East Boston - Slight Fire - Boston Daily Globe - 20 February 1881

East Boston1

Slight Fire - Two Accidents  - Minor Glean

The alarm from Box 164 at 7:01 p.m. yesterday was rung in by Clement Oslerhaus for a slight fire in an old ship's cabin on Marginal street, opposite Simpson's dry dock. The cabin was owned by Nehemiah Gibson, and wsa damaged to the extent of $502. No cause for the fire is known.

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[the rest of the article dealt other items no related to Nehemiah Gibson]

 

References:

1Boston Daily Globe - 20 February 1881 - pg. 2.

2 $50 would be about $956 in 2005 dollars according to the Inflation Calculator at http://www.westegg.com/inflation/