The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
ANOTHER FIRE IN BOSTON
FIVE LIVES LOST AND NEARLY
THIRTY INJURED.
-Four and a Half Millions Of Dollars
Licked up by Flame. Frightful
scenes and Incidents.

One Of the most destructive fires In the
history OF Boston. next in magnitude TO the
famous one OF Thanksgiving Day 1880 and
in the same district broke out Friday after
noon, and before IL was placed under con-
troll. three hours later. had burned over
more than q square. had reduced TO ashes
several OF the magnificent new buildings re-
Gently completed on the territory burned
over three and u half wears ago, had con-
sumed property valued by "A conservative
estimate at 100000. had been attended by
scenes Of panic and distress never before
equaled In the memory OF citizens now liv.
ing. and had Destroyed several. perhaps
many. human lives. aud mangled or main.
ed at least 20 Iersons. some OF whom will
die OF their injuries.
TnE prap ANp INJURED.
The list OF the dead 50 far as known, is
a. follows:
Unknown man. aged about -. supposed
10 he Fred Meadowcraft. of ~ Chestnut 81.
Robert J. RestauN. aged -, n laddernIan of
Charles'own, Girl. too badly burned to he
identified. Ieonidas II. Redpath. senior
partner In Che hfm of tie Redpath Iron
Manufacturing COMPANY boots and shoes.
Boston, Fred Meadowcraft, Cambridge, -
years old.
The injured, as far rs can be nscertaned.
are: John J. sullivan East BOSTON engine.
man: Joshua Sheppard, ~, at one time re.
ported dead, residing in Cambridge; Charles
j. Wellworih. Roxbury. aged 30; John +.
Dennison; Michael Hnrkins: Margaret Flynn
aged ~: Ada Perrin; Daniel Il. Mauray Paul
Murray; Michael Devlin; John i. Ryan;
james Ryan. Roxbury: A. W. Redpaih,
Newtonville, Mary Flynn. Winchester. C.J.
Wellworth; George II. Kuffin; District chief
Egan nervous prostratiOn. caused bv Jump
ing oIt of a window and falling on u wire:
Cha rles GoSkins, colored; Matilda Richards;
John J. Lyons. East Boston; kempton Twess
of South Boston Benjamin Pond and Mr..
Rich. members Of steamer MOL. Somerville.
The flames broke out in the toy depart
ment Of Horace Partridge IL Co. who occu-
pied the fifth and sixth floors of seven.
story building. corner of Essex and Lincoln
streets, owned ly +. l.. Ames The start ~
described by those nearest IL as resembling
the bursting OF hre cracker. There were
many employees of the Partrd,e Company
at work at the time and there were people
on the other floors The usual avenues of
escape were at once cut of ty the flames
and then began "A scramble for life which
sickened beholders.
The panic stricken inmates fed 10 win
dows and roof. Some escaped Ivy shining
down telegraph poles, Others by lenping INTO
blankets and nets. Several jnmped TO the
pavement. six or eight stories below, aud
WtTe hllu Oincrs. now
many cannot now be told. fell back into
the cauldron Of flames OF were overcome by
the dense black smoke. which su ffocated all
who did not speedily escape.
The entire fire department was called out,
and the departments Of Somerville Cam
bridge, Newton. Quincy and Brockton arriv-
ed later by train, and aid was reQTested to
be in readiness from more distant cities.
Vast crowds Of people began at once TO flock
10 the scene, and asa matter OF precaution
Governor Russell ordered two companies of
militia under arms and proceeded to the
fire in person. The fire spread rapidly from
building N building, and despite the hei oc
effort OF the entire tire system Of Suffolk
county was not controlled until the square
-Ih0usfSsl by Essex on the ro-'h incoln on
the east, Tufts on the SJher imp Kingston
on the west, had been lcvelled, aso one
building north OF Essex street, extending
along Columb bia 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 Emerg-
ency Hospital.
The conHaeration rs viewed from a dis
tance was grand, At close quarters the
scene was awful. While the Aines building
was burning there were repeated explosions
like fireworks. The wires were as usual in
TIE way and greatly impedcd the work oi
the firemen.
William s. +. Rumrill. OF Dean, Chase a.
90. says: Il saw upon the Iarapet OF tie
Ames building three men and one women
clineing 10 the stone work. There was no
such thing rs getting ladder up to them.
owing 20 the net work OF wires. Finally
they fell. Every one of the four were un-
conscious when reached.
Hoseman OConnor says when ] reach
ed the second story the sight was most pitt
full. Men. women, and girls, frenzied with
fear were struggling to reach the windows
10 throw themselves into the street TAX
ing one at time lowered them by the
hands as far as could, .and then dropped
them into nets spread for them below.
succeeded in lowering some 2j or 80, !
should say that there must have been at
least 10 who never came out OF the building
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