The Washington herald., 1908-04-15
RUINS GIVE Up BODIES
Three More Victims of Chel-
sea Fire Are Found.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE MISSING
Two Prominent Society Women and
Church Workers Believed to BE
Lost-Arrest May Lead to Develop
mentS Showing Ineendiarism-I4oss
WIN Exceed Five Million Dollars.

Boston. Mass. April B-Three addi-
tional bodies were found by searchers
among tie ruins Of the Chelsea FIRE this
afternoon. making the known death toll
six Two were those Of women, and as
they were discovered in the Jewish quar-
ter. it is supposed they were OF that
race.
The first body was found on Fourth
street. the second at the corner Of Everett
avenue and Walnut street. and the third
that OF a man. was found at Broadway
and Fourth, and was in such a position
as TO indicate that the man was in The
act Of escaping over wall All three
bodies were almost entirely consumed.
a number OF people were missing, ans
IL Is feared that some bodies we're en-.
tireIy consumed.
Two of Chelsea's best-known society
and church women are believed TO have
lost their lives in the fire. No trace OF
them has been found. They are Mrs. ]
b. Fenwick. wife Of Dr. J. b. FenWick
whose home on Chestnut street was de-
stroyed, and Mrs Helen A. Plumridge. OF
153 Shurtleff street. DIT. Fenwick was
away on a sick cali when the FIRE swept
down Chestnut street, wiping out his
home. None of the relatives recall see
ing Mrs Fenwiek since the frst confusion
OF the fire.
Mrs. PlumFidge Quite Feeble.
Mrs Plumridge was seventy years old.
and for half a century has been promi-
nent in church work. She has been quite
feeble.
Search for the body of Mrs. Fenwlck
cannot be begun on account Of the heat
in the ruins Of her home \ Boston fire.
man said to-day that he saw Mrs. Fen
wick, servant, and a visitor at her
home pouring water on the rear yeranda
In an effort % check the flames a minute
before the steeple of the Polish Catholic
Church toppled over on to the Fenwick
house, crushing it. 1t is believed that
three bodies will be found in the ruins OF
the Fenwick home
Daniel Ross, whose house and most OF
his goods were destroyed by the fire. was
arrested and held as q suspicious person
this morning. He was found at o'clock
in the morning setting fire 70 pieces of
paper in front Of the Pope & Cottles lum-
Der piles. in Everett avenue.
Ross was arraigned in court on the
charge of being a suspicious person. lie
pleaded not guilty, and talked rather in
Coherently about there being a big fire
and losing all his belongings.
Trace of Incendiarism.
An arrest by State police officers. who
are investigating the origin Of the Chelsea
fire. is expected soon. The officers to-day
got evidence that a man was seen setting
fire TO the fence near the second building
that caught fire Sunday morning. when
the first fire was in progress. Il was
the fire in this second building that got
beyond control and started the conhagra-
ton
Harry James. city solicitor Of Chelsea,
said there is not enough evidence on
which to base any theory as to inoendiar-
ism in connection with the fire. At the
present time he said. there are strong
suspicious that the fires which sprang
up IN various sections of the city after
the main fire had started were set Mayer
Back believes that the first or main fire
was of accidental origin. On the others
he has stronger views He said:
Il have reason to think that one of the
fires which followed the first was of in
eendiary origin
The offices Of the various Insurance
agencies of the companies were again
thronged to-day by anxious policy hold
ers. The conviction that their losses will
exceed $500, ,00e instead of being less than
81. .000. 600 has not helped TO lessen the
troubles of the insurance guild. Many
agencies yesterday underestimated the
liabilities of their respective companies.
The order sppropriating 10000 for re-
lief of the fire sufferers by the Legislature
has been unofficially declared uneonstitu-
tional by the attorney generals office.
Contributions 10 the relief fund poured in
rapidly to-day. and the $100.00o mark has
already been passed.