The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-16
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court was the limit OF the burned district
ON the southeast side Of the ball grounds
reached. .-..a.
While the flrernen were lighting the
flames on this side, the fire was spread
ing from Walpole street toward Milford
place on the southwest side of the ball
grounds, and In half an hour all the build
ings in this block were In ruins Not
here even did the fire stop, but burned on
until IL reached Ruggies street at one
point, consumed the houses on both sides
Of Chapel street and laid low the struc-
lures on Sudbury place.
AZ Rugsles street on the west and
Cabot street on the southeast the fire WAS
practically stopped. and ut 1880 the fire
was under control aud in no danger OF
spreading further.
On the northwest side of the ball
grounds the tracks of the Old Colony
prevented the confiagration from spread
ing In that direction.
The fire was an unusually hot one, and
one oflehe hardest to fight In the history
OF the Boston fire department.
Three steamers, Nos. ~, 80 and s6. had
to be abandoned because Of the, heat.
About q. 80 Chief Webber was forced 70
retire almost exhausted, with his. face
covered with blisters caused by the heat,
but he bravely returned to the battle soon
after and urged on his men.
The Injured.
The list of injured is large. although no
case has as Jet been reported fatal A
large number Of the Aremen were tenn
porarily blinded from smoke and einders.
Fourteen cases OF bruises and other In
juries received by persons from falling
bricks, glass, etc, were treated. Lieu
tenant Sawyer Of chemical 10 was Sc
verely burned. He also had two ribs frsc-
tured by falling rafter. Fireman Toll
man of Everett was bitten by his horse.
Ten persons who were sick ia the buildings
burned were also taken to tho city hos
pital Two cases were serious, but these
are apparently none the worse from being
moved.
Loss WIN Bs Heavy.
Prominent insurance men are of the
opinion that not over two-thirds of the
loss is covered by insurance. John C.
Paige places the total loss at 81 ,000, 900.
The area OF the burned district amounts
to about 20 acres, and some 1900 people
are thought to have lived In the dwellingi
consumed. There were at least ESQ 00t
AcCt VI bOila Sh eot osoeAe@
Insurance with John G. Paige & Co.
was a. follows: Imperial of London
s14.ooo; Orient Of HsItforA &ll.ooo; Fire
Association or s,nilaaeipnIa, so9,vVv; Pala-
dine of England. $4,000.
Some $50, 900 Is divided up between five
companies of the Guardian Girard COM
pany.
After tho Fire.
Thousands viewed the scene of desola-
tion in the Roxbury district today. The
grounds of the Boston baseba team
were thronged with thousands Of sight
seers. The familiar grand stand was nc
longer there. Nothing remained but the
iron work and q mass Of smoiderine
ruins. Looking toward fremont and
Cabot streets one vast waste of faller
walls and smoldering ruins met tn,
gaze.
On the streets, just without the burned
district. goods were strewn in every di
rection. Many outfits of entire house
holds were hoplessly mixed up with goods
from neighboring houses. and many VIII G
owned goods created stirring scenes in
their efforts TO recover their lost property
fremont street for distance of several
hundred yards is strewn with wreckage
!. Broken coils OF West End street railway
trolley and feed wires, bed ticking and
hundreds of feet Of hose were burned tc
a crisp amid rivers OF water covering the
y street
Three abandoned fire engines. twisted
into an almost unacceptable shape. in
dieated only too surely the strength OF
the foe the valiant fire laddies had To con.
tend with. The engines were abandoned
long before the conaagration was At ar
end, and the flames spread with such sur
prising rapidity that it was impossible tt
rescue them in time. The new houses ol
ladder i2 and hose on fremont street
were destroyed.