Causnga
Loss of Nearly a., 1000, ,OOO-t M Person
Killed and Fifteen Firemen Injured.
BosToN, Jan. 11.-Not since Thanks
giving day three years ago has Boston
be threatened with such fire as
broke out yesterday on Federal street.
1t started in large building occupied
by Hecht Bros, wool dealers. The cause
is not definitely known, but the fire is
said to have originated in the explosion
Of gasoline stove in the basement.
An alarm was quickly given, followed
by second and third, calling all the
down town engines The fire quickly
spread through the entire Hecht build
ing and when the fremen arrived on
the scene the whole interior was mass
of flames. Adjoining Hecht Bros, in
the same block were located Patterson
Bros and j. Koschland & Co., wool
dealers, and the fire rapidly spread to
their premises, despite the floods of
water poured into the structures. The
building is six stories high, of brick.
Next south on Federal street were sew
eral old brick buildings occupied on the
first floor by Chris Carven, liquors, the
Carrollton cafe and McGarry & Murphy,
liquors. These were wrecked in success
sion by the flames. The structures were
four stories high.
While the fire was sweeping these
buildings it was also making rapid
headway in the other direction. 1t had
communicated with an old waterworks
shed and a four-story brick warehouse
| in the rear of the Hecht building. both
stored with wool owned by Hecht Bros.
Seven firemen were on the low roof of
the shed when the wall of the ware
house fell over, injuring several of
them, but not seriously. This falling
wall carried down the roof of the sheds
and the intense fire resulting aided in
the progress of the fire through to Sum-
ner street The four-story iron build
| ing numbered 169 to 1T3 Sumner ad
Joined the Hecht warehouse. This
building quickly took fire and was soon
Quilted. 1t was occupied by w. A. Stet-
| son & Co., and G. b. Clark & Co., both
leather dealers on the street floor, and
above by the Corey Leather Company.
Adjoining the iron front building on
the other side is the stone front build
ing occupied by Pfster 81 Vogel, leath-
er dealers, which was soon gutted.
The following firms are involved in
the confagration: Hecht Bros big
wool house, 207 to 219 Federal street.
Loss on building complete. Patterson
Bros, dealers in wool, tenants of Hecht
Bros, two lofts stored with S96, 93S
pounds of wool. Loss probably $780,
900. j. Koschland & Co., ground floor
and on loft stored with wool; loss is
heavy. w. A. Stetson & Co; G. b.
Clark & Co, and the Corey Leather
Company, leather dealers. Pfster, Vogel
& Co., large wool house, very heavy
loss: George ii. Goodhue & Co., wool.
aud White Bros, fancy leather; heavy
loss. Benjamin f. Thompson & Co.,
leather; loss heavy.
A tangle of trolley wires in front of
the Hecht building was an element of
great danger to the firemen and i'm
peded them very much in their work.
The total loss by the fire as estimated
| by the firms interested is 1853, 900.
The fire burned from $3.50 n. m. until
p. m., destroying property valued at
S2,00O,00O One person was killed and
fifteen firemen were injured by falling
walls