Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-14
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the terrible situation was made fully ap-
parent to the bewildered inhabitants.
AS early as o'clock the refugees
who had been temporarily sheltered in
the churches and what few public
buildings were left standing, began
pouring forth into the streets and be-
sieged the police station for assistance.
AT q o'clock 500 people had been re-
ported missing to the bureau of infor-
nation established at the district court
room, the majority of these being wo-
men and children.
The fright Of the night previous,
which had overcome the populace, dis
appeared and frantic mothers and
grief-stricken fathers roamed the
streets begging that their missing
loved ones be returned to them. The
schoolhouses of the city as well as
those Of neighboring cities and towns
were filled with lost children and
scores OF parents beseiged these insti-
tutions, going from one to another,
growing more terrified and frantic as
each was visited and no tidings of their
children were discovered. The scene up
Broadway from Chelsea square to the
Boston ). Maine Railroad station, ex-
tending on either side as far as the
eye could penetrate the smoke was APP
palling. This section, through which
the flames swept, was practically fiat,
hardly visatage Of the Chelsea of
yesterday remaining.
The 1s companies of the State Mi
litfa and the regulars from the
Charlestown navy yard who had been
on duty for many hours, continued
their excellent work with vigOr. work.
ing hard to erect the hundreds of tents
furnished by the state as well as
keeping a strict guard over the entire
burnt section.
At s o'clock the first bread lines were
started. The lines were regulated by
the militia, the applicants being oblig-
ed to pass between lines of soldiers be-
fore they were served.
At 6 o'clock, James White, secretary
to Mayor Hibbard of Boston, arrived
at police headquarters and made ar
rangements for the relief work to be
done by the city of Boston.
At 8 o'clock two relief meetings were
opened one at the district court rooms
and another at the High school build
ing. and from these meetings commit
tees were sent to the meeting of the
Boston city government and the meet
ing of the Governors Council
Alderman Harry James was at the
head Of the city relief work and stated
that before nightfall ample provisions
would he made for the care of the ref
ugees. The work of clearing away the
debris was commenced at an early
hour, but under the greatest difficult
ties as the workmen We're in constant
danger OF injury from falling walls.
Early in the forenoon the work of
searching the ruins of the residential
section of the fire swept district was
commenced with the greatest care and
1t was the opinion of the authorities
that many remains would undoubtedly
be found.
The FIVE liquor licenses which had
been granted III Chelsea, following the
change of the city from Il no license
policy to license at the last election
and which would have become opera
tive May |, were revoked today and
no more viii be granted for the pres
emf. The liquor licenses in East Boston
and that part of CharleStown adjoin-
ing Chelsea were suspended today by
order of Police Commissioner OMeara
az an aid 10 the militia and police in