New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12
THE FIRE LOSS IN BOSTON.
rOr-R MILLIONS WENT Up IN FLAME AND
SMOKE.
roI,R PERSONS AT LEAST THOUGHT TO Be
DEAD - NAMES OF INJURED VICTIMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COMPANIES
INCREASE THEIR RATEs-rliE
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
rny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInuSE.l

WAS visited to-day by tnOusaIuS' ~ ~ =,
several bodies may be in the ruins Leoh'oaS ]"
pednatb OF No. II Cumbcrland-st.. Boston, one OF
the dead -vas In his Office. at No. SO Linc0lnS'. "u"
the fire broke out, and his brother Il. W. H'"p'"'
w,s with him. When the sheet OF flame rushed
through the building without warning DOM oro'"',S
sprang to the Window and made leap TOT inc s'"""u
F. w Redpatl escaped with only slight INJURIES Dut
his brother was badly hurt and was taken 10 VI.
CIV IIospltal lie was injured internally and suffered
conclusion OF the brain. and probably was "".on-
scious OF pain. He died last evening. MI h.u
path was born In Allegheny CITY, f'hh' III i'i'
In 1870 he came to Boston ana went 'h'o '"e ~
business The firm was Rcdpath Brothers. consisting
of Leonldas H.. +. W. and n. IL. Kedpa'h. !"
leaves widow, one daughter hi'ccn ''"'' "' 49,
n son OF eleven years. -
Frederick Mradowcraft OF No. 46 Chestnuts'''
Cambridge, was found BY Patrolman Dohova" IT"
gutter and taken the United States hotei' fro"'
there he was taken to the City Hospital but u" was
dead when the ambulance stopped In front OF the ooor
There Is now no reason to doubt that 'hari's l.
Odiorne the travelling salesman OF Rrdpath Eros''
l. among the victims 4 thorough search has been
made I'm the hospitals and m"rgucs, INT no trace VI
him can be found. Just ns the warning CRY WIS
raised Mr. OdiorEc seen to leave the io"r stors
where he was engaged and II Is probable that IN h''
descent OF the stairway the flames cut Off his 'sc"pe
ard that the body lies under large pi's oi
wr,ckagc Ecar the elevator shaft on Lincolnst Mt.
OiIornr was lorn in Vermont about forty-two years
ago. and had been resident OF Boston nearly '"en's
years lie was well known In the shoe tradc. lie
leaves n widow.
l.. &. Buck. who. with Harry Turner fel)w-em-
p,ove OF the Jaqulth Company, was reported miss
Ing has turned MP all right. II" says Turner an"
himself were on the NTH floor OF the building when
the ari broke out and when the smoke had nearly
suGocated them he (Buck jumped from the wihao"
into a network Of wires about ten feet below, ca'hhs
Oh Turner to follow him. Turner seemed alraiu anu
h-sitatcd until he overcome by the smoK" ana
f.,, back Into the room. That the last Buck
saw OF him.
The following wc,c among the Injured. additohhi
10 the list given In The Tribune this morning Mar
tin White, West quincy. dslocatcd shoulder frahA
Marchand, Of No. 80 Amphion-st Cambridge twenty
years old. iell from ladder twenty feet receiving
numerous Commissions, and conclusion Of III" brain Is
feared Miss Maggie Love, No. 81 Presccts'', EVer
EFT. seventeen years old. numerous cont"sohS' MISS
BESSIE Avis No. - Chambers-sf., Boston. twenty
two years old. shaken up and suffering FRO" nervous
prosira,ion: Thomas Gblin fireman. cut IN the head
and broken thumb; r. T. Partridge, s"r OF iiorac"
Pnrtrdge No 100 Nor,hnv".. Cambridg' severely
burned about the face. neck and hnndS; MISS To- -
Lcary stenogrnphrr for the Partridge COMPANY J""'
PLAIN burned on wrist and arm, not seriVusN
J. H. Harvey. laddcrman fell thir'y'hNe "c' "o'"
. ladder and broke his leg: Miss Lucy hiieoh' No
IA IIsmpshrc.st. Cambridge, employed By the Lh''n'
Manufacturing Company, hnnd badly iaccrat'd' iheo
dnre 70
from the fourth story window OF Redpa'h Bro'ncr'
and -xc.,v.d n fructnred Jaw a fractured right elbow.
n fractured right hip and compound fracture ID "'
right leg: r. Burwci. employed BY Redpath brot"crs'
nrm sprm,ncd and scalp wound
John G.. Paige n prominent Insurance agent. rcprr-
s.nting lsra' number o! companies say
IN. NET fire los, will be about @,ooOOoo. OF
which 40 per cent will come Oh the Insurance com
pnncs An Insurance underwater says thn' every
policy holder will secure practically the enirr sum
represented on his certificate. There VIII b" very
little salvage. The destruction In nearly every III,
s,anc. 4, complete. Estate owners ana tenants arc
not disposed 10 furnish estimates OF their Ios''''
There are several which suffer heavy
loss by smoke and water. whose Claims VIII require
adudicatlon but the large hoiscs. with the exception
OF CIanin Young 4 stanley md other occupants OF
the Kingston block. win present full cnlm''
one Of the girls who injured BY jumping from
the third story Of the Ames Building graPhoaiy
describes her experience. Miss AVIS employed 10y
the Lsriat Manufacturing Company, saws: About
30 Il looked my watch few minutes before, ana
said II was { oD) some said Il smell smoke
IT'S coming through III" door, shouted Maggie Love
We all Jumped from seats aud rushed for the
windows. l rushed 20 "A window. threw 1t open and
Jumped on the cdg-, followed by Miss scott and
Ada Perrin. For Gods sake. don't jump; It L.
certain dcathp shouted Mr.. Young Captain Dolby
was opening the other windows. There were Two In
all. Keep cool. and we'll gct out Of this place all
right, said Captain Toby, who was rushing about the
room 10 be sure we were all safely at tho windows
keep Your heads we'll ont he said. and don't
jump. Oh. but It was awful! stood there oa that
narrow ledge with Miss Scott and Ada Perrin hanging
10 my arms and pleading 10 be saved. When dared
10 look down, the distance made me feel sick 1t
| aeemed an hour that stood there swaying back and
forth Above the flames bursting from the
whole upper part OF the building The heat Of the
flames was overcoming us. Down on Kingston-st..
three stories below, crowd Of expressmcn were
shouting and running about They tre the blankets
from their horses backs and grabbed the
canvas shertings from the wagons and held them as
nets 10 catch US. looked back once; the flames
were breaking through the doors. Ny head grew
dizzy. | shut my eyes for = moment. and when l
opened Them saw Captain Toby Oh the coping lie
| crawled along until he was opposite telegraph pole.
lie reached out, caught hold Of OF the cross
pieces and swung himself on 10 II. He locked his
| legs around the pole and called Mr.. Young to
follow him. Mr.. Young got h)ld OF window casing
and held Miss RideOuts dress while she fell forward
into Captain rolby's arms Henry Young and the
| two boys followed all sliding down the pole. Mr.
Young called on Miss Perrin. Miss Scott and myself
TO come but he had scarcely spoken when the flames
| which were now In the room. began breaking from
| the windows between us. Miss Perrin screamed. l
think she tainted for she fell forward, but was
caught by Of the blankets held by the expressmen
| below. Jump Tor your lvesr yelled the crowd
In the street. Miss Scott Jumped and / followed.
We both fell into the blankets. but my weight bore
me 10 The sidewalk. l caught near the foot of
| the Telegraph pole. Mr. Young Just sliding
down aud his feet struck my head. but did not inure
| me much
| Miss Avis and her companion Miss Scott arc
| resting quietly ut home, and not dangerously
| injured.
The State Of Massachusetts will lose some $40 900
In the destruction Of the plans and records Of the Met
ropolitnn sewerage Commission. whose ofaces weM in
| the LincOlnst building.
At special meeting OF the Boston Board Of Fire
Underwriters today 1t was unanimously decided to
ncrase at once the rates In the confasration district
10 allow for c0nhagraton hazard. an element for