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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
5
The narrator identifies the charred body as his aunt Miss Barrows, sister-in-law of the late Captain Bennett, after a night of fear and anxiety. A gold watch and chain, a belt buckle, and the gold in her teeth helped recover the remains.
Brockton March 21. Richard W Spriggings chief usher at a local theatre died in the disaster. His 73 year old father, on his deathbed in Montreal, is notified by a Boston brother. Mrs Spriggings mother in law employed at Grover factory was slightly injured. City Theatre employees wore crape in mourning.
Brockton March 21. The first funeral for the disaster victims was held this afternoon, with Governor Doug in attendance. The solemn service paid tribute to those lost and pledged relief for the affected families.
An ad touts Golden Specific as a tasteless cure for drunkenness endorsed by the W C T U and temperance workers. A Cincinnati physician offers free trial mailings to prove its effectiveness in secret, while a separate report covers a funeral and public memorial plans after a disaster.
A snow and rain storm slowed efforts to open the Grover corporation factory vault containing employee records. Treasurer Emerson suggested opening the vault today as it has cooled. Search teams continued a company wide wreckage sweep to locate possible bodies and identify workers from yesterday.
The unknown man who collapsed dead at a lodging house on 8 Lowell Street in the West End was identified by relatives yesterday as Edward Dunn of Wakefield.
In Brockton on March 21 Miss Mamie Conroy a Grover factory stitcher owes life to a gallant young man who saved her from debris at a factory collapse. He led her to a window ordered her to stay until a ladder arrived then disappeared to aid another woman. Conroy jumped with injuries not life threatening. She lives on the East Side.
Early this evening Campella police learned Hickey sisters Louise and Sadie were at home unharmed. John Lundell and his son Bror were removed from the missing list. both were badly injured in the blast. Bror Lundell remained incoherent until tonight. Mr Lundell, with a broken hip and burns, is in Brockton Hospital in serious but not hopeless condition.
The Massachusetts State Board of Trade adopted resolutions of sympathy for Brockton holocaust sufferers at their monthly meeting held at the Hotel Vendome and sent a copy to the Brockton Board of Trade. Hyde Park was admitted as a member and delegates were elected.
New Haven Conn March 21 The New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company issues a supplementary circular announcing a settlement satisfactory to both the engineers and firemen adjustment committees. It states the long controversy has ended and calls for improved service and faithful adherence to existing agreements and company rules.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claiming digestion improvement and blood and tissue renewal rely on wholesome food, not medicines. It asserts tablets supply digestive principles pepsin and diastase, digesting large meat portions, prevent indigestion, and suit both ill and healthy people for ongoing wellness.
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