Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-13
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massachusetts, Legislature May
Be Called Today to Take
Measures for Stricken.
49, Not Under Martial Law But is
Parolled by Marines--sa'oon
Licenses Suspended.

r,ston April 13-An area of sou
.os of ground representing nearly a
an.r,er of the total of the area OF
.sa DIV marks the scene of the great
g.. which swept through the business
.o,,;on of Chelsea last night turning
,0ooO persons out OF their homes and
lansing q property damage estimated
a, unfortunately 100000 Today the
hn,ned area is guarded by militiamen
.n6 marines to prevent possible footing
and military regulations prevail
throughout the city. Early today only
three persons we're known or believed
IA have lost their lives, but 1t was
feared that the number would be in
creased when n search of the ruins
was made. over half a hundred peo-
| ME- we're Injured and many We're taken
. 10 the hospitals suffering severely. but
| his morning all the injured ones were
| reported to be doing well, although sew
| eral still remained on the dangerous
list.
WHERE FIRE STARTED.
Starting near the corner of Cypress
! and Third streets, from public
| dumping ground, the blaze spread, be-
| fore a northeast gale straight across
| the city to the southeast spreading out
as Il advanced until its northerly
boundary reached the eastern division
Of the Boston & Maine railroad. Thence
| extended to the junction of the rail-
road to the tracks of the Boston q AL
bany over which it leaped and swept on
until checked by a small creek. on the
other side ii crept alohg Second street
until Broadway was reached, and then
went along Essex and MiddlesseX
streets and went into East Boston.
The distance from the point where the
fire. started to the creek is mile and
Z half and the greatest width is about
hlf mile
Even at the creek the fire was not
Molly stayed. for sparks blown across
e IRE to several houses and to the
paH;of the Standard Oil company. Tho
oil plant was still burning at daybreak
ana was practically destroyed. Build
iNgs were burned here, including the
pnmphouse, storehouse. cooper shop
Mice and tankrooms, the latter contain
ng about 5000 barrels of oil. The
Dss on the Standard Oil property was
etlmated at 100000.
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS
Concerted efforts towards providing
Elef for the thousands of he suffer
6 were fairly started today. Acting
ov Draper issued a call for an early
corning meeting OF prominent Boston
asihess men at the state house to
cake plans for raising funds for the
,mporaly care of the homeless. and at
bout the same hour the citizens relief
mittee also held a meeting.
IN the city of Somerville. Mayor
iTimmops Issued a call for a mass
heeting to consider means of giving aid
the fire sufferers. Similar action
as taken by the executive heads of
ther citeis
It was said that the legislature will
$50 DE- called during the day to take
leasures for the stricken.
Nharl'aOle organizations found places
many OF the sufferers, schoolhouses
M other public buildings in Boston
liid DINER places near the stricken CITY
ere throWh open to provide temporary
ushgs' and hundreds of military
-ns Drought from the state camp
rounds at South Ramingsham served
protection for victims of the fire
acuhg Gov Draper. early last night
.usnoIlzed the city OF Chelsea to pro-
''e PROVISIONS for emergency use up
any reasonable amount at the ex-
ense Of the state. and dairy and bak-
companies generously contributed
,ge supplies of their products which
"uld way promptly to the sufferers.
HOMELESS ONES WANDERED.
hut Notwithstanding the efforts 10 rem
~ au' there We're thousands of home
H. Gnes VINO passed the night wander
- 'ie streets, or shivered I'm the parks
ss' r slu"res Many of the unfortunates
.F,'ef al police headquarters for shelf
Il, 1"" were cared for temporarily I'm
to, COURTHOUSE Early this morning
s ~ tents had been pitched IN OPP
pls in Chelesea and the nelghbor-
% ully of Everett and ali applicants
Az, sent to these temporary camps.
alulouSh 1t was impossible to tell
M approximately the number OF peo-
M, ,laue homeless by the fire. conserv-
Nv estimates placed II at about TO-
"hle prompt measures for caring
ue homeless We're being taken.
es OF physicians, nurses and volun-
n. workers were attending to the In
~ me cheles@a police station was
u mo a temporary hospital and
Xbs,H sullefeis We're brought there aud
mi y, VHlpollilly Later they We're
.ns ~ lAe naval hospital and the ma
HoSpllal both OF which We're pack
M w ,he limit Of their capacity from
en,s Oulee ana from the influx of pa
,blch iluh the two other hospitals
''h We're burned
UNIDENTIFIED BABIES.
During the afternoon and evening
~ 90 unidentified babies who had
IA ,hGked up by the police. dremen
M, uluzens We're taken To the police
sSn Ny'ls' They ranged In ago from two
ihse,,s TO I'VE years. A boy brought in
d{ ea5 Than six months old that he
. A,n liVNou up In the gulter A woman