The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-18
He DIED A HERO'S DEATH
c. 7. 0diorne Died in Saving a Girl
From the Boston Fire.
A WOMANS STORY OF HEROISM.
He Gould Easily Have Saved himself
but Would Not Desert n Fellow
Creature-she Was saved Although
Severely Ipjured-His Wife Distracted

bosToN, Mafch lh.--1ne ruins OF the
terrible fire Of last Friday have given up
the remains Of the last victim of that
dreadful event, and the body Of Charles T.
Odiorne, after weeks search, which has
been conducted increasingly day and
night, has been delivered to his friends.
Mr.. Odiorne died hero. His life was
filled with noble deeds, self sacrifice and
devotion to his family and friends, and
eliminated i'm the heroic effort, in which
the life of another was saved and his own
was lost.
On the afternoon of the fire, Mr.. Odiorne,
who was travelling salesman in the EN-
ploy of the Redpath Bros. Manufacturing
company, the occupants Of the fourth
floor of the Ames building, was in the
company of his co-workers when the alarm
was sounded.
It transpired yesterday that Miss Flynn,
the stenographer for the Redpath company,
who was so severely injured by jumping
from a window on Essex street, had inn
proved sufficiently TO be able to throw ad-
ditional lightupon the
Last Moments Of MIR. Odiorne,
and by her statements it is readily seen
that he lost his life by sacrihcing it for
others.
In the mad rush of the occupants OF that
door TO the Essex street side, after
escape by the Lincoln street stairway had
been cut off. Miss Flynn reached window
only TO find that there was no means of
escape and that she could not obtain as
sistance from the excited people in the
street below.
At this point she was found by Mr.
Odiorne, who spoke words of encourage
ment TO her, bade her be calm, and by his
fesolute tone quieted her frenzy.
Leaving her at window where she
could get fresh air, he groped his way
through the binding smoke, and although
he had but the partial sight Of one eye, he
reached the elevator well on the Essex
street side and shouted to those below TO
send up the elevator.
His cries were heard. as mas been testi-
fled TO, but those who heard his call were
not able to break through the door on the
street floor. He might easily have swung
himself off by the ropes and taken his
chance OF escape In that way, but il is evi-
dent that he was mindful Of the one he
was trying to save, and forgetting himself
started back TO save her, only TO be over
come by the dense smoke and falling
A Martyr I'm the Gallant Struggle.
published as among the missing, one
heard on every hand nothing but the
strongest words of praise and admiration
of him. Around the ruins his name was
-everently spoken, aud there were count
less tributes TO him as husband, friend
and fellow-worker. Governor, mayor
heads of city departments, business. ac-
quaintances, friends and relatives all bent
their energies to recovering his body.
On Wednesday night, after the long
vigil had been kept up for five DAYS, the
first trace Of Mr.. Odiorne was discovered
His watch, with the hands stopped at 4:4s.
was found about 20 feet inside the Eses
street wall
The watch was one that was given 10
him in 1875, when he was EMPLOYED by
Field, Thayer g. Co. The firm made an
offer Of a gold watch to the salesman who
would sell the largest bill of goods for the
year. Mr.. Odiorne sold over $500, 900 worth
OF goods and won the watch.
The brother and brother-in-law of Mr..
Odiorne, who had come from South Dakota
and Colorado respectively, were ON the
ground and identified it. This gave en-
couragement, and efforts were redoubled,
resulting in
The Finding OF the Body.
Foreman Costello, who was directing the
search at this point, ordered all work sus-
pended, and Undertaken Lewis Jones was
notified. The body lay on the back on
soft mound, about 20 feet from the Essex
street freight elevator, and the upper floor
in falling had made protecting root
over IL.
1t was immediately identified by rela.
tives and friends who were engaged in the
search, and was tenderly lifted from its
resting place and conveyed to Undertaken
Jones establishment, where it was viewed
by the med. cal examiner.
Mr.. Odiorne's wife received the news al
her rooms at the Langham hotel, wher,
she has been prostrated since the terribl,
blow first fel' '-~o0 = go w"alc 400
When the poor wife became cert ain Of
the death OF her husband her condition
bordered upon insanity. Her pathetic
cries for her husband were touchi ng in
the extreme and for hours she walked the
floor OF her lonely rooms bugging to her
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