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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
5
Conductor Blanchard, injured and delirious, ignored his own peril to lift heavy debris and drag out trapped passengers. He remained at the wreck site aiding police and doctors before collapsing, later rushed home in critical condition. His selfless duty and endurance saved lives.
Edwin A. Stowe, 27, of South Boston, was killed in a car wreck while en route to Melrose to see his wife. A freight clerk for the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad, he lived at 700 street and had married last winter. He was traveling from Boston to Melrose to join his wife who was staying with her uncle at 198 Green street.
Melrose Sept 21 An inquest will be held tomorrow morning Medical Examiner Ernest S Jack and Assistant Medical Examiner Paul H Provancher will view the bodies Police have questioned express company proprietors and have taken receipts and papers showing much of what was on the different teams Several eyewitnesses will be summoned including former Mayor Gould The police have begun a rigid investigation
Sept 21 Melrose reports heavy damage from an explosion. The Masonic building shows shattered windows and ruined plaster. Nearby home of George L Dearborn editor of the Melrose Free Press is a complete wreck with broken windows mirrors pictures and fallen ceilings. Dr Martin Sullivan’s residence at 7 Wyoming Avenue suffered severe damage. he was injured by flying debris and aided others at the scene. He helped treat more than six injured passengers.
Melrose Sept 21 Frank J Ebert brother of Mrs Conway one of the passengers witnessed the explosion nearby and learned his sister was among the injured only after bystanders had removed her from the wreck.
General Superintendent F C Wilkinson of the Boston and Northern Street railway states the car crew were not in the least to blame for the accident. He adds no statement can be made until a thorough investigation is completed.
A blast on Wyoming avenue in Melrose leaves a human heart found 260 feet from the explosion and a leg near 50 feet away. Police and bystanders collect flesh fragments as Irving Russell, near his father's restaurant, is hurled through a glass door with severe scalp injuries.
Melrose reports a powerful blast shatters every window of the nearby Masonic building. The concussive force throws a human form from a window as a crowd of over twenty near the scene is knocked down and injured, with glass and splinters flying in all directions.
Fire broke out in the hold of the new steamer Minnesota of the Great Northern line while loading bunker coal in Norfolk. The blaze was caused by spontaneous combustion and the loss was trifling.
The article claims the remedy has achieved thousands of cures during the past fifty years with no failures, presenting it as durable proof of its value and effectiveness.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a marvelous medicine for all family ills and a essential home remedy, promising positive cures for various ailments.
In Melrose on September 21, investigators found the front wheel likely struck the explosive as the front of the car bore the worst damage and caused deaths. The conductor on the rear platform escaped unharmed, and about 10 feet of the rear end remained intact.
Lawrence Bishop an 18 year old resident of 128 Grove Street Melrose reports being on an ill fated car when it suddenly exploded and seemed to lift into the air before crashing to the ground many passengers were aboard and some were standing Bishop recalls being stunned and bleeding and believes the car was crowded though others dispute this version.
Melrose residents search the wreck site for bone fragments despite police ropes and crowd control. Armed souvenir hunters dig through debris as officers try to keep them back, reflecting the enduring public demand for relics from the disaster.
An old advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a universal cure for pain and a nerve soother. It features a testimonial from M H Chartus of St Louis praising rapid relief and offers a money back guarantee. The copy notes 25 doses for 25 cents and warns against selling in bulk.
An advertisement touts "Obesity Feed" as a natural, scientific food that allegedly corrects fat buildup, requiring no dieting or exercise. It cites a testimonial from Arthur K. Wallace of Abingdon who reportedly lost nearly 100 pounds in eight weeks after using the product and urges readers to request a free trial package from Prof F J Kellogg in Battle Creek Michigan.
By Sept 21 a street railway repair crew near Melrose had tracks nearly ready for traffic. The north bound rail and nearby paving stones at the blast site were pulverized to fine dust, yet the surface showed only a slight depression, with the explosion’s force directed upward and around.
Melrose mayor Buttrick refused to make any statement this morning regarding the disaster. Only brief remarks were offered, avoiding further details or reactions as officials assessed the situation.
DR PERRY Wakefield Both legs broken. MISS ANNIE FLAHERTY Malden maid of Mrs Barrett compound fracture of both ankles. RACHEL SCHENCK 51 Leverett Boston Body badly bruised. JOHN M MILLS 40 Charles Lynn MRS THOMAS C BIGWOOD 102 Broadway Chelsea Injured internally taken home. EDWARD MARCUS 15 Francis Malden cuts about face. E B BLANCHARD Melrose HARVARD student EDWARD ANTHONY 115 Bradford Everett Foot Insured. THOMAS GEARY 151A Somerville Avenue Somerville MRS M C GRIER 23 Florence Malden LAWSON BISHOP 128 Grove Melrose Face lacerated. GEORGE VARNEY Crescent Melrose Face cut. MISS MAUDE WILSON Bellevue Melrose MISS BLANCHE WILSON Bellevue Melrose MISS EMMA BENNY 15 Crescent Melrose MISS ESTHER BENNY Crescent Melrose FRANK FERRIS 160 Prince Boston Cuts on face neck contusions body. FRANK FORGHIN 166 Prince Boston Cuts about head. E J ANTHONY 159 Bradford West Everett Badly cut. CHENEY boy 17 Gould Melrose THE HON LEVI 8 GOULD ex Mayor Melrose 209 Main Melrose Face lacerated hip injured. MR HAYNES Fairmont IRVING RUSSELL Main Melrose cuts bruises.
Rescue workers, aided by police and assistants, methodically collected torn limbs and bodies scattered up to fifty yards from the wrecked car. Victims were rushed to hospitals or undertakers as investigators described a horrific scene, with Motorman Rowe found seven yards from the front dashboard.
John C. Crocker, 15, was arrested yesterday at his residence near 82 Lincoln Street, Brighton, on a warrant for assault on Abraham Kaus man of Webster Street, Cambridge, dated September 18.
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