Middlesex County Newspaper Abstracts

The Lowell Sun, 5 August 1910

DISASTROUS FIRE
Seven Persons Were Suffocated in New York Today

NEW YORK, Aug. 5—Seven lives were lost early today in a fire which destroyed a three story lodging house in the foreign section of Jamaica, Long Island. The blaze started in a hallway, the only exit and spread so rapidly that few of the inmates had an opportunity to escape. The lodging house was occupied for the most part by poor workmen, employed in the neighborhood. The owner, George Lunbeck, occupied apartments with his family on the ground floor. He and his household escaped.

The dead, five men and two women were all foreigners. They were asleep at the time and were all suffocated by smoke as they lay in their beds. The property loss will not exceed $1500.

Two persons were injured in escaping from the flames. Stephen Marcus, a farmer, 35 years old, jumped from the window of his room on the third floor and sustained concussions of the brain and internal injuries. B. G. Taggas, a laborer, was badly burned and partially suffocated by smoke. The names of the dead as nearly as they could be ascertained by the coroner are as follows:

Stephen Cosgrove, 25 years old; Frank Mitko, 19 years old; Lawrence Hess, 28 years; Stephen Ankenny, 30 years old; Martin Marsoka, 67 years old; Agnes Sinsyto, 27 years old; Nellie Sudeck, 25 years old.

A passerby discovered the fire, turned in the alarm and called a policeman, who found the hallway closed by a wall of flame on his arrival. In the back yard he came upon Dunbeck, dazed in the midst of his family of six or seven. They had clambered through the narrow windows. Apparently they had not yet given thought to the lodgers who had been trapped on the upper floors.

"Is everybody out?" asked the policeman.

Dunbeck shook his head. He did not know. He had seen two or three of his lodgers drop tot he street from the second floor windows and whether all were safe he did not know. There had been fifteen lodgers in the house that night, he thought.

In a few minutes the firemen were on hand, fighting the fire and clearing a path to the upper floors through the gutted building. Their investigation brought to light the seven scorched bodies.

The cause of the fire was not ascertained. The police will investigate to determine whether it was incendiary.

DEATHS

FRENCH—William H. French died suddenly yesterday noon at his home, 379 Bridge street at the age of 76 years and 5 months. He leaves a wife, Flora, and four children. Deceased was born in Nashua, N.H., but had lived the greater part of his life in this city.

CUMMINGS—James Cummings died today at the City hospital. He leaves one brother John. He formerly resided at 117 Paige street. The body was removed in the funeral parlors or C. H. Molloy & Sons.

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The Lowell Sun, 6 August 1910

Marriage Intentions—August 6

Louis Alfred Boissonneault, 33, operative, 87 French street, and Marie Brunelle, 34, at home, 90 Aiken street.

Michael F. Connerton, 29, machinist, 118 West Sixth street, and Josephine O'Neil, 28, hosiery, 397 Broadway.

DEATHS

LENNOX—Mrs. Helen M. Lennox, aged 85 years, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Thorne, 15 Coral street.

PERKINS—Mrs. Amelia Weeks Perkins, widow of the late Samuel Perkins of Prince Edward Island, died Aug. 5 at the home of her son, George Perkins, in Westford. Deceased was 85 years old and was the mother of ten children, seven of whom survive her, three daughters, Mrs. Etta Kenrick of Hanson, Mrs. Sarah Shaw of Woburn and Mrs. Elizabeth Clement of Westford, and four sons, Joseph of Prince Edward Island, William of Sterling, Henry of Worcester, and Geroge of Westford. Burial will be in Clinton.

WILSON—David E. Wilson died this morning at St. John's hospital. The remains were removed to the warerooms of Undertaker Peter H. Savage.

BADMINGTON—Amos Badmington, an old resident of this city died early this morning at his home, 38 Inland street, at the age of 67 years, 8 months and 25 days. Mr. Badmington was born in England, but came to this country when quite young and settled here in Lowell. He served this country throughout the war, enlisting with Company D, 11th regiment, Mass. Volunteers, as a drummer boy. He leaves to mourn his loss, one son, Edward W. Badmington of this city, three daughters, Mrs. G. E. Hill of Roxbury, Mrs. Charles W. Furlong of Charlestown, Mass., and Mrs. Wilbur E. Mooney of Denver, Colo., his aged mother, Mrs. John Adams of this city, one brother, George Badmington of Rockville, Conn., and one sister, Mrs. L. W. Wiggin of Salem, Mass. Funeral arrangements in charge of Undertaker William H. Saunders.

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The Lowell Sun, 8 August 1910

DEATHS

DUNKERLEY—Mrs. Mary A. Dunkerley, wife of James L. Dunkerley, a resident of Balloville, Conn., died Saturday night at the home of her son, William Howarth, 46 West Fourth street, after a short illness, aged 52 years. She leaves her husband, four daughters, Mrs. Robert Rushton of Lawrence, Mrs. Leon Blodgett of Methuen and the Misses Clara and Sarah Howarth of Lowell; also three sons, William Howarth of this city and Frank and Joseph Howarth of Balloville, Conn. Time of funeral will be announced later.

RACETTE—Mrs. Delphis Racette died yesterday at the Lowell hospital, aged 36 years. The body was removed to the residence of her sister, Mrs. Charles Ouelette, 103 Tremont street. Deceased left a husband, three brothers, Oliva Grenon of Lawrence and Exidore, Laurent and Alphonse Grenon of Lowell, and three sisters, Mrs.. Ouellette and Mrs. Leonie Charoux of Lowell and Mrs. Florence Lee of Derry, N.H.

PIERCE—Bowen L. Pierce, for many years a familiar figure in the business section of the city, died yesterday at St. John's hospital at the age of 69 years. Two weeks ago he was struck by an automobile at the corner of Merrimack and John street and never recovered from the shock. He will be remembered by many residents of Lowell as going from office to office and from store to store with his basket on his arm selling fruit and candy. The body was removed to the rooms of Undertaker George W. Healey on Branch street.

DUNN—James Dunn, a well known resident of West Chelmsford, died yesterday at Worcester. He is survived by two brothers, John and Matthew, and three sisters, Margaret, Sarah and Elizabeth. The remains will be brought to his home in West Chelmsford this evening by J. F. O'Donnell & Sons.

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1910 Newspaper Abstracts
Middlesex County Massachusetts

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