The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-11
BIG BLAZE IN BOSTON.
THREE MILLIONS WORTH OF PROP
ERTF REDUCED TO ASHES.


BOSTON, March l0.-Ftre broke out
about z. NJ. in the building owned by
+. L. Ames, corner Of Essex and Lincoln
streets. and involved the entir, block The
fire was under control shortly before
o'clock. The area burned over comprises
practically one whole square. bo'nled on
the north by Essex street. on the east by
Lincoln street. on tire south oy Tufts
street. and on the west by Kingston
street. In addition to this square, one
building on the north eide Of Essex street
extending along Columbia street. was
burned. also three buildings on tho east
side OF Lincoln street also ono on the
south side OF tufts street. the Emergency
Hospital. which was part OF the United
States Hotel. and the rear corner ~ the
hotel. The loss will probably reach s.,
OoOoOJ
Three unidentified dead bodies have
been taken from the ruins, and there are
supposed 70 be MAN. others yet undis-
covered. The injured number about thirty.
The buried buildings were full Of man
ufacturing enterprises OF all kinds. boots
and shoes, machines. rubber goods. plush
goods. leather goods. glass and veneer
ings. One Of the principal firms was
and the fire seems TO have originated
on the premises OF this firm. on the sixth
floor OF the Ames building. They en-
plOyed about thirty clerks. Every floor
Of the building had a number OF people
employed. and among these were most
OF the injured. Girls were overrun and
trampled upon In the panic. Three men
and one woman were seen 20 hang by
their hands from the parapet OF the build
ing. but owing TO the network OF tele-
graph and telephone and electric light
wires no help could be gotten 70 them.
and all OF them fell six stories to the
frozen ground.
one OF the dead is Leonidas II. Redpath,
a merchant. and another is a fireman
named Robert J. RestauX. Two bodies
are not Identified. one is a girl too badly
burned 10 be recognizable.
Most of the casualties were at the Ames
building, where people were hemmed IN
without warning. Later estimates OF
the loss increase the amount TO four ana
half millions.
The Ames building was occupied by
the following firms Woonsocket Rubber
Company, Barbour Bros. thread stock.
Amazene Machine Company Consolidated
Last Company. Merrick Thread Company,
A. Packard & Coz Il. NJ Appleton, HanO-
yer Shoe Company w. 6. Rogers, La
riat Manufacturing Company Chatiiin'
Labrobe a Co. United States Rubber
Company, Redpath Bros, boots ana shoeS'
s. B. Thind Il CO., j. A. Jacquith Rubber
Company Tapley Machine company
Horace Partridge & CO., fancy goods
Hathaway. Soule & Harrington. boots
and shoes: J. S. Fogg. boots and shoes
VI A. Packard, Metropolitan Sewerage
Company and testing department Ewing
Bros Sanford Bros, blankets, j. +.
Ryan, hair dressers' supplies; c. W.
Spur. veneers; Cape Cod Glass Company
| Sheuer Bros fancy leather and plush
goods; American Pin Company. stock OF
pins and boxes; Emgah Lohll collars
and cuffs: Otto Kreisman, boots ana
shoes: D. W. Rowland liver pills In glass
jars. ...
was occupied by the Singer Manufacture
ing Company. boot and shoe machines
Nos. 10 TO "A Baxter. Stoner & Shenkle-
berger. sole leather; Nos. rs 70 ~. Swain
| e. FulIer & Co. shoe machines. w. q,
| g q w Labers. sample rubber stamps
Toseph Van Ness. office; A. l.. Perkins
Machine Company; Baxter Stoner q
| Shenkelberger.
Among the burned buildings were sew
eral recently completed on the tetIltolS
burned over three and a half years ago
ment of Horace Partridge x Co., VINO
accounted the fifth and sixth floors or the
| seven-story building. corner OF Essex
and Lincoln streets, owned by f. H.
Ames. 49,.
The cause is at present unknown. but
| the start is described by those nearest
| IL as resembl the bursting or nre
| cracker The flames spread with increHi-
bile rapidity. and In a very few moments
| f,ta ~ building WAS
burning. II ere were many employees OF
| the Partridge Company at work at the
| time and the other floors Of the building
| were sprinkled with human beings The
usual avenres OF escape were AZ once
cut of, and then began scramble TOT
life. which sickened beholders The panic
stricken inmates fed 10 windows ana
roof. Some escaped by shining down
| telegraph poles, others by leaping into
blankets and nets. Several jumped to
the pavement. six stories and were
| terribly manged, and others, how many
cannot now be told, fell back into the
| cauidron of the flames and were over
| come by the dense black smoke, when
suffocated all who did not speedily es-
cape.
The entire fire department Of the city
| was speedily on the scene, the Depart
| nents OF Somerville. Cambridge, Newton,
| Quincy and Brockton arrived later by
| train. and aid was requested 10 be IN
readiness from more distant cities tor-
| tunately further help was not needed
| Vast crowds Of people began at once TO
| flock 10 the scene. and as a matter or
| precaution Governor Russell speedily
ordered two companies OF military under
arms and proceeded TO the fire in person
where he was soon Joined by Mayor
Matthews. The fire spread rapidly from
| building to building. and. despite the
heroic efforts Of the entire fire system
| Of Suffolk county was not controlled
until the whole square had been levelled
The three largest buildings burned the
| Ames. Lincoln and -Durrell. We're
OF modern construction. and built In the
most non-ccmbustible style possible for
mercantile use The Brown-Durreh had
front walls OF sandstone and rear walls
| OF brick The Ames and Lincoln were