Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-17

Old Orchard. Aug. 16-Every train
out of Old Orchard today carried away
hundreds Of summer guests rendered
shclterless by last nights fire, and to-
night the greater number had depart
ed for their homes, carrying with them
such of their effects as they We're able
to save.
The piles of baggage which cncum-
bcrcd the station and the sidewalks
leading to it were greatly diminished
by the means of hard work of an extra
force of railroad officers sent here, but
along the beach above high water
mark and on the lawn of the Old Or
chard House ana other unburned no.
tells, there were still many trunks, bags
and boxes awaiting removal.
While the sufferers by the fire made
all haste i'll leaving town, the influx of
visitors from nearby places was larger
than on any previous day of the sum-
mer, thousands of people coming to the
beach to view the ruins. Trolley cars
and trains alike were filled all day
with the incoming thronSs.
No efforts were made toward clear
ing away the debris today, hut it is OK
pcctcl by tomorrow / tell chimncyS
which still stand 1cre and there i'll the
midst of the ash piles which represent
all that is left of the structure which
enclosed them, will be topplcd over.
No plans for rebuilding the big ho-
tells have been announced as yet, most
OF the rroprietors being still too much
daZcd by the SuddcnncSS of their loss
to take any definite action in this re-
SncCt Estimates of the loss varied to-
day from half a million to SS00.000 The
insurance does not exceed 100000.
The number of deaths from the soda
tank explosion during the fire was in
ere ascd to two tonight when Phillip
Pcrrault of Foss street, BiddefOrd
dicd ut the Wcbbcr hospital in that
city from the injuries he received
Pcrrault was 40 years old. A widow
and seven children survive.
The condition Of Rev. Rufus II
Jones, pastor of Trinity Episcopa
church, SacO, whose skull was fractur-
ed by IL dying fragment of the cXpiod-
cd tank, remained extremely critica
tonight Rev. Mr.. Jones is at the Trul
hospital in Biddcford. Late this after
noon an operation was performer upor
his skull and after it the physician:
said the patient seemed TO show
slight improvement.
The other injured ones were reported
as fairly comfortable at the two BID
dcford hospitals tonight.
Early this evening Coroner Bradford
of Saco. VIII, has had charge of th'
body oc the unknown man, whose
head was blown off by the explosion
announced that it had been fully idcn-
tilted MS that of Domnick I.eBrcquc.
cIcrk i'm n Portland store. He was 3:
wears of age and unmarried. The cor
oncr deemed an inquest uncallcd Tor
ana gave a permit for the removal OF
the body.
Tho full list Of dead and injured is as
follows: The dead:
Phillip Partridge. "a years old Pitts
burg, Pa. struck ami killed by a POS
ton & Maine train at Kcnnebunk Whil(
on his way to the fire.
Dominick LeBrcque, Portland. agco
81. instantly killed by explosion of {
soda tank.
Phillip Perrault, Biddcford, 40 years
oh. dead ut hospital from injuries sus.
tanned through the tank explosion.
The injured:
Rev. Rufus II. Jones, pastor of Trim
ity Episcopal church, Saco; at Trul
hospital. suffering from COMPOUND
fracture Of the skull due to tank ex
plosiCn.
Melvin T. Morrill, Salem, Mass, Ros
| ton g. Maine Railroad engineer, 1ef
leg fractured and bone broken in tanl
| explosion.
Samuel Emerson. Old Orchard. s.
years old, father of William ]. Elmer
son. manager Of Hotel Emerson. over
come by smoke and found unconscious
| in The street in front of the hotel. TAX
| en- to Webber hospital.
Miss Alice Minard. Pennsylvania
companion of Phillip Partridge in car
riara pccidert IT NennnbuEk; severed.
bruised. At Tru!l hospital
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