Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-07
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tsry whicA surrounded the arigia os chs
grsas L.seuia s:ree; fire cf Friday. March
u. waen the Anss hGtiiing and sarroanss-
;nx properly wss DESTROYED, involviag the
ksss of ave lives. the isiury Ct scose os
persons aid the loss a over q. see oc worth
st property. Is cleared NJ. aud Marshal
wei,scns has IN his possession the CON
sssslon Of The incsndssry sho set the fir~.
sigrel by hlm AID sworn 70 before Wit
nezs~sl
He bss also confessed TO setsinx i've
ether sres. while two fssare. one htfls short
af eennsSratio1. tAa; eusf si.tsa. uo.
seena bound ultimately TO b. axsd upon
hin-
The p~rsaa wko Is responsible for all
this Is Lewis A. Wright, aged II years.
who a, he siras WIS employed IS an cffsee
boy bs y. X Fssmiag & Ia. eag neees asd
contractors. Sho~@ effler Is in she Hssha-
way building, Go Atlantic avenue.
Yguag wrlgat Is Cow In the wesshoro
ssyasua. wserr be has b~en Committed foe
al aailmitesa period.
Thus. snis yoafh sssnds, by his o~n adj
ialsssaa. the CREATES, sriminal Ia fneendsary
snnsls. DO lire q e9aai magnitude ia loss
II lie and prtps-ty ever haviaS ae~a
plscsl upon hutaAa shoulders ia the his
tory Of sAs Uaissi States.
Nes eaassat vita the a~fet sight OF
ehsTrei humanity. Of mea, wocaea. girls
siad boys jumping froa windsw. ~ hfe,
death OF crippled ex5sseaos, Of milliens
q dollars Of property swallowed ap Ia an
ocr&n 0. hsfas. tats lRfantile Nero OF to-
day went four ho1rs later TO the Hs,hs
way bnilsiiag and ses his fourth Ere in
that structure, evsa whiis il looked as II
the business heart Of Boston would be
eaten out. whiis fir~m.n wsrr dropping
exhausted and While property owners
spGrrssi the iire-ashters TO renewed effort
by Offers Of large rewards.
The Aass BaiIdtsx Firs,
on Friday. March 10. H. 3. Caldwell,
salesman tor II Il Fleming In the HA,hs-
say huii4ing. la whose r4aploy Wright
alsaa wss, seat him On sa errsnd To -
School s.rrst On his way back Wright
admits that be went to the aDes bnitss,bg
10 gei i catalogue II puniping machinery
FROM sH os'ies on the third fioor. tic found
be efslce licked. AMI on sh. way eut weat
iu&o toilet closet 90 the same story and
est ire To Let ~ newspapers. which ha
hal piled mp 10 corner. He then ran
down stairs aud reached his offer about
40 D. 10.
Yuau. wright's confesslon goes on 10
tay in effect that during the early part OF
the pre-snt year be pnFr-ossiy set fire 20 q
shed In Newton bsloBgfng to hi. mother.
Ellen r. WFisbt. that on Feb 10 he at
tempted To sS,s fir. TO the Hathaway build.
Ing Ia boston by firing some paper under
the sink IN the toilet closet on the firt
floor
Failing 10 shis attempt. by reason ot the
early discovery 0t thr state II affairs by a
tsBMuf. be again. on Feb. ~. set ii re to the
same closet lsy iEai,iug paper saturated
with naphtha ,.eh be hrongh, with him
in a beer bottle fsoaf his bone In Newton.
This fire was also discovered aad sxtin-
ga she'd without damage.
Young Wright further admits la bis
c3ufessi3a taai, on Feb. "a. he set fire to
waste paper in barrels Oh sbe third floor
oi the Hathaway buildinz. which fir. was
pat an; by o7e " the porisrs.
Regarding his attempt 30 set a second
TIRE 90 the assfuor able day 0! March 10, he
says that abaa, SO the same evening he
entered the Hathaway h8ilasaZ by side
daor. and set fire 70 some paper la toilet
closet-Ne 9 ou the fir.t floor.
Had No nstiy-.
He sayS ha had 40 motive in se.ting any
of the fires. ani can ouly account for hi-
sctiutss by th.. fact that he wa~ sctuaie e,l
by aa uncoutroilsbgs irEpnise. THIS mach
Wright has confessed &. bat other charges
life at his d5gr Their Is every Indication
L.. g.. - s l.
the Heehi building Gu Federal STREET. Ia
which Reporter Barker Of The Ttsnsetip.
lost his life and II people ~ere iniared.
and lrsnl the terrible shock of which Mrs.
Barker has Aiaee dlssL
TIE Hecht building IL located opposite
that Ia which young Wright was en-
t,loysd He is known ts have been In
his employers effles at The time the Heeht
Gre was discovered. while the train from
Newton reached B.E-tou Just ia time foe
hiu1 TO ges to the Heebs block. set the fire
apd skip acr1.s the street bsfore the hiszs
was discovered.
There j. ais9 stroug gronsd 10 believe
tina. on March -. lsgl, wtizhs sei The FIRE
IL. the basement Of Jeukius7 ha1 store ut
sc Washington sir-x;- Wright WIS then
10 Mr. jenkins saapley, i kDowB 20 have
tssn the Only p<rSou to the basement at
the time shs fire 5sose oat. and has all
mitted that much himseit
Mr jenkins, IL Il aDdsrstood- was so
sure that yDung Wright tried 20 fire his
premises that be ~ lily "ArsG' hjfn.
s-He bg fresshmes Need aepiy
pAKts, Nov s-M Dapuy. minister Of
opelic lrs4trgse+i9n sFC wov@5ta bas issesd
f, circular ordering the dismissal esfOHe
t=g4 II all farsigusrs who are DOW EN-
sl0yed in the departments dspeid ut
npoa TIE ministry x thu interior Only
Frencbrpeu hs,teef srth sill be enpicy-d
Mas Worth Three Mliiioas
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