The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-28
ANOTHER BOSTON CALAMITY.
Terrible Results of q Fire on
Hanover Street.
SEVERAL KILLED INSTANTLY.
Seventeen Persons Dangerously Wounded
and Three Missing.

BOSTON, Feb o. 1879
The six story brick building corner Of Hanover
and Blackstone streets, occupied by George A.
Sammett, manufacturer of mattresses and bedding,
and other parties, was destroyed by fire this
morning.
The fire broke out shortly after ten O'Clock, and
the infammable material caused rapid progress
Of the flames. Sixteen girls were at work in the
fourth story, who, with the exception OF Mary
Ellen Moore, managed to escape to the root, and
with great difficulty and danger reached the ad-
joining roof and were rescued Miss Moore, aged
eighteen, Jumped from the third story window.
Mary Keys was badly hurt in jumping from the
burning roof to the roof adjoining.
At eleven O'Clock the wall seemed strong and
several iremen on ladders were directing water
on the Hanover street side OF the building, when
the spectators were appalled, by seeing the upper
portion sway and fall outward, carrying with 1t
the ladders and score of fremen with the terrible
result given below.
The following are the names of the killed and
wounded, as far IS now Known
KILLED
John Prince, Jr., of a. Saratoga street, East
Boston.
James Starps OF Engine Company No. Is, and
b. p. Stowell, of Engine Company No. Is, both Of
Broadway, South Boston.
INJURED.
Mary Moore, 90 Stillman street, seriously.
G. A. Sammett, OF Dedham probably fatally.
Mary Reyes, II Stllman street, slightly
Thomas Merritt, OF Hose Company No. 2, scalp
wound, sprained ankle and leg injured not Sc
rious
George LIE Game, of Hose Company No. d. resid-
ing IN Camden street, injured in back badly.
o. L. Woods, OF Engine No. Is, badly injured.
G. II. Smith, OF Engine No. Is. slightly injured.
A. G. Scott, of Hose No. 2, Hudson street, head
and face badly injured.
Charles Ingerson, OF Hose No. Q, Isl Tyler street.
slightly injured.
Sylvester Stone, OF Hose No, 3, slightly injured
Edward Martin, of Hose No. 4, hurt in the face,
not dangerously
H. D. Demery, Of Hose No. 2, No. Al Orleans
street. seriously injured in the left arm and left
leg and scalp wounds
Samuel Harrington, OF Hose No. 2, slightly in
jured.
Harry L. Smith, Of Cambridge, badly injured
about the head.
william Baker, of Engine No. II, and william D..
Marshall, of Hose No. 4, both living in Northamp-
ton street, slightly injured.
Moses A. Packard, of the Insurance Brigade,
slightly injured.
THREE MEN MISSING.
One man from Hose No. and another from Hose
No. are missing, as Is also substitute, named
Hayes.
The more seriously injured were promptly con.
veyed to the Massachusetts, General Hospital.
The three upper stories were occupied by Mr..
SaInmell; the second story and ground floor by
Fessenden 4 Osgood, dry goods dealers: J. W..
PEPPER, confectioner; Nortsns coffee and lunch
room, Harris hair dressing saloon, r. McLoud,
country produce; r. M. Lowell, plumber, and sew.
eral country produce dealers.
The Latest from the Fire.
BOSTON, Feb. 81, 1873.
The latest reports OF the Hanover street fire
state that Mary Babb and Lizzie Kinks, two girls
employed by Mr.. Hammett, are missing and
probably buried IN the ruins They were last seen
running for hats and cloaks.
The total known casualties to fremen are two
killed outright, two supposed fatally wounded,
twelve more or less injured and one missing. The
pecunary less is not fully known, but will probably
be about fifty thousand dollars, which is mostly
insured.
The walls OF the building were mere sham,
peced out Of old and new material the three
upper stories being built upon the lower portion
with eight.inch walls The topping of the upper
walls threw the ladders, which were covered by
nremen, outward, dashing them to death and terri
BILE injuries.
csroner's jury win investigate the catastrophe.