Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07
BOILER ExPLODEs At LYNN.
Continued from Page One.)

station was next III the path of the ire.
Inc long tongues of flames licked ii up
before a stream of water could be
turned on it. Not stopping here. the
fames hurtled the gap caused by the
railroad tracks to the building owned
and occupied by II. P. Hood & Sons
Here, however, the firemen were pre-
pared to meet the onslaught and the
structure was damaged but not entirely
ruined. At the building of the NJ.
J. Worthy factory. the firemen also
had gathered in force and after a hard
fight, with reinforcementS from several
places held the blaze we'll in hand and
the building escaped with a scorching
and Il deluge of water.
f. Russell's shoe factory was not SO
lucky. This was on Charles street and
was extensively damaged, while the
leather stock shop of jacobson x
Jacobs at the corner of Charles and
Commercial street was destroyed.
In the tenement house district the
lrcmcn and police tried to save the in
mates and what little property could
II taIen out first hand. Through these
nimsy wooden structures the flames
swept lIItSISlltIE anu lltl uiltiI SiA
dwellings had been consumed were the
fircmon in control.
Tho most seriously injured was Bar
nard Piloman of y AStor street. who
while escaping from one of the build
inGs were seriously injured. besides :sus-
tanning some bad burns.
While tho direct monetary loss to shoe
firms made up the greater bulk Of the
loss Of over 100000 the loss to business
Will he very heavy. The disaster came
at q time when most of the firms We're
o,'iIing full time. meeting late rush
orders TOY Christmas slippers and nov
elites. at lie sGme time the winter
V Gather was calling for he2"y hats and
stnrmshoes. Some OF the concerns were
also caught At the beginning Of l3rs-
spring and summer orders The local
business firms Will do all III their pow
Ct to aid The afflicted firms with nov
quarters and equipment, il order that
they may meet some of The business al
ready booked.
Miss Tradenburg was on her way to
work N tie Tufts & Friedman factory
when She was injured
\ revised estimate of the losses sus-
I-'AiI'Q W lilS VII nus pa t'LJtA tNiiC.S
indicated that the Total loss was
about $4,000 with $780, 900 insurance.
The uarney Go. lost $500 900 with inSu"-
IE.c vi $.56,GCD: Tufts e. Friedman
80 gn1. insurance $1,000: Russell fac
tory >5QrH, Insurance $1,000. The losses
III the other buildings were compare
lively small.
TIE burned district extends from Al
Icy street on the souther!y side Of the
Boston x Maine Railroad tracks to
Charles street, on the northcrlv side
and from Commercial street on the
| east 10 the Hood factory building on
-'lIcy street and to the westerly one of
til" six tenement houses which faced
| on Charles street. The Harvey factory
was the third building west of Alloy
| street between the Hood building ana
| the John r. Owens box factory. The
TUFTS & Friedman factory was on the
corner OF Alley and Commercial streets.
! Tho rear If al four of these factories
! b'ittrd III" Boston & Maine Railroad
! tracks. At the corner OF Commercial
! and Charles street was the jacobson q
| Jacobs Co.. building. Next west 81!
| that were The II. J. Worthlcy Shoe Co.
beyond which wcre the dwelling Eousas
| The NVcs, Lynn station was between
| the roar ri the building facing on
| Charles street ana tho railroad tracks.
! These dwelling houses were story
| and-ahalt structures. intended mainly
| for the occupancy of tenants who are
unable to pay high rent.
| Tho force of tn" explosion and the
| playing Of hose for fighting the fire
| tied mp oil traffic on the main lire Of
| the Boston & Maine Railroad for sew
| oral hours. Trains were sent around,
] however. ly branch track through
| Peabody. The explosion ripped up the
| rails for a considerable distance and
| these were replaced by wrccking
| crew.
| During the forenoon it developed
that celia Tralcnbursr. who was caught
| i'll the debris Of tine Harvey factory as
| she was passing along III" street. had
sustained q fracture Of the skull and
| WAS in Il critical co:.di'inn at the hos
Iital.
state building Inspector y. j. Chem
| e., who began an investigation as soon
as possible after the explosion this af-
| t"rrGun. cxprosScl the opinion that a
| detective scam in III" boiler at the
| barney factory caused the explosion.
| AZ in TIL" case DC tic disaster at til"
Grover shoe factory at Brockton, CARL !
last year. such Il defect could have b""n
discovered only after a most thorough
inspection.