The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-04-13

way was reached, and then vert along
Essex and Middlesex streets to the
water front at Chelsea Creek, and tneh
Ieaped into East Boston.
Sparks blown across the creek set nre
to several houses and to the plant OF
the Standard Oil Company. The OH
plant was still burning at daybreak ana
was practically destroyed. Nine ouid-
ings were burned here, including the
pump house. storehouse, cooper shop'
office and tank rooms, the latter con
tanning about 5000 barrels of OIL The
Standard oil loss is 100000.
Aate Aids Sufferers.
Acting Governor Draper issued call
for maeti 1g of Boston business men
at the state House to make plans TOT
raisinp funds for the temporary care
nf the homeless. and at about the same
hour the citizens relief committee also
met.
Mr. DRAPER today sent his personal
check for $4,000 TO the relief commit
tee.
Similar action was taken by the
executive heads of other cities. 1t was
said that the Legislature would also DC
asked during the day to take measures
for the relief of the stricken city
scbooIhouscs and other public build
,nrs in Boston and other places near the
stricI<eu city were thrown open TO pro-
vide temporary lodgings. and hundreds
Of MILITARY tents brought from the St"'e
enu,u p,rounds Mt south birmingham
served Ms protection for fire VIC
Tins.
Acting Governor Draper last nlght
authorized the city of Chelsea to pro
cure pr.ov ssions for emergency use up
to anv ,sonable amount at the eH-
pense of the State.
Dairy and bakery companies coh-
tributed large supplies.
TbousausIs of homeless ones Dnssed
,he night wandering the streets or
sh,vered Ira the parks and squares
EARLY this anorning tents were pitched
in open lots in Chelsea ana the heien
boring city of Everett.
scores OF physicians. nurses ana
volunteer worker RS are attending the IN
iured The Che lsea police station was
turned into a ten lporary hospital.
Picking Up Unidentified Babes.
More than fiYt,l unidentified babies
have been picked up by the police nre-
men and citizens. A boy brought IN a
baby less than six months old that ne
had picked up in the gutter, Among
the women taker to the hospitals III
ambuances were Two VINO pecaiie
mothers after the .irt' started
The bodies of the two women ana
the man who We're found burned TO
death in the street remain unidentified.
The total taxable property OF the city
amounted to about $24.000,000 The
burned district included a large num-
Der of manufacturing concerns, stores
and business houses, many costly resi-
dences and tenement blocks, churches
and public buildings. Several thousand
dollars were removed from the safe in
the city treasrrer's Office before tho
City Hall burned.
I.iauor Licenses Suspended.
LIQUOR licenses in East Boston and
that part of Oharlestown adjoining
Chelsea were suspended today.
As dawn broke cold and gray over
the fire-swept city. psreDts ronmed the
streets searching for lost children
Schoolhouses of the city. as we'll as
those of the neiglfboring cities and
towns, were filled with lost children.
AT 8 O'Clock the first bread lines, regu-
lated by militia, We're started.
The work of clearing away debris was
begun at an early hour. under the great
est difficulty, as workmeu were in con-
slant danger from falling walls. Early
in the forenoon the work of searching
the ruins of the residence section was
begun.
Seven babies were born, and in each
instance mother and child had to be
removed to places of refuge. Their
houses were destroyed.
Government Ready TO Aid.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April l3.--
Both the War and Navy departments
will render assistance to fire sufferers
at Chelsea, upon authorization by the
President. Mr.. Roberts VINO repre-
sents the burned district in the House
of Representatives, has been in COM
lnunication with the authorities. The
navy has a hospital at Chelsea.
The Red Cross Massachusetts, branch
is relieving pressing cases.
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