Fire rages as Salem coal yard blaze threatens city
Amid night smoke 190 families and 460 children endure fear and loss as the Naumkeag coal yards and Lane wharf burn. Fire crews from Gloucester and Malden battle collapsing lines while engine No. 1 kept firing under Flynn and Ryne. The Derby street blaze tests all, but the last stand yields victory near the old Customs House and the House of Seven Gables.
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Antoinette Gurney
Salem
Forest River Park
Ryne
Ola
Flynn
Korn Leather Company
Boston
Federal Streets
Derby Wharf
Lane Wharf
Derby Street
Old Customs House
Hawthorne
Home For
Peabody, Museum
Engine 1
Ryno
Refugees Describe Fire Aftermath And Makeshift Camp Life
The narrative follows families displaced by a blaze near the Salem Electric Plant. Mothers lament hair and clothes as they shelter in tents, many clutching keepsakes like portraits and a bird cage. They endure cold and hunger while awaiting aid and word on jobs.
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Salem Electric
North Pole
General Electric Company
Lynn
Red Cross
Colorado Summer Family Travel Promises Healthful Pleasures
A travel pitch promoting Colorado as an affordable, comfortable family destination with a pleasant climate. It offers a booklet with maps hotels boarding houses rates and points of interest and invites readers to contact Alex Stocks for low excursion rates.
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Colorado
Salem Fire's Toll Put At 12 Million In Losses
The Standard estimates a total property loss of 12 million dollars with 10 million to insurance companies from the Salem city fire that destroyed a third of the town. Early figures from the Massachusetts Insurance Department and various insurers show wide ranges, with Holyoke Mutual among the hardest hit and 3.5 million tied to Naumkeag mill losses.
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Salem
Standard
Chelsea
Massachusetts Insurance Department
Naumkeag
Mutuals
Holyoke Mutual
Boston
Everett C. Beriton
Massachusetts Mutual Fire Marine
Harry E. Russell
Brien & Russell
William 8. Felton & Co
Benton
Russell
Hood Company Supplies Milk to Salem Fire Victims
H. P. Hood & Sons have donated milk to Salem fire victims. At least 160 quarts have been distributed to those in greatest need. Officials promise Mayor Hurley 1000 pints of milk daily for as long as needed.
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H. P. Hood & Sons
Salem
Big Milk Company
Hurley
Salem Fire Origin Rumor Quashed by State Police
Authorities say rumors that the Salem blaze was incendiary were unfounded. The Post reports advice from the highest authority confirming no evidence supports arson claims.
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Salem
State police investigate Salem fire amid rumors
Five officers arrived in Salem to probe the fire in the ravaged district. Rumors claimed a firebug or a Korn Leather Co partner named Wright inspired the blaze, but these reports were declared unfounded. Officers named were Fred F. Flynn John Scott Richard Griffith Michael Y. Barrett and James Macksey.
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State Police
Salem
Wright
Korn Leather Company
Fred F. Flynn
Lawrence
John Scott
Braintree
Richard ‘. Griffith
Taunton
Michael Y. Barrett
Haverhill
James Macksey
Chelsea Company Relieved for Duty at Salem
Coast Artillery unit C Company Chel sea under Captain William C Renfrew proceeded to Salem yesterday afternoon for relief duty.
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C Company
Coast Artillery
Chelsea
William C. Renfrew
Salem
Two Salem firemen hold line against fierce coal fire
Two Salem firefighters C W Flynn and A J Ryne of Engine 1 stood at the Derby street Lane coal wharf protecting the city’s heart as flames and smoke overwhelmed a brick wall. They fought through heat fumes and humidity to shield Naumkeag Mills and vast coal piles, keeping fire from the eastern landmarks as the blaze raged.
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Flynn
Ryne
Derby Wharf
Pickering
Gloucester
Malden
Derby Street
Lane Wharf
Lane Coal Wharf
Lane Building
Salem
Lane
C. W. Flynn
A. J. Ryne
Naumkeag
Engine
Ryno
Governor Walsh Tours Burned District and Refugee Camp
Governor Walsh visited the burned district and refugee camp at dusk to assess conditions. He spoke with groups outside tents, with many foreigners aided by interpreters and expressing gratitude that they were being provided for.
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Salem
Walsh
Dur
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Taek
Salem Park
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Alex Stocks
New England
Peashington St
C. B
Bostom
Chelsea Company
Charles E. Parker
Custom House
G. G. Botting
Canadian Club
Mentor
Dewar
Lords of
England
Jameson’ Duffy
Holland
Gin “Light House
Everett Soring
Dom
Jamaica
Anheuser-Busch
Guinness’ Pt
M. & R. Vermouth
J. F. Martell
Turs
Summer + Union, Cor
Washington
Canal Specialty Shop, Inc
Tremont
S & Young
Imperial Clothing Specialty Co
New York
Young Men’s Suits
Trausfers
Cohen, Goldman Co
Jacob Rabinowitch & Co
N. Y
Eros
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