Ex Mayor Fitzgerald Heads Salem Sanitation Plan
Ex mayor John F. Fitzgerald of Boston was placed in charge of sanitation by a conference in the state Armory on Governor Walshs call. He arranged with Major Clapp of the First Corps of Cadets to supply watering carts filled with water to nearby cities and towns and bring them into the city in the morning.
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John F. Fitzgeralds
Boston
State Armory
Walsh
Clapp
First Corps of Cadets
Salem
Ex-Mayor Urges Fire Safety After City Conflagration
The ex mayor praised water cart use to supply fresh water to the stricken city. He hoped the blaze would end, noting distant cities face similar costs from wooden houses. He urged spacing between buildings and roof changes to prevent future fires.
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Boston
Jesson
100 Babies Born Amid Salem Fire
Report claims one hundred babies were born in Salem during a city-wide conflagration. Many new births occurred at midnight on the Common and in Broad Street Cemetery as mothers rested on tombstones. No fatalities were recorded and ambulances ferried mothers and infants through the streets.
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Salem
Broad Street
Special train brings hospital corps to aid homeless
A 12 car special train from the North station carried hospital supplies and the hospital corps from company A Eighth regiment under Major Foster at 2 45 am. The unit is fully equipped for field service and can turnover tents to the homeless if needed. Salem tracks will be ready for through service by daylight.
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Eighth Regiment
Foster
Salem
Fire Rages Through Salem Hospital Rescue Sparks Heroic Efforts
A Salem Hospital blaze on Charter Street sent dozens of patients, including new mothers and post-surgery cases, fleeing as nurses and militia cadets carried the injured to safety. Firefighters and autos arrived as witnesses described heat blistering outer walls and groans of the patients filling the night air.
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Salem Hospital
Charter Street
Harbor Street
Hlmer St. Louis
Salem
Essex Street
Fire surpasses 1910 Chelsea blaze says Barry
Lieutenant Governor Edward P. Barry on return from the scene states the current fire's volume exceeded the Chelsea fire of 1910. He notes the destroyed property was more valuable and extensive than Chelsea’s, Salem Hospital was saved though ells were ruined, and the building is now unoccupied.
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Edward P.barry
Chelsea
Salem Hospital
Start Relief Fund With $20,000 as Fire Rages
A Salem relief fund is to be raised immediately as the fire continues. Twenty thousand dollars was contributed last night including two five thousand subscription. At 9:30 this morning headquarters for the relief fund open at the Governor's office in the State House.
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State House
Body of Chinese Laundyman Found in Salem Fire Ruins
Sam Wing, a 43 year old Chinese laundryman, was found early this morning half buried in the ruins of his Lafayette street laundry beside St. Joseph's Church which was destroyed. He held his pipe in death.
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Sam Wing
Salem
Lafayette Street
St. Joseph's Church
Sam
Walsh Urges Immediate Aid for Salem Fire Victims
Governor David I Walsh calls Massachusetts citizens to donate to relief for Salem after a disastrous fire. He asks all residents to meet at the State House at 9:30 AM to form a relief committee, appoint a treasurer, and organize local drives led by mayors and town selectmen.
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Salem
Massachusetts
State House
Governor Walsh Offers Aid To Salem After Destructive Fire
Governor David I Walsh addresses Mayor Hurley and Salem citizens, expressing deep sympathy for thousands left homeless and penniless, promising state aid and sacrifices to rehabilitate the city and restore homes. The Commonwealth pledges its heart and its purse in support.
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Hurley
Salem
Massachusettts
Commonwealth
David I Walsh
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