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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Fire broke out in Alexander Edwards' cabinet-maker building in north Boston yesterday afternoon, destroying the building, workshop, stores, barns, sheds, mahogany stock, furniture, and adjacent Sandemanian Meeting-House. Alert residents and Charlestown engine prevented spread to other structures. Edwards' loss is great.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the Boston fire report across pages 2 and 3; relabeling the second part from 'story' to 'domestic_news' for consistency.
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Yesterday Afternoon about 5 o'Clock a Fire broke out in a Building belonging to Mr. Alexander Edwards, Cabinet-Maker; at the North Part of the Town, which was almost wholly in Flames as soon as discovered, and the same in a very short Time consumed, together with his Work Shop, several Stores, Barns, Sheds, &c. and a large Quantity of Mahogany and other Stock, with a Number of Articles of Furniture which were finished for Sale; the Fire likewise communicated to the Sandemanian Meeting-House, that was near adjoining, which was also entirely destroyed; and it was owing to the Alertness of the Inhabitants, and the constant Supply of the Engines with Water from the Mill-Pond, that many other Wooden Buildings, which were in eminent Danger, were prevented sharing the same Fate.--The Engine from Charlestown, esteemed the best in America, with a Number of People from that Town, with their usual Activity, came over very expeditiously to assist at the Fire, and were very serviceable. Mr. Edwards's Loss is very great.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Boston
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon About 5 O'clock
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building, workshop, stores, barns, sheds, large quantity of mahogany and other stock, articles of furniture, and sandemanian meeting-house entirely destroyed; many other buildings prevented from burning; mr. edwards's loss very great; no casualties mentioned.
Event Details
Fire broke out in a building belonging to Mr. Alexander Edwards, Cabinet-Maker, at the North Part of the Town; building almost wholly in flames as soon as discovered and soon consumed, together with workshop, several stores, barns, sheds, &c., large quantity of mahogany and other stock, and number of articles of furniture finished for sale; fire communicated to adjoining Sandemanian Meeting-House, which was entirely destroyed; alertness of inhabitants and constant supply of engines with water from Mill-Pond prevented other wooden buildings in danger from sharing the fate; engine from Charlestown with people from that town assisted expeditiously and were very serviceable.