Newspaper DataFires/Floods/Weather News
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Fires/Floods/Weather News
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Boston, February 10 1806
FIRE! Yesterday afternoon a destructive fire broke out in the rope walk, owned by Mr. J. Howe, at the bottom of the common in this town, which in a short time was consumed, together with some other walks adjacent, one owned by Mr. Emmons, one by Capt. Rogers and two by Mr. Davis; together with a large quantity of cordage, hemp, tar, &c. Mr. Howe was abut finishing some tarring, when the copper being over heated, the tar took fire, and instantly communicated the flames in every direction. The contents of the walks were partly saves, as well as part of the hemp in Mr. Rogers’ fire proof store. The contents of Mr. Davis’ fire proof store, we learn was consumed. The wind was providently at South West, which blew the flames over the common, and confined its ravages to these valuable manufactories. The public, as well as private loss, cannot as yet be ascertained. It must be very great. Upwards of a hundred industrious men, several of them having families, are thus thrown out of employ. We have not heard of any accident in extinguishing the flames. Our country brethren were early in their assistance on the occasion. [The Centinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) March 12, 1806 - submitted by Nancy Piper] Boston, June 25, 1824 Fire A fire broke out in the upper story of the Type Foundry of Messrs. T. H. Carter & Co. on Salem Street in this city, on Wednesday night last. The fire was discovered about half past eleven o’clock, and was not arrested until it had consumed the two upper stories, and much injured the next. The two upper stories were occupied one of them as the casting room, and the other for the patent Power Press. The damage by this fire is estimated at $60,000. Insurance we understand had bee effected to the amount of $40,000. The fire is supposed to have been the result of accident. [Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - July 14, 1824 - Submitted by Nancy Piper] From the Boston Patriot, July 8 1824 Fire We are compelled to record another alarming and destructive fire in our city. Yesterday about 1 o’clock P.M., a fire was discovered to have taken accidentally in a carpenter’s shop, between Chesnut and Beacon streets, near their junction with Charles street. Fifteen or sixteen valuable dwelling houses have been destroyed, together with numerous out buildings, barns, and c. and much misery has been done to a large number of other houses in the vicinity of the fire. The destruction of property has been very great, and what adds to the calamity, the fire in this instance has visited one of the best built parts of our city. We learn that insurance to a considerable amount has been obtained on the property burnt. The loss we have heard estimated to be rising one hundred thousand dollars. Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - July 21, 1824 - Submitted by Nancy Piper] April 13
1825
Boston, April 1. A considerable portion of the new stone wall and iron fence recently erected by the city authorities, around the State House in this city, on Thursday night fell, with a portion of the superincumbent bank of earth, into the street. Fortunately no one was injured by the accident. The amount of damages we have not learned. (Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Submitted by Nancy P.) April 20 1825 Great Fire in Boston About half past 10 o’clock on Thursday night, the 7th inst., a fire broke out in Duane Street, Boston, which consumed upwards of 40 stores, and the same number of other buildings. The Evening Gazette says, “the loss of property cannot be fairly estimated at less than $600,000. The claims on the Insurance offices will amount to $350,000. (Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Submitted by Nancy P.) April 27, 1825 The Fire At Boston We are glad to observe by the Boston papers that the loss by the late fire will not be so great as was at first anticipated. A large proportion of the goods had been saved and some of the lots of ground rendered vacant, are now considered more valuable than they were before with the buildings on them. A considerable portion of the loss falls on the Insurance Companies. – Amer. Sent. (Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Submitted by Nancy P.) September 21, 1825: Cotton Factory Destroyed On Sunday morning, the 28th ult., at Middlebury, Mr. Warren’s cotton factory, 12 bales of cotton, machinery, grist mill with grain, fulling mill and other buildings, estimated at from 12 to 10,000 dollars were destroyed by fire. Insurance effected in Boston to the amount of 8000 dollars. (Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Submitted by Nancy P.) Nov 23,
1825 Boston, Nov. 1
Our city seems devoted to conflagration. It becomes our duty to record the occurrence of another extensive fire, which has destroyed a large amount of property and converted a number of elegant, commodious and valuable edifices into a pile of smoking ruins. About half an hour before 1 o’clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in the hat store of Mr. W. Brown, on the south-side of Court street. The alarm was instantly given; but before efficient aid could be obtained, the flames had made such progress as to set at defiance all exertions to confine them to the building where they originated. The wind was brisk at north-west and wafted the blazing combustibles to a considerable distance in the direction of Water and Congress streets and at one time great fears were entertained for the preservation of Joy’s building (Cornhill square,) and the Old State House, both of which took fire in the cornices. Had the exertions to save these buildings been fruitless, the conflagration could not have been arrested without sweeping a passage through to the harbor. In about two hours and a half however, the fire was subdued after having destroyed the row of brick buildings on the south side of the street from the Old Court House to the buildings on the corner of Court street and Cornhill, three brick and stone buildings on the north side of Court street, the house back of Cornhill square and a number of smaller buildings in the rear of those enumerated. – Courier (Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Submitted by Nancy P.) August 8, 1827 We learn that the extensive establishment of the New England Glass Manufacturing Company, at Lechmere’s Point, near Boston , was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night the 28th ult. (Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Submitted by Nancy P.) Boston- The Almshouse at North Weymonth, Mass., was destroyed by fire last night. Two insane paupers, named HAYDEN and TORRELL, perished. [The Baltimore Sun, Oct. 27, 1859 - Submitted by Candi Horton] Burned To Death [Milwaukee Daily Sentinel,
(Milwaukee, WI) Wednesday, October 16, 1878; pg. 4; submitted by
Candi Horton] [FEB 2 1890 - THE
QUINCY DAILY HERALD - Submitted by Debbie Lee] 
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