Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-13
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- ACOntl0ueQ from rage OuS.J
Second Adventist church.
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co.'S. central Office.
Chapman & Soden Roofing Co.'S. shop.
Rosenfelt Brothers three-story rag
picking factory.
tanks, near the eastern end of Margin
al street.
The following buildings were also de-
stroyed:
st. Rose Roman Catholic church.
Broadway, loss $1,000.
st. Rose Roman Catholic school, loss
10000.
State Armory. loss 100000
Sacred Heart Convent, loss $4,000.
Young Mems Christian Association
building, loss $4,000. rt.-t
Boston Elevated Railroad station
and barns, 50,s50,000. e
Hotel Savoy.
Metropolitan Sewerage and Dump
ing station.
Engine 10 house.
w. A. Snow Structural Iron Co.
plant
Cronin Brothers stable. u.s..
Chelsea postoffice.
Ruggles Lumber Co. yards.
Williams Grammar school.
Frank b. Fay. schoolhouse.
County Savings Bank. Chelsea Saw
ings Bank, Chelsea Trust Co., Winni-
simmet National Bank, The Provident
Cooperative Bank. The funds of all
these banks with the exception Of the
County Savings Bank are still in the
vaults. The money and securities of
the County Bank were taken to Boston
before the fire reached the building.
The streets over which the flames
rushed included Cater. Maple. Spruce,
Arlington. Ash Walnut, Polar. Chest
nut and Cherry to Broadway. From
Broadway, the fire spread to Belling-
ham hill. From Summer street the fire
cut another pathway, running diagon-
ally across Third street, Everett ave.
and 4th street to Belingham streets.
The flames reached Broadway, the
principal street of the city, at a point
between Third and Fifth streets, and
destroyed the Masonic hall, Odd Eel
lows hall and Bennett block.
The flying embers and the showers
Of sparks werv carried across Chelsea
creek to the Eas. Boston district and
the East Boston engines were obliged
to return from Chelsea to protect
property in their district
Two women are known to be dead
as result of the fire. Neither body
has been identified.
At $50 the fire was not under con-
troll and had worked its way near to
Chelsea square the heart of the city.
Among the more seriously injured:
Fireman Carroll of CharlestOwn,
overcome by smoke and burned about
head. Condition critical. Last rites
administered by Catholic church.
Enginelnen Charles Carroll, Boston.
engine 36, overcome and badly burned.
Condition critical Given last rites
Catholic church.
r.. Fl. Leach. Chelsea, badly burned
Police Officer w. j. Oneil, Chelsea,
overcome.
Police Officer IT, f.. Flynn, Chelsea,
overcome.
Capt. =. r. Haynes. engine o. Bos-
ton, overcome and ordered home.
Bernard johnson, Boston. volunteer
fireman. burned about head.
John Gowdy. Chelsea, leg badly in
jured
Lieut.. HeTerman, engine q. over
come by smoke.
Sail Watkins, an aged cripple, re-
moved from burning house on Maver-
lex street by four Harvard students.
District Chief Albert Porter, Bos-
ton, burned about head and face,
collapsed
Sergeant Charles Durgin, 5th Co.
Coast Artillery. head eyes and face
burned
G. w. Robins. Ladder 1. head and
face burned.
Charles H. Toby. Cambridge, Engine
3, overcome.
A. c. Holland. Chelsea, face burn
ed.
M. J. Femme. no address, burned
about head and face.
A. NJ Rogers, Chelsea. overcome.
W. j. Seaver. paralitic. removed
from burning places four different
times.
Joseph Meadows, broken leg
Horseman Dennis Quinlan. Engine
a, overcome.
Horseman J. ] Smith. Engine o.
overcome.
Mrs. Hallenburg S6 Shurtler street
overcome.
Capt. Preble, Lynn fire department
dangerously burned, condition critical.
Sadie Baumstein, aged II years, Chel-
sea. arms badly burned.
Chief Evans Of the Melrose fire depart
ment, face and hands burned.
Capt. Williams. Ladder No. /. Ckel-
sea. head and shoulders burned.
II. Quinn. Coast Artilleryman. face and
hands burned.
A. s. Roonely Lynn, burned about
head.
p. B. Rogers, Lynn, burns.
e. c. Grover. fireman, Lynn. head and
arms burned.
w. s. Northrop, fireman, Lynn. face
burned and eyes injured
p. !. Pike, Lynn. fireman. suffering
from burns.
II. Dwire. Lynn, fireman. badly burned
Capt. Avery. Steamer No. /. Lynn. head
and hands burned.
Sergt. A. H. Gallias. Chelsea police
overcome by smoke and eyes injured.
Frank McCarthy pOliceman Suffering