The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-13


Forced back down Everett ANenue v
Tho south the tiremen battled WIN t4l'
flames in an endeavor TO save the hear
~ tho business section and 10 conhn'
The fire to that part of the city betWeel
,hc railroad tracks ana Everett Ave
me within an area of half ihll'
.auarc were several churches am
scbooibouses. one after another wer'
burned the Polish Catholic Churcil' tllt
Fourth street NJ. T. Church and A a.1'l,
christian Church, ON lieafa ~
When the Polish Gatholic ,.,,i,,,t
concbt IRE the Rev. George Jasholsh
-, tst closed a service and many
,,,oonIn were in and about the eui'tIe
y, ,fteen minutes the entire top Oh WV
ah,,rch was in flames. All tue my
.b,c effects and furniture were 'e' 49,.
- hundred -artls away at the cor
chestnut and Fourth streets, NV
1rirst Universalist Church Saushe -
4, exactly the same manner
Polish Church. 1t was soon CIV ~
&, Flames. a spectacular feature o.
~, b,,rntnr of this church was the
lp1.ure Of the flames as they burned
lotnnlctely around the base of the stea'
,.a1dcr cross which tipped the splre.
- fa,v moments 1T stood out against
-h. sky a flaming golden beacon, aln.
tben with n crash tumhled lleaulu'.T
,nto the roof. breaking as II StrutN
the roof, one part going into the ~ ~
.1-tor # The edifce and tho other strik-
tns the street.
save Hospital Inmates.
Spreading to the northeast of Ever
cts Avenue. tho fire seized upon the
rows of business blocks facing on
broadway, and enveloped them one
after another. creeping slowly but
steadily toward Chase square, the CEN
ire of the city.
The Fitz Public Library, magnifi-
cent stone structure, was destroyed
and on the flames erept toward the
Frost Hospital and The Childrens Hos
initial. BY requisitioninG amhulances
: from surrounding towns and cities, and
callins into service all available car
riares. the police were able TO speed.
ily remove the inmates of the Frost
HOSPITAL and the Childrens Hospital
outside the city limits to retreats oil
safety 1t was none too soon, Tor ooth
hospital buildings were shortly con
sumed.
The fire swept down Broadway, west,
10 within a block of Chelsea Square
,rbere II seemed TO be held in check
late in the afternoon. In the mean
time. between broadway and tue water
'front.' the southern section OF the city
was in flames. All the hremen We're
in the centre of the city. ana a hnit
mile square OF the fesi 'n.,.ia,, ,,,aiI-
was in flames, ana no p'o'e't''''
able or possible
Men women and children ran around
tho streets begging some one TO can
tie nremen, but there were no hfetheh
10 respond over Chelsea Fridge into
East Boston streamed a long line OF lfe
refugees. Juggling what few househoia
effects they were aple 20 say. 80
cars, drays and even papy va. a'"e :, 20 =
were pied hlsh' VIII ~. ~ 1t, e.,
bedding iuhareds q pei oHs
large bundles tea up ~ sheets'
City Hall square in FLAMES.
Several of the large type of cars
used by the Boston Elevated Railway
IN the East Boston 'uni,ei, anu ana
doned when II was io1ito ne } ISa,,S, "
shut OH t''e poM.i. W., ,ia,,,as ~
in streets sWep. by .he i'ai,.es
The greatest nal,iase, was eo.te Wie.'
the fire reached GitS hail sauare, d.
the Junction OF fafk anu "aSttliis : loi '
: Streets. inc FIRST 6aptlst SlttIcii, Il
lefty brick puiidihg' ilrst caught hFe
or NE .Hlshe 5 part OF ,te spile'
oo- ~ t'a'"
tht' el'fpers settled down on me n moe.
cupied cHureh nuilalhg OF %. Luxe
the Veteran tiremeh $ ASSOCIATION on ! ne
tower OF the FIRST onitaFiah olsufrl'
: on hawthorne street, men pesaii'e en.
Neloped IN tah'es' ana IN tne spap -
of few moments every nuholhs ~
the square "as y. i"'ae /, 40 -
roi rt,e ~, st,,,nt,rc bniit .,
,,rIct, and separated from all other
,1,,ld,nas bv wide area, might be
sayed The hone was but momentary
for about o'clock tiny flame was
sean ginning headway under the cop.
j i: Ing az the cupola. and soon the entire
i structure was swept away, Within
balf an hour In this one square fou,
oI1i,rches and the City Hall were lev
eled 10 the ground.
pn % Waters Edge.
streets t.e rs Wsnt b ny ef block anu
tic corner of Congress and shnrtlef