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Watertown Republican
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
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A spectacular fire preceded by an explosion destroyed a huge grain elevator at the Hoosac Tunnel docks in Charlestown, Boston, at 3:30 a.m. on April 17, consuming 400,000 bushels of grain mostly owned by Joseph Leiter. Loss estimated at $600,000, well insured.
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Large Grain Elevator Destroyed by an Explosion.
Boston, Mass., April 18.—A $600,000 fire, prefaced by an explosion that shook the whole city, occurred in Charlestown at 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning. It was the most spectacular and terrifying conflagration of the year. A huge grain elevator at the Hoosac Tunnel docks on Water street at the pier head of the Wilson and Leyland Steamship line was destroyed, together with 400,000 bushels of grain awaiting shipment to Europe. It is mostly owned by Joseph Leiter, the Chicago grain king. The loss is estimated by fire underwriters at nearly $600,000, well covered by insurance.
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Charlestown, Boston, Mass.
Event Date
3:30 O'clock Yesterday Morning (Reported April 18)
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grain elevator and 400,000 bushels of grain destroyed; loss estimated at nearly $600,000, well covered by insurance.
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A huge grain elevator at the Hoosac Tunnel docks on Water street at the pier head of the Wilson and Leyland Steamship line was destroyed by a fire prefaced by an explosion that shook the whole city. The grain was awaiting shipment to Europe and mostly owned by Joseph Leiter, the Chicago grain king. It was the most spectacular and terrifying conflagration of the year.