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Fire

Stores on Batterymarch street burned, May 12, 1862

In Sudbury street, seven injured, one fireman Killed, July 1, 1862

National Theatre, Portland street, again burned, Mar. 24, 1863

Winthrop House, Tremont and Boylston streets, burned, Apr. 6, 1864

Morris' Play-house, Province court, burned, Oct. 25, 1864

Rebel sensation, attempt to burn New York city, Nov. 28, 1864

Minot's Block, Sudbury street, burned, Apr. 30, 1865

Parker House, School street, slightly damaged, June 8, 1865

48 families on Second street burned out, Feb. 16, 1866

Merrimac Stables, on Friend street, burned, Mar. 10, 1866

Pickle Factory, on Broad street, burned, May 22, 1866

Childs & Jenks' Picture Gallery, Tremont st., burned, June 18, 1866

Iron Foundry, on Lewis st., E. Boston, burned, July. 1, 1866

Destructive, at the city of Portland, Me., July 4, 1866

Manson & Peterson's Mills, Border street, East Boston, burned, Feb. 24, 1868

At Lynn, Boston engines sent, Jan. 26, 1869

Day's Cordage Store, Commercial street, burned, Nov. 25, 1869

Flour Mills on Commercial street, burned, Dec. 7, 1869

Severe one on Friend street. Apr. 30, 1870

Conflagration on Border street, East Boston, July 25, 1870

Nims' Stable, Mason street, and 25 horses burned, Oct. 31, 1870

Adelphi Theatre, rear Washington street, burned, Feb. 11, 1871

Fitch's Lumber Yard, East Boston, burned, Apr. 19, 1871

Terrible conflagration. 63 acres in the heart of Boston burned over, and more than $100,000,000 of property destroyed, Nov. 9, 1872


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