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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
5
From the Revere town line the conflagration sweeps Maple through Chestnut streets driving residents to flee. Militias and marines guard a shrinking, blazing district while autos and volunteers haul the aged and infirm to safety amid a chaotic, desperate retreat.
A group led by Lieutenant Murphy of the Boston police and 19 officers plus six inspectors arrived in Chelsea shortly after 3 PM to assist the local Chelsea force, whose numbers were insufficient for the task at hand.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Marine Eye Tonic for eye strain redness and irritation after sun wind and dust exposure. It claims the remedy soothes without stinging and offers reliable relief, prompting readers to ask their druggist about the product.
Fire at the First Universalist Church on Chestnut and Fourth streets and adjacent buildings follows a Polish church blaze. The cross on the steeple ignites and collapses as police evacuate the area. Estimated church loss about 75000 dollars. Residents flee toward Boston as Broadway stores and nearby homes burn in the conflagration.
Fire swept the Universalist Church and sent burning embers toward Broadway, spreading to the extreme city end. Witnesses reported flames leaping across the streets as smoke grayed the sky and pavements burned under the inferno.
Fireman Flynn of Engine Company 9 likely became the first on the disabled list after a horse stepped on his foot and crushed it. He received medical attention but immediately resumed his post, returning to work in a short time despite probable severe pain.
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