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Show Big Boalou Blaze. BoaloD, 31. Fire broke out thiB evening in the fifth story of the lirge B'x-Btory brick building, No. 221 New Bedford street, Charleatown district, used for the manufacture of fine turnituro by F. W. Holmes k, Co. The building, which is 450 long and extending back 200 feet i j Mystic river, was filled with furniture, a large amount on the uppnr stories being finished. A violent snow storm, with a strong east wind, delayed the firemen, and the entirn building was boou in flames. Three alarms, quickly followed fol-lowed by the 'general alarm, were sound' d, asd only by a great eflort a most disastrous conflagration stayed. At 10.30 p.m. the tiro was under control. Tne lactorv and contents were completely destroyed, together with the houses. Some twenty families fam-ilies aro homeless and between 400 and OHO wi-rkmen aro thrown out ol employment. 1 he details of the loss and insurance arc not yet available. The ln.ta on the factory, marhinery him dtuck of furniture is estimated at $loO,fVX). The other loss is about $.10,000. |