02304cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000140011524501380012926400510026730000470031833600260036533700260039133800360041750000310045350800970048452011590058153400450174065300100178565300380179565300340183365300390186785600430190699900170194932714UtSlPG20260610133739.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF0011 aAnonymous10aSouvenir Book of the Great Chelsea Fire April 12, 1908 :bContaining Thirty-Four Views of the Burned District and Prominent Buildings 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-06-06  aE-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Souvenir Book of the Great Chelsea Fire April 12, 1908" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book commemorates a devastating fire that swept through Chelsea, Massachusetts, detailing its impact on the community and the subsequent relief efforts. It highlights the destruction caused by this disaster, focusing on the immense loss of property and the humanitarian response that followed.  The book recounts the events of April 12, 1908, when a fire ignited at the Boston Blacking Company's works and rapidly spread due to high winds, engulfing numerous buildings and rendering thousands homeless. Key public and private structures were lost, including schools, churches, and banks, totaling around 1,500 buildings destroyed. In the aftermath, relief funds were mobilized from various communities, amassing significant contributions to assist those affected. The text also includes a descriptive sketch accompanied by thirty-four photographs documenting the ruins and the efforts of relief organizations, capturing the resilience of the community in the face of tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFires  aFires -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea  aChelsea (Mass.) -- Fire, 1908  aChelsea (Mass.) -- Pictorial works40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32714  c73560d73560