14 Jun 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
1
A sprinkler tank on a Herald Building roof collapsed killing between 20 and 30 people as a 35 ton mass of metal and water crashed into the basement. Fire followed and rescuers endured perilous conditions while pulling survivors from the ruined structure.
Survivors recount a building collapse after a blaze that trapped nearly 300 people inside. Firefighters arrived as crowds urged calm and many jumped to safety from upper floors. The stairway chaos, rapid rescues, and plaster debris marked a deadly incident with lives lost amid the smoke and heat.
Philip J. Farley 45 a Boston native and Boston University Law School graduate died in a Seattle wooden hotel fire Friday night Friends say he was nephew of Catholic Bishop Garrigan of Sioux City Ia Farley left a wife and two children in Boston
Philip J. Farley, once a Lowell lawyer prominent in Catholic circles, is believed dead in the Seattle blaze. Friends in Lowell have not heard from him since the fire, and he left the city about ten years ago.
Denis Courtney, 40, of 1119 Harrison Avenue Roxbury, employed by the Boston Elevated Street Railway, was hurled 25 feet from an elevated structure in front of Union Wharf after contacting a live wire. He suffered a fractured thigh and was transported to the Relief Hospital.
Plattsburg June 13 Convicts attempted to blow up Clinton State prison at Dannemora with dynamite but failed. A fierce clash occurred when a convict wielded a revolver, yet guards quelled the mutiny and restored control.
Dynamite smuggled into Edward Brogan's cell touched off with little damage. Brogan armed with a revolver was overpowered and disarmed by guards. A second revolver was found in Fred Schultz's cell, a life convict. Officials searched all cells after the blast and doubled guard.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Tuesday fair and somewhat warmer with light southwest winds. Washington outlook for New England also predicts fair skies and warmer conditions through Wednesday, with light to moderate winds along coasts and partly cloudy conditions for ships heading to European ports.
Fire department records list multiple still alarms with times and locations. Details include responsible residents and reported damages ranging from slight to $200 across addresses on Warren, Spring, George, and Washington streets.
North Adams reports Silas N. Phelps slept in a Readsboro Vermont mountain schoolhouse and is believed to lurk near his home. State Detective Bligh observed Mrs. Phelps leaving home with food, then disappearing into a thicket after the search of Herman Phelps' house.
State officers join a sprawling pursuit near Readsboro Vermont after reports place Herman Phelps in the Berkshires. A postman found brown worn socks near Kingsley Hill and a schoolteacher noted possible intruder traces in a West Readsboro classroom.
A 21 gun presidential salute to a private citizen will mark Roosevelt's welcome home in New York. The battleship South Carolina with five destroyers will fire the salute and then escort the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria to quarantine.
A wireless message from the steamer to Crook Haven Ireland reports Theodore Roosevelt in a notable steerage scene as he attends a Catholic service for 1200 emigrants, Russians, Galician Poles, and later speaks to Germans. He urges good citizenship and warns against associating with strangers upon landing.
Santa Cruz California June 13 Mrs John W Hyman and Cyril F Carreau both from New Bedford Massachusetts were arrested on a charge preferred by the husband of Mrs Hyman Hyman said to have eloped with Carreau They are jailed in default of 1000 bail New Bedford June 13 local police headquarters said they had no knowledge of the case
In Aveill Italy on June 13 tremors persist across provinces. A very severe shock this morning damaged six houses in an adjoining village and heightened local alarm.
Charles K. Hamilton ascended from Governor Island and flew 88 miles to Philadelphia in 1 hour 51 minutes under the New York Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger auspices and then returned to New York with a single alighting stop due to a sluggish motor.
Charles Hamilton delivers governor and mayoral letters between Philadelphia and New York, completes a record cross country flight with 54.96 mph average, despite propeller damage in New Jersey. He creates the first overland mail link between cities and returns to Governors Island after a 12 hour window.
The record lists times for two Sixt flights 51 minutes and 36 minutes, outbound arc speed 47.4 miles per hour and inbound 54.9, plus Albany to New York distance. Total aircraft weight with aviator 1220 pounds, Hamilton 110 pounds, base machine 925 pounds, plus extra fuel 149 pounds, extra tank 20 pounds, and extra oil 25 pounds.
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