The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-04-13

Boston, Mass, April 13.-An area
of $50 acres of ground, representing
nearly a quarter of the total area of
fire which swept through the business
section of Chelsea last night, turning
ten thousand people out of their
homes and causing property damage
estimated at approximately eight mill
ion dollars. Today the burned area is
guarded by militiamen and marines
to prevent possible looting, and mill
tary regulations prevailed throughout
the city early today.
Only three persons are known to
it is feared the number will be il
creased when a search of the ruins
is made. Over half a hundred were
injured, and many were takSl to hos
pitfalls. This morning all the injured
were reported doing well, although
several are still on the dangerous list.
Starting near Cypress and Third
streets from public dumping ground
the blaze spread before a northeast
gale straight across the city to the
southeast, spreading out as it adYanc-
ed and finally reached Chelsea creek
and leaped across into East Boston.
The distance from the point where
the fire started to the creek is a mile
and a half, and the greatest width of
the fire is about half a mile. Even at
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stayed, for sparks blown across set
fire to several houses and to the
plant of the Standard Oil Co., which
was practically destroyed. The loss
hundred thousand dollars.
Concerted efforts towards providing
relief for the thousands of sufferers
was fairly started today. Acting Gov
ernor Draper issued a call for al early
morning meeting of prominent Bos-
ton business men at the state house
to make plans for raising funds for
the temporary care of the homeless,
and at about the same hour a citizens
relief committee also held a meeting.
executives of other cities, and it is
stated that the legislature will also
be called to take measures for relief.
Charitable organizations found
places for many of the sufferers; but
the efforts on all
sides to render aid, there were thou
sands of homeless ones who passed
the night in the streets and parks. AL
though it is impossible yet to tell
even approximately the number OF
people made homeless, it is conserva-
lively estimated that there are about
ten thousand
During the fire yesterday afternoon
and evening over fifty unidentified
babies were picked up by firemen
and taken to the police station. They
range from two months to five years
| of age The bodies of two women and
| a man found burned to death in the
i street last night are still unidentified.
Early today the work of searching the
ruins in the residential section of the
| fire-swept district was begun, a1d it
was the opinion of the authorities
that more bodies would be found. The
workmen are in constant danger from
falling walls.
| The burned district included a
| large number of manufacturing con
Germs, stores and business houses.
many costly residences and tenement
| blocks. churches and public buildings.
A chilly wind and light fall OF
snow which later turned into a cold
rain, this morning added to the mis-
cry of the homeless, who shivered in
shelter camps in the public square.
| During the course of the fire yes
terday seven babies were born in as
many different houses directly in the
path of the fire that were later de-
stroyed The mothers and children
were doing well today.
| Mayor Beck and William E. Nc
| Clintock, chairman of the relief com
mittee. today handed the Associated
Press an appeal for assistance in
which it was stated that fifteen thous-