Word: blazing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...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...
...alarm fire partly destroyed the Spee Club at 15 Holyoke street last Monday night. The blaze is believed to have been caused by defective wiring, as most of the fire was centered around the fuse-box on the third floor. The damage was estimated...
...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...
...number of men enrolled in the R. O. T. U. by tonight will place Harvard either far in the lead of the march toward an adequate and honorable defence for our country, or it will signify that Harvard is content to wait conservatively for another braver body to blaze the trail. Those in the van of any new movement must withstand constant attacks from groups of individuals who are compelled to join the camp of the opposition because of their inherent desire to appear individual, obstinate or wise on account of their aloofness. But no specious arguments nor altruistic dreams...