Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-18
IN ASHES.

Donth Iist VIII DO Much Lnrger-Many
Persons Injured - Thrilling Scenes of
Rescue - -Panic-Strickon Inmates Jump
from Six-Story Windows.
BosToN, March 11.-One of the most
destructive fires in the history of Bos-
ton, next in magnitude to the famous
one of Thanksgiving day, 1888, and in
the same district broke out shortly
after o'clock Friday afternoon, and
before it was placed under control,
three hours later, had burned over more
than square, had reduced to ashes
several of the magnificent new build
tngs recently completed on the terri
tory burned over three and n half
years ago, had consumed property val
ued by conservative estimate at 81, 5OO,-
600, had been attended by scenes of panic
and distress never before equaled in
the memory of citizens now living, and
had destroyed at least two, and per-
haps many, human lives, and mangled
or MANNED at least thirty persons,
some of whom will die of theic injuries.
AT 4:25 o'clock the alarm was rung
in from box SO. 1t was soon followed
by second and then general alarm.
The flames broke out in the
Wy uCPdi Vi 1OTdCe IdTU-
ridge IL Co., who occupied the fifth and
sixth floors of the seven-story building
corner of Essex and Lincoln streets,
owned by f. l.. Ames. The cause is at
present unknown, but the start is de-
scribed by those nearest it as resem-
bling the bursting of a frecracker.
The flames spread with Incredible
rapidity, and in 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 were sprinkled with human
beings.
The usual avenues of escape were at
once cut off and then began scram-
BILE for life which sickened beholders.
The panic-striclSen inmates fed to win
dows and roof. Some escaped by
sliding down telegraph poles, 9TH
ers by leaping into blankets.
Several jumped to the pavement, six
or eight stories, and were terribly
manglcd, and others-how many can
not now be told-fell back into the
caldron of flames or were overcome by
the dense black smoke, which suffocated
aii W nv oia iioo opecully cSCdpc.
The fire spread rapidly from build
ing to building and despite the heroic
efforts of the entire fire systems of
Suffolk county it was not controlled
until the whole square bounded by
Essex street on the north, Lincoln on
the east ana Kingston on the west had
been leveled; also one building north
of Essex street extending along Column
bia street, three more on the east side
of Lincoln street and one corner of the
United STAKES hotel, south of Tufts
street, which corner contained the
emergency hospital.
The assessed valuation of the build
ings burned to the ground is in round
numbers S750,000. This sum does not
include any of the damage by water.
Among the losers are the following.
Woonsccket Rubber company, Barbour Bros,
thread. Amazeune Machine company, CONSOLE
dated Last company, MerriclS Thread company,
A. Packard s Co., II. NJ. Appleton, Hanover
Shoe company, w. c. Rogers, Lariat Manu-.
featuring company, Clatlin, Larobe s. Co.,
United States Rubber company, Redpath
Bros s. b, Thing & Co, j.
A. Jaquith Rubber company, Tapley
Machine company, Horace Partridge & Co,
Hathaway, Soule & Harrison, j. S. Fogg, NJ A.
Packard, Ewing Bros, Sanford Bros, j. II.
Ryan. G. W. Spur, Cape Cod Glass company.
Sheures Bros. American Pie company, Otto
kreisman, d. w. Rowland, Singer Manufacture
ing company, Walter S. Barnes
Following is the list of dead so far as
known:
Lconidas Ii. Redpath, senior partner in the
1rm of Redpnth Bros, Manufacturing company,
died from multiple injuries ut the city hospital;
Fred Mcadowcraft, 23 years old, jumped from
the third story and fell on his head, died on the
way TO the hospital.
The injured so far as known number
about thirty.
William S. Rumrill, Of Dean, Chase
g. Co says:
II first saw q man, with his hair literally
singed of his head, rushing up the street TO
the nearest fire.alarm box. l sprung TO
the door and saw spectacle that ap.
pallcd me. torrent of flame was literally
pouring out of the windows In the center
front of the second floor OF the Ames building.
The people inside were throwing books out OF
the window, and men and boys from the stores
were picking them up. Very soon, up on the
parapet, way up above the street, saw four
men and enc woman clnging to the stone work.
There was no such thing as getting n ladder
up to them, owing to the network of
wires. That Is the worst corner for wires in
the city Of Boston; the whole street is full of
them We watched the quartet as they cung
for few minutes only. while the crowd in the
pucct Stoou III DTeatnleSS Sllencc. Inen the
four, one after another, jumped off. Down
they came, height of fully SIX stories, and
struck soidly ON the frozen ground. 1t was
horrible You should have heard tho groan
that went up from the throng in the street
Every one OF the four was UNCONSCIOUS when
reached, and oil must be terribly injured
There could hardly be q whole bone In their
bodies saw two of them rushed by on o
shutter"
Francis Galloupe says:
II was going down Summer street Just as the
fire started and saw sheet OF flame shooting
out halfway across the street from the second
story OF the building In which the Woonsocket
Rubber company was located. One steamer
had but Just arrived In front OF the building
and the hose was being stretched. saw men,
women and girls trying to get out OF the upper
stories. They were excited. shouted to them:
Don't jump! The ladders will be here in q
miDrte' But they were too frightened. Ono
man jumped from the second story and caught
wire. He hung there till exhausted and
then dropped 1 could not see whether
the fall killed him or not i saw
another man jump to the telegraph pole He
slid down without injury. Several took horse
blankets and called to the frenzed crowds at