List of the Dead at Grover Factory Explosion
Names and brief notes identify victims and survivors after a factory blast. J Ray Cole, George Smith, Harry H Hall, Emma B Pray, Jerome Mayo, Florence A Dunham, Mrs Emerson, Mrs Elijah H Kelley, Albin Dahlborg, Linus Swanson, Stephen Snow, Mrs John Lander, Richard Spriggins, David Rockwell, Mary Leary, Philip F Smith, Samuel A Tiley, Nellie Leary, Marion Tufts, Miss Fitzgerald, James N Bell, Ernest Carlson, Serena Barrows, Thomas Langley, Linus Durgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ray Cole
George Smith
Harry H. Hall
Emma B. Pray
Lena Baker
Jerome A. Mayo
Florence A. Dunham
Emerson
Elijah H. Kelley
Albin Dahlborg
Linus Swanson
Stephen Snow
Grover
John Lander
George E. Keith
Richard Spriggins
City Theatre
James N. Bell
Ernest Carlson
Carlton Avenue
Serena Barrows
Glenwood Avenue
Thomas Langley
Linus Durgess
Main Street
Unidentified Bodies at Improvised Morgue List of Victims
Police list of decedents numbered 1 through 53 with brief descriptors including sex, apparel, notable features, and some identifications. Notes indicate some bodies remain unnamed or charred, while item 44 is linked to Richard Scirdines and 22 to William Jefferson of East Bridgewater.
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Smith
William Jefferson
East Bridgewater
Richard Scirdines
Injured Muster From Local Incident List
A lengthy roster lists numerous individuals with injuries from a large incident. Names include Hiram Pierce and William Lightfoot among many others from East Bridgewater and surrounding towns, detailing burns, fractures, contusions, and other wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lightfoot
East Bridgewater
Charles Rolins
Frank Pierce
Arthur Pierce
John J. Garvey
Nicholas Corlers
Thomas M’sherry
P. J. Hanley
Andrew Lundell
Elmer H. Dodge
Ella Whitcomb
Walter Lawrence
Samuel Bicknell
Charles Eaton
Margaret Rooney
Ira Buck
Julia Shields
North Easton
Emma Delano
William Lyford
J. H. M’cabe
Testimonials on irritation relief from various towns
Amherst Massachusetts Reverend G E Fisher says nothing else allays throat irritation as speedily and surely. Plymouth Maine Reverend W Stackpole reports superiority for throat and lungs. Prospect Maine Reverend H G Carley finds nothing equal to them. Hamstead New Hampshire Albert Watson notes immediate effect in relieving throat irritation. Lebanon New Hampshire N F Tilden says they afforded great and immediate relief. Haverhill Massachusetts John Bragdon reports immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Fisher
Amherst, Mass
Albert Watson
Hamstead, N. H
Where Is The Engineer In Brockton Blast
A Brockton explosion at the Grover plant boiler killed or injured engineer David W. Rockwell. Police could not locate his body and initially thought he died, later believing his injury and death may be confused with another person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
David W. Rockwell
Grover Plant
Rockwell
Boyden
Missing List From Stitching Room and Related Trades
Long roster of workers with roles in stitching rough rounds finisher welter tacker and dressing room note several names with rooms listed such as stitching room rough rounder finisher and welter including Emma Tolman Minnie Kelley Eva Wyman Lydia McCormack and George Emerson plus multiple Misters and Mrs. positions and others named as missing and Arlington listed James Jackson Andrew Johnson and Alderman George A Monk among entries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Sullivan
Emma Tolman
Minnie O'Connell
Eva M. Wyman
George Emerson
Minnie Kelley
Addie M’cormick
Lydia M’cormack
Lydia Moses
Frank J. Bell
Ella Whitcomb
Mrs. L. W. Ryder
Addie R. Copp
Annie Crocker
Sadie M. Hickey
Jere ST. Onge
P. M. Doherty
Eva Saunders
Mary Leyden
Hannah Lindburg
Klaus Schill
L. A. White
Clara Atwood
Lizzie M. Hibbard
Emily Howard
Katie Creedon
CO. G. Whittemore
Wallace Abercrombie
Mamie Fitzgerald
Louise Hickey
Belle Winslowe
Mamie Tufts
M.f.wardwell
CO. G. Lewis
Jennie Styles
Irving Baker
J. S. Lovejoy
Almoran Hallett
Stella Kelley
Daniel A. M'Donald
James A. Ward
Welter
Richard Spriggins
Annie Johnson
M. Fitzpatrick
Mira Berger
A. Perry
Harry C. Bartlett
Barabas Lewis
Nellie Leary
Levi Curtis
Emil Johnson
A. F. Nelson
Victor Turner
John Lundell
Bror Lundell
Annie Billings
Ada Billings
A. Ericsson
Dora Clark
Rena Carrows
James Jackson
Arlington
Andrew Johnson
George Burgess
Mamie Leonard
W. R. Armstrong
Katie Kelley
J. Victor Turner
Arthur Pray
Miss Burgess
Alderman George A. Monk
Jessie Chandler
Whitman
William V. Hurd
Names on Wall Show Town’s Grief After Factory Fire
Brockton residents crowd the fire station in a rain soaked vigil, reading white sheets listing the alive. Leslie Hunt tallies names as townsfolk await news, hopeful for loved ones. night deepens but relief remains elusive. Families from Wood's Hole travel in, grieving parents search for their daughter amid missing and dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Wood's Hole
Frantic crowds at morgue after factory wreck in Brockton
In Brockton on Main street a devastating factory collapse sent crowds to the temporary morgue and newspaper offices as families sought identifications. By midnight four were on the dangerous list and most victims were Boot and Shoe Workers' Union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Main Street
Gamg
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Rockwell Overworked Boiler Says Hartford Insurance Agency
In Brockton on March 20, Mr. Emerson of the Grover company testified that Rockwell took boiler orders from the Hartford Boiler Insurance Company and that factory officials did not interfere with pressure. He said Rockwell acted without Grover’s knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Governor declines comment on Brockton disaster
Governor Douglas expressed sympathy for stricken families in Brockton after the explosion but declined to comment further. He said saying more could interfere with city authorities and the disaster response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Douglas
Night search for Burned Brockton factory victims continues
In Brockton on March 21 police and fire crews labored through the night among smoldering ruins seeking more victims. By 7:30 p.m. 43 bodies were recovered and two more, badly burned, were found near others. A pair of young women were found in each other’s arms. A makeshift morgue on Main Street held bodies in various states of preservation while families waited in grief. Arthur J. Chase identified his brother-in-law Ernest Carlson and friends identified Serena Barrows soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Caimar Street
Arthur J. Chase
Brackton Enterprise
Ernest Carlson
Serena Barrows
Disaster Damages Multiple Buildings in Brockton
March 20 Brockton reports extensive damage from a boiler explosion. Buildings damaged or destroyed include Grover factory Dahlberg block Drake Tavern and several Denton street homes owned by A L Goldthwaite heirs of Galen Pratt August Burgess Mrs J A Peterson John W Taft and occupants Mrs Holmquist Peter Anderson F K E Hood Burgess Emery Frank William Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Grover
Dahlberg
Drake
Denton Street
A. L. Goldthwaite
Holmquist
Peter Anderson
Galen Pratt
F. K E. Hood
Boiler at Brockton plant guarded after fusible plug taken
City Marshal Boyden said the fusible plug of the boiler was removed and transported to Boston by State Boiler Inspector Mc Grath. The boiler is under guard tonight with no arrests anticipated.
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Brockton
Boyden
Boston
McGrath
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Arthur C. Pierce
Caldwell
Georgie Emerson
Myrtle Street
James M’cabe
Valin
Onset Bay
Paul Seabig
R. B. Grover
Charles
R. B. Grover & Co
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Hiram Pierce
James Sheehan
Ralph Churchill
David Rockwell
William Emerson
Frank Emerson
George Jones
August Burgess
Charles Carlson
John Howard
Peter and
John Joyce
Mabel Wilbur
Charles O’brien
Thomas Clifford
Henry Walsh
Daniel M’donald
Avon
Thomas Chisholm
Marie Conroy
Elizabeth Mulvihill
Kitty Noonan
Daniel M’sherry
Warren Lewis
Charles L. Rines
Nora Coughlin
James A. O’rourke
St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church
DR. Warren
W. H. Dowden
South Easton
Mass
J. L. Sanborn
Waterboro
J. C. Emery
A. M
M. D
Lowell
J. M. Appleman
Pownal
H. G. Carley
Prospect
N. F. Tilden
Lebanon
N. H
A. Sargent
Wilmot Flat
James P. Stone
Dalton, N. H
A. H. Hanscom
Georgetown
John Bragdon
Haverhill, Mass
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American Medicine Company
Manchester
Tremont Street
William E. Copeland
Charles E. Eaton
Goodyear Stitcher
Thomas Kennedy
Heartrending Lightin Identification Bureau
Keith
Leslie Hunt
Grover Firm
Mr. Hunt
Thad
Insurance Company
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