The Mena weekly star., 1908-04-16
BOSTONS BIG BLAZE
AN AREA OF $50 ACRES BURNED OVER BY SUNDAYS GREAT
 FIRE.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE MADE HOMELESS
Only Three Deaths Reported, But the Property Damage Is Estimated at $8,o00, ,ooo--Hospitals Filled With njured-ProvIding Relief for suf- ferers-Many Stray Babies.

injured-ProvIding Relief for suf-
 ferers-Many Stray Babies.
 Boston, Apr 14.--An area of $50 acres, representing nearly quarter of the total of the area of the city, marks the scene of the great fire which swept through the business sec ton of Chelsea Sunday night, turning 10000 persons out of their homes and causing a property damage estimated at approximately sS,000,000. Monday the burned area was guarded by mili- tiamen and marines to prevent pos sible footing and military regulations prevail throughout the city.
 Early Monday only three persons were known to have lost their lives in the fire. but 1t was feared that the number would be increased when a search of the ruins was made. Over half hundred people were injured and many were taken to the hospitals suffering severely, but Monday morn ing all the injured ones were reported to be donig well although several still AChaihCd VII tAC d6h6CAOdo lioA.
 Starting near the corner of Cypress and Third streets, from public dump ing ground, the blaze spread before a northeast gale straight across the city to the southeast, spreading out as it advanced until it's northerly bound ary reached the eastern division of the Boston and Maine railroad. Thence 1t extended to the junction of the rail- road with the tracks of the Boston and Albany railroad, over which it leaped, and then swept on until checked by a small creek. On the other side 1t crept along Essex and Middlesex streets to the water front at Chelsea creek, and then leaped into East Boston. The distance from the point where the fire started to the creek is mile and a half and the greatest width of the fire Is about half mile.
 Even at the creek the fire was not wholly stayed. for sparks blown across set fire to several houses and to the plant of the Standard Oil company. The oil plant was still burning at day break and was practically destroyed. Nine buildings were burned here, in- cluding the pump house. store house. cooper shop, offices and tank rooms. the latter containing about 5000 bar rels of oil. The loss on the Standard Oil property was estimated at s100,000.
 Concerted efforts towards providing rnffaf g0r tho thoucapds nf suffararc were fairly started Monday.
 But notwithstanding the efforts on all sides to render aid, there were thousands of homeless ones who passed the night wandering the streets, or shivered in the parks and squares. Many of the unfortunates applied at police headquarters for shel- ter and were cared for temporarily in the court house. Early Monday morn ing. however, tents had been pitched in open lots in Chelsea and the neigh boring city of Everdette, and all ap- camps.
 During the afternoon and evening over 50 unidentified babies who had been picked up by the police, firemen and citizens, were taken to the police stations. They ranged in age from two months to five years. A boy brought in baby less than six months old that he had picked up in the gut ter. A woman brought pair of boy twins, not more than a year old. She said that a frantic mother had thrust the babies into her arms as she stood on the street, saying; Here, hold these. I've got to get the others. What became of the mother had not been ascertained at an early hour Monday Some of the derclict infants were taken away during the nlght py relatives, but others remained still un- claimed Monday. Among the women taken to the hospitals in ambulances were two who became mothers after the fire started.
 The bodies of the two women and the man who were found burned to death in the street Sunday night re mained unidentified at the North Grove street morgue Monday morning No other bodies had been brought to the morgue at that time ana as far as the authritles had been In formed that number represent the 10 tai of deaths from the fire. It was feared, however, that search or the ruins by daylight would result in the discovery of other bodies.
 The valuables left in the safes In the burned business houses were guarded from possible looters by detachments of marines from the Charlestown Navy yard and companies of infantrymer and artillerymen of the state na- tional guard.
 Military regulations were enforced and no one, unless provided with pass was permitted to approach tn' ruined section.
 The liquor licenses in east Bostoi and that part of Charlestown adloin ing Chelsea were suspended Monday by order of the police commissions as an aid to the militia and police II their efforts to bring about condi tion of order and safety.
 Across South America.
 Valparaiso, Apr. 14.-Prof. Charle Furlong. formerly of Cornell univer sity, in charge of an expedition hal lrrived here after a successful loe'