The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-06

, Supt. Winchel vas positive that all these
escaped with burns about the face ana
hands and he was equally sure that there
were not others i'm tho structure. The
engineer of the factory. w. j. Urnning.
was picked up by the police on Alley street
In an unconscious condition. 100 feet from
his boiler room.
He was badly cut and bruised about the
head, but upon being given treatment
came to his senses lie could not give
any account OF what caused the eXploson.
From the Harvey factory, the wooden
from OF which was now a mass of flames.
the fire leaped to the adjoining shoe fac
tory OF Tufts & Friedman. Two Hebrews
we're seen at one of the windows Of tho
Friedman structure and while the ames
were eating savagely into this the patrol
man dashed within the walls and brought
out the imprisoned men, whom the flames
had already reached sufficiently TO burn
them badly
STATION BURNED.
The little box-like structure OF the Bos-
ton and Main West Lynn railroad station
was next In the path Of the fire. The long
tongues Of fire licked II up before a stream
OF water could be turned on IL, and not
stopping here the flames hurtled the gap
caused by the railroad tracks. 10 the build
ing owned and occupied by II. r. Hood &
Sons.
Here, however. the hremen were pre-
pared to meet the onslaught. and the
structure was damaged. but not entirely
ruined. At the building OF the NJ j.
Worthley factory the fremen also had
gathered I'm force an daftcr "A hard fight
with renforcements from surrounding
places, held the blaze well I'm hand and
the building escaped with bad scorching
and deluge of water.
II. w. Russelrs shoe factory was not
so lucky This was on Charles street
and was extensively damaged. while
the leather stock shop OF Jacobson e
Jacobs. at the corner of Charles and
Commercial streets, was destroyed
In the tenement house district the
hremen and police worked feverishly
10 save the inmates and what little
property could be taken out first hand
Through these .fmsy wooden struc-
lures the flames swept irresistibly and
not until six dwellings had been con-
sumed were the firemen In control.
The most seriously injured was Bar
nard Pilomen Of % Astor street. who.
in escaping from one OF the buildings.
was seriously cut and bruised besides
sustaining some had burns.
The dwellings destroyed were: Ester
Peasants Charles street; Isaac San
ders. Charles street; Robert H. John
sons, Charles street; Richard John
sons, Charles street Thomas PerszY's
and Daniel Johnson's, Charles street:
Morris Baerkiwischa's dwelling and
grocery store, rear OF Charles street.
THE LOSSES.
While the direct monetary loss made
up the greater bulk Of the blanket loss OF
$4,000 the loss To business will be very
heavy. The disaster came at a time when
most of the firms were working full time
meeting late rush orders for Christmas
slippers and novelties. The local bust
ness interests will do all I'm their power
TO aid the afflicted firms with new quar-
ters and equipment in order that they
may meet some Of the business already
booked.
The +. J, Harvey company were the
heaviest losers, and had more than half
Of the estimated loss. with 100000, most
Of which was on finished and unfinished
stock and machinery. They were in
sured for $256. 900.
The John owens box factory loss was
S35. 600
Tufts G. Friedman. al the corner of
Alley and Commercial streets. $4,000;
insurance $4,000.
The Boston and Maine railroad station
was valued at $500.
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