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Late yesterday afternoon a small fire broke out on the second floor of Leavitt and Peirce's. The blaze, however, was extinguished before any appreciable damage was done. The firemen had to tear down a portion of a wall partition in order to prevent the smouldering flames from spreading. It is understood that the fire was started by a cigarette thrown on the floor...
Early yesterday morning a small fire was discovered in Ridgely Annex. The blaze was put out, however, before any great damage was done to the building or the surrounding property. The fire broke out in a pile of mattresses and debris stored in the basement of the Annex...
...fire in the annex of Drayton Hall yesterday morning destroyed about $3,000 worth of property. This blaze, the third of its kind that has occurred in buildings connected with the University within the past three weeks, was also of unknown origin. Drayton Hall Annex, which is situated on Boylston street below Mt. Auburn, has been in use recently as a dormitory for 20 men in the Naval Radio School. Drayton Hall itself is occupied chiefly by graduate school students...
Yesterday the University made all necessary plans for the accomodation of those departments of the College, the Ensign School and the scenario division of the Federal Committee on Public Information which formerly occuterday's fire is still unknown, except tha terday's fire is unknown, except that the blaze started in the basement of the building. The interior of the hall was completely destroyed, but it is believed than the walls have not been weakened or damaged to any considerable extent. No plans have yet been made in regard to restoring the building...
...loss was largely due to the delay in getting water on the blaze when a hydrant failed to work. Not until almost an hour after the alarm sounded did the firemen succeed in cutting through the roof and getting an effective stream on the blaze...