Connecticut western news., 1893-03-16
A BIG FIRE IN BOSTON
FIVE PERSONS DEAD AND OVER A
 SCORE INJURED.

The Third Great Coniagration In the City's
 History-A Whole Square Burned, To-
 Eether With Several Buildings Adjoin-
 ing-Scenes and Incidents.
 BOSTON, March 11.-One of the most de- structive fires in the history of Boston, next in magnitude to the famous one of Thanksgiving day, 1889, and in the same district, broke out shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon, and before it was placed under control, three hours later, had burned over more than a square, had reduced to ashes several of the magnificent new buildings recently completed on the territory burned over three and half years ago, had consumed property, valued by a conservative estimate at s4 ,500, 900, had been attended by scenes of panic and distress never before equaled in the mem ory of citizens now living and had de- stroyed five human lives and mangled or maimed at least 30 persons, some of whom will die of their injuries At 425 o'clock the alarm was rung in from box 52. 1t was soon followed by second, and then @ general alarm.
 The Cause at Present Unknown.
 The flames broke out in the toy depart ment of Horace Partridge & Co., who oc- cupied the fifth and sixth floors of the 7-story building, corner of Essex and Lin coin streets. owned by F. l.. Ames. The cause is at present unknown, but the start Is described by those nearest it as resem- bling the bursting of a fire cracker.
 The flames spread with incredible rapid ity, and in very few moments the entire t,f far roff ho h,,;l b,,r were many employees of the Partridge company at work at the time, and the other floors of the building were sprinkled with human beings The usual avenues of escape were Ut once cut off and then began a scramble for life which sickened behold CTS. The panic stricken inmates fled to windows and roof. Some escaped by slid ing down the telegraph poles, others by leaping into blankets and nets. Several jumped to the pavement, six or eight stories. and were terribly mangled.
 The entire fire department of the city
 was speedily on the scene. The depart
 ments of Somerville, Cambridge, Newton, Quincy and Brockton arrived later by train and aid was requested to be in readiness from more distant cities.
 The Loss Is s4, 800, 900.
 The fire spread rapidly from build ing to building, and despite the heroic
 sfforts of the entire system of Suffolk county was not controlled until the entire square bounded by Essex street on the
 north, Lincoln on the east, Tufts on the
 south and Kingston on the west had been leveled.
 The flames also consumed one building north of Essex street extending along CO
 lumb mbia street, three more on the east side of Lincoln street, and one corner of the United States hotel, south of Tufts street, which corner contained the Emergency hospital
 A conservative estimate of the total loss is q, SOC, GOO. The insurance will amount
 to about s4, ,000,0O0.
 The principal buildings burned were as follows: Ames building, seven stories; Lin coin building, five stories; Ludlow build ing, six stories; Brown Durell building,
 seven stories; five story brick building, cor
 ner Columbia and Essex streets; United
 States hotel, slightly damaged; three small
 buildings, between the Ames building aud the United States hotel. The Dead and Injured. Following is the list of dead and injured
 so far as known: DEAD.-Leonidas H. Redpath. senior partner in the firm of Redpath Brothers Manufacturing company. boots and shoes, 2l Cumberland street,
 Boston; died from multiple injuries at the oity hospital. Fred Meadowcraft. 45 Chestnut street, Cam
 bridge, g years old; jumped from the third
 stcry and fell on his head; died on the way to the hospital
 Robert J. Rieieau1, a ladder1nan of Charles town 2j years old. Charles Odiorne, travelling salesman. An unknown girl, burned beyond recogni- tion.
 INJURED.-Joshua W. Shepperd, s5 Cushing street, Cambridge, aged 34; jumped 20 feet to
 sidewalk and received injuries to his ankle. Charles J. Wellsworth, 3 Munroe street Rox-
 bury, aged B; jumped from a third story win dow and received multiple injuries; condition critical. Michael HariSins, s SWhitmore street, aged 20; | caught between ladder wagon and express wag-
 on while helping to pull ladder out; received an injury to the thigh
 Miss Ada Tsrrins. 6 Garland street, Boston, aged 2: jumped from third story window Lincoln street and received multiple injuries Robert J. Restariek. ladderman, 33 Maine | street. Charlestown; fell from ladder, breaking
 two ribs and receiving internal injuries Margaret Flynn, stenographer and typewriter
 for Redpath Brothers, B Swanton street, Win chester; scalp wound.
 Michael Devlin, Lincoln street, Brighton. aged | 85, caught between two wagons and received 8 fracture of the leg. John J. Sullivan fireman, se London street. East Boston, aged 24; fell down stairs and re- ceived multiple injuries and was badly burned. Templeton c. Twiss, driver of Hose No 10, F NlntOn street, south bOStOn, aBe0 StruCk on | the head by flying water pipe and received in | jury to his knee.
 Frank Marshall, 8 Amphion street, Cam | bridge, aged a; fell from ladder, receiving numerous contusions. District Chief Egan of East Boston; nervous prostratioa. | Miss Maggie Love, 37 Prescott street, Everett, | hged l7; numerous contusions. Charles Casi;Es (coloIsd), Al Warwick street, | Boston, aged +H burned about the head and | face.
 Miss Bessie Avis. 23 Chambers tIeet, Boston. aged 2s; shaken D and suffering from nervous prostration.
 Miss Matilda Richards, Fremont street, Bos- | ton; fractured hip.
 Tom Gillin, Engine No q; cut on head and broken thumb.
 Benjamin Fond and Mir. Rich, members of Steamer No. l, Somerville; injured by falling walls; Rich quite seriously. Woman Murdered at Pittsburg. Ilr,u ~