Evening journal., 1890-02-03
TEN PERSONS CREMATED
Details of a Deadly Boston
Lodging House Fire.
IT WAS A CROWDED DEATH TRAP.

stairways Aname and Jumping the Only
Chance of Escape The shrieks and
Prayers OF the Imprisoned wretches
Were Horrible to Hear-otber Fires.
BOSTON, Feb. 3.--Shortly after midnight
Sunday morning the dwelling house 259-26l
North street, occupied by Maurice Rubey's
clothing store on the first floor and by lodg-
ers, chiefly Italian families, ON the three
upper floors, was gutted by fire, which is
supposed TO have originated in the store.
The flames speedily cut of escape by the
stAirways, and the inmates Of the building
had no means Of saving their lives except by
jumping from windows Ten persons were
burned to death, three were fatally injured
aud six were seriously if not fatally injured.
They Leaped to Meet Death Below.
Before the fire was discovered it had
reached the staircase and was feeding upon
the dry wooden stairs and rapidly spreading
toward the roof. The sleeping dodgers we're
aroused in confusion, and some were bewil-
dered and at once succunbed to the deadly
smoke. Others attempted TO Gee down the
burning stairway and fell victims TO the
flames, while still others leaped from the
windows to meet death or mutilation from
contact with the pavement
shrieks, Prayers and Groans.
When the firemen arrived they quickly
extinguished the fire and rescued those of
the inmates who had managed, by hanging
out Of windows or taking refuge on the
roof. to escape the deadly smoke and flame.
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| Pile were mingled with the cries and groans
| Of the injured, and the scene was a terrible
one. In few moments, however, the inn
prisoned people had been taken down the
ladders, the injured removed to hospitals,
and the dead 70 the station house.
! Huddled Together and Dead.
IL was then found that ten persons had
been burned to death. All of their bodies
huddled together on the top floor, they hay
ing fed from the lower rooms when they
first discovered the fire, the flames having
already cut off escape by the stairway tc
the lower floor. There appeared to be nc
means OF escape from the upper floor, and
the helpless persons were there oyertaker
by the flames and literally roasted TO death.
A FrightfuI Spectacle.
After the fremen had extinguished the
fire they made their way to the scene Of
death on the top floor The sight that me'
their eyes there was most sickening one
The dead bodies were recognizable as humal
forms only by their shapes, all Of them hav
ing been burned to a crisp. None of then
could be identified and list Of the missinl
cannot yet be made up.
An Alleged Ineendiary Arrested.
Serious suspicious have been raised tina
the fire was the work Of incendiaries. 1t
stated that when the street door was burs
/, open there was a strong odor Of kerosene
The police have decided ON a thorough in
vestigation, and one Benjamin Simonds ha
been arrested ON suspicion
The basement was occupied in front b
the clothing store, and in the rear by Hamid
Rouse and his son Felix. The second foo
was occupied by Lorenzo Bianco, owner @
the buildings his daughter and three son:
: On the third floor lived Mrs. Philomai
Tunaso and several lodgers Mrs. Bell
Seanlon lived on the attic floor, also job
Bascalt, Charles Bascalt, Nicolas Scholars
Joseph Chotlaw and Mrs Chotlaw
Another Theory.
It is now believed that the fire resulte
from kerosene lamp thrown in drunSe
row. Albert Smith, who lives in the rear {
| lue uuInbu DuAiAlubs says lubb Junb btlOi
midnight he heard a row in the back rooI
of the burned house. Smith looked out an
saw three men quarreling. One man thre'
a lighted lamp at another, and the flame
followed. Smith made haste to escape wit
his family and saw no more. Partly emf
tied rum bottles and broken packs of care
found about the ruins strengthen tn
theory.
List of the Dead.
The following list Of the dead is believe
to be correct:
Bella Scanlon, aged 40 years.
) Madeline Ciarlone, aged 81 years.
Philomena Ciarlone, aged 80 years.
= Giovanni Ciarlone, aged II years
Pasqualeina Ciarlone. aged years
Felix Contia, aged 30 years
MARITIME Marchione, aged 50 years
Rosa Marchione, aged 50 years.
Emily Marchione, aged years.
Raffalo Petrilizio, aged ~ years.
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