Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-28
SAVED BY HEROICNORK
Some Thrilling Rescues Made
 by Providence Firemen.
ONLY ONE MAN WHO PER1sHED.
Fifty Persons Were Trapped In Burning Omoe Building, and Many Were Taken Down on Ladders-seveFaI Were BadIy Burned-Brnve Fire Fighters Injured.

burned-bFnve Fire tiEnterS InJureds
 PROVIDENCE, Dec. ss.-one of the most disastrous and thrilling fires that has visited this city for years broke out in the new Moulton block at the eorner of Moul- ton and Westminster streets. The build ing was completely gutted. One man was burned and several were injured.
 The people in the building were first startled by loud explosion, and the next moment the entire upper part of the build ing was q mass of flames. So fiercely did the fire burn that the 50 people in the building become panic stricken, and but for the prompt work of the firemen a terri ble holocaust would have resulted. \ double alarm brought the entire depart ment to the scene, but by this time the flames had entire control of the upper part of the building.
 Thrilling Reseues by Bremen.
 Many of the occupants made their way through dense smoke to the street, but those in the upper part of the building were cut off from all means of escape. Some appeared at front windows, and oth- CTS reached the fire escapes on the Moulton street side, only to be driven back from the landings by the flames which rolled from the windows on the second and third floors. To the thousands of spectators in the street death seemed certain to those
 
 could not promptly be raised. owing to the network of over wires. Forty foot ladders were called into use, and then the tiremen did heroic work. From the fourth story windows fronting on Westminster street the Misses F. and (. F.. Taft were carried down the ladders.
 The thrilling sight of the fire, however, was on the Moulton street side of the building. While the flames were shooting { thrOuuh the fire ascanps streams of were directed on them, and Bremen Thomas McNeill and C. Brown made their way up by the burning windows to the third landing, where the two people had been seen. They found F.. C. Perkins of the Boston Electric Supply company and his daughter, Josie c. Perkins, aud carried them back through the smoke and flames exhausted. Nothing but the brave efforts of the firemen below, who kept streams of water playing on the fire escapes, enabled them to reach the bottom alive. Both fire men were severely burned. Mir. Perkins and his daughter were badly burned. but will recover.
 Failed to Reach the Window.
 Two men were seen on the roof soon after They proved to be :. E. Heall, photogra- pher, and Charles Pearce The latter had provided himself with rope, and going to the roof he male it fast, and both lowered | IS feet short of reaching the sidewalk, but both men were caught by firemcn when they dropped. When the fire was under control, the tiremen working on the third floor came across the body of a man in the room from which Mir. Perkins and his daughter had been rescued. IL proved to ] be Dr. F. A. Gay, a dentist, who had an of flee on the fourth floor. He had made his way to the third floor, but was cut of. He then tried to escape by means of the fire es- cape, but was overcome within 10 feet of a window and perished. He was 50 years of age and veteran of the war. He leaves a family.
 ' The fire was not fully under control for several hours. The building Was complete ly gutted. IL was built three years ago at i cost of Sl00, 900 and was occupied by more than % firms. The total loss is over 500, oOO which is well covered by insurance. 1 The upper part of the building was de- voted 10 offices. the contents of which will prove a total loss. The fire was caused by dynamo wire on the second floor becom- ing crossed with power wire.