Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order

Fire

12 incendiary, during the night, Feb. 5, 1846

9 stables set during the evening, Jan. 7, 1847

Three acres burned over on Charlestown and Causeway streets, Jan. 22, 1847

Damrell & Moore's Printing House burned, Mar. 10, 1848

Albany and Hudson streets, conflagration, July 12, 1848

Tremont Temple, Tremont street, burned, Mar. 31, 1852

National Theatre, Portland street, burned, Apr. 26, 1852

Chickering's Building, Washington street, burned, Dec. 2, 1852

Johnson's Block, Commercial street, burned, Nov. 2, 1853

Pemberton House, Howard street, burned, May 16, 1854

Several vessels at Sargent's wharf, burned, Apr. 27, 1855

Gerrish Market, Portland street, burned, Apr. 12, 1856

Jefferson's Block, North street, and nine persons burned, July 29, 1856

East Boston Flour Mills, burned, Sep. 22, 1856

House and two children on Stillman street, burned, May 20, 1857

Several houses on Federal street, burned, May 2, 1858

Mechanical Bakery, Commercial street, burned, Feb. 6, 1859

Flour Mills, on Eastern Avenue, burned, Apr. 2, 1859

Westboroa Reform School buildings, burned, Aug. 12, 1859

House of Reformation at Deer Island, burned, Aug. 21, 1859

City Stables, on Commercial street, burned, Aug. 31, 1859

Derby Range, Sudbury street, burned, Sept. 8, 1860

Conflagration on Albany and on Border streets, July 4, 1861

Nahant Hotel, at Nahant, burned, Sep. 11, 1861

Quincy Market-house badly scorched, Jan. 27, 1862

Mathew's Block, North street, burned, Feb. 24, 1862