Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
BURNT AND CRUSHED.
Two Brave Firemen Meet Death While
Fighting tine Flames.
ONE KILLED By AN EXPLOSION.
Another Bsheaded in an Accident at a
Railroad Crossing.
A LIFE LOST IN A TENEMENT FIRE

JERSEY CITY, JAN 24-A fatal fire oc-
Cured in Jersey City this evening and re-
suited in tine killing of Chief Engineer
Henry E. Farrier and Daniel Dinar, stoker
of No. engine, and in serious injuries to
several other fremen. The FIRE broke out in
the cellar of Charles Boltwood's hardware
store, No. 200 Pavonia avenue. corner Of
Grove street. The 6remen got their hose at
work and fought their way into the cellar,
when terrible explosion occurred.
Two barrels of turpentine had exploded
with force enough q to shatter the plate glass
windows on both sides of the store and to
shake the buildings in the vicinity. There
were several fremen in the cellar when the
explosion occurred aud it was feared that
all of them had been killed. A cheer went
up from the crowd as Truckman Michael
Whalen was seen to emerge to the street
carrying an unconscious comrade on his
back. The injured man proved to be Hose
man John Mcdonald.
The Men Badly Burned.
He was badly burned about the head,
face and hands, and is thought to have in
hailed the fire. He was removed to hospital
where his condition was pronounced ex-
tremely critical. Truckman Whalen was
badly scorched about the hands and face.
He,was assisted to the truckhouse, but was
subsequently, taken TO bis home. Assistant
Chief Engineer John Denmead and Hose
man John Farrell were also scorched and
cut. The fire was finally drowned out alter
slight damage. = - a. ~.
Chief Engineer Farrier was missed and
Assistant Denmead ordered the celler to be
eoarrbod nd da1on bnr al
side with lanterns. In the further end of
the cellar, and partly concealed by a large
case that had fallen upon him, lay the
Chiefs body. Willing hands picked him
up and carried him to stable on Pavonia
avenue. Doctors were summoned, but were
unable to resuscitate him. Death had been
caused by suffocation. The skin had been
burned from the backs of the dead mans
hands and the hair from his head, but be-
yond these he was little injured. The feat
ures were not marred The remains were
removed to the Chiefs late home.
Beheaded at Crossing.
In the meantime another ghastly tragedy
had been enacted at the Barrow street cross
ing OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. As No.
engine and tender turned into Barrow
street, Dingier, the engineer, says that he
noticed the flag man on the railroad crossing
waving his lantern, but could not un-
derstand signals. Stoker Oman evil
IDENTIFY understood that the track was clear,
as he whipped up his team. As he reached
the eastbound track he saw a train bearing
down upon him, but was unable either to
stop or avoid it.
The train was an incoming Florida special
and the locomotive struck the team and the
forward part of the fire engine. Dinan was
thrown under the wheels of the train and
mangled to pieces. His head was severed
and was found 800 feet east OF the crossing.
Tue fire engine was wrecked. One of the
horses was killed outright. The legs of the
other horse were broken and it was shot.
Dinan's body was removed to a morgue. =.
A Bystander Badly Injured.
Mrs. Mary Sheed, colored woman, who
was standing at the railroad crossing. was
struck in the head by a flying piece Of iron
and was badly hurt. Chief Farrier leaves q
widow, three sons and daughter.
A lamp exploded in the cellar OF
tine five. story frame tenement at the
corner of Greenes and Essek streets, this
afternoon, and set fire to the building, and
the occupants had to be taken down on lad
ders hoisted by the firemen.
Mrs. Goossman told the fremen that her
husband was asleep in an apartment of the
top floor. The flames had reached this
floor. and when the fremen went back for
Goossman they found him living on. the
floor dead. He had been burned almost to
a crisp. -.... .r,-