The Washington times., 1905-03-20


III the fallen ruins and held down by
the beams and timbers was heartrend-
ing. Such scene and such horror was
never known in Brockton before.
The shrieks could be heard resounding
nearlf half mile distant Then the
flames and smoke enwrapped the vic
Tins of the explosion and the cries were
hushed.
The factory had been cut in two by
the explosion near its center, and the
four-seory part that settled to The
ground was the west part Of the factory
on Calmar street and that part running
along Denton street at the rear.
The walls of this part of the factory
were crushed like an eSgshell. The
entire structure careened away toward
the streets and fell to the ground on
the Denton street side and 10 the secoilo
floor on Calmar street.
On the fourth floor was the stitching
room and the gang room. Those IN the
lower floors are thought 10 have suffer
cd most loss. Many girls and women IN
the upper floors were gotten out through
windows and beneath broken beams
they made their way out.
Others were caught by the failing
timber and could not get out Many OF
,hese were seen by the rescuers who.
unable 70 do thing. had to abandon
them to their fate.
Pinned in the Wreck.
The rescuers say there were many
whom they saw in the collapsed factory
thar were pinned beneath beams or
among the machinery and were unable
10 get out.
Others whom willing hands would re-
move from danger could not be moved
because OF some beam that held them.
and then the flames came and the res
cuers were driven off, while the cries OF
The pinned people were silenced In death.
There are many who made their way
out of the wreck.
One man said there were large num-
Der of girls from the stitching rooC!
who Were gotten out or were able 10
crawl out of the wreckage. Another
saw men crawling through the window
frames to safety.
Caught Under Machine.
| One man was under his machine when
| a corrraGe rushed to get him out. He
! seized him by the arm to drag HIM
| forth. A burst OF flames and cloud o!
/ smoke compelled him TO let so and stag
/ ger 10 a window. He inrew himself out
and his own .eg WAS broken il the fail-
! Another man tried 10 get a woman
J across a room 10 the windows. while
smoke and fire poured about him He
was compelled to abandon her and jump
from tne window, injuring himself ter
ribly.
Caring for the Injured.
The injured have been taken TO neigh
! boring houses. They are being caret
| for by physicians.
All doctors in town have been called
! TO the scene or to the hospitals. This
ambulance service is busy and hack!
are being rushed from the stables t
J carry away the injured.
: One doctor who came away from The
scene OF the accident and went to &
hospital to work. said the accident wa.
| the worst in ali his experience and tha
the injuries to many OF the survivor:
| were among the most horrible he haC
ever seen.
Boiler Flies Through Air.
! The boiler which did the damage wa.
| located in the small brick boiler hous.
| In the angle of the factory which rum
along Calmar and Denton streets. Whe,
It blew up the big tubular engine OF de
Structton was launched through the al
| toward the northwest
| 1t crashed through the rear part of tn
roof of the cottage house of Enginee
'f n Ho"tmaii. thirty feet away an(