The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-22
FOOD FOR FLAMES.
NINE PaRsoAs oRRMATHD
Ina Settling Sea Of Firs-Ths Old IUsiltatS
Fair Building of Boston Destroyed with
Frish'faI Loss Of Llfs-Ths Vic.
tins Horribly DiSagursd.

BosroS, Mass June 2l,-A terrible Gre
accompanied by loss Of life this afternoon
destroyed the New England Institute
Fair building on Huntington avenue.
The building was built by the New Eng
land Manufacturers and Mechanics In
stitute at cost Of nearly 5000 Last
winter 1t was purchased by the Metro
politan Street Railway Company for
$500, 900, and has since bsen used as place
for storing and repairing cars.
So quickly did the flames spread that
before the first engine had arrived the
immense roof had fallen and the building
was roaring mass Of fame, Workmsn
sought to save their tools and many were
badly burned before they could get out Of
the building while others were unable TO
escape, In the building were about
four hundred box cars, only one OF
which was saved. The great barn,
like structure, which covered an area OF
Eve acres with Q floor space OF nearly
eight acres, was 60 full OF h4mts that tfe
walls were blown out. AS soon as II was
learned that lives had been lost In the
building all the streams were turned to
the rear OF the structure and the fremen
brayely forced their way into the blazing
ruins to rescue the bodies. The flames
refused to surrender until they had con-
qusred everything combuStlble within the
building, aud the work ol rescue was at
tended with great danger.
The charred remains OF two men were
brought out, and are thought to be those
OF Wm. Taylor and q man named Frost,
both carpenters. 1t 10 believed that other
bodies are buried In the debris, as several
Worknen are missing, All Is confusion
and no correct statement OF the loss OF life
can yet be made. The flames are still
burning In the interior Of the building, Of
which nothing 10 left standing except the
lower portion OF the walls
A HORRIBLE SIGHT,
There were many men inside when the
Gre broke out, and all rushed for the rear
windows. Most OF them were helped out,
but while rush wss being made to one
Of the windows OF which o tCorOhed and
face was seen, the person
who had been looking out fell back
Into the seethiug mass, and vas past all
help. A colored man name unknoRn
wslt bAak into th9 banning bulldlnslo
i've some properly aud was not seen 10
C)ms out again. Chester l. Haz9ton md
Z l. F4rrsl hld plenty Of opportunity to
sCApe, but endSavorsd 20 pull some car
Out and We're ftlghfully burned.
While the Thousands oil spectators were
via wing from neiRhboFinR roofs the mag
ui6Cvnt spectacle horrible tragedy WAS
being enacted within, all out Of sight and
to the throng.
poDlKs RECOVERED.
After the flames had been sufficiently
pxtingulshed, search was begun among
the Charred ruins Tor posaDle victims. Up
to 0 p. N. eight bodies were
recovered, most Of them burned
beyond recognition. It 10 believed that
there are at least four more bodies In the
ruins. Inside the building were 400
horse cars fully repaired, each worth
500. The repairs and rsiurniShing OF the
building amounted 10 about $4,000. The
total loss Ia about 100000.
Four OF the bodies removed were 80
badly charred and dls6gured that identiti.
cation is not possible, The names ofotherB
are believed to be as follows:
William Taylor, aged 20; Oliver
Frost, aged 81, married; Patrick
LyonR, aged 80, and Alexander Campbell,
aged 70, married. The body Of q negro
known 10 have been burned has not been
This makes nine fatalities
known to have bsen caused by the fire.