The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-04

the Rev. Mr.. Start, college. He was dead.
Both his legs were cut off and the bones
protruscd through various portions Of tho
skin.
rhe next victim was woman appar-
emily about 30 years of age, and In her
pocket book was found a bill from Dr.
Palmer, physician to Miss Sadie Fleming
The killed are:
Rev. w. A. Start, Medford, Mass, bur sar
Of Tufrs college.
William l.. Vinal, Salem, Mass.
Miss Sadie Fleming, Boston.
Guilford B. Bigclow, driver West End
street railway.
Sargent, conductor, West End street
railway.
Brooks motorman, West End street rail
way.
Three unknown women, at Jones un-
dertaking room.
Miss Amelia M. Bates, Boston.
Two other women were taken out of
the cars dead and conveyed to undertaken
Jones establishments.
who stood close to the place where the
explosion occurred was severely injured
and taken TO the Massachusetts, general
hospital. At IL 30 the chief engineers of
the fire department looked the ground
over and ordered every one not connected
with the fire department to leave the en-
closure as other explosions were liable to
10. a I..xs.
caused by faulty electric wire coming
in contact with escaping gas near where
laborers were at work. The utmost con
fusion reigns In the vicinity and it is
claimed that number Of pedestrians
were injured by the falling glass, but in
the confusion attendant upon the explo-
sion, their names or the extent Of their in
jurics could not be ascertained.
The Back Bay line of cars is the only
one on the system that is run with horses,
and two horses were instantly killed and
Motorman Bigelow and Conductor Sar-
gent were discovered some time after
ward dead under the car
On the Brookline car Motorman Brooks
was killed and his car was soon in
ruins.
All the ambulances in the city were
called into use as we'll as the patrol
which were transformed into temporary
ambulances.
Among the injured are: Mrs. j. r Will
son, injured between the shoulders; Miss
Nellie jackson, left leg broken; Lucy
Dolan, severely cut on hands and face
with glass; James :. Reardon, dislocated
shoulder; Fred Deely, severely cut on face
with glass; Annie Harding, cut on head
and face; Serene Nickerson, Grand Secre-
tary of Massachusetts, Masons, cut about
face; Wolf koplen, bootlback, cut on
hand; Miss Alice Richards Holden. Mass.
nervous shock; Mrs Horatio Bigelow, 81
years DID, severely injured, perhaps fatally
Miss Lillian Rose, nervous shock; Will
Maybour cut about head, contusioTs
Henry Kelly, fire engine "a, feet injured
Miss :. 5. Brown of Boston, cut on hand
and face.
The railroad company promptly shut
off the power The windows in the big
building of the Estey Piano company, $50
fremont street, and those in the Head
building, adjoining were demolished.
Part of the stock in the windows of the
piano store was damaged. Every window
in the old Masonic Temple directly oppo-
site the spot where the explosion occurred,
was blown out. The windows in Pelham
hotel, the Zoo, " and other buildings on
Boylston street for distance Of 100 yards
were also broken. The plate glass broken
was valued at several thousand dollars.
In one or two of the buildings the en-
ployes who were about TO go to dinner,
Were cut. A panic followed the explosion
in the nearby business places and many
occupants made hasty exit. Great
crowds gathered about the scene and
for time there was great confusion. The
police of Stations and under the drec-
tion of Captain Gaskins and Lieutenant
Kimball controlled the crowds and aided
in rcsouing the injured. Mayor Quincy
and other city officials FASTENED TO the
scene as soon as thoy heard of the disaster.