The Somerville Journal, 14 December 1895
| Fire Department Changes |
| On recommendation of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, John E. Tucker was
discharged from Hose 1 Company at his own request. Luther F. Bickers was appointed a member of
Ladder 1 Company, and Joseph Lord a member of Hose 1 Company, to fill vacancies. Under a suspension
of the rules, the appointments were confirmed. |
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Grain Mill Burned
Nathan Tufts & Son's Establishment Badly Gutted by Fire Thursday Night |
| Two alarms were sounded from box 224 at ten minutes before 8 o'clock Thursday evening for a
fire in the grain mill owned by Nathan Tufts & Sons, at the corner of Prospect Street and Concord Avenue.
When the dept. arrived the flames were bursting fiercely out of the hay shed at the side of the main building
nearest the railroad. The firemen fought hard to confine the fire to the shed, but the flames worked their way
rapidly to the main bldg., and finally up to the roof. The hay shed was almost completely gutted, and much of
the grain and contents of the main bldg. were damaged by smoke and water. A horse which was kept in the
shed was taken out soon after the fire was discovered, and removed to a place of safety. The damage is
estimated as being in the neighborhood of $5,000. The fire officials think that the fire was of incendiary origin. |
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1895 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts
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