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What One Thunder Bolt Destroyed Boston & Maine Elevator
Report details a massive blaze caused by a single thunder bolt that destroyed a mammoth Boston & Maine grain elevator in Charlestown, set fire to the Austrian steamship at Allan Line pier, and drove 35 men overboard with three deaths. The fire damaged Chelsea bridge, Wharves 1 2 and 3, burned three freight sheds, and caused over 1 million dollars in damage across nine acres.
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Boston & Maine
Charlestown
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Allan Line
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