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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1893
Page
3
A blaze in a stairwell trapped two reporters as bricks and red heat piled up. Firefighters and Officer Trask rescued them, one with a bruised leg and the other with a dislocated shoulder and a painful hand, both praised for their bravery.
Hoseman O Connor recounts a dramatic rescue of girls from a fire near a Hebrew clothing factory. He alleges the owner locked the street door to force workers to stay inside and finish tasks, then O Connor and colleagues forced entry to warn and save the frightened staff. The clothing man’s identity remained unknown.
John F Egan district chief in East Boston Fire Department served seventeen years with four as district chief He started at Ladder 1 East Boston connected with that company thirteen years rose from ladderman to lieutenant then captain for eight years prior to district chief He married years ago Was injured at East Boston car stable fire about a year ago and several other times He was suspended mid air sixty feet from the ground on a cable wire between two buildings in Kingston Street incident
Special Fire Investigators Shepard Carruth and Meredith watched the Boston Ames building fire from near the lines. They inspected engines water towers and hoses, noting progress and delays while reporting no official opinions. They lacked fire badges but got access through Carruth. They described the fire as tremendous and anticipated further investigative work.
Fire roars through Ames building area as walls topple in a dramatic, burning spectacle. Crowds flee and firemen fight the blaze near Kingston Street while a Brown Durrell structure leans and collapses amid roaring flames and high winds. Disaster unfolds with multiple buildings compromised and many workers narrowly escaping harm.
Many were hurt though none seriously. Small sparks of various sizes fed by the wind rained down like meteors, igniting pasteboard pieces that fell on adjacent buildings and started minor blazes. If the Brown-Durrell walls had buckled earlier, fires could have destroyed neighboring structures.
A huge, patient crowd surrounded a great fire, making it hard to move or report. Spectators refused to yield their positions, ropes kept reporters back, and traffic in adjacent streets was seriously impeded. Police and fire services managed the event, earning praise for their handling.
Dr Galvin and staff fought to save victims as a fire swept the Emergency Hospital. Twenty injured were brought in but many suffocated by smoke. patients whispered names before death. The building suffered total interior loss, with $5000 insured on the structure though no contents coverage.
Commissioner Murphy praised twenty one cities and towns for rapid fire apparatus dispatches to assist Boston. Engines from Lawrence Haverhill Newburyport Beverly Lowell Brockton Salem and others arrived by road and train. The Cambridge captain death rumor was false and officials commended for timely response.
Fire swept Horace Partridge & Co. destroying the extensive business and forcing T. P. Partridge to flee down stairs. J. P. Partridge attempted to save books but was burned, retreating to safety. Horace Partridge’s father travels toward Italy unaware of the disaster.
Partridge's stenographer suffered burns to the wrists but was not seriously harmed. Partridge and Miss Leary were taken to Park Square Accident Station for treatment and later sent home. The station informed the Police Commission and Station 4 to notify Emergency Hospital staff. Doctors Thayer and Williams led the station.
Firefighters and bystanders aided in a rescue at the Partridge building on Essex street. A life net caught several girls, while others leapt to the sidewalk. Daniel O Keefe and Henry Black helped, but L. H. Redpath of Redpath Bros. died from injuries after a fall. Aerial rescue efforts continued until no further aid was possible.
Firemen faced intense heat at Lincoln and Essex as water streams failed to save Engine 7. A brick wall curved and threatened collapse. In a bold rescue, volunteers moved No. 7 to safety and a front of the Ames Building groaned and fell into the street.
A fierce Essex Street blaze threatened a six story Davison & Co box factory at Columbia and Essex. Firemen, focusing energy on the hot corner, battled flames from roof to third floor and kept the inferno from spreading to Summer Street, saving the surrounding block despite heavy scorching and damage to adjacent structures.
Hundreds of relatives of workers from the burned firms gather near the scene. They push through lines, question policemen, and await word on casualties. Rumors circulate of twenty five firemen killed and many injured, with reports growing wilder as news spreads.
Two off duty firemen, heavily intoxicated, attracted a crowd as officers dragged them from the northwest corner of the Brown Durrell building. Bystanders rushed the doorway opposite, but police kept order and jailed the two men. A wall portion later collapsed, narrowly avoiding casualties.
A Chicago fire gut the Ames building at the corner of Essex and Lincoln, with the Ludlow and Durrell structures at 1383 Essex heavily scorched. The Singer Manufacturing Company and several other concerns suffer damage as flames spread, threatening adjacent properties and prompting emergency response.
A major blaze devastates the Ames building area, with three small structures west of the Ames building and between it and the Unite States Hotel nearly leveled. Ground floor shops include provision dealers and grocers, while the north section houses firms such as Woonsocket Rubber Company, Barbour Bros, and Redpath Brothers. The floors list numerous tenants across Lincoln Street and Kingston Street, including Baker, Partridge, and various shoe and leather firms, reflecting a densely occupied commercial block damaged on multiple floors.
The Brown Durrell building fire on Kingston Street raged with five steamers pouring water as towers battled flames. At 7 50 the corner collapsed, killing six firemen and sending debris into a smoke filled street near Essex and Kingston. Dr Galvin witnessed the disaster from the Emergency Hospital area as flames spread to nearby Edinboro Street and Kingston Street.
Mr George W Adams of the Boston Electric Protective Association at 111 Arch Street Boston starts a fund for new quarters after a disastrous fire forced the Emergency Hospital to seek temporary space. He drew 65 dollars payable to G. Gal.
A list from George W. Adams shows 15 contributed by three friends plus a central donation to aid the Emergency Hospital in Boston. The letter expresses intent to restore and maintain the hospital, with a hope for perpetual service and more gifts to follow. The partnership includes Boston Electric Protective Association and managers signing the appeal.
Ellen McCarthy of Boston petitions the Suffolk Superior Court for a divorce from Charles W. McCarthy of parts unknown citing desertion since September 4, 1886, habitual intoxication, and failure to provide support. She requests alimony, custody of their minor Allan Francis McCarthy, and restoration of her maiden name Ellen Brown.
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