Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-03-16
T FIRE IN BOSTON.
Ror 1Rzaion Dollars Worth a
Property Burned.


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DoeToM, March 1I.-One Of The moai
destructive 6res In the history Of Bos.
60. Aext n aagnitude to the famou.
-eNfs z2ans<sgiving day, 1889. and in
e. nae district. broke ont shortly
39er Secaeca yesterday afternoon, and
oessse & Was placed under control,
see Aears later, had burned over more
~nA . eqaares had reduced to ashes
.rse1Ast tho magnificent new build.
@B cccafly completed in the territory
Eoo4 three and q half years ago. and
- ceasusned property valued by q
-.os.servstive estimate at "a. 5Oo. 900; had
6eea attended by scenes Of panic and
'slasfress never before equaled in the
10Y Of citizens now living. and had
0yeo several, perhaps many, hui
.sAa lives. and mangied or MANNED al
hease thirty persons, SOME of whom will
de Il their injurieA
AZ ~ O'Clock the alarm was sent in
~ 9ox 81 IL was soon followed by
= second and then . general alarm.
Ihe Names broke out in the toy depart.
@r4t Of Horace Partridge & Co, who
cesod the fifth and sixth floors OF
80 eseo-story building. corner OF
Assex and Lincoln streets, owned by F.
= A9cS
He cause = at present unknown, but
e4e sea6S q described by those nearest
a ~ RESEMBLING the bursting OF fire
91cker. Tue flames spread with in
-creaa0se r1padity. and in q very few
s0ca6 the entire interior was burn
AE There were many employees of the
Partridge company at work at the
Haoe, aud the other floors were sprin-
&feA with human beings
The usaal avenues of escape were
14oaee cat OF, and then began a scram-
Sse for life which sickened beholders.
TIE pauic-stricken inmates fled to
~ssAssss and roof. Some escaped by
Ahinniag down telegraph poles, others
Ay lcapinE into blankets and nets.
Several jumped to the pavement. six or
-eigsAkstories. and were terribly mangled.
ard Others, how MANY can not now be
tod, fel back into the cauldron OF
Aames or were overcome by the dense
1t.rk ssaoine which suffocated all who
did not speedily escape. The entire
&re department OF the city was quickly
a the scene with those from Somer-
vsasc, cambridge. Newton, Quincy and
Hroeisfou arriving later by train. For
tnnaeeiy further help was not needed.
Vast crowds began at once to flock
IN the scene. and as matter of precau-
asaa Gov Russell ordered two compa-
macs Of militia under arms and pro-
-oeedcd 70 the fire in person, where he
was joiaed by Mayor Matthews. The
chEc spread rapidly from building to
3assdtAg, and despite the heroic efforts
Of the entire Ere system of the county.
WAS not controlled until the whole
square bounded oy Essex street on the
nsrta. Ancoin on the east. Tufts on
'the south and Kingston on the west
h-A seee ieveied; also one building
1orta OF Essex. extending Tong Column
ssrcet> three on the south side OF Lin
eoan street and one corner OF the United
Seaees MOTEL south OF Tufts street,
Wtaeh cerner contained the Emergency
nsrspstat
Tue principai buildings burned were
1s foeaowss
Ames building, seven stories, corner
Essex and Lincoln streets, where the
Ore started
Lincoln institute, five stories, on OPP
,essite corner, ON site of old Crystal
aP4hcc. occupied by the Singer Mann-
eacfnring Co. and large number of
other concerns
Ludlow building. 1SS Essex street
Br0wn-Burrell building, seven sto-
srie.. corner of Essex and Kingston
streets. burned from roof to fourth floor.
Tie 9reproof wallis of this building
-aAeaaaed the tide of the flames to the
,north
Rour-sxorv brick building. corner of
,Colunoia and Essex streets, occupied
IN Wall & Baries, paper box manufac-
tnrerx, and others.
U,ieeA States hotel sliohtlv dam.
Taree-saory building. between the
A2es 9aiidiag and the United States
bskel occupied as dwelling in the
uQpE SAory and BY small traders be-
Row.
Tie con fiavrntion as viewed from a
distance was GRAND. A dense pail of
Akack smoke covered that part of the
x.7kx and "A darkness came ON this was
Ess,d -. n, the a.mes while occ.-
tnocues If fire and burning
-acxx shot AN volcano-like into the
rbouv mass 5-.-f
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