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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
2
Fire officials confirm the deaths of Mrs Fenwick, her servant, and a Glen Ridge guest in a blaze at 130 Shawmut Street. Pocketbooks with melted coins suggest they tried to save belongings. Hip and thigh bones found at 6:30 p.m. are believed to be Timothy Foley among the missing.
Witnesses Charles Gleason and John Gray describe deadly scenes during the Chelsea to East Boston bridge explosions near the Metropolitan Sewerage Works. They recount a group of eight men fleeing toward safety, with several presumed dead in the oil-fed blaze and smoke.
A dramatic scene unfolds as oil on the water catches fire while a rescuer fights to save another, battle-scarred with the danger of slipping flames. The incident highlights peril and quick thinking in a life risking harbor emergency.
Dr Francis H Brown treasurer of the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Fund Association says no Chelsea fire claimant who is not a Boston resident will receive fund benefits The fund started after the 1872 conflagration was kept intact with about 30000 in treasury while only income has been spent in recent years. The association will pay out only to bona fide Boston residents who suffered in the Chelsea fire.
The Chelsea Trust Company vaults opened yesterday to reveal intact deposits from before the fire that destroyed much of Chelsea last Sunday. Officers arranged removal of four large sections of safe deposit boxes to Puritan Trust Company vaults at 33 Court Street Boston. The transfer required four drays and was guarded by National Guard, Boston police, and a supervising Commissioner O Mi ear a, with escorts from Warren Bridge to Court Street.
A proposed act would let the Boston mayor transfer duties among city departments during 1908 and 1909 with Board of Aldermen approval or inaction. The measure creates new departments, sets appointment rules, and authorizes salary decisions and removals, protecting Civil War veterans’ rights.
Two liners the Monterey of Ward line bound for Havana and the United States of Scandinavian American bound for Copenhagen collided in the lower New York bay. Both ships suffered damage. the Monterey returned to dock, the United States ran aground after a hull breach. Captain Roald Amundsen aboard the United States among passengers. Gunpowder kegs aboard Monterey.
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