The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-05
LA Is 7.
ITS CAUSE.
Officials are In
veStigating.
To Find Origin of the
Explosion at Boston.
Mayor Quincy One of Those
Engaged on the Work.
Big Crowds Still Linger Around the
Scene Of Fatality.
Mayor Quincy One of Those
Engaged on the Work.
Big Crowds Still Linger Around the
Scene Of Fatality.
Preparations arc Being Made for the
Funerals of the Victims.

Boston, March 5.-The square formed
by the intersection of fremont and Boyl-
ston streets, which was the scene of yes
terday's disastrous explosion, presents a
changed appearance today, and early in
the morning the electric cars were run
ming over the spot where the fatalities
occurred. A large force of laborers line
men and mechanics worked steadily all
night repairing the damaged planking
which formed the temporary road bed
over the subway, the railway tracks and
the overhead wires. Much of the wreckage
also was taken away, but there are yetmany
marks to show the extent and force of the
accident Many of the plate glass windows
in the store fronts, which were blown out,
were replaced during the night, but in
the upper stories sof the -huil<tfngs the
broken panes have not yet been repaired.
Up to 10 o'clock today there had been
no deaths other than those reported last
night. At that hour it seemed that at
least two of those injured by the explosion
would die as the Emergency Hospital sur
geons stated that Benjamin X. Sargent,
the driver of the back bay horse car, who
sustained compound fracture of the
skull and William Maybour, hotel
waiter, whose skull was also fractured,
were I'm very critical condition and
might die at any moment Paul Hackett,
the conductor of the burned Brookline,
and Mount Auburn electric car, is in a
serious condition but this forenoon the
Emergency Hospital surgeons reported
that he had slightly improved. Both of
his legs were fractured and he was other
wise hurt.
Fred w. Deeley who sustained internal
injuries, contusions and dislocated
elbow is improving. The other injured
ones are doing rs well as can be expected.
Several of the latter will be marked for
life
Arrangements have not been completed
for the funerals of all the Victims but
as far as learned this forenoon, the obse-
quies will be conducted privately.
The West End street railway employees
will have charge of the funeral of Con-
ductor Bigelow. II is probable that most
of the -faperals-wiii held Sunday.
Undertaken Lewis Jones, and others are
preparing the bodies for burial
Great crowds have visited the scene of
the disaster and the police found it neces-
sary to keep the square roped off in order
to allow the workmen sufficient room TO
make repairs, until an early hour this
morning. The square was thronged this
forenoon with great crowds, and street
and sidewalk traffic was greatly ham
percd.
Tho explosion is being Investigated by
Mayor Quincy and other city officials.
1t is apparent that either the contractors,
who were i'm charge of that section of the
subway for Boston's underground rail
way, or the gas company were in some
WAY ueglcctful, hut the result of tho in
vestigation will not be mado known for
a day or Two at the least. The subway
commissioners will prepare a report on
the subject.
4 Assistant medical examiner Stcdman
today filed i'm the district attorneys office
his findings the first of series of reports
on the deaths caused by the explosion.
The report was on the death of W. A.
Start.
The finding Is that while walking on
fremont street, near Boylston an explo-
sion Of gas occurred at the corner of IRE
mont and Boylston streets. The medical
examiner found an extensive scalp
wound at the back Of the head, the left
leg mangled from the ankle to the hip and
n compound fracture of the left arm.
Death Is declared to have occurred from
conclusion of the brain and multiple
injuries.