The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
EXTRAORDINARY
PHENOMENON.
Still Digging for the Dead
Bodies.
FIVE KILLED AND SEVENTEEN WOUNDED.

BOSTON, May a. 1875.
Boston is in a state OF feverish ana anxious ex-
element tonight At about quarter TO seven
O'Clock an alarm CT fre was sounded from the
corner OF washington and Lagrange streets, ana
In the course OF ave or Ten minutes
two other alarms were sounded in
rapid succession. Then Immediately after there
were special alarms for the presence OF nearly all
the nook and ladder companies IN the city.
Visions OF sweeping connagration IN that part
OF the town which was spared, but adjacent TO,
the terrible November IRE Of 1873 was in every
bodys mind, and there was a general
assembling OF the community at the point sup
posed to be threatened. 1t was early manifest
that the IRE was OF small account, and
that terrible accident had occurred.
"A building has been blown mp on
the corner OF Lagrange and Washington
streets, and large number or people killed and
woundcd,o was about all that could be learned.
The extent OF the calamity, SO far as II related to
casualties, was and is now variously estimated,
and cannot be definitely ascertained until the
debris is cleared away.
The numbsr OF the killed was rumored all the
evening as high as hundred. but fortunately 10
does not begin TO approach such a terrible magni-
tude, rs the subioined list will show;-
LIST or THE KILLED.
Ciompton, Annie. child, i've years OF age.
Frazier, daughter OF Mrs. Lizzie Frazier.
Trawley J. NJ.
Lord, Mr., No. 81 Easterchesrer PARK.
A colored boy; name unknown.
LIST OF TIE WOUNDED
AcKermann, Morris. in dying condition.
Bailey Mrs. Lizzie badly bruised and scratched.
CONN, Mrs. W. A., not seriously.
Conney Thomas, badly cut.
Farley Mr., skull fractured and otherwise In
jured.
Frazier 3. D., slightly injured.
Frazier Mrs. Lizzie, severely but not danger
ously wounded.
Farwen Samuel, head badly cut; otherwise IN
jured.
Gardner, Mrs. Levien, badly bruised. Garnder.
son OF Mrs. L., not seriously.
Getney, Miss Lizzie, slightly injured.
Hersey, Mrs. Lizzie. not seriously.
Lenden, Martha, arm and leg broken; fatally
injured.
Lille. Nine. (clairyoyant) badly bruised
hahoney, Jonn J., fatally injured.
stetson John A.. slightly injured.
vaIvis Jacob. bad cut wound.
A German name unknown, seriously Injured
PERSONS NOR ACCOUNTED FOR,
Richardson DR..
me list OF bodies removed is alone compile te,
and there are unquestionably very many
more buried beneath the ruins. The DO
lice are diligently engaged in search
but they win nardiy accomplish mucn before
morning. Many or the wounded were taken
to their homes, and therefore their names cannos
be ascertalned tonight.
Mrs Crompton, one OF the killed. was the wife
or an absent sea captain, and was about TO
become mother. Her daughter, who was also
killed was dangerously III OF typhoid fever. Mr..
frawIey was q book agent and roomcd In the
building and the colored boy was employed in the
drug store.
THE HOUSE AND ITS INMATES.
The building in which the singular explosion
occurred was a substantial but insgnin.
cant four story brick structure on the
northwest corner OF Lagrange and WASH
ington streets. II might be called an
been strengthened and the exterior rendered
somewhat modern In appearance. The lower
noor was occupied BY @. d. Dows a Co. as a drug
store ana just this particular season and at the
particular moment when sue explosion occurred
u was cnenJ resorted 70 BY those VINO thirssed
Tor soda the upper doors we're occupied for
various purposes; the extreme attic being occu.
pied. in part 81 a family. and q tailor doing a
small business. The intervening floors 10
the lower one we're hued with a perfect
medley OF tenants In one room a dozen
or more girls were engaged as talloresses ana in
other parts OF she building we're apartments oc.
cupied ~ clalrvoyants and fortune teIlers At the
hour or the explosion It Is believed a great
many o. the occupants we're IN, and inasmuch a.
they have not been found since, 1t Is probable
that they are buried IN the debris. and this can.
not De cleared away fully before tomorrow.
KYE.wITSEssEs.
Ihave seen a dozen or more eye witnesses or
the terrible disaster and their descriptions OF the
scene 40 not materially diner. There was AZ arst
a bright nash OF ure. which seemed 20 leap out Of
all the doors and windows simultaneously. Then
there was a cloud OF black smoke. which
was followed almost instantly By another light.
ninguke nash, ana Immediately succeeding
ths we whole building settled down nln