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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1905
Page
5
Conductor Howard Long recounts a sudden collapse of a factory building as flames engulfed the site. He describes workers leaping or crawling from windows, injured and covered in dirt and blood, with a body hurled from a window and booster explosions from the boiler. Motorman Palmer confirms a fast, deadly sequence ending in flames.
An advertising feature links stomach digestion to vitality and blood quality. It extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver regulator and blood maker, claiming it strengthens digestion, treats liver-related ailments, combats malaria and typhoid, and rebuilds red blood cells for renewed energy.
Dahlborg recalls the Calmar street factory explosion that collapsed the building. He helped rescue people from the basement as flames consumed the lower store and undertaking room. The groans and screams of victims haunt him, while he mourns the loss of life over financial ruin.
Article recounts Dora Clark securing a waitress job at Grover Company's Brockton factory restaurant, dying within twenty minutes of starting when a boiler explosion collapsed floors. Arthur E. Clark details search efforts, morgue denial, and destruction of their home near the factory.
A voice is heard of a man describing a house fire that consumed all his money and household effects. He laments his wife perishing in the blaze and mourns not being able to assist her. The account centers on personal loss and tragedy from the fire.
A Brockton man writes of leaving his job in Hanson and urging his wife Dora Houge to avoid factory work. He cites an unexplained fear and describes Dora as ambitious and industrious, born in North Brookfield, with father Albert Houge living in Hanson. He plans to stay with his brother Harry Clark in Somerville tonight.
A widow describes a boiler blast that collapsed walls and timbers, destroying her home and killing her husband who was working nearby. She recalls the house rocking like a cradle and being hurled about as debris rained down from the blast.
A mother recounts a deadly factory disaster in which her husband Wardly Rockwell was killed. She describes fleeing a collapsing building, finding her children safe, and learning Rockwell died as workers were being carried to hospital. She recalls his constant care for safety of operatives.
A woman stood amid a ruined home but calmly gathered deeds and papers scattered in the wreckage. She navigated debris to recover essential documents, showing resolve as emergency crews secured the site.
Miss Mary Pratt recalls staying calm after a boiler burst into her house trapping laths and timbers. She fought to reach a safety box with deeds and papers, then moved to a friend's home. Despite being stunned, she believed she must recover documents before danger worsened. Nearby Mr Hood’s family had just left for his restaurant.
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