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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1893
Page
2
A Chelsea disaster unfolds as a waterfront pavilion on a club house veranda collapses during a band concert. Nearly two hundred spectators on the upper piazza plunge to a float thirty five feet below while others inside and on the ground cry out as screams and groans fill the scene.
Public notice clarifies that Kohler Furnace and Steam Heating Co founded by Joseph Kohler in 1851 at 93 Union St Boston Mass has not assigned. A. Kohler & Co of 85 Union St consisting of Aloysius D and Joseph A Hart have assigned and hold no current business connections with Kohler Furnace Co.
A wagon accident left Mrs Warren Putnam dead at about 11 30 p m at the hospital with a fractured skull and spine injuries. Three other women Susie Davis Josie Grimes suffered severe injuries and were believed to be fatally hurt. A crowd gathered around the hospital as relatives awaited news of the injured women and Putnam’s son faced the grim reality.
A balcony accident at a city club house triggers swift rescue by Commodore Clayton and a dozen boats. Police, fire department, ambulances, and physicians rush to aid. Mrs. Schuman and Mrs. Barnes are among the injured as crowds gather along Broad way near the concert.
Police and fire units rushed to the scene as ambulances carried the injured to Rufus Frost Hospital on Shawmut and Chester streets. Musician Pemberton and band Leader Warren fell from the railing to the float below. Warren died en route to recovery, his body later moved to Undertaker Carter's rooms. Mrs Schuman, wife of Augustus P Schuman, was also precipitated onto the float.
Chaos as a balcony fell during a Boston area event. Mrs Beattie and Mrs Alexander Barry leapt to a float unharmed while Miss Newman saved a child by gripping its leg. Band member Charlie Hudson was pinned briefly, Mrs Schuman and Mrs Lynde escaped with husbands, and William Drury narrowly avoided death fixing a lantern. Dr J B Fenwick arrived first on scene and others rescued the rest as band players, including Arthur Tuttle and Brash and Hanley, escaped through a window. Bandmaster John P Warren, a Maine native, led the group and left a widow and two children. Fleet Captain Garland and other officers directed the rescue.
An examination of the fatal veranda collapse reveals the structure was frail and dry with splintered timbers. A single stud, 15 feet from the left end, failed under crowd weight, pulling the socketed stud from the post and dropping flooring to the balcony below, though the lower balcony remained largely intact.
Arthur Tuttle of 120 Shawmut Street Chelsea and fellow musicians William Hanley of Chelsea and Brash of Malden survived a theatre collapse during the J P Warren Band performance. Tuttle recounted the sudden crash, escaping through a broken window with two others and helping others from the water while two band members and others were killed or badly injured. Charles J Foye of 19 Congress Avenue Chelsea also survived despite injuries from falling timbers.
The Chelsea Yacht Club, born from the Winnisimmet Boat Club in 1890 with William H. Wedger as first commodore, faced fire, financial hurdles, and legislative delays before a bridge house opened in 1891. The two story structure cost 3500 dollars, with 127 members and Fred L. Clayton as commodore. A recent night accident is expected to cause about 1000 dollars in damage.
The Malden Board of Health probes Holy Cross Cemetery amid reports of six decaying bodies in one grave and coffins buried just inches below the surface. Inspectors sound graves with crowbars as regulators seek immediate action to ensure proper burial depth and public health compliance.
Mrs Hunter of Reading Massachusetts was struck by a runaway horse driven by Patrick Cronan of Jamaica Plain on Tremont Row at 2 40 pm. The horse owned by Marshall S P Williams Jamaica Plain of cruelty to animals. Mrs Hunter hospitalized then returned home with her husband after the incident and arrest of Cronan.
John Hastings of Framingham Centre nabbed a man who fled from the Westboro Insane Asylum near Lake View station. The escapee was locked in the station and transported back to the Westboro Asylum by officers.
Greenfield Massachusetts hosts the Order of Harugari grand lodge annual meeting. Reports show 24 male lodges totaling 1800 members and 11 women lodges with 450 members, with increases this year. Officers elected include Marcus Kallurman and Theodore Lange, plus trustees Jaeger Vogel and Rothfuss. Semi annual session set for February with Schiller Lodge Lawrence.
GREENFIELD Mass Aug 3 Charles M Stratton inventor of the brass cornered spirit level died this afternoon He leaves a wife but no children.
Last night multiple small blazes triggered alarms at Box 61 in an 18 Indiana place brick dwelling owned by W F Braman and occupied by J K Doyle with gas leak to blame. A second minor blaze on Bownton Maine railroad tracks in West Somerville caused Box 15 alarm with no damage. A third fire on the third floor of a 633 Shawmut avenue brick house owned by Mrs Frank and occupied by Benjamin Thompson stemmed from a lace curtain and gas jet. A fourth blaze on the second floor of 23 Willard street tenement occupied by H Penaskey caused Box 6 alarm with no damage.
The account details Thompson's trial as he dined with Mrs Swift at the United States Hotel. It notes visits to Boston's Hotel Clifford, Mrs Atwood as proprietor, and questions about Thompson staying there in April. Mrs Swift testified before the committee about travels with Mrs Parker, and Alden's limited testimony on seeing Thompson on the Portland boat.
An extraordinary board meeting is called in Boston to discuss cost cuts as Union Pacific faces dire finances. Comptroller Mink warns of reduced operations west of North Platte, with 1600 miles of passenger service between Ogden and Portland to end next Saturday followed by 150 laid-off telegraph operators as revenue remains stagnant.
The Lynn musical festival at the Point of Pines draws large daily audiences with shaded lawns and multiple concert lineups. Liberati the cornet soloist appears, with Germania and other bands. Fire brigades respond to a Beachmont attic fire, while a Boston Lynn fare cut lowers travel costs. A Crescent Avenue domestic discord ends in separation.
At a Main street railroad crossing a carriage carrying Stephen R. Hatch and his wife and two daughters from New Bedford Mass was struck by a passing train. Mrs Hatch died instantly and the others were bruised. The crossing had guard gates but sightlines were blocked by a previous train. The injured were returning from the World's Fair excursion.
Bridgeport firemen responded to a general alarm this afternoon as a lumber company’s buildings burned in the West End. The blaze caused insured losses and partially destroyed a nearby dwelling occupied by the Cotman family.
Gloucester August 3 report on Mrs Benjamin A Horsford wounded by husband in a jealous shooting. Four bullets hit her body with one in the jaw, another in the thorax near a jugular, a third at the base of the spine, and a minor wound in the hand. Horsford, 48, was held on $20,000 bail after pleading not guilty. He recounted a tumultuous marriage with Lydia H McPherson, detailing alleged infidelity and threats, then described the motive as jealousy. He confessed his actions and was arrested at 12 Prospect Street after pursuing the victim.
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