Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-16
BOSTON is SWEPT BY FIRE.
AN APPALLING LIST OF CAS-
UALTlES.
Thirty Persons Are Thought to Be
Dead and Manv Others Are
Seriously lnjured-Prop-
erty Loss Amounts
to 81, 100000.
narrowing Scenes.

the same district. broke out shortly after
1 o'clock this afternoon. and before 1t
was placed under control, three hours
later. had burned over more than
square. had reduced to ashes several OF
the manitcent new buildings recently
completed OH the territory burned over
three and Il half years ago, had con-
sumrd property valued by a conservative
estimate at S4.500.0OO had been attended
by scenes of panic and distress never
before cuualcd in the memory of the
citizens now living, and had destroyed
several. perhaps many. human lives, and
manglcd or manned at least thirty per-
sons some of whom will die of their
injuries.
At 4:25 O'Clock the alarm was run in
from box 81. 1t was soon followed by
Il second. and then a general alarm.
The flames broke out in the toy de-
partmcnt of Horace Partridge 4 Co.,
who occupied the fifth and sixth floors
of the sevcn-Story building corner of
Essex and Lincoln streets. owned by +.
l.. Amcs. The cause is at present I'M
known. but the start is described by
those nearest it as resembling the burst
ing of I: tirccrackcr. The flames spread
with incredible rapidity and in a very
few moments the entire interior of the
building was burning. There were many
employees of the Partridge company at
work at the time and the other floors of
the building was sprinilcd with human
beings. The usual avenues of escape
We're cut off and then began Il scramble
which sickcncd bchOldcrs. The panic
stricken inmates fled to windows and
ROOT. = ne escaped .)y sliding Guwn
telegraph poles. others by leaping into
blankets. Several jumped to the pave
mrnt six or eight stories. and We're ter
ribly manglcd. and others. how many
cannot now be told. fell back into the
cauldron of flame. on were overcome by
the dense black smoke which suffocatcd
all who did not speedily escape.
The entire fire department of the city
WAS speedily on the scene, the depart
mrnts Of Somervilc, Cambridge, New
ton and Brockton arrived later by train,
and aid was requested to be in readiness
from more distant cities. Fortunately
further help was not needed. Vast
crowds Of people began at once to flock
t" the scene. and as Il matter of prccau-
ton Russell. the governor. ordered two
companies of militia out. and he pro-
crrdrd to the fire in person. where he
was soon Joined by Mayor Matthews.
The committee of the city council. APP
pointed to investigate the causes of re-
cent fires. was in session at the city hall,
but Immediately adjourned to the scene
of the r"ntlagration. The fire spread
rapidly from building to building. and
despite the heroic efforts of the entire
fire systems of Suffolk county. ii was not
bn -h,,1t Il
by Essex street on the north, Lincoln on
the east and Kingston street on the west
had been lrvrle'l also one building north
81 Essex street. extending along Column
ba street. three more on the east side
of Lincoln street and one corner of the
nitrd States hotel. south of Tufts street.
which corner contained the Emergency
hospital.
The principal buildings burned were as
follows: Amcs building. seven stories,
corner Essex and Lincoln streets, where
fire started. The building was occupied
by the following firms: First floor. north
scctl"ll-N oonSockct Rubber company,
basement and first: Barbour Bros.
thread stock. basement and first: Ami
Zrnlc Machine company, basement and
first; Consolidated Last company, first,
Second Floor-Mcrrick Thread company.
Third Eloor-A. Packard L. Co.. Il. NJ.
Appleton, Hanover Shoe company. w.
{. Rogers, Lariat Manufacturing COM
pany, Clatlin. Larobe & Co. Third and
Four1h-Unitcd States Rubber compauy.
Fourth Floor-Rcdpath Bros. boots and
shoes; 5. Il. Thing Il Co., j. a. Jacuuith
Rubber company. Fifth Floor-Tapley
Machine colnnany. Sixth toor--Horace
Partridge n Co., fancy goods. South
section. Observation-Disclosures, Soulc &
Harrison. boots and shoes First, south
sectlon-.I. 5. Fogg. boots and shoes: NJ.
a. Packard Srcond-Narious Offices,
the Ewing Bros. Sanford Bros, blank
cts; }. +. Ryan, hair drcSsers supplies.
Ihih-C. w. Spur, vencerers; Cane
Cod Glass company. Fourth, Shcurers
Bros. leather and plush goods; American
Pin company, stock of pins in boxes:
l1migh Il l0nol, collars and cuffs: Otto
hrclslnan. boots and shoes; d. w. How
land. liver pills in glass jars Fifth
fartridSc, wholesale fancy goods second
ana fifth floors. The Lincoln building,
hve stories, on opposite corner on the
site OF the old Crystal palace. occupied
Il large number Of other concerns Lud-
low building. six stories. 1875 Essex
street. Brown Durcl building. seven
stories, corner Of Essex and Kingston
streets, burned from roof to fourth floor:
the tre-proof walls of this building
stemlned the tide of the flames to the
north. Five-Story brick building corner
of Columbia and Essex streets, occupied
by Walter S. Barnes, paper box manu-
facturer, and others. United States no.
tel. slightly damaged. Three small build
ings. between Ames building and the
United States hotel. occupied as dwell
ings in the upper stories and by small
traders below.
Following is a list of dead and injured
as far as known:
Dead-Leonidas II. Rcdpath, senior
partner in the firm of Rcdpath Bros
company, died iii hospital; Fred Meadow
craft, twenty-three years old, jumped
from third story and fell on his head
A conservative estimate of the total
loss is $4.5OO,0O0. The Insurance will
/, amount to about S4.OOOOOO. No effort
will be made to compile the insurance
tonight
Killed by Train.
Rice Lake. Wis, March 11.--John Erick-
son and Sam Swanson. two well-to-do farm
ers Of 500 Creek. were instantly killed near