The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-06
SIX FIREMEN ARE DEAD
Borne Down by the Collapse OF a
burning Tenement in Boston

Boston, Feb. Six firemen, including
a district chief, captain, and lieuten-
ant, were killed at a fire here this morn
ing which burned out the interior of
five-story building on Merrimac street,
occupied by G. w. Bent & Co.. manufac-
turers of beds. bedding, etc.
The dead are:
DISTRICT CHIEF JOHN F. EGAN.
CAPTAIN JAMES VICTORY.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE ]. GOT
VALID.
HOSEMAN PATRICK H. DISKEN.
FIREMAN JOHN ]. MULHERN.
HOSEMAN w. J. WALSH.
-Four other firemen were buried in the
ruins. but they escaped with more or less
serious injuries. They were:
Captain Joseph NJ. Clarity.
Hoseman Thomas E. Conway.
Hoseman r. ]. Doherty.
Hoseman Edward Shea.
Lieutenant John ]. Mccarthy of Pro-
tecttve I. was slightly bruised by falling
bricks.
The building burned was a fve-story
structure on Merrimac street, occupied
by G. w. Bent e. Co.. manufacturers of
beds. bedding. etc.
The fire is supposed to have started in
the rear of the fourth story. The firemen
had entered a window and were az work
on the fourth floor, when the roof col
lapsed. tearing away the top floor and
the one on which the fremen were engag-
ed. burying them beneath the wreck.
The alarm was sounded at 3:5S. The
building was filled with the most inflam-
mable materials. II was joined on the
east by three-story tenement, on the
west il was separated by a narrow al
ley for a similar structure. while in the
rear of the tenement houses. on South
Margin street, is a very narrow light
we'll
So quickly did the flames spread TO the
fourth and fifth stories that within a few
minutes the three upper stories rear and
the third story front were a seething
furnace of flames and there was no pros
peot that the fremen would be able to
save anything above the second story.
The fight was made at the start by the
stairways, bu: coon the framen were
driven back by hot air explosions and q
sufocating smoke, and were obliged TO
| fight from the other side. Two ladders
were raised OF the front as were also
several of the longest extension ladders.
while streams were carried through the
South Margin street tenenents. from the
back windows Of which foods were pour
/ ed into the fiery furnace
/ The FIRE was nearly under control at the
! time Of the accident The men Of Engine
| were on the fourth floor and engines 3:
| and 81 on The second when he rear Sec
ton OF tha roof collapsed. carrying down
! portions Of all the aoo-s through the
| bassmen, and bu-ying the d-emen BE-
meath great mass Of debris. \ has-y
! canvas Of the department showd that zen
men were missing.
| The first man 20 be taken out was Ed
/ ward Shea. who vss found about forty
feet from TIE front ot the building CT
The extreme westerly end pinned between
the ..mbe-s about midway between he
( first and second floors. having fsIlsc from
/ the 9Th floor AS he was taken ont -
! said 70 those VITO were removing him.
( Dent hothsr about ne &c. :hs other
! fellows tha; are n tte7a-"
CAPTAIN Clarity was found within few
! Zee. o. shsa. pinned Sndsr soma heavy
/ .su,rs-s and vas brought CIT n semi
/ conscious condition Tom Co1roy Tas
/ rsnra. under some tirbers which held
1,s legs = such manner that tinbers
had 20 bs savn through 5efo-e he could
! be released Nsx.- Phil Dcherty q en-
! Eire was taken ont He was appare1tly
| the wors, injured o. >se To- His ieft leg
/ was utterly useless
! I,eu.eEar. Mccarthy was struck n ire
I ler hv falling bricks when the floors fell
/ TIE loss OF contents s 81 90; on 5Gslt-
! ,-g s45.ooo.
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