St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-25
BURNED TO A CRISP.
CHASTITY Scenes Enacted With
in the Limits Of Jersey
City, N. ].
The Body Of q Tenement
Lodger Found Literally
Cremated.
Assistant Chief Engineer Den
mead Dies by Suffo-
cation.
Passengers OF a Dummy
Coach Seriously Injured
in Indianapolis.

JERSEY CITY, n. D., Jan. PA lamp
exploded in the cellar of the fve-story
frame tenement, corner of Greene and
Essex streets. this afternoon and set
fire to the building, and the occupants
had to be taken down on ladders hOiSted
by the firemen. Mrs. Gooseman told
the firemen that her husband was asleep
in an apartment of the top floor. The
flames had reached this floor, and when
the firemen went back for Gooseman
they found him lying on the floor dead.
He had been burned almost to crisp.
Another fatal fire occurred in Jersey
City this evening and resulted in the
killing of Chief Engineer Henry E.
Farrier aud Daniel Dinan, stoker Of
No. engine, and in serious injuries to
several other firemen. The fire broke
out in the celler of Charles Boltwood's
hardware store, No. 200 Pavolia avenue.
corner of Grove street. The firemen
got their hose at work and fought their
way into the cellar, where a terrible
explosion occurred. Two barrels of
turpentine had exploded with force
enough to shatter he plate glass win
dows 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 and
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 cOlnrade
on his back. The injured man proved
to be Hoseman John Mcdonald. He
was badly burned about the head, face
an hands, and is thought to have in
hailed the fire. lie was removed to
hospital where his condition was pro-
nounced extremely critical. Truckman
Whalen was badly scorched about tine
hands and face. He was assisted
to the truck house, but was
subsequently taken to his home.
Assistant Chief Engineer John Den
mead and Hoseman JOHN Farrell were
also scorched and cut by flying glass.
The fire was finally drowned out after
slight damage. Chief Engineer Farrier
was missed, and Assistant Denmead
ordered the cellar to be searched. and
dozen firemen hurried inside 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 10
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, bat beyond these he was lltt = ih-
jured. The features were not narred.
The remains were removed TO the
chiefs late home. In tue meantime an
other
CHASTITY Tragedy
had been enacted at the Barrow street
crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad.
As No. 3 engine and tender turned INTO
Barrow street, Dingler, the engineer,
says that he noticed the flagman on the
railroad crossing waving his lantern,
but could not understand his signals.
Stoker Dinan evidently understood
that the track was clear, as he whipped
up his team. AS he reached the east
bound track -he saw train bearing
down upon him. but was unable either
to stop or avoid il. The train WAS an
incoming Florida special, and the loco
motive struck the team and the for
ward 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 300 feet east
of the crossing. The fire engine was
wrecked One of the horses was killed
outright. The legs of the other horse
were broken and it was shot. Dinau's
body was removed to mOrgup. Mrs.
Mary Sheed. colored woman who WIS
standing at the railroad crossing, was
struck in the head by flying piece of
iron and was badly hurt. Chief Farrier
leaves a widow, three sons and a
daughter.
Driver John Riddle, who drove the
chief to the fire, was in Boltwood's
cellar when the explosion occurred. He
says the fire was apparently out when
Chief Farrier saw spar smoldering |
on rafter. He brushed them off with |
his hand and an ember fell upon
a case of turpentine. Then |
came the explosion. Riddle was
stunned, and when he recovered he
looked for the chief engineer and |
started the search for him. On the |
chiefs body were found medal |
awarded him by z. LOrillard and a
jeweled lOcket presented To- him by |
Frank Stevens for the brave rescue Of a |
feeble old woman at downtown ire in |
1889.