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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
6
Salem Fire Destroys Half of Historic City in Lethal Blaze
A massive fire razed half of Salem, maiming the historic district. The blaze cut communications, destroyed St. Joseph’s Church and the orphan asylum, and left twenty thousand homeless as firefighters from many towns fought wind driven flames. No direct deaths, but injuries topped fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s
Orphan Asylum
Salem
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Donovan
Lynn
Beverly
Chelsea
Endicott Street
North River Canal
North End
Boston
Marblehead
Walsh
Charles H. Cole
Hurley
National Guardsmen
Salem Mobilizes Relief After City Fire
Food clothing tents and relief supplies will move from Beverly to Lynn then to Salem for temporary aid. Beverly Lynn and Salem residents aided, with Salem offering shelter in escaped fire areas. Mrs Ellin of the Eureka House Lynn opened her hotel to fire victims as others offered lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Chelsea
Newhall
Lynn
Beverly
Portland
Newburyport
Boston & Maine
Boston
Ellin
Eureka
Washington Street
E. J. Bliss
The
Regal Shoe Company
Walsh
Cole
Great Salem Fire Displaces Thousands Amid Crisis
Thousands of Salem residents lose homes in a devastating fire. Relief committees form in surrounding towns to plan aid. Governor Walsh to convene a State House meeting on relief measures. Mabel Boardman of the Red Cross offers assistance for the stricken city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Walsh
State House
Mabel Boardman
National Red Cross Society
Boston Mayor to Aid Salem After Calamity
Mayor Curley will today offer Boston’s help to Salem after a terrible calamity wiped out much of the city. The Massachusetts Legislature will be thus informed of the city’s readiness to assist in relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Boston
Salem
Massachusetts
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