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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1910
Page
4
A collision near Marblehead leaves 29 missing after a disaster aboard the New Hampshire. Rescue launches sweep the Hudson for bodies as Rear Admiral Rodgers and Admiral Vreeland order investigations.
Godfrey de C. Chevalier, a Medford athlete before entering the Naval Academy, led the tender crew of the battleship New Hampshire and personally saved 15 sailors when the ship capsized. He was well known for his athletic prowess and service.
The 22 year old son of Charles M Chevalier purchasing agent for the Boston and Maine railroad lives at Crest and Summit roads in Medford. He attended Medford High School in 1905 for one year and gained fame in track events. As a freshman at Annapolis he reported hazing leading to an investigation by Rear Admiral Sands that resulted in the dismissal of one upperclassman.
Norman Blight, 27, of 17 Parker Hill Avenue Roxbury joined the Navy last spring on a three year enlistment. He was the son of Alfred Eight a bricklayer and coal passer by trade. A Roxbury athlete in school, Blight drowned while serving.
E F Blomgren of 6 Bridge Street Worcester, 74, in the Navy three years, believed lost after a barge accident en route to the battleship New Hampshire. His family and origin are confirmed, while another Worcester marine, A R Chambers, remains unconfirmed. A stranger with a Hampshire regiment cap was seen in a local store, offering no identification.
Mrs. Catherine Kelly of 19 Corey Street Charlestown was wounded in the thigh by a bullet from an electric car while walking with her husband and son on Bunker Hill Street between Monument and Concord. The shell struck her forehead, an ugly wound. The bullet is missing, doctor says it may have dropped. Mrs Kelly remains in pain but recovering.
Out-of-town crews raced through Marblehead in darkness and gale to battle a blaze threatening the town. Foaming horses pulled Lynn Salem Beverly Danvers and Peabody engines as a shifting wind halted the fire, leaving a black scar along the central thoroughfare and marking a near catastrophe for the historic town.
A fierce minule-a-minute hurricane fire swept Marblehead destroying the Unitarian Church and threatening many structures. Chief John Adams and his men suffered near danger while out-of-town help arrived to dampen the blaze. The Marblehead Motor Company plant and several homes, hotels, shops, and a theatre were saved. several firemen were injured or exhausted, with one unnamed worker sustaining a knee injury and another cutting a foot. Selectman John G. Stevens aided in Marblehead's salvation during the crisis.
An old home remedy promotes a mix of murax compound, fluid extract buchu, and gin for kidneys liver and bladder. It claims relief from backache scalding urine and rheumatic pains and warns against Bright's disease and diabetes, urging purchase from drugstores in sealed packages.
Stevens reported eight buildings burning in Market square and alerted Beverly Danvers Peabody and Salem for help while Chief Adams summoned Lynn and Swampscott. Firewagons and steamers from all towns arrived quickly, with Salem first at 25 minutes and Beverly Danvers 37 and Peabody 35 minutes. The blaze caused panic among central town residents as crowds gathered and preparations to flee continued. Total damage estimated at 60 000 dollars, with Marblehead facing the prospect of destruction as dawn lighted the scene.
The city’s evening schools begin a new 12 week session tonight. Under the new rule by the school board non residents must pay tuition for the season.
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