New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-11
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| got under control it had burned over more than
a square, had reduced to ashes several Of the
magnificent new buildings recently completed on
the territory burned over three and half years
ago, had consumed property valued by con-
scrvative estimate at S4,j00O0O. had been at
tended by scenes Of panic and distress never before
cqualled here in the memory Of people now living,
| and had destroyed several. perhaps many human
lives. and mangled or manned at least thirty per-
sons, some Of whom will die OF their injuries.
The names Of the dead and injured. as far as
known, are as follows
DEAD.
Of 81 So SDts 20 ,S% IT,
third story and fell his head; died Oh the 10
& M was a. %s"ss &c. ss G 5e % Of and 'Gph a AZ 90
81 CumbCr!s,ds,.
DENNIsoX John r.. Of No. lol7 washngtonst.
shoulir dsiocatad
nEykhN ,Ssh Michael L'n'0ln'' twenty-five fractured
EcAN Di.trc, chief; ne,yop; pro.u,,ion. s caused
FLYNN. Msrr,ret, osed ,weny,!x; scalp wCufd and In
ternal injptics.
FLYNN. Mary Winchester; badly cut.
scadcd and burned
HAsKINs. Michael OF whitmsn.s,; thigh injured
Lyons John j.. Of No. 50 London -. Ee, Bosom
MURRAY, Daniel r.. aged nineteen, or NO lO-o Doi'
chcstsr.avc. compound fracture Of leg.
MURRAY Paul. same address; log hurt
rEERrN Ada. aged twenty-five. OF No. Darins'st';
seriously injured.
POND benjamin. member OF steamer NO. 1. Som 'rv!c;
seriously injured by falling walls.
REDPATT A. W, Newtoaye; badly cut.
RisTEArX Rol ort J.. q addcFman OF Charleston, age
rIcu. - menber'of Steamer no l. someryirc; scr.
ou-ly injured by falling walls.
RICHARDS. Matilda. of Tremoot.s; nrrcd slightly Oh
the hip bv jumping out OF window
RrFFIN. George L.. Of No. io2 ch1rles't; arm broken
RYAN. James. 40. 3 KlmbalI.st., RoAbury; injured
cyan. John F.. No. 81 Ablon.s,. Injured ankle.
snEIPAKD. Joshua. aged tarty'four. Of Cambridge; 4;
onkic injured
SULLIVAN John J.. q 40 50 LonGon.st. East Boston.
engaerr Of Engine No. ! fsil 70" ladder Injuries
TwEI.s: Tcm''On. driver Of Hose TO- Of South Boston
foc.s,.. RoSbury multiple Injuries.
To-day's fire began soon after o'clock this
afternoon II started in the Amcs Binding at
Lincoln and Essex SITS, not far from the start
ing point OF the fire OF 1889.
Tho principal occupants Of the building were
the Woonsocket Rubber Company and the Horace
Partridge Company. dealers in toys etc. The
other occupants were the Consolidated Lasting
Machine Company NJ. A. Packard & Co., boots
and shoes: X. VI. Appleton, underwear: the
Hanover Shoe Company. Clafn Larrahce n Co..
hosiery and underwear: the United States Rubber
Company. Barber Bros, linen thread and twine;
Amazon Machin" Company. McrricS Thread Com
pany. T. G. Peters. embroidered goods: Rclpath
Bros. manufacturing boots and shoes :. B Thing
& Co., boots and shoes; b. f. Jaquith Il Co.,
boots and shoes: Taplcy Machine Company. sample
shoe machinery Hathaway, Soulc ~ llarrng-
ton. boots and shoes J. :. Fogs & Co. shoes;
METROPOLITAN Sewerage Commission, Ewing
Eros, blankets; c. w. Spur & Co.,
venccrs and carved goods Cape Cod Glass Com
pany, Scheucr & Bros. fancy leather and plush;
American Pin Company Emirh n Lodcll. collars
and cuns: Otto KIisnian Jobbcrs in boots AMI
shoes: ID. w. Rowland, patent medicines.
The fire started in the WoonsocLct Rubber
COmpany's rooms and spread rapidly that
the employees escaped with difficulty The flames,
fed by the combustiblc material. spread rapidly
in all directions, and before they subducd
the area OF the fire was bounded by ESSEX,
Lincoln. Kingston ard Tufts SITS The entire
block on Lincoln-st, extending 70 the United
States Hotel, was destroyed. and the big hotel
was damaged TO n considerable extent. On the
west the fire spread to Kingston-st.. burning off
the two upper stories Of Brown, Dnrc II Co.'S
fine brownstone building, and badly damaging
their extensive stock Of dry goods On the
north. the flames leaped across ESscx-st TO the
6vc-story building at Essex and Columbia SITS. oc-
cupcd by the paper-box mandatory of W. ).
Barnes This destroyed. The big
John s. Farlow building Lincolnst .
running from Esscx-st 10 Tufts-st.. was filled
by several wholesale houses. the Singer Sewing
Machine Company and other concerns. The fire
OH Lincoln-st. burned as far as Proctor, Hunt
& Co.'S building where 1t stopped. In the rear
Of the Farlow building are the large bonded
warehouses and dstillcry OF John II. French
Co. The warehouses, containing l,lOO barrels
of rum. we're destroyed, involving loss of abont
$4,000
At 4:e5 o'clock the alarm was rung in from
box No. g. II was soon followed by second
and then n general alarm. The cause OF the fire
| is M p,csent uhknowi, bot the start Is described
bv those nearest it in the toy department OF
Partridge e. Co. as resembling the bursting of
| Grecracker. The flames spread with incredible
rapidity and in few moments the entire interior
| of the building was burning. There were many
| employes of Partridge X Co. at work at the
time. and the other floors Of the building were
.prinkled with human beings. The usual ave
nucs of escape at once cut OIL, and then be-
Gan q scramble for life which sickcncd behold
crs The panic-stricken inmates fled to windows
| and roof some escaped by shining" down tclc-
uraph pohs, otlYrs by leaping into blankets and
nets. Several jumped TO the pavement, six or
eight stories, and were terribly manged, and
others. how many cannot he told fell back into
the flames or were overcome by the dense black
smoke which sufocated all who did not speedily
escape.
The entire fire department Of the city was
spcadiIy on the scene the departments Of Somcr-
vile. Cambridge. Newton. Quincy and Brockton
arriveA later by train. and aid was requested to
he in readiness from more distant cities. For
tnnately, further help was not needed Vast
crowds of people began at once to flock to the
scene, and US matter Of prccantion Governor
Russell spec lily ordered two companies of militia
under arms and proceeded to the fire in person.
where he was soon joined by Mayor Matthews.