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Nine Boston firemen killed in Vendome collapse tragedy
Boston firemen died when a corner of the Hotel Vendome collapsed during a blaze in Back Bay. Nine were buried under rubble as a ladder truck and car were crushed. Ten were injured. arson suspected by owner Pasquale Franchi. Mayor White declared mourning. Archbishop Medeiros to lead mass. Vendome opened 1870s. first US hotel with electric lighting in 1882.
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Boston
UPI
Ulysses S. Grant
Sarah Bernhardt
Grover Cleveland
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Boston Fire Department
Pasquale Franchi
Kevin B. White
Lyceum Hall
George Paul
Pepicelli
Back Bay
Mario Leon
Cafe Vendome
Hoor
John Collins
John Feeney
Paris
Col. J. W. Wolcott
United States
Thomas A. Edison