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Hox.  EDWARD  H.  KEITH.     Mayor  of  Brockton  at  time  of  disaster, 
and  Chairman  of  Board  of  Trustees  of  Relief  Fund. 


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AID  OF  SUFFERERS  FROM  THE  R.  B.  GROVER  &  CO. 

FACTORY  FIRE,  BROCKTON,  MASS., 

MARCH  20,  1905 


PREPARED  BY 

Rev.  ALBERT  F.  PIERCE,  D.D., 

Secretary  of  the  Jldoisory  Committee 


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SAMUEL  USHER 

176  TO  184  HIGH  STREET 

BOSTON,  MASS. 


PRINTED  UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF  THE  TRUSTEES 
OF  THE  FUND,  FOR  GENERAL  DISTRIBUTION 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


PAGB 

INTRODUCTION 5 

NAMELESS  IN  DEATH  (Poem) 6 

I.  BRIEF  HISTORY  OF  THE  FIRE 7 

II.  THE  WORK  OP  RESCUE 11 

List  of  Killed 14 

III.  A  CITY  IN  MOURNING     16 

Description  of  Monument 24 

IV.  STARTING  A  RELIEF  FUND     27 

V.  ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  RELIEF  WORK 32 

VI.  THE  AID  RENDERED 38 

Those  who  were  Injured 39 

List  of  Those  Receiving  Temporary  Aid 4O 

Widows  and  Adult  Dependents 52 

Dependent  Children 59 

Rules  Governing  Children 60 

List  of  Children 62 

VII.  INSURANCE  AND  BENEFICIARY  ORGANIZATIONS 65 

VIII.  RECEIPTS  AND  EXPENDITURES 68 

IX.  A  PERSONAL  WORD  OF  APPRECIATION 70 

SUBSCRIPTIONS 75 

REPORT  OF  THE  TREASURER  119 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Portrait  of  Mayor  Keith      Frontispiece 

R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  Factory Facing  page     7 

After  the  Fire „         „      10 

Monument  to  Those  Killed  in  the  Disaster „         „      15 

House  of  Engineer,  through  which  Boiler  Passed „         „      31 

House  of  Miss  Pratt,  where  Boiler  Lodged „         ,,64 


INTRODUCTION 


THIS  history  was  prepared  at  the  request  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Brockton  Relief  Fund,  and  is  intended  as  a  simple  record  of  the 
work  done  in  granting  aid  to  sufferers  from  the  R.  B.  Grover 
&  Co.  factory  fire.  It  was  felt  that  the  friends  who  had  so  gener- 
ously and  cheerfully  contributed  of  their  means  to  the  fund  were 
entitled  to  a  full  report  of  all  the  money  received  and  paid  out, 
and  of  the  methods  which  were  used  in  its  distribution. 

Very  naturally  the  responsibility  of  collecting  and  arranging 
the  material  has  fallen  upon  the  Secretary  of  the  Advisory  Com- 
mittee, as  he  was  more  closely  in  touch  with  all  the  different 
parts  of  the  work;  but  this  record  has  been  read  to  and  approved 
by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  goes  forth  with  their  official 
indorsement. 

While  the  work  was  in  preparation  several  inquiries  came  as  to 
the  amount  of  relief  rendered  through  other  channels,  and  also 
as  to  the  proportionate  number  of  workmen  who  were  members 
of  various  fraternal  and  beneficiary  organizations.  While  such 
inquiries  lie  somewhat  outside  the  simple  history  of  the  relief 
work,  yet  realizing  their  value  from  the  sociological  point  of 
view,  and  their  bearing  upon  economic  conditions,  the  writer  has 
willingly  taken  the  time  to  put  the  facts  so  far  as  he  could  ascer- 
tain them  into  permanent  form  for  the  sake  of  their  value  to 
the  student  of  social  life. 

In  the  preparation  of  this  report  the  Enterprise  and  the  Times, 
of  Brockton,  and  The  Shoeworkers'  Journal,  of  Boston,  have 
cheerfully  rendered  material  assistance  and  shown  many  cour- 
tesies which  the  writer  wishes  publicly  to  acknowledge. 

With  this  brief  word  of  explanation  this  history  is  sent  forth 
as  a  record  of  real  charity  on  the  part  of  a  generous  and  sympa- 
thetic public. 

BROCKTON,  January,  1907. 


NAMELESS  IN  DEATH. 


(To  the  unidentified  in  Brockton's  tragedy  of  March  20, 1905.) 

Crouched  at  complacent  feast,  Death,  sombrous-winged, 

Reckons  his  largess  with  approving  eye; 
While  Grief  hath  fashioned  lyres,  a  thousand-stringed, 

Far-sounding  chords  that  question  while  they  cry. 

Out  into  tideless,  into  dreamless  drift, 
No  friendly  craft  bespoke  them  while  they  sailed. 

From  whence  they  came  prayer  also  came  —  the  gift 
Of  those  who  sought  to  lift  the  veil,  and  failed. 

Question  them  not,  Grim  Mariner,  nor  swerve 
From  out  the  straightest  course  thy  hand  may  frame; 

Before  the  Master,  who  had  bid  them  serve, 
Nameless  they  come,  to  each  receive  a  name. 

H.  L.  MARSHALL. 

(Reprinted  from  the  Brockton  Enterprise,  by  permission.) 


HISTORY 

OF  THE 

BROCKTON  RELIEF  FUND 


i 

BRIEF  HISTORY  OF  THE  FIRE 

On  Monday  morning,  March  20,  1905,  the  shoe  factory  of  R.  B. 
Grover  &  Co.,  located  in  the  south  end  of  the  city  of  Brockton, 
Mass.,  was  suddenly  and  completely  destroyed  by  fire.  Along 
with  it  the  Dahlborg  Block,  the  building  known  as  the  old  Drake 
Tavern,  four  dwelling  houses,  two  storehouses,  and  a  blacksmith 
shop  were  also  wholly  consumed,  besides  three  dwelling  houses 
partially  burned.  This  was  one  of  the  most  disastrous  fires  the 
city  has  ever  known,  the  property  loss  reaching  $250,000,  and 
the  buildings  destroyed  covering  some  four  acres  of  ground. 
But  great  as  was  the  property  loss,  it  was  insignificant  when  com- 
pared with  the  destruction  of  human  life  and  the  injuries  inflicted 
upon  scores  of  workmen. 

The  firm  of  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  was  among  the  best  known 
in  the  city,  the  Emerson  shoe  which  they  manufactured  having 
gained  for  them  a  wide  reputation.  They  employed  about  four 
hundred  and  fifty  workmen,  and  on  the  morning  of  the  disaster 
some  three  hundred  and  sixty  were  in  the  building.  The  factory, 
which  was  a  frame  structure  four  stories  high,  was  located  on 
Main  Street  and  extended  along  Calmar  to  Denton  Street.  At 
ten  minutes  before  eight  o'clock,  soon  after  the  work  for  the  day 
had  begun,  suddenly,  and  without  previous  warning,  the  large 
boiler  of  the  factory  exploded.  It  was  carried  right  up  through 
the  building,  breaking  the  foundations  and  separating  the  tim- 
bers, causing  the  factory  to  collapse.  After  being  lifted,  the 
boiler  was  driven  like  a  huge  projectile  clean  through  the  dwelling 


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house  located  north  of  the'factory  on  Denton  Street,  which  was 
the  home  of  the  engineer,  and  one  hundred  feet  farther  north 
into  the  dwelling  house  owned  and  occupied  by  Miss  Mary  Pratt, 
crashing  into  the  side  of  the  house  and  knocking  it  some  two 
feet  from  its  foundations.  Fire  immediately  broke  out  and 
spread  all  through  the  factory.  The  escaping  gas  from  the 
broken  pipes  fed  the  flames  which  within  a  few  minutes  envel- 
oped the  entire  building.  Even  the  suddenness  and  fierceness 
of  the  fire  would  not  have  caused  the  loss  of  life  had  it  not  been 
for  the  collapse  of  the  structure.  In  some  places  the  floors  of 
the  different  stories  fell  to  within  two  or  three  feet  of  each  other, 
and  the  spaces  between  were  filled  with  a  tangled  mass  of  ma- 
chinery, pipes,  and  shafting.  These  pinned  many  of  the  work- 
men down  as  well  as  hemmed  in  and  cut  off  the  escape  of  others. 
Fifty-six  persons  perished  in  the  fire,  and  two  others  died  within 
a  few  days  from  the  injuries  received.  About  fifty  more  were 
seriously  hurt,  and  many  others  had  narrow  escapes,  some  of 
whom  received  wounds,  burns,  and  bruises,  and  many  were 
rendered  complete  nervous  wrecks. 

Among  the  killed  and  injured  were  workmen  who  had  been  in 
the  employ  of  the  factory  for  only  a  few  days;  others  who  had 
been  a  long  time  idle,  and  had  just  returned;  while  still  others 
had  gone  to  work  for  the  first  time  that  fatal  Monday  morning. 
Of  the  last  class  mentioned  was  Mrs.  Dora  Clark,  of  Whitman, 
who  entered  the  factory  for  the  first  time  in  her  life  only  ten 
minutes  before  the  explosion  occurred.  The  rending  floor  that 
threw  a  friend  with  whom  she  was  conversing  outward  and  to 
safety,  threw  her  inward  and  into  a  seething  caldron  of  fire,  in 
which  her  body  was  burned  beyond  recognition. 

The  case  of  Mr.  James  Ray  Cole,  who  was  not  in  the  employ  of 
the  Grover  Company,  but  who  served  the  factory  daily  with 
drinking  water,  just  as  strikingly  illustrates  the  uncertainty  of 
human  affairs  and  the  fatality  which  often  attends  human  life. 
He  had  just  entered  the  building  on  his  daily  round  when  the 
explosion  came,  and  the  penalty  demanded  was  the  forfeit  of 
his  life.  A  young  wife  and  two  little  children  were  left  to  mourn 
and  to  wonder  at  the  seeming  dark  and  mysterious  ways  of 
Providence. 

But  the  instances  of  escape  from  what  otherwise  appeared 


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certain  death  were  just  as  significant  on  the  one  hand  as  the 
apparent  fatality  on  the  other.  Several  persons  had  ceased 
working  in  the  factory  the  Saturday  night  previous.  Judging 
from  circumstances,  had  they  been  in  their  accustomed  places, 
escape  would  have  been  impossible.  Other  workmen  had  just 
gone  from  the  building;  some  had  for  the  moment  been  called 
from  the  danger  point,  while  still  others  were  unavoidably 
detained  at  home  for  a  short  period,  thus  reaching  the  factory 
just  after  the  explosion  had  taken  place. 

These  incidents  are  mentioned  to  illustrate  the  tragic  phases 
of  human  experience,  and  to  show  how  strangely  mixed  are  the 
bright  and  somber  colors  that  are  woven  in  the  web  of  human  life. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  buildings  which  were  wholly  con- 
sumed or  partially  destroyed  by  the  disaster. 

1.  The  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  shoe  factory.     Entirely  destroyed. 

2.  A  story  and  a  half  dwelling  house  on  Main  Street  just  north 
of  the  factory  and  near  the  fire  station,  known  as  the  Marcus 
Reynolds    home,    owned    by    the    Grover    Company.     Entirely 
destroyed. 

3.  The  Dalhborg  Block,  a  three-story  structure,  situated  on  the 
south  corner  of  Main  and  Calmar  streets,  containing  three  stores, 
offices,  and  a  public  hall,  and  owned  by  Mr.  C.  F.  Dahlborg. 
Completely  destroyed. 

4.  The  building  south  of  the  Dahlborg  Block  and  known  as  the 
old  Drake  Tavern,  owned  by  Mr.  Emerson  Goldthwaite,  containing 
a  restaurant  and  lodging  rooms  run  by  Mr.  Luke  S.  Elmore. 
Entirely  destroyed. 

5.  The  Dahlborg  workshop,  two  stories  high,  situated  on  Cal- 
mar Street  and  owned  and  used  by  Mr.  C.  F.  Dahlborg  for  his 
plumbing  and  tinsmith  trade.     Wholly  burned. 

6.  A  two-story  building,  situated  on  Calmar  Street  west  of  the 
Dahlborg  workshop,  owned  by  Mr.  C.  F.  Dahlborg  and  used  by 
him  for  storage  purposes.     Entirely  destroyed. 

7.  A  blacksmith  shop  also  situated  on  Calmar  Street,  owned 
by  Mr.  C.  F.  Dahlborg  and  used  by  him  for  a  storehouse.     En- 
tirely burned. 

8.  A  two-story  dwelling  house  at  104  Denton  Street,  owned  by 
Mr.  Emerson  Goldthwaite  and  occupied  by  Mrs.  Holmquist  and 
Mr.  Peter  Anderson.     Entirely  burned. 


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9.  A  two-story  dwelling  house  at  99  Denton  Street,  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mr.  John  W.  Taft.     So  nearly  destroyed  as  to 
be  practically  worthless. 

10.  A  frame  dwelling  house  on  Denton  Street  north  of  the 
factory,  owned  by  the  Grover  Company  and  occupied  by  Mr. 
David  Rockwell,  the  engineer.     Wrecked  by  the  boiler  passing 
through  it.     Rendered  worthless. 

11.  A  three-story  house  at  93  Denton  Street,  owned  by  Mr. 
August  Burgess  and  occupied  by  himself  and  Mr.  William  Emery. 
The  upper  story  burned  and  the  house  much  damaged. 

12.  A  house  at  85  Denton  Street,  owned  by  Mrs.  J.  A.  Peterson 
and  occupied  by  herself  and  her  son,  Mr.  Oscar  Peterson.     Partly 
burned. 

13.  A  house  at  74  Denton  Street,  known  as  the  Galen  Pratt 
house,  owned  and  occupied  by  his  daughter,  Miss  Mary  Pratt. 
Knocked  from  its  foundations  and  injured  by  the  boiler  crashing 
into  it. 


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II 

THE  WORK  OF  RESCUE 

The  disaster  witnessed  many  narrow  and  even  miraculous 
escapes,  and  incidents  of  rescue  are  recorded  which  are  thrilling 
in  the  extreme.  If  it  came  within  the  province  of  this  report, 
such  stories  could  be  related,  so  full  of  pathos  and  the  spirit  of 
heroism  and  self-sacrifice,  as  would  stir  the  blood  and  fire  the  soul. 
No  one  can  listen,  for  instance,  to  the  account  of  Mr.  George  E. 
Smith,  large  of  frame  and  big  of  heart,  himself  standing  with  his 
feet  so  firmly  pinioned  that  he  was  unable  to  move  them  even  a 
hair's  breadth,  yet  assisting  his  nephew  to  escape  and  extricating 
Mrs.  Lena  S.  Baker  from  a  perilous  position  and  saving  her  life, 
without  having  a  higher  conception  of  the  heroic  in  man  and 
receiving  a  fresh  revelation  of  the  divine  spirit  in  the  human  soul. 

But  all  of  these  things  were  chronicled  in  the  daily  press  at 
the  time.  Full  and  accurate  descriptions  were  given  of  scores 
of  incidents,  with  only  such  variations  and  conflicting  statements 
as  were  due  to  the  excited  condition  of  those  looking  on,  or  to 
the  mistakes  and  misapprehensions  natural  to  the  persons  being 
rescued.  It  is  neither  the  province  nor  the  purpose  of  this  report 
to  present  these  matters  in  detail.  Those  who  are  interested  to 
know  more  are  referred  to  the  columns  of  the  Brockton  Enter- 
prise and  the  Brockton  Times,  both  of  which  papers  devoted 
large  space  to  an  account  of  the  catastrophe,  and  did  much 
towards  stirring  the  sympathies  of  the  people  and  enlisting  them 
in  the  work  of  caring  for  the  injured  and  aiding  the  widow  and 
the  fatherless. 

But  the  work  of  rescue  was  the  work  of  humanity  and  was 
earnestly  and  heroically  engaged  in  by  every  one  present  or  near 
enough  to  respond  to  the  call.  Other  things  for  the  moment  were 
forgotten,  and  men  gladly  risked  their  lives  to  save  those  whose 
lives  were  imperilled.  Crushing  timbers  and  stifling  smoke  and 
burning  flame  were  doing  their  deadly  work,  and  only  instant 
and  heroic  action  would  be  of  any  avail.  First  of  all  and  fore- 
most in  the  work  of  rescue  were  the  workmen  of  the  factory  who 


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themselves  were  fortunate  enough  to  escape.  These  assisted 
their  fellows,  extricating  them  from  fallen  timbers,  rescuing 
them  from  the  most  perilous  positions,  and  carrying  them  to 
places  of  safety.  And  many  who  were  themselves  wounded  and 
burned  and  in  great  danger  lingered  long  enough  to  lift  an  ob- 
struction from  another,  and  to  guide  or  enable  him  to  effect  his 
escape.  The  workman  who,  with  a  broken  collar  bone  and 
suffering  from  other  injuries,  heroically  kept  on  working  until 
he  was  almost  forcibly  caused  to  desist,  and  was  sent  home  to 
have  his  injuries  attended  to,  is  a  case  typical  of  many.  The 
spirit  of  selfishness  was  not  seen,  but  the  nobler  ones  of  charity 
and  love  and  self-sacrifice  were  everywhere  displayed. 

The  efforts  of  the  workmen  from  the  burning  factory  were  sup- 
plemented by  those  of  their  fellow-workmen  from  the  Churchill 
&  Alden  factory  across  the  way,  the  clerks  from  adjacent  stores, 
and  men  from  offices  and  homes  nearby;  mechanics,  business 
men,  laborers,  physicians,  and  priests  of  the  Most  High,  without 
distinction  of  class  or  race  or  creed,  thus  joining  in  the  work  of 
saving  human  life.  It  is  without  exaggeration  to  say  that  had 
it  not  been  for  the  self-sacrifice  and  heroism  thus  displayed,  the 
number  of  the  killed  and  maimed  would  have  been  twofold 
greater  than  it  was.  Pinned  down,  hemmed  in,  rendered  uncon- 
scious by  falling  timbers,  placed  for  the  moment  beyond  the 
power  of  self-help,  the  way  of  escape  cut  off,  —  many  more 
would  have  perished  had  not  willing  hands  been  near  to  render 
the  assistance  needed. 

Many  of  the  injured  were  able  to  care  for  themselves  and  went 
unaided  to  their  homes.  Others  required  immediate  surgical  or 
medical  attention.  These  were  taken  to  stores  and  homes  in 
the  vicinity,  where  their  wounds  were  dressed  and  such  temporary 
help  given  as  was  possible.  Telephone  calls  summoned  physi- 
cians and  nurses  from  every  part  of  the  city,  who  came  hurriedly 
to  the  scene  to  render  all  possible  aid.  They  worked  with  a 
devotion  and  skill  worthy  of  the  highest  praise.  Their  labors 
were  supplemented  on  every  hand  by  neighbors  and  friends,  who 
cheerfully  rendered  whatever  assistance  was  in  their  power. 
Most  of  the  injured  were  sent  to  their  homes  after  receiving  tem- 
porary attention,  but  some  of  the  more  critical  cases  were  taken 
to  the  Brockton  and  Relief  hospitals,  where  they  might  have 


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the  advantage  of  the  best  facilities  and  care  which  these  places 
afforded.  Among  those  treated  at  the  former  hospital  were 
Mr.  Andrew  J.  Lundell,  who  later  died  from  the  severe  and  ex- 
tensive burns  received,  and  Mr.  Elmer  H.  Dodge,  whose  injuries 
required  the  amputation  of  the  right  leg  above  the  knee  joint. 
Of  those  sent  to  the  latter  hospital,  the  most  serious  cases  were 
Mr.  Hiram  J.  Pierce,  the  assistant  engineer,  who  died  from  his 
injuries,  and  Mr.  William  Lovejoy,  of  East  Bridgewater,  who 
suffered  not  only  from  a  severe  spinal  injury,  but  also  from  pneu- 
monia developed  through  the  inhaling  of  gases  and  smoke  and 
from  the  exposure  to  which  he  was  subjected. 

In  the  work  of  caring  for  the  injured  too  high  praise  cannot  be 
spoken  of  the  many  physicians  who  contributed  so  freely  and 
cheerfully  to  this  end,  and  who  did  much  to  alleviate  the  suffer- 
ings of  the  unfortunate;  of  the  nurses  who  gave  such  kind  atten- 
tion and  sympathetic  aid;  and  of  the  hospitals  where  such 
efficient  and  painstaking  services  were  rendered  without  hope 
or  expectation  of  reward.  In  the  case  of  the  Brockton  Hospital 
this  course  was  natural,  as  the  institution  is  partly  supported  by 
public  funds;  but  the  Relief  Hospital  is  a  private  institution 
without  any  assured  income,  yet  it  not  only  contributed  its  serv- 
ice, but  returned  to  the  relief  fund  a  donation  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  sent  by  the  relief  committee  to  partially 
reimburse  it  for  the  expenses  incurred  incident  to  the  fire. 

The  task  of  recovering  from  the  fire  the  bodies  of  those  who 
perished  was  carried  on  under  the  personal  supervision  of  his 
Honor,  Mayor  Edward  H.  Keith.  A  large  force  of  workmen 
was  employed,  who  made  a  thorough  search  of  the  ruins.  The 
work  was  prosecuted  all  through  the  hours  of  Monday,  and  when 
darkness  came  electric  lights  were  strung  and  the  work  continued 
through  the  night  and  all  day  Tuesday,  until  the  entire  ground 
had  been  covered  and  it  was  felt  that  further  search  would  be 
futile.  So  thoroughly  was  this  work  done  that  every  piece  of 
timber,  shafting,  and  machinery  was  moved  and  every  foot  of 
space  explored;  and  when  afterwards  it  was  feared  by  some  that 
bodies  had  been  overlooked,  the  mayor,  who  was  anxious  that 
everything  possible  should  be  done,  repeated  the  operation, 
going  over  the  entire  ground  a  second  time  in  order  that  the 
fears  of  the  public  might  be  allayed.  Some  time  later  the  ashes 


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and  debris  were  entirely  removed  and  carted  away,  that  assurance 
might  be  made  doubly  sure. 

As  fast  as  the  bodies  were  recovered  they  were  placed  in  boxes 
and  taken  to  a  temporary  morgue  in  a  room  of  the  building  at 
1007  Main  Street,  owned  by  Mr.  Sylvester  Rice,  to  await  possible 
identification.  Each  case  was  numbered,  and  all  information 
that  might  lead  to  identification  was  carefully  preserved  and 
tabulated.  So  badly  were  the  bodies  burned  that  it  was  only 
through  little  bits  of  clothing,  rings,  keys,  charms,  or  other  per- 
sonal effects  that  their  identity  could  be  discovered.  All  of  this 
work  of  caring  for  these  bodies  was  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
A.  E.  Paine,  the  medical  examiner,  in  which  work  he  was  ably 
assisted  by  Dr.  E.  P.  Gleason,  the  city  physician.  These  two 
men  labored  incessantly,  Dr.  Paine  in  particular  giving  all  of 
the  hours  of  the  day  and  night  from  Monday  till  Thursday  with 
scarcely  any  interruption.  It  was  only  through  his  most  careful 
and  persistent  work  that  the  number  of  the  unidentified  was 
finally  reduced  to  thirty-five. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  fifty-six  who  perished  in  the  fire, 
together  with  the  two  who  afterwards  died  from  the  injuries 
received.  The  former  residence  of  each  person  is  given,  and  the 
names  of  those  who  were  identified  are  indicated. 

WALLACE  R.  ABERCROMBIE,  91  Florence  Street. 

Mrs.  ARTHUR  ATWOOD,  102  Myrtle  Street. 

IRVING  C.  BAKER,  30  Hope  Street. 

Miss  SERENA  S.  BARROWS,  50  Glenwood  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

HARRY  C.  BARTLETT,  East  Bridgewater,  Mass.     (Body  identified.) 

FRANK  W.  BELL,  619  Main  Street. 

LEON  BERGENSON,  Barrows  Block,  Main  Street. 

Miss  MYRA  BURGEN,  51  Market  Street. 

GEORGE  B.  BURGESS,  365  North  Warren  Avenue. 

LINUS  BURGESS,  748  Main  Street. 

ERNEST  C.  CARLSON,  28  Carleton  Avenue.     (Body  identified.) 

JESSE  CHANDLER,  118  French  Avenue. 

Mrs.  DORA  E.  CLARK,  Whitman,  Mass.     (Body  identified.) 

JAMES  RAPHAEL  COLE,  1024  Warren  Avenue.     (Body  identified.) 

WALTER  E.  COPELAND,  Elm  Square,  West  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

Mrs.  MARY  J.   CURTIS,  Windsor  House,   corner  Warren  Avenue  and   Elm 

Street. 

ALBIN  DAHLBORG,  73  Denton  Street. 
TIMOTHY  J.  DESMOND,  40  Bradford  Street. 


Monument  in  Melrose  Cemetery,  Brockton,  erected  by  the  city  to  the 
memory  of  those  who  perished  in  the  disaster.     The  thirty- 
six  unidentified  bodies  are  here  interred. 


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Miss  FLORENCE  A.  DUNHAM,  56  Chestnut  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

FRANK  L.  EMERSON,  51  Myrtle  Street. 

Mrs.  GEOROIE  B.  EMERSON,  28  Myrtle  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

WALLACE  N.  FINAL,  25  Grant  Avenue. 

Miss  MART  FITZPATRICK,  55  Plain  Street. 

ALPHONSE  J.  FORTIER,  162  Myrtle  Street. 

HARRY  S.  HALL,  West  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

ALMORAN  HALLETT,  23  Haverhill  Street. 

GRANVILLE  HARTWELL,  601  Ash  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

ISAAC  S.  HOXIE,  185  Menlo  Street. 

Mrs.  LILLIAN  B.  HURD,  806  Warren  Avenue.     (Body  identified.) 

JAMES  JACKSON,  Abington,  Mass. 

WILLIAM  F.  JEPFERS,  Union  Street,  East  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

Mrs.  STELLA  KELLEY,  15  Park  Street. 

HENRY  C.  KIBBEE,  Elm  Street,  Bridgewater,  Mass.     (Body  identified.) 

THOMAS  F.  L  ANGLE  Y,  162  Lawrence  Street. 

Miss  NELLIE  LEARY,  15  Smith  Avenue. 

Miss  MARY  LEONARD,  17  Pine  Street. 

BARNABAS  LEWIS,  515  North  Main  Street. 

Mrs.  HANNAH  LINDBERG,  5  Ouster  Street. 

J.  SAMUEL  LOVEJOY,  23  Haverhill  Street. 

JEROME  A.  MAYO,  corner  Main  and  Market  streets.     (Body  identified.) 

Mrs.  FLORENCE  M.  MERRILL,  895  Main  Street. 

Miss  MARY  T.  O'CONNELL,  290  North  Gary  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

Mrs.  EMMA  B.  PRAY,  9  Sheppard  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

ALBERT  S.  RAY,  Campello,  Mass.     (Body  identified.) 

DAVID  W.  ROCKWELL,  80  Denton  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

GEORGE  E.  SMITH,  976  Warren  Avenue.     (Body  identified.) 

JOSHUA  F.  SNOW,  87  North  Main  Street. 

STEPHEN  SNOW,  120  Belmont  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

RICHARD  W.  SPRIGINGS,  159  Warren  Avenue.     (Body  identified.) 

Mrs.  JENNIE  STILES,  51  Market  Street. 

JOHN  N.  SULLIVAN,  674  Montello  Street. 

Mrs.  EMMA  M.  TALLMAN,  26  Appleton  Street.     (Body  identified.) 

SAMUEL  A.  TILEY,  370  Ash  Street. 

Miss  MARION  TUFTS,  16  Essex  Street. 

J.  VICTOR  TURNER,  923  Warren  Avenue.     (Body  identified.) 

HENRY  M.  WEEKS,  4  Essex  Street. 

ANDREW  G.  LUNDELL,  20  Ouster  Street.     (Died  in  the  Brockton  Hospital.) 

HIRAM  J.  PIERCE,  60  Myrtle  Street.     (Died  in  the  Relief  Hospital.) 


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III 

A  CITY  IN  MOURNING 

Thursday,  March  23,  1905,  will  long  be  remembered  as  an 
eventful  day  in  the  history  of  Brockton.  It  marked  one  of  the 
scenes  in  the  grim  tragedy  which  death  had  played  in  our  midst 
and  which  had  filled  the  city  and  adjacent  communities  with  such 
deep  gloom.  This  was  the  occasion  of  the  public  burial  services 
held  over  the  remains  of  the  unidentified  dead.  It  was  felt  that 
#s  these  bodies  could  not  be  separated  and  known,  and  thus 
xeceive  a  fitting  burial  at  the  hands  of  their  families  and  kindred, 
it  was  right  and  proper  that  the  services  should  be  of  an  official 
as  well  as  public  character. 

At  the  request  of  the  mayor,  the  ministers  of  the  city  met  on 
Tuesday  afternoon  and  selected  places  where  the  services  should 
be  held,  arranging  the  order  of  exercises,  and  designating  those 
who  should  participate  therein.  On  the  evening  of  the  same 
day,  at  the  call  of  the  mayor,  a  joint  meeting  of  the  city  council 
was  held  to  consider  what  action  should  be  taken  of  an  official 
character.  At  this  meeting  the  council  passed  resolutions  ex- 
pressing their  deepest  sympathy  with  the  bereaved  in  their  afflic- 
tion, and  voted  a  sum  of  money  sufficient  to  purchase  a  burial 
lot  in  which  should  be  placed  the  bodies  of  the  unidentified,  and 
to  erect  thereon  a  suitable  monument  to  their  memory.  In 
accord  with  this  vote  an  order  was  passed  appropriating  the 
sum  of  $1,500,  $1,000  of  which  should  be  expended  in  the  purchase 
of  a  monument,  and  the  balance  used  in  securing  a  lot  in  Melrose 
Cemetery,  which  should  be  properly  graded  and  beautified.  It 
was  also  decided  that  Thursday,  the  time  chosen  for  the  public 
burial  services,  should  be  properly  observed  by  the  entire  city. 
In  keeping  with  this  action  the  following  order  was  unanimously 
passed: 

"  Ordered,  that  the  offices  in  the  City  Hall  and  all  city  departments,  includ- 
ing schools,  shall  be  closed  on  March  23;  and  it  is 

"  Resolved,  that  it  is  the  sense  of  the  City  Council  that  all  places  of  business 


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be  closed  on  that  day  in  deference  to  the  friends  and  relatives  of  the  persons 
who  lost  their  lives  in  the  catastrophe  at  the  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  factory." 

In  carrying  out  this  order  of  the  City  Council  the  mayor  issued 
the  following  proclamation : 

CITT  OF  BROCKTON,  MAYOR'S  OFFICE. 
March  22,  1905. 

As  Thursday,  March  23  inst.,  has  been  set  apart  for  public  funeral  services 
over  the  remains  of  the  victims  of  the  late  appalling  catastrophe  at  the  factory 
of  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  in  this  city,  in  order  that  there  may  be  a  proper  observ- 
ance of  the  solemnity  of  the  occasion,  I  have  directed,  in  accordance  with 
vote  of  the  City  Council,  that  the  flags  of  the  city  be  then  displayed  at  half- 
mast,  and  that  all  municipal  buildings,  offices,  and  schools  be  closed.  I  also 
request  that  all  shops,  stores  and  factories  and  all  other  places  of  business,  so 
far  as  possible,  be  closed. 

Signed,  EDWARD  H.  KEITH,  Mayor. 

When  Thursday  arrived,  the  streets  of  the  city  were  thronged, 
not  only  with  its  own  citizens,  but  with  many  who  came  from  the 
surrounding  towns.  So  great  was  the  interest  manifested,  and  so 
intense  the  desire  to  attend  the  services,  that  it  was  soon  dis- 
covered that  the  City  Theater  and  the  Porter  Congregational 
Church  where  it  had  been  arranged  that  services  should  be  held, 
would  be  entirely  inadequate  to  accommodate  the  number  who 
desired  admission.  The  order,  as  originally  arranged,  was  carried 
out  with  the  exception  of  the  changes  made  necessary  in 
providing  for  additional  meetings. 

The  principal  service  was  held  in  the  City  Theater,  where  his 
Honor,  Mayor  Edward  H.  Keith,  presided.  Upon  the  platform 
were  seated  his  Excellency,  Gov.  William  L.  Douglas,  the  alder- 
men, the  councilmen,  and  official  chiefs  of  the  various  depart- 
ments of  the  municipal  government,  the  general  president  and 
other  officers  of  the  Boot  &  Shoe  Workers'  Union,  several  clergy- 
men of  the  city  and  surrounding  community,  both  Catholic  and 
Protestant,  and  a  number  of  other  persons  representing  the  labor 
unions  and  fraternal  societies  of  the  city.  In  introducing  the 
services,  Mayor  Keith  said: 

"  Fellow  citizens,  and  all  who  mourn  to-day,  our  city  has  been 
visited  by  a  terrible  calamity,  the  magnitude  of  which  almost 
baffles  the  power  of  description.  It  has  cast  a  gloom  over  our 
community  so  dark  as  to  sadden  the  stoutest  heart  and  cause 
even  the  strongest  to  tremble  with  awe.  And  now,  as  we  are 


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rising  from  our  prostrate  condition  of  overwhelming  grief  and 
suffering,  we  find  our  first  duty  in  the  care  of  the  wounded  and 
maimed,  and  also  in  the  burial  of  the  dead.  Guided  by  a  common 
impulse,  our  city  to-day  is  hushed  in  mourning,  and  this  multi- 
tude has  assembled  to  witness  the  last  act  of  love  and  respect 
paid  to  the  victims  of  this  great  disaster.  May  God  grant  that 
never  again  in  all  our  future  history  shall  we  be  called  upon  to 
pass  through  so  terrible  an  experience." 

Following  the  remarks  of  the  mayor,  Rev.  Robert  L.  Rae, 
pastor  of  the  Waldo  Congregational  Church,  read  the  ninetieth 
psalm;  Rev.  Julian  S.  Wadsworth,  pastor  of  the  Central  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  offered  prayer;  the  boys'  vested  choir  of  St. 
Patrick's  Roman  Catholic  Church,  fifty  in  number,  directed  by  the 
organist,  William  G.  Clifford,  sang  "Asleep  in  Jesus,"  and  fol- 
lowed this  by  chanting  "  De  Profundis,"  "  Out  of  the  depths  I 
cry  ";  Rev.  William  E.  Keating,  senior  curate  at  St.  Patrick's 
Roman  Catholic  Church,  delivered  a  memorial  address;  St.  Pat- 
rick's Church  male  quartet  sang  "  Gathering  Home ";  Rev. 
Dr.  Rush  R.  Shippen,  pastor  of  the  Unity  Church,  followed  this 
with  a  tender  address,  and  the  benediction  was  pronounced 
by  Rev.  S.  D.  Turner,  pastor  of  the  Lincoln  Congregational 
Church. 

The  second  service  arranged  was  held  in  the  Porter  Congrega- 
tional Church.  Rev.  W.  H.  Morrison,  pastor  of  the  Universalist 
Church,  presided.  The  service  opened  with  an  organ  selection  by 
Mr.  George  Sawyer  Dunham,  and  a  dirge  was  played  by  the  Milo 
Burke  Band,  which  was  stationed  in  the  rear  gallery.  After 
introductory  remarks  by  the  chairman,  Rev.  J.  Alfred  Anderson, 
pastor  of  the  Swedish  Lutheran  Church,  read  the  Scripture  lesson, 
and  prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  W.  O.  Ayer,  pastor  of  the  Warren 
Avenue  Baptist  Church;  a  selection  was  sung  by  a  quartet  com- 
posed of  Mrs.  R.  R.  Littlefield,  Miss  Susie  R.  Wade,  Mr.  C.  L. 
Estey,  and  Mr.  George  W.  Sprague;  addresses  were  made  by  Rev. 
Dr.  F.  A.  Warfield,  of  Milford,  a  former  pastor  of  the  Porter 
Congregational  Church;  Rev.  George  B.Titus,  pastor  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church,  and  Rev.  F.  A.  White,  rector  of  the  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church;  the  Gerrish  male  quartet,  composed  of 
Messrs.  A.  L.  Willis,  F.  A.  Dunham,  T.  A.  Norris,  and  F.  S. 
Sprague,  sang  "  Lead,  Kindly  Light,"  and  the  service  was  con- 


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eluded  with  the  benediction  by  Rev.  Louis  G.  Hoeck,  pastor  of 
the  New  Jerusalem  Church. 

So  great  were  the  crowds  upon  the  street  clamoring  for  admis- 
sion in  order  to  hear  the  services  that  three  other  meetings  were 
hastily  improvised. 

The  doors  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  were  thrown  open, 
and  instantly  the  auditorium  was  crowded  with  people.  Rev. 
Dr.  Albert  F.  Pierce,  pastor  of  the  South  Congregational  Church, 
presided.  Rev.  Sherman  E.  Ellis,  pastor  of  the  South  Street 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  read  the  Scriptures,  and  prayer  was 
offered  by  Rev.  H.  H.  Jones,  pastor  of  the  Messiah  Baptist  Church. 
Brief  addresses  were  delivered  by  Rev.  G.  Elmer  Mossman,  pastor 
of  the  Pearl  Street  Methodist  Church,  Rev.  Dr.  F.  A.  Warfield, 
of  Milford,  and  the  chairman  of  the  meeting.  The  quartet  of 
the  South  Congregational  Church  sang  "  In  Heavenly  Love  Abid- 
ing," and  the  benediction  was  pronounced  by  Rev.  Edgar  B. 
French,  pastor  of  the  Wendell  Avenue  Congregational  Church. 

St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church  was  also  thrown  open  and  in- 
stantly crowded  to  the  doors.  The  meeting  was  presided  over 
by  Mr.  C.  R.  Barrett.  The  choir  sang  "  Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee  "; 
an  address  was  made  by  Rev.  Sherman  E.  Ellis,  pastor  of  the 
South  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  this  was  followed 
with  "  Lead,  Kindly  Light,"  sung  by  the  choir.  Rev.  W.  H. 
Morrison,  of  the  Universalist  Church,  then  followed  with  an  ad- 
dress, and  after  a  brief  prayer  the  recessional,  "  O  what  the  Joy 
and  the  Glory  must  be,"  was  sung  by  the  choir. 

Canton  Hall  was  the  third  place  that  was  opened  for  an  over- 
flow meeting.  This  was  presided  over  by  Rev.  Julian  S.  Wads- 
worth,  pastor  of  the  Central  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Rev. 
John  F.  Kelliher,  pastor  of  St.  Margaret's  Roman  Catholic  Church; 
Rev.  R.  L.  Rae,  pastor  of  the  Waldo  Congregational  Church,  Rev. 
G.  A.  Rainville,  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  Church  of  Salem,  formerly 
pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Sacred  Heart  of  this  city,  and  Rev. 
Mr.  Wadsworth  delivered  addresses. 

When  the  several  services  were  ended,  the  funeral  procession 
was  formed  on  Main  Street  at  the  foot  of  Ward.  It  was  under 
the  direction  of  the  city  marshal,  Mr.  William  A.  Boyden,  with 
Major  Charles  Williamson,  Capt.  George  E.  Horton,  and  Mr. 
Francis  E.  Pope,  as  aids,  and  was  composed  of  military,  civic, 


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and  fraternal  organizations  to  the  number  of  thirty-two.  These 
were  divided  into  four  divisions,  each  division  being  led  by  a 
band  of  music,  and  at  the  head  marched  a  platoon  of  police. 
The  funeral  cortege  when  formed  was  the  most  imposing  proces- 
sion ever  seen  in  Brockton.  There  were  2,451  men  in  line  in 
the  various  marching  formations.  These  were  followed  by  five 
hearses  and  fifteen  undertaker's  wagons  bearing  the  remains  of 
the  unidentified  dead,  and  sixty-four  carriages  containing  members 
of  the  bereaved  families.  Employees  of  the  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co. 
factory  to  the  number  of  one  hundred,  serving  as  a  guard  of 
honor,  marched  with  solemn  tread  beside  the  vehicles  containing 
the  remains  of  their  deceased  shopmates.  Five  conveyances  were 
filled  to  overflowing  with  the  wealth  of  floral  tributes  that  bore 
silent  but  unmistakable  testimony  to  the  love  and  esteem  of 
sorrowing  friends.  To  the  solemn  strains  of  the  "  Dead  March"  the 
procession  passed  down  Main  Street  to  Belmont  Street,  thence  to 
Warren  Avenue,  to  Pleasant  Street,  to  Brockton  Heights,  and  to 
Melrose  Cemetery. 

At  the  cemetery  the  bodies  were  placed  in  the  receiving  vault, 
and  the  last  solemn  rites  of  the  church  were  said  by  Rev.  Ira  E. 
David,  of  the  Olivet  Memorial  Church,  Rev.  August  L.  Anderson, 
of  the  Swedish  Congregational  Church,  Rev.  R.  M.  Wilkins,  of 
the  Franklin  M.  E.  Church,  and  Rev.  Edwin  P.  Moulton,  of  the 
Wales  Avenue  Free  Baptist  Church.  When  the  voice  of  prayer 
had  died  away,  a  squad  of  Company  I,  Heavy  Artillery,  under  the 
command  of  Capt.  George  E.  Horton,  fired  a  salute,  the  taps 
were  sounded,  and  the  solemn  services  for  the  day  were  over. 

The  compiler  of  this  record  has  studiously  avoided  elaborate 
description.  There  has  been  great  temptation  in  this  direction, 
for  the  material  is  so  abundant  and  of  such  character  as  to  inspire 
the  heroic  and  the  beautiful.  But  the  writer  has  sternly  repressed 
himself  and  kept  within  the  limits  of  a  simple  account  devoid  of 
all  ornamentation.  But  he  cannot  refrain  from  inserting  at  this 
point  the  following  descriptive  sentiment,  written  by  one  of  the 
reportorial  staff  and  printed  in  the  Brockton  Times  in  its  issue  of 
Friday,  March  24,  the  day  after  the  public  funeral. 


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SORROW,  THE  GREAT  COMMONER,  UNITES  THE  CITY'S  THOU- 
SANDS  IN  SIMPLE  TRIBUTE  TO  THE  NAMELESS  DEAD 

As  the  sun  sank  slowly  to  rest  upon  its  billowy  bed  of  night, 
Brockton's  rent  and  bleeding  heart  gave  its  final  throb  of  sorrow. 
Its  nameless  dead  had  been  carried  reverently  to  the  area  of  their 
long  earthly  sleep.  The  last  rites  had  been  said.  The  city  had 
paid  its  greatest  tribute.  In  the  western  heavens,  limned  against 
the  sky  as  bright  and  as  clear  as  that  heavenly  message  of  Bethle- 
hem that  gave  hope  and  joy  to  the  wise  men  of  the  East,  beamed 
the  great  evening  star.  Out  of  the  darkness  came  the  light.  So 
out  of  the  darkness  of  the  mourning  comes  to-day  the  light  of 
endeavor  for  those  that  live.  The  city  has  officially  mourned. 

And  such  a  mourning  was  there.  In  the  theater,  in  the  churches 
and  halls  chosen  for  the  services  which  were  to  do  honor  to  the 
lost  loved  ones,  who  shall  ever  be  classed  in  earthly  records  by  the 
cold  numerals  of  the  unidentified,  were  thousands  of  the  weeping, 
sad-eyed  men  and  women  of  the  city.  In  the  streets  there  were 
thousands  more.  In  five  places  services  of  sorrow  were  held  at 
once,  and  still  the  streets  showed  no  diminution  in  the  numbers 
of  those  who  came  from  far  and  near  to  join  in  the  great  expres- 
sion of  sympathy  and  brotherly  love. 

When  the  eloquent  words  of  the  clergy  were  still,  and  the  last 
crumbs  of  verbal  comfort  had  been  scattered,  that  the  suffering 
might  feed  and  be  of  better  cheer,  and  the  last  note  of  the  sad 
music  had  died  away,  the  people  went  out  into  the  streets.  City 
officials,  clergy,  and  others  closer  in  touch  with  the  vast  sadness 
and  its  cause  formed  in  the  funeral  cortege.  Then  to  the  meas- 
ured, somber  sweetness  of  the  dirges  this  long,  sinuous  line  of 
black  wound  its  slow  way  to  the  place  of  interment  through  miles 
of  streets,  whose  covering  of  mud  and  slush  was  hidden  by  the 
thousands  of  those  who  came  to  see  and  respect  by  their  presence 
the  feeling  at  the  depth  of  it  all. 

In  times  of  joy  and  celebration  Brockton's  streets  have  been 
filled  many,  many  times,  and  the  air  has  been  rent  with  the  blare 
of  brass  and  the  shrillness  of  vocal  jubilation,  but  never  before 
with  all  that  vast  concourse  of  people  was  there  the  stillness.  It 
was  the  stillness  as  of  one  standing  upon  the  very  edge  of  the 
yawning  abyss  of  death.  Before  the  funeral  procession  passed, 
while  the  crowd  waited,  waited,  and  watched  from  their  points 
of  vantage,  there  was  an  occasional  quiet  jest,  which  only  caused 
a  sigh  of  relief  at  the  slight  easing  of  the  tension,  but  as  the  squad 
of  police  appeared,  and  the  strains  of  the  death  marches  or  the 
muffled  beat  of  the  drum  came  wafted  gently  on  the  still  air  to 
the  ear,  a  hush  fell  on  all.  Throughout  that  long  line  of  march, 
as  the  procession  went  by,  the  sound  of  the  falling  feet  of  the 


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marchers  alone  stirred  the  silence.  The  softest  whisper  could 
have  been  heard.  It  was  the  stillness  of  a  great,  overwrought 
crowd,  than  which  there  can  be  nothing  more  awful  in  its  grim 
impressiveness. 

Those  men  who  marched  have  shown  in  the  past  few  days  that 
they  are  men.  They  marched  "  in  the  silent  manliness  of  grief," 
and  the  thousands  inwardly  mourned  with  them.  There  was  no 
creed,  no  color  line,  no  hostility  of  capital  and  labor;  the  common 
strifes  of  men  were  forgotten,  and  all  were  brought  closer  together 
in  the  beautiful  harmony  of  the  universal  brotherhood.  Sorrow, 
the  great  leveller,  the  great  arbiter,  had  done  its  work. 

In  that  nerve-testing  stillness  now  and  then  was  heard  a  re- 
pressed sob,  but  there  was  no  loud  weeping,  no  cries,  no  hysteria, 
-  the  heaviness  of  the  burden  was  too  great  for  that.  But  there 
were  tears,  and  there  were  dry  eyes  to  which  tears  would  have 
brought  sweet  relief.  There  was  the  touching  tribute  of  the 
marching  Knights  of  Columbus,  in  the  formation  of  the  cross, 
symbolical  of  all  that  Christ  in  his  mercy  and  goodness  can  offer. 

Further  along,  noticed  by  but  few,  came  the  Liberty  Band  of 
Campello.  'Mid  the  music  of  the  dirge  there  was  one  instrument 
that  was  still,  the  clarinet  of  David  W.  Rockwell,  the  engineer 
who  lost  his  life  at  his  post  of  duty.  Draped  in  crape,  it  was 
borne  quietly  by  a  boy. 

At  the  end  of  the  long  line  of  marchers  came  the  four  hearses 
with  their  single  caskets,  and  behind  them  the  sixteen  vehicles 
of  death,  bearing  the  other  caskets.  All  knew  that  within  them 
were  those  poor  remnants  of  the  broken  earthly  shell,  marked  by 
no  name,  distinguished  only  by  number.  Further  yet  again 
came  the  carriages  of  those  who  mourned.  As  far  as  the  eye 
could  reach  came  that  interminable  line  of  black.  As  the  last 
passed  out  of  sight  the  watcher  felt  his  greatest  realization  of  the 
wide  compass,  the  terrible  greatness  of  the  disaster. 

As  the  cemetery  was  reached  compassionate  night  slowly  low- 
ered its  sable  mantle,  as  if  to  hide  from  vulgar  sight  those  last, 
sad  scenes.  Into  the  cemetery  passed  the  dead  and  those  who 
mourned.  The  soldiers  drew  up  in  lines  for  them  to  pass  through. 
The  crowd  gathered  about.  One  by  one  the  caskets  were  placed 
within  the  rude  toolhouse.  Now  and  then  a  lighted  match  added 
its  weird  light.  The  last  of  the  nameless  was  placed  on  the  top 
of  that  funeral  pile.  Cartridges  were  shoved  into  the  breaches 
of  the  guns  of  the  firing  squad  of  Battery  I.  The  snap  of  the  lock 
clicked.  The  bugler  sounded  taps.  The  squad  fired  its  salute. 
The  flashes  from  the  rifles  fitfully  lighted  the  scene,  and  showed 
the  drawn  faces  of  those  who  watched,  and  those  who,  from 
within  those  black  carriages,  made  blacker  in  the  night,  drew 
aside  the  curtains  to  look  their  last  long  look  at  the  cold  coverings 
that  held  the  shattered  remnants  of  their  loved.  Gaunt  and 


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drear  they  looked  in  their  sadness.     Over  all  shone  steadily  that 
bright  star  in  the  heavens. 

Straggling  in  broken  lines  through  the  streets  of  the  city  last 
night,  in  gloom  of  the  shadow  of  unlighted  business  blocks,  re- 
turned those  bodies  of  devoted  men  who  had  followed  to  the  grave. 
Their  feet  dragged,  but  the  lively  music  and  the  merry  rattle  of 
the  drum  told  that  it  was  over.  From  the  darkness  comes  light; 
from  death  springs  up  eternity;  from  the  great  sorrow  of  the 
municipality  must  come  the  brightness  of  love  and  care  for  those 
who  are  gone.  To-day,  bravely,  vigorously,  the  city  takes  up  its 
work. 

While  the  number  of  bodies  placed  in  the  receiving  tomb  on 
the  day  of  the  public  funeral  was  forty,  yet  on  that  same  day 
one,  and  subsequently  three  others,  were  identified,  which  left 
the  final  number  of  unknown  at  thirty-six.  These  bodies  rested 
in  the  vault  until  Tuesday,  April  11,  when  they  were  interred 
in  the  lot  which  had  been  provided  for  this  purpose.  The  day 
was  cold  and  raw,  and  rain  was  driven  before  a  bitter  wind. 
Friends  to  the  number  of  half  a  hundred  had  gathered  to  witness 
the  services,  which  were  simple  but  deeply  impressive.  A  circular 
trench  some  forty-two  feet  in  diameter  had  been  dug  in  the  center 
of  the  lot.  Into  this  the  caskets  in  their  pine  box  coverings  were 
lowered,  and  placed  in  the  position  of  spokes  in  the  wheel,  all 
pointing  to  the  common  center  which  later  was  marked  by  the 
monument  erected  to  their  memory.  Standing  on  an  elevation 
somewhat  above  the  people,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Albert  F.  Pierce  de- 
livered a  brief  address  recounting  the  scenes  that  had  led  up  to 
the  present,  describing  the  plans  for  the  burial  plot  and  the  monu- 
ment, and  speaking  a  few  words  of  comfort  to  the  sorrowing 
friends.  Rev.  George  B.  Titus  followed  with  an  earnest  and 
tender  prayer.  And  when  the  benediction  was  pronounced, 
friends  lingered  about  the  grave  loath  to  leave  the  spot  that  held 
such  sad  yet  sacred  memories. 

Each  grave  is  marked  with  a  simple  slab  that  bears  a  number, 
not  a  name;  and  in  the  keeping  of  the  superintendent  of  the 
cemetery  is  a  list  which  tells  whether  it  is  male  or  female  that  is 
interred  under  the  respective  numbers.  The  friends  of  the  de- 
ceased, by  common  consent,  have  chosen  certain  numbers  which 
represent  their  dead  and  which  they  decorate  with  flowers  in  token 
of  their  affection  and  love,  —  a  touching  and  beautiful  custom. 


24  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

The  memorial  erected  by  the  city  was  placed  in  position  in  the 
center  of  the  lot  on  September  14,  1905.  The  monument  is 
thirteen  feet  in  height,  six  feet  at  the  base,  and  is  made  of  polished, 
frostproof  granite.  It  stands  facing  the  southeast,  and  has  upon 
the  shaft  the  following  inscripton: 

ON  MARCH  20,  1905, 

A  BOILER  EXPLOSION 

AND  FIRE  DESTROYED  THE 

R.  B.  GROVER  &  Co.  SHOE  FACTORY. 

THERE  WERE  58  LIVES  LOST 

AND  150  PERSONS  INJURED. 


On  the  panel  at  the  base  of  the  monument  is  chiseled: 

ERECTED  BY  THE  CITY  OP  BROCKTON 
IN  MEMORY  OP  THOSE  WHO  PERISHED 
IN  THE  FACTORY  DISASTER,  MARCH  20,  1905. 


On  the  northwest  side  of  the  shaft  appears : 

IDENTIFIED  AND  BURIED  ELSEWHERE: 

EMMA  B.  PRAY 
DORA  E.  CLARK 
ALBERT  S.  RAY 
JAMES  R.  COLE 
STEPHEN  SNOW 
LILLIAN  B.  HURD 
JEROME  A.  MAYO 
HENRY  C.  KIBBEE 
HIRAM  J.  PIERCE 
GEORGE  E.  SMITH 
EMMA  M.  TALLMAN 
J.  VICTOR  TURNER 
ERNEST  C.  CARLSON 
RICHARD  W.  SPRIGINGS 
DAVID  W.  ROCKWELL 
MARY  T.  O'CONNELL 
ANDREW  G.  LUNDELL 
SERENA  S.  BARROWS 
GEORGIE  B.  EMERSON 
HARRY  C.  BARTLETT 
FLORENCE  A.  DUNHAM 
GRANVILLE  HARTWELL 


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On  the  southwest  face  of  the  monument  is  inscribed : 

UNIDENTIFIED  AND  BURIED  IN  THIS  LOT: 

HARRY  S.  HALL 
CLAIR  ATWOOD 
MYRA  BURGEN 
FRANK  W.  BELL 
LINUS  BURGESS 
MARY  J.  CURTIS 
IRVING  C.  BAKER 
LEON  BERGENSON 
JESSE  CHANDLER 
ALBIN  DAHLBORG 
FRANK  L.  EMERSON 
GEORGE  B.  BURGESS 
WALLACE  N.  FINAL 
ALPHONSE  J.  FORTIER 
MARY  FITZPATRICK 
TIMOTHY  J.  DESMOND 
WALTER  E.  COPELAND 
WALLACE  R.  ABERCROMBIE 


On  the  northeast  face  of  the  monument  the  list  of  the  unidenti- 
fied is  continued  as  follows: 

UNIDENTIFIED  AND  BURIED  IN  THIS  LOT: 

JENNIE  STILES 
NELLIE  LEARY 
MARIAN  TUFTS 
STELLA  KELLEY 
ISAAC  S.  HOXIE 
JOSHUA  F.  SNOW 
MARY  LEONARD 
SAMUEL  A.  TILEY 
HENRY  M.  WEEKS 
JAMES  JACKSON 
BARNABAS  LEWIS 
JOHN  N.  SULLIVAN 
HANNAH  LINDBERG 
ALMORAN  HALLETT 
J.  SAMUEL  LOVE  JOY 
WILLIAM  F.  JEFFERS 
THOMAS  F.  LANGLEY 
FLORENCE  M.  MERRILL 


26  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

After  meeting  all  of  the  expenses  of  the  city  incident  to  the 
fire  and  the  public  burial,  the  balances  remaining  from  the 
amounts  appropriated  for  this  purpose  were  put  into  a  common 
fund  to  be  expended  in  beautifying  the  burial  lot  and  its  sur- 
roundings. An  artificial  lake  is  to  be  formed  just  west  of  the 
monument,  and  that  portion  of  the  cemetery  graded  and  orna- 
mented. Already  the  spot  is  visited  by  many  sightseers  and  may 
be  expected  to  prove  a  center  of  interest  to  the  increasing  number 
of  visitors  to  this  burial  place  of  the  dead.  The  monument  is  not 
pretentious,  but  it  speaks  silently  and  eloquently  of  the  city's 
esteem  for  its  unfortunate  citizens  and  of  their  sympathy  for  the 
sorrowing  friends. 


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IV 

STARTING  A  RELIEF  FUND 

As  soon  as  the  results  of  the  disaster  were  realized,  it  was  evi- 
dent that  something  must  be  done  to  relieve  the  distress  which 
must  inevitably  follow.  For  so  large  a  body  of  workmen  to  be 
instantly  thrown  out  of  employment  was  a  serious  matter  in 
itself;  but  to  meet  the  necessary  expenses  of  caring  for  the  sick 
and  maimed,  the  burial  of  the  dead,  and  the  maintenance  of 
orphan  children  and  helpless,  dependent  aged,  meant  a  work 
of  sympathy  and  charity  which  would  tax  a  most  generous  public. 
Yet  never  did  a  people  respond  more  cheerfully;  and  in  this  work 
Brockton  had  the  sympathy  and  aid  of  the  entire  country,  par- 
ticularly that  portion  which  was  in  any  way  related  to  the  shoe 
industry.  So  readily  and  generously  did  the  contributions  flow 
in  that  it  gave  every  one  a  new  conception  of  the  spirit  of  human 
brotherhood. 

The  first  contribution  came  in  the  form  of  a  check  for  $1,000, 
and  was  sent  to  the  mayor  of  the  city  to  be  used  according  to  his 
individual  judgment.  This  gift  was  from  the  United  Shoe 
Machinery  Company,  of  Boston,  and  was  forwarded  early  in  the 
afternoon  of  the  day  of  the  fire. 

On  the  evening  of  the  same  day  the  Joint  Shoe  Council,  of 
Brockton,  met  and  passed  resolutions  of  sympathy  and  donated 
$500  as  the  beginning  of  a  general  relief  fund.  At  the  same  time 
action  was  taken  instructing  their  secretary  to  communicate  with 
all  the  boot  and  shoe  workers'  unions  of  the  country,  asking  them 
for  donations  in  aid  of  this  object.  A  study  of  the  contributions 
will  show  that  the  shoe  workers'  unions  in  the  various  states  very 
generously  responded,  in  addition  to  a  donation  of  $2,500  from 
the  national  organization  with  headquarters  in  Boston;  and  it 
will  be  seen  that  the  unions  of  Brockton  and  vicinity  contributed 
as  organizations  the  sum  of  over  $6,000.  This  is  very  liberal 
when  we  recall  the  fact  on  the  one  hand  that  the  members  of 
these  same  unions  made  generous  contributions  as  individuals 
through  the  subscriptions  that  were  taken  up  in  the  various 


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factories,  and  on  the  other  that  the  organizations,  in  addition  to 
their  gifts,  paid  out  the  sum  of  over  $10,000  in  insurance  and 
weekly  benefits  to  the  injured  in  this  disaster. 

On  Tuesday  afternoon  the  Brockton  Shoe  Manufacturers' 
Association  held  a  special  meeting,  and  after  passing  resolutions 
of  sympathy,  adopted  a  motion  calling  upon  all  the  members 
of  the  association  not  only  for  personal  gifts,  but  to  use  their  best 
endeavors  in  having  subscriptions  taken  among  their  several 
friends  and  the  employees  of  their  factories.  In  addition  the 
following  communication  was  sent  to  the  various  members  of 

the  trade: 

BROCKTON,  MASS.,  March  21,  1905. 

Gentlemen,  —  At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Brockton  Shoe  Manufacturers' 
Association  held  this  afternoon  to  make  provision  for  and  arrange  to  relieve 
the  necessities  of  the  sufferers  of  the  lamentable  disaster  at  the  factory  of 
R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.,  the  Association,  in  addition  to  personal  contributions, 
appointed  a  committee  to  make  an  appeal  to  their  business  associates  to 
assist  in  relieving  the  suffering  among  the  injured  and  the  families  left  without 
support. 

Your  cooperation  is  earnestly  and  respectfully  solicited,  and  any  amount 
that  your  sympathies  will  prompt  you  to  donate  will  be  gratefully  received, 
acknowledged,  and  placed  where  it  will  be  of  incalculable  benefit. 

Checks  may  be  sent  to  Hervey  Dunham,  Brockton,  Mass.,  Treasurer  of  the 
Association. 

Very  truly  yours, 

T.  D.  BARRY, 
JOHN  S.  KENT, 
MYRON  L.  KEITH, 
GEORGE  H.  SNOW, 
J.  E.  TIBBETTS, 
PRESTON  B.  KEITH, 
HERVEY  DUNHAM,  Treasurer, 
T.  J.  EVANS,  Secretary, 

Committee. 

As  the  result  of  this  appeal  more  than  $11,000  were  added  to 
the  general  fund. 

As  soon  as  it  became  known  that  a  fund  was  to  be  started,  the 
people  began  to  show  practical  interest.  On  Tuesday  the  George 
E.  Keith  Company  sent  a  contribution  of  $2,000;  on  Wednesday 
Gov.  W.  L.  Douglas  gave  his  personal  subscription  of  $1,000, 
and  many  other  citizens  contributed  generously.  The  same  day 
Mr.  E.  A.  Grozier,  editor  of  the  Boston  Post,  sent  his  personal 


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check  for  $500  and  opened  the  columns  of  that  paper  to  receive 
subscriptions.  About  the  same  time  the  Brockton  Enterprise 
and  the  Brockton  Times  each  made  a  personal  gift  and  opened 
their  columns  to  record  donations.  While  other  papers  con- 
tributed generous  sums  and  aided  by  their  influence,  special 
credit  is  due  to  the  three  already  mentioned  for  spreading  infor- 
mation and  creating  interest  in  the  movement.  General  interest 
seemed  to  grow  apace,  and  the  fund  was  rapidly  increased.  By 
Wednesday  over  $10,000  had  been  raised  and  by  Friday  over 
$24,000,  while  the  papers  of  Saturday  announced  that  the  fund 
had  grown  to  more  than  $39,000.  Many  agencies  contributed 
to  this  success.  Without  making  invidious  distinction,  it  may 
be  mentioned  that  Col.  John  J.  Whipple  secured  several  large 
sums  through  personal  solicitation,  and  some  of  our  merchants 
aided  materially  by  inclosing  cards  in  their  business  letters 
addressed  to  the  trade.  The  responses  to  these  appeals  were 
surprisingly  hearty  and  generous. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  following  week  the  general  relief  com- 
mittee appointed  Mr.  George  Clarence  Holmes  as  chairman  of  a 
special  committee  on  subscriptions,  with  the  earnest  hope  that 
the  fund  might  be  largely  increased.  To  Mr.  Holmes  as  chair- 
man of  this  committee  a  great  deal  of  praise  is  due.  Plans  were 
formulated;  churches,  schools,  fraternal  societies,  and  business 
organizations  were  appealed  to;  and  personal  letters  by  the  hun- 
dred were  sent  to  various  individuals  and  firms  throughout  the 
country.  As  a  result  of  these  efforts  large  gifts  came  from  many 
individuals.  Particular  mention  should  be  made  of  the  donation 
received  from  the  Carnegie  Hero  Fund.  In  a  general  letter 
sent  out  by  Mr.  Holmes,  mention  was  made  not  only  of  the  un- 
selfishness of  the  workmen  while  escaping  from  the  burning 
building,  but  of  the  real  acts  of  heroism  and  self-sacrifice  that 
were  displayed  by  many.  This  particular  sentence  in  the  letter 
attracted  the  attention  of  Mr.  Andrew  Carnegie,  and  he  imme- 
diately requested  his  representative  to  look  into  the  situation 
and  ascertain  if  it  called  for  any  action  on  their  part.  As  a 
result  of  the  correspondence  thus  begun,  and  the  personal  visit 
of  Mr.  Carnegie's  representative  to  Brockton,  a  donation  of 
$10,000  was  made  to  the  fund.  This  came  at  a  time  when  inter- 
est in  the  matter  had  somewhat  abated,  and  served  to  give  such 


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impetus  to  the  movement  that  the  amount  was  carried  up  to 
over  $100,000. 

When  it  was  first  suggested  that  an  appeal  be  made  to  the 
country  in  general  for  aid,  it  met  with  considerable  opposition. 
It  was  felt  that  Brockton  was  able  to  care  for  its  own,  and  that 
local  pride  should  prevent  us  from  soliciting  from  the  public  at 
large.  It  was  soon  discovered,  however,  that  the  work  was  of 
such  magnitude  that  we  were  unable  to  bear  it  alone;  and  in 
addition  it  was  found  that  the  burden  belonged  not  simply  to 
Brockton,  but  to  many  other  sections.  While  the  explosion  and 
fire  occurred  in  our  own  city,  and  the  dead  and  injured  were 
within  our  own  homes,  yet  all  were  not  residents  of  this  place. 
Among  the  killed  and  injured  were  found  citizens  of  not  only 
fourteen  towns  in  Plymouth  County,  but  residents  of  three  other 
counties  of  Massachusetts,  and  not  less  than  four  other  states  and 
provinces.  It  was  thus  seen  that  it  was  but  simple  justice  to 
appeal  for  outside  aid,  and  it  was  with  the  assurance  that  the 
appeal  would  meet  with  a  hearty  response  on  the  part  of  a  gener- 
ous public. 

At  the  close  of  this  record  there  is  published  a  full  list  of  the 
subscriptions  that  were  made.  If  any  omissions  are  found,  or  any 
errors  whatever  are  discovered,  they  must  be  attributed  to  the 
oversight  of  the  one  preparing  this  report.  Considerable  care 
and  labor  in  its  preparation  have  been  given,  and  it  is  hoped  that 
the  report  is  reasonably  correct. 

If  there  are  any  errors  that  are  not  typographical,  they  are  of 
names  and  addresses.  Names  were  not  always  written  in  the 
most  legible  manner,  and  it  is  not  strange  if  some  names  and 
addresses  were  not  recorded  correctly  when  one  recalls  to  mind 
the  excitement  and  confusion  of  that  first  week  of  the  fire.  The 
amount  of  the  subscriptions,  however,  as  prepared  for  this  report, 
tallies  exactly  with  the  report  of  the  Treasurer. 

The  names  of  donors  are  placed  in  alphabetical  order  under 
each  town,  and  the  towns  and  cities  are  given  in  alphabetical 
order  under  each  state,  with  the  exception  that  Brockton  is 
placed  at  the  head  of  the  list,  and  Massachusetts  first  of  the  states. 
While  we  gratefully  recognize  the  sympathy  and  generosity  of 
the  many  cities  and  communities  which  came  to  our  relief,  it 
is  with  a  feeling  of  deep  satisfaction  that  we  recall  that  over  fifty 


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per  cent  of  the  fund  less  the  Carnegie  donation  came  from  our 
little  city  alone.  But  to  all  sections  which  sprang  to  our  aid, 
and  to  every  individual  who  sent  a  contribution,  however  humble, 
to  help  us  in  mitigating  the  sufferings  of  the  injured,  and  in  minis- 
tering to  the  needs  of  the  unfortunate  and  helpless,  we  express 
our  profoundest  gratitude  and  thanksgiving;  and  upon  all  we 
invoke  the  blessing  of  Him  who  said,  "  Inasmuch  as  ye  have 
done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me." 


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ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  RELIEF  WORK 

It  very  early  became  evident  that  the  disaster  was  so  great 
and  widespread  as  to  call  for  relief  on  a  large  scale.  Not  only  were 
many  breadwinners  thrown  out  of  employment,  but  several 
families  lost  their  sole  support  through  the  death  of  friends  or 
through  the  injuries  they  received  which  incapacitated  them  for 
work  for  an  indefinite  period  of  time.  In  the  latter  case  there 
were  special  care  and  medical  service  demanded  which  some  were 
unable  to  provide.  That  some  united  effort  for  relief  was  neces- 
sary was  not  only  evident,  but  was  voiced  by  many  citizens  in 
several  ways.  The  first  definite  step  in  this  direction,  however, 
was  taken  by  the  Brockton  Joint  Shoe  Council,  which  was  called 
together  on  the  evening  of  that  dreadful  day.  The  Council 
passed  resolutions  of  sympathy,  appointed  a  committee  of  eight 
to  confer  with  like  committees  that  might  be  named  by  other 
bodies,  and  voted  an  appropriation  of  $500  towards  a  relief  fund. 
The  committee  consisted  of  Messrs.  Emmett  T.  Walls,  Thomas  C. 
Farrell,  Frederick  E.  Studley,  James  Farrell,  F.  Moriarty,  W.  E. 
Jacoy,  Walter  Steele,  and  John  P.  Meade. 

A  joint  meeting  of  the  City  Council  summoned  by  Mayor 
Keith  was  held  on  Tuesday  evening.  Suitable  resolutions  were 
presented  and  passed,  and  after  action  was  taken  respecting 
the  public  funeral  and  burial  of  the  unidentified  dead,  which 
action  is  elsewhere  recorded,  the  following  order  was  adopted: 
"  Resolved,  that  a  committee,  to  consist  of  his  Honor,  the  Mayor, 
three  members  of  the  board  of  aldermen,  with  such  as  the  council 
may  appoint,  be  constituted  to  take  such  action  in  this  sad  exigency 
as  they  shall  deem  proper,  and  to  act  in  conjunction  with  any 
committee  or  committees  which  may  be  appointed  for  such 
purpose  on  the  part  of  our  citizens  or  of  any  organization." 

The  following  were  appointed  as  the  committee:  May  or  Ed  ward 
H.  Keith,  Aldermen  C.  Chester  Eaton,  Arthur  E.  Kendrick,  and 
Edward  Gilmore;  and  Councilmen  George  Swann,  George  W.  R. 
Hill,  Franklin  Howes,  A.  T.  Clancy,  and  William  E.  Bullivant. 


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At  a  public  meeting  called  by  Mayor  Keith,  and  held  in  Canton 
Hall  on  Friday  evening,  at  which  his  Honor  presided,  expressions 
of  public  interest  and  sympathy  were  made,  and  a  committee  of 
eight  citizens  named  to  be  members  of  the  General  Relief  Com- 
mittee. The  following  eight  persons  were  chosen:  Mr.  Walter 
Rapp,  Mr.  George  Clarence  Holmes,  Mr.  George  W.  Alden,  Mr. 
Edward  Cox,  Dr.  J.  H.  Drohan,  Rev.  Dr.  Albert  F.  Pierce,  Mr. 
Arthur  Taber,  and  Mr.  Fred  Hoyt. 

The  same  evening  the  manufacturers  and  merchants  of  the 
city  convened  and  appointed  Mr.  Myron  L.  Keith,  Mr.  Perley  G. 
Flint,  Mr.  Emery  L.  Low,  Col.  John  J.  Whipple,  Mr.  John  S.  Kent, 
Mr.  William  L.  Wright,  Mr.  Hervey  Dunham,  and  Mr.  Kenneth 
McLeod  to  represent  them  upon  the  relief  work  which  might  be 
planned. 

These  thirty-two  persons  thus  appointed  convened  that  same 
Friday  evening  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  chambers  of  the  Common 
Council  in  City  Hall,  and  organized  themselves  into  the  "  General 
Committee  of  Relief  for  Sufferers  from  the  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co. 
Factory  Fire."  All  the  members  of  the  committee  were  present, 
and  organization  was  effected  by  the  choice  of  Mayor  Keith  as 
chairman  and  Mr.  George  W.  Alden  as  secretary.  Mayor  Keith 
suggested  the  name  of  City  Treasurer,  Mr.  William  H.  Emerson, 
as  treasurer  of  the  relief  fund,  and  he  was  unanimously  chosen  for 
that  position.  After  informal  discussion  it  was  voted:  "  That  a 
board  of  five  trustees  shall  be  appointed  by  the  mayor,  of  which 
Mr.  Edward  H.  Keith  shall  be  chairman,  who  shall  have  entire 
custody  of  the  funds  raised  for  the  relief  of  the  sufferers  from  the 
R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  factory  fire,  and  that  the  trustees  shall  have 
authority  to  pay  out  the  funds  according  to  such  plans  and 
methods  as  shall  be  devised  and  approved  by  the  general  com- 
mittee." In  accord  with  this  vote  the  Chair  announced  the 
names  of  the  following  persons  to  serve  as  trustees:  Edward  H. 
Keith,  Hervey  Dunham,  John  J.  Whipple,  Myron  L.  Keith,  and 
John  P.  Meade. 

The  following  was  then  unanimously  voted:  "  That  a  com- 
mittee of  investigation  and  recommendation,  consisting  of  three 
members  from  each  of  the  special  committees  now  assembled, 
be  appointed  or  elected  as  the  committee  of  the  whole  may 
desire.  This  committee  shall  be  considered  as  an  advisory 


34  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

committee,  and  shall  report  as  such  times  as  the  general  com- 
mittee may  order."  After  conference  on  the  part  of  the  special 
committees,  the  following  persons  were  named  as  the  Advisory 
Committee:  Messrs.  Arthur  E.  Kendrick,  George  Swann,  and 
Franklin  Howes,  of  the  City  Council;  Messrs.  Thomas  C.  Farrell, 
Emmett  T.  Walls,  and  Frederick  E.  Studley,  of  the  Joint  Shoe 
Council;  Messrs.  John  S.  Kent,  W.  L.  Wright,  and  Kenneth 
McLeod,  of  the  Manufacturers  and  Merchants;  and  Messrs.  Dr. 
Albert  F.  Pierce,  Walter  Rapp,  and  Dr.  J.  H.  Drohan,  of  the 
Citizens'  Committee. 

Upon  the  adjournment  of  the  General  Committee  the  twelve 
persons  chosen  as  the  Advisory  Committee  met  in  the  committee 
room  of  the  Council  Chamber  and  organized  by  the  election  of 
Mr.  Frederick  E.  Studley  as  chairman  and  Dr.  Albert  F.  Pierce 
as  secretary.  This  Council  Chamber  room  was  afterwards  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  this  committee,  and  was  not  only  used  as  the 
place  of  meeting,  but  was  made  the  headquarters  for  relief,  and 
was  kept  open  every  week  day  and  evening  for  several  weeks. 

The  Advisory  Committee,  after  discussion  and  a  full  interchange 
of  opinion,  decided,  not  in  exact  form,  but  substantially,  as  fol- 
lows: 

1.  That  aid  should  be  given  to  every  sufferer  from  the  fire  who 
was  in  actual  need,  whether  said  person  was  injured  or  not;   or 
whether  employed  by  the  R.  B.  Grover  &  Co.  firm  or  not. 

2.  Temporary  relief  must  not  be  delayed  in  any  proper  case, 
but  must  be  quickly  rendered. 

3.  Every  case  so  far  as  possible  shall  be  personally  investigated 
by  at  least  two  members  of  the  committee,  that  the  interests  of 
the  fund  may  be  properly  safeguarded  and  all  parties  justly  dealt 
with. 

4.  Whatever  aid  is  rendered  shall  be  a  direct  gift  of  money  to 
the  individual  or  family,  and  the  committee  cannot  assume  re- 
sponsibility for  medical  attendance,  nurse's  fees,  or  any  expense 
otherwise  incurred. 

5.  Where  more  aid  is  required  than  a  single  donation,  it  shall 
not  be  given  in  large  sums,  but  in  weekly  payments  according  to 
the  nature  of  the  individual  case. 

6.  Blank  forms  shall  be  prepared  on  which  a  record  of  each 
serious  case  shall  be  made,  including  the  nature  and  extent  of 


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injury  received,  wage-earning  power,  number  of  dependents  in 
the  family,  other  sources  of  income,  etc.  The  following  is  a  copy 
of  the  blank  adopted,  which  is  very  general  in  form,  and  which 
was  used  in  whole  or  in  part  according  to  the  individual  case 
investigated.  It  required  discriminating  judgment  on  the  part 
of  the  visitors. 

No 

BROCKTON  RELIEF  FUND 

FOR 

SUFFERERS  FROM  R.  B.  GROVER  &  Co.'s  FACTORY  FIRE 
MARCH  20,  1905 

Death  or  Injury 

Name Address 

Age ....  Married  or  single Occupation Weekly  wages 

Life  insured. .  .  .Where  and  how  much. . 


Own  any  real  estate Value . 

REMARKS  (as  to  amount  of  mortgage,  interest  due,  etc.) 


Number  in  family  dependent  upon  above  person.  Give  names  and  ages,  if 
they  are  children.  The  same,  if  they  are  elderly  people.  State  wage-earning 
capacity  of  any  at  work. 

NAME  AGE  OCCUPATION 

1      

2      

3  

4  

5  

6  

7  . 


Additional  information 


THE  INJURY 

Nature  and  extent. . . 


Surgical  aid  rendered 

By  whom 

Probable  duration  of  disability. 


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Where  was  injured  finally  taken 

Remarks  by  visitor.     (Note  carefully  existing  conditions.) 


Name  of  visitor . .  . .  Date 


REPORT  OF  ATTENDING  PHYSICIAN 

Name  of  Patient Address 

(The  Relief  Committee  would  esteem  it  a  great  favor  if  the  attending  physi- 
cian would  not  only  report  the  nature  of  the  injuries  and  probable  duration 
of  disability,  but  also  impressions  as  to  the  financial  condition  of  the  patient, 
as  such  information  will  greatly  assist  the  committee  in  a  wise  distribution 
of  the  funds  contributed  for  this  purpose.  All  information  strictly  confiden- 
tial.) 


[Signed,] 

,  Physician. 

Address, 

Date, ,  1905. 

ACTION  OF  THE  RELIEF  COMMITTEE 


(Signed)        Chairman. 

Secretary. 

Date, ,  1905. 

ACTION  OF  TRUSTEES 

To  W.  H.  EMERSON,  Treasurer: 

You  are  authorized  and  directed  to  pay  to 

Name 

Residence  

The  following  sum $ 

C  Weekly      ] 

Payable-^  Monthly     ^  

[Otherwise  J 

(Signed) 

Chairman  of  Trustees. 
Date, ,  1905. 


Grover  Factory  Fire  37 

This  last  rule  subjected  the  committee  to  some  criticism  at  first, 
a  few  persons  resenting  what  appeared  an  impertinence  in  making 
unnecessary  inquiries;  but  it  was  soon  perceived  that  unless  the 
Relief  Committee  was  in  possession  of  such  knowledge  they  would 
have  little  to  guide  them  in  the  appropriations  which  they  were 
to  make. 

In  order  that  no  worthy  cases  should  be  neglected,  the  com- 
mittee instructed  the  secretary  to  have  the  rooms  open  from  ten 
in  the  morning  till  five  in  the  afternoon,  and  from  seven  till  nine 
in  the  evening.  Notices  were  inserted  in  the  public  press,  and 
people  were  urged  to  report  to  the  committee  the  names  of  per- 
sons injured  in  the  disaster,  or  any  others  whom  they  believed  to 
be  in  need  of  aid  on  account  of  loss  through  the  fire. 

Much  of  the  work  of  the  Advisory  Committee  naturally  de- 
volved upon  the  chairman  and  the  secretary,  but  every  member 
of  the  committee  cheerfully  cooperated  and  rendered  all  possible 
aid.  A  great  deal  of  time  was  given  in  visiting  the  injured,  and 
not  only  was  every  case  in  Brockton  looked  after,  but  the  com- 
mittee spent  many  hours  and  at  considerable  personal  sacrifice 
in  going  to  East  Bridgewater,  Stoughton,  Randolph,  and  surround- 
ing towns  on  the  same  errand.  Members  of  the  committee  went 
even  as  far  as  Worcester  and  North  Brookfield  to  investigate  and 
report  upon  individual  cases. 

Some  understanding  of  the  labor  involved  may  be  inferred 
when  it  is  said  that  there  were  eight  meetings  of  the  General 
Committee,  each  taking  an  evening,  fifteen  meetings  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  and  twenty-five  sessions  of  the  Advisory  Committee, 
the  latter  beginning  at  seven  in  the  evening  and  often  lasting 
until  midnight.  There  were  two  hundred  and  twenty  cases 
personally  investigated  by  two  or  more  members  of  the  committee, 
some  of  them  being  visited  several  times.  And  in  addition  to 
these  were  the  cases  of  the  children  which  had  to  be  separately 
considered.  But  this  was  not  too  much  of  time  or  care  to  be 
given  when  it  is  remembered  that  a  fund  of  over  a  hundred 
thousand  dollars  was  to  be  distributed  and  among  so  many  with 
such  varying  needs. 


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VI 

THE  AID  RENDERED 

The  committee  very  naturally  shrink  from  making  public  the 
aid  rendered.  They  particularly  feel  it  to  be  a  delicate  matter  to 
publish  the  names  of  recipients ;  and  they  would  much  prefer  to 
cover  the  work  of  mercy  with  the  veil  of  obscurity.  But  there 
are  two  considerations  which  led  them  to  change  their  mind. 
First,  there  is  the  duty  to  donors  of  the  fund.  The  committee 
were  intrusted  with  large  interests,  and  the  individuals  who  con- 
tributed so  generously  of  their  means  have  a  right  to  know  how 
it  was  distributed.  And  secondly,  as  much  of  the  work  done  has 
already  found  its  way  into  the  public  press,  it  was  judged  it  would 
be  much  more  satisfactory  if  no  discriminations  were  made,  but 
a  complete  statement  were  given  of  all  the  work  done  and  to  all 
persons  interested.  Furthermore,  the  committee  believe  that  a 
study  of  the  cases  and  conditions  will  lead  the  public  to  feel  that 
on  the  whole  the  trust  was  carefully  administered  and  the  real 
purposes  of  the  fund  secured. 

/  It  will  also  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  gifts  were  different  from 
ordinary  charity.  The  need  was  created  by  extraordinary  cir- 
cumstances, and  among  the  recipients  were  some  of  the  very  best 
citizens  of  our  community  who,  through  no  fault  of  their  own, 
were  rendered  powerless  to  provide  for  their  families;  and  to 
minister  to  them  in  their  time  of  need  was  the  duty  of  their 
neighbors  and  friends.  Two  things  must  be  remembered:  first, 
some  persons  absolutely  refused  aid,  though  it  was  pressed  upon 
them  by  the  committee;  and  secondly,  many  others  declined  to 
report  their  cases  though  they  were  in  real  destitution,  and 
knowledge  of  their  condition  came  to  the  committee  through 
others.  With  one  or  two  exceptions  no  attempt  at  imposition 
was  made;  the  spirit  of  greed  or  selfishness  was  nowhere  mani- 
fested, and  the  experience  of  the  committee  of  investigation 
leads  them  to  testify  to  a  keen  sense  of  justice  and  a  high  standard 
of  morality  among  the  people. 


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It  may  be  that  some  cases  needing  aid  were  overlooked.  The 
persons  were  too  modest  to  speak  for  themselves,  and  the  knowl- 
edge of  their  condition  did  not  come  to  the  committee.  It  may 
also  be  true  that  some  mistakes  were  made  in  the  method  and  the 
amount  of  relief  granted,  but  such  errors  were  of  the  head  and  not 
of  the  heart.  The  committee  did  the  very  best  they  knew  how. 

The  persons  who  needed  assistance  were  divided  into  three 
classes:  (1)  Those  injured,  or  who  otherwise  suffered  from  the 
fire;  (2)  widows  and  other  adult  dependents  of  those  who  were 
killed;  and  (3)  children  who  were  left  orphans.  These  classes 
were  considered  separately,  and  the  method  of  granting  relief 
was  different  in  the  three  cases. 

THOSE  WHO  WERE  INJURED 

This  class  was  itself  subdivided.  There  were  those  who  were 
but  slightly  hurt  and  who  needed  just  a  little  to  tide  them  over 
the  exigencies  arising  from  the  unusual  situation.  In  this  class 
were  also  included  some  not  injured,  but  who  lost  their  clothing, 
money,  and  personal  effects;  and  being  thrown  out  of  employ- 
ment, and  having  others  dependent  upon  them,  were  unable  to 
adjust  themselves  to  the  situation  without  assistance.  In  several 
such  instances  temporary  aid  was  given.  In  the  second  place 
were  those  who  were  seriously  injured  and  under  extraordinary 
expense,  because  they  required  the  care  of  trained  nurses  as  well 
as  medical  attention,  and  at  the  same  time  had  their  families 
dependent  upon  them.  To  such  substantial  aid  was  rendered 
from  week  to  week  as  necessity  required,  until  in  several  instances 
the  sum  amounted  to  hundreds  of  dollars.  So  serious,  however, 
were  some  of  these  cases  that  it  was  to  the  great  regret  of  the 
committee  that  the  condition  of  the  fund  did  not  permit  of  further 
help  being  given.  Certain  individual  cases  might  properly  have 
received  assistance  for  at  least  two  years. 

In  order  that  the  subscribers  to  the  fund  may  know  just  what 
disposition  was  made  of  their  money,  the  following  list  of  persons 
aided  is  given,  together  with  their  addresses,  a  brief  summary 
of  their  injuries  and  losses,  and  the  amounts  donated  to  each 
individual.  No  mention  is  made  of  the  several  cases  investigated 
by  the  committee  where  no  appropriation  was  made. 


40  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

It  may  appear  to  many  that  unequal  and  perhaps  unjust  dis- 
tribution was  made  in  some  instances.  Such  judgment  is  quite 
likely  to  arise  from  the  meager  information  in  the  possession  of 
the  reader.  The  committee  had  to  take  into  consideration  not 
merely  the  extent  of  the  injury,  but  such  facts  as  (1)  Is  the  person 
married  or  single?  (2)  Has  he  a  family  dependent  upon  him? 
(3)  Has  he  an  income  of  his  own?  (4)  What  societies  does  he 
belong  to  and  how  much  will  he  receive  from  them?  (5)  Is  he 
at  the  hospital  being  cared  for  without  expense,  or  looked  after 
by  friends  at  home,  or  dependent  upon  strangers,  etc.  It  was 
with  a  knowledge  of  all  these  things,  and  only  after  patiently 
considering  all  the  circumstances  and  factors  in  the  case,  that  the 
committee  reached  its  decisions.  And  so  clear  were  all  of  these 
matters  in  the  minds  of  the  committee  that  with  very  few  excep- 
tions their  action  was  unanimous. 

LIST  OF  THOSE  RECEIVING  TEMPORARY  AID 

1.  Miss  Susie  R.  Bicknell,  7  Hervey  Street.     Severe  bruises 
and  contusion  of  body  and  limbs;    very  severe  nervous  shock; 
injured  in  back.     March  25,  $25;  April  5,  $15  per  week  for  three 
weeks;    April  12,  $20;    April  18,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
June  2,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $340;  July  21,  $100. 
Total,  $650. 

2.  Miss  Mary  J.  MacDonald,   16  Essex  Street.     Bruises  and 
severe  nervous  shock.     March  25,  $25;  April  5,  $25  per  week  for 
four  weeks;  May  2,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $115. 
Total,  $300. 

3.  G.  Walter  Lawrence,  25  Tremont  Street.     Two  ribs  frac- 
tured, and  cut  across  forehead  requiring  five  stitches.     Badly 
injured.     March  25,  $25;  April  18,  $75;  May  17,  $50;  August  4, 
$150.     Total,  $300. 

4.  Thomas  Clifford,  600  South  Montello  Street.     Collar  bone 
fractured.     March  25,  $25;  April  5,  $20  per  week  for  four  weeks. 
Total,  $105. 

5.  Jesse  Leavitt,  66  Pearl  Street,  Stoughton.     Sprained  ankle 
and  rupture  of  the  ligament.     March  25,  $25;   April  5,  $25  per 
week  for  four  weeks.     Total,  $125. 

6.  Jerry  St.  Onge,  74  Provost  Street.     Besides  bruises,  received 


Grover  Factory  Fire  41 

a  rupture  which  necessitated  going  to  the  hospital  for  an  opera- 
tion. March  28,  $25;  April  18,  $25;  May  2,  $20  per  week  for 
four  weeks;  also  suit  of  clothes,  $11.28;  pad,  $3.08;  July  12,  $75. 
Total,  $219.36. 

7.  William  N.  Shipman,  183  Spark  Street.     Two  ribs  broken; 
chest  sprained;    legs  bruised;    badly  burned  on  face,  neck,  arms, 
and  hands.     March  28,  $25;  April  21,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
May  26,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  29,  $200.     Total,  $305. 

8.  William  Lightfoot,  East  Bridgewater.     Contusion  of  spine; 
severe  contusion  of  left  thigh;   numerous  small  burns;  developed 
into  a  severe  case  of  bronchitis  from  inhalation  of  soot  and  gases. 
March  28,  $25;   April  12,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  12, 
$10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $495.     Total,  $600. 

9.  Henry  Walsh,  35  Blaine  Street.     Cut  on  head;  chest  bruised; 
and  nervous  shock.     April  18,  $50. 

10.  Thomas    F.    McSherry,    444    Centre    Street.     Contusions, 
abrasions,  and  burns  of  face  and  arms;    rib  fractured;    severe 
nervous  shock;    eye  injured.     April  12,  $25;    April  18,  $25  per 
week  for  four  weeks;  May  26,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June 
12,  $40;  July  21,  $100.     Total,  $325. 

11.  Peter  Joyce,  46  Huntingdon  Street.     Left  wrist  fractured; 
arm  and  back  severely  strained;   leg  bruised.     April  5,  $25  per 
week  for  four  weeks;   May  2,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;   May 
29,  $100.     Total,  $260. 

12.  John  H.  Joyce,  77  Farrington  Street.     Bruises  on  head  and 
body;  leg  injured;  severe  nervous  shock.     April  5,  $25  per  week 
for  four  weeks;    May  26,  $30;    June  26,  $170;    July  21,  $100. 
Total,  $400. 

13.  George  A.  Monk,  128  Clifton  Avenue.     Wounds  on  head, 
face,  and  hands;    left  eye  injured  requiring  extended  treatment. 
May  9,  $100;   June  12,  $50.     Total,  $150. 

14.  Charles  L.  Rollins,  East  Bridgewater.     Severe  burns  on  the 
face  and  neck;    ears,  left  shoulder,  forearm,  and  wrist  injured; 
contusion  on  right  side  and  hip;  separation  of  the  cartilage  of  one 
rib;  severe  nervous  shock.     In  Relief  Hospital  for  several  weeks. 
April  5,  $25  per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  2,  $15  per  week  for 
four  weeks;  June  12,  $90.     Total,  $250. 

15.  Miss  Minnie  Geary,  12  Union  Street.     Severe  bruises;  con- 
tusion of  left  breast  from  being  pinned  down  by  falling  timbers; 


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severe  nervous  shock.  March  25,  $25;  April  5,  $25  per  week  for 
three  weeks;  April  18,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  29,  $15 
per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $80.  Total,  $300. 

16.  Bror  Lundell,  20  Ouster  Street.     Severe  burns  on  face,  neck, 
forearms,  hands,  and  feet.     April  18,  $75;   May  2,  $75;  July  28, 
$75.     Total,  $225. 

17.  Leon  Hartwell,  601  Ash  Street.     Loss  of  money,  clothes, 
and  other  property.     April  18,  $35. 

18.  Mrs.    Thomas    Delano,    12    Bartlett    Street.     Two    deep 
wounds  in  front  of  the  elbow;  an  abrasion  on  back  of  arm;  wound 
on  the  shoulders;    very  severe  nervous  shock.     April  21,  $50; 
May  2,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  29,  $100;  July  21,  $30. 
Total,  $240. 

19.  William  Burke,  744  Montello  Street.     Cut  on  head;  bruises 
on  body;   nervous  shock.     March  28,  $25;  April  14,  $50.     Total, 
$75. 

20.  Thomas  F.  Quirk,  51  Dover  Street.     Collar  bone  broken; 
badly  bruised.     March  30,  $25;   April  18,  $25  per  week  for  four 
weeks;  May  12,  $25;  May  26,  $25  per  week  for  two  weeks;  June 
16,  $75.     Total,  $275. 

21.  Elmer  H.   Dodge,    148  Market  Street.     Head  cut;    arm 
bruised;  right  leg  crushed,  requiring  amputation  above  the  knee. 
Taken  to  the  Brockton  Hospital.     March  25,  $25;  April  18,  $25; 
and  $15  per  week  for  six  weeks;  June  12,  $1,060.     Total,  $1,200. 

22.  Arthur  C.  Pierce,  60  Myrtle  Street.     Left  arm  and  shoulder 
severely  injured.     April  18,  $25;   July  21,  $150.     Total,  $175. 

23.  Karl  Olson,  227  Sawtelle  Avenue.     Received  internal  in- 
juries and  a  severe  blow  on  the  head.     March  28,  $25;   April  5, 
$25  per  week  for  three  weeks;  May  2,  $10  per  week  for  eight  weeks; 
June  28,  $500.     Total,  $680. 

24.  Mrs.   Lena  S.   Baker,   199  Centre  Street.     Cut  on  head; 
hands  bruised;   back  injured;   bruises  all  over  body;  severe  ner- 
vous shock.     April  7,  $25;  April  12,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
May  9,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  26,  $55.     Total,  $200. 

25.  Miss    Mary    A.    Leyden,    27    Exchange   Street.     Nervous 
shock;    contusion  of  left  side,  hip,  and  thigh.     April  18,  $25; 
May  2,  $25.     Total,  $50. 

26.  Miss  Lizzie  Leyden,  27  Exchange  Street.     Contusion  on 
forehead,  left  shoulder,  small  of  back,  and  right  thigh;    severe 


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nervous  shock.  April  12,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  2, 
$20  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $210;  July  21,  $50.  Total, 
$400. 

27.  Miss   Ella   Whitcomb,   613   Warren   Avenue.     Struck   on 
lower  part  of  back  by  steam  pipe;   severely  bruised;  severe  ner- 
vous shock.     April  12,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  9,  $15 
per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  28,  $380.     Total,  $500. 

28.  Miss  Kitty  Noonan,  100  Forest  Avenue.     Left  side  bruised; 
contusion  of  limbs  and  body;    severe  nervous  shock.     April  19, 
$50;  May  2,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $160.     Total, 
$250. 

29.  Warren  Lewis,  9  Brook  Street.     Loss  of  clothing.     April 
19,  $20. 

30.  E.  F.  Raymond,  138  Belmont  Street.     Several  bruises  and 
severe  nervous  shock.     May  2,  $100. 

31.  Mrs.  Walter  E.  Tripp,  62  Market  Street.    Contusion  and 
bruises  of  shoulders,   back,   and  hips.     Chief  injury  was  from 
heavy  timber  falling  upon  her  shoulders,  thereby  injuring  her 
spine  and  chest.     April  19,  $50;   May  12,  $10  per  week  for  four 
weeks;    June  12,  $160.     Total,  $250. 

32.  Orrin  M.  Reynolds,  61  Myrtle  Street.     Two  ribs  fractured; 
cartilage  separated  from  three  lower  ribs;  contusions  on  head  and 
other  body  bruises.     April  12,  $25  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May 
9,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $190.     Total,  $350. 

33.  William  A.  Emerson,  28  Myrtle  Street.     Fingers  cut;    leg 
and  back  injured;    left  foot  wrenched  and  turned  completely 
around.     Very  severely  injured.     April  12,  $25;    April  18,  $25 
per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  26,  $25  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
June  12,  $225;   July  21,  $250.     Total,  $700. 

34.  Nathaniel  A.  Lewis,  71  Turner  Street.     Severely  injured 
in  attempt  of  friends  to  remove  him  from  beneath  fallen  timbers, 
causing  severe  strain  upon  muscles  about  upper  chest  and  shoul- 
ders and  also  injury  to  the  spinal  cord.     April  5,  $25;  May  1,  $25; 
May  2,  $25,  and  $15  per  week  for  eight  weeks;  May  19,  $50;  June 
12,  $600.    Total,  $845. 

35.  Mrs.  William  Cornell,   10  Turner  Street.     Contusion  and 
bruises  of    both  limbs  and    left  thigh;    severe  nervous  shock. 
April  19,  $25;  May  29,  $100;  June  28,  $25.     Total,  $150. 

36.  Mrs.  L.  A.  Wight,  93  High  Street.     Cut   over  right]  eye; 


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chest,  arms,  and  back  bruised;  nervous  shock.  April  12,  $25 
per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  9,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
June  12,  $60.  Total,  $200. 

37.  Arthur  Atwood,  102  Myrtle  Street.     Contusions  of  hand 
and  arm.     April  19,  $40. 

38.  Mrs.    Isabelle    Simmons,    146    Forest    Avenue.     Bruised; 
nervous  shock;   loss  of  clothing  and  money  to  the  value  of  $55. 
July  21,  $40. 

39.  Miss  Lizzie  Mulvihill,  11  Prospect  Street.     Right  side  and 
ankle  injured;    number   of   bruises   on  body;    nervous   shock. 
April  6,  $25;  May  26,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  12,  $60. 
Total,  $125. 

40.  Felix  Pellend,  317  Grove  Street.     Rib  broken;    internal 
injuries  received,  causing  internal  hemorrhage.     March  30,  $25; 
April  5,  $25  per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  2,  $25  per  week  for 
four  weeks;   June  28,  $375.     Total,  $600. 

41.  Miss  Nora  Coughlin,   95  East  Ashland  Street.     Jumped 
from  a  window  and  received  contusions  of  the  back  and  severe 
nervous  shock.     Sent  to  the  Relief  Hospital.     April   15,   $25; 
April  18,  $7  per  week  for  eight  weeks;  June  12,  $19.     Total,  $100. 

42.  J.  F.  Brothers,  28  Foster  Street.     Loss  of  clothing,  etc. 
May  12,  $35. 

43.  A.  P.  Janes,   111   Green  Street.     Loss  of    property,  etc. 
May  12,  $30. 

44.  Charles  H.  Jagoe,  74  Chestnut  Street.     Contusions  of  the 
body  and  legs  and  severe  nervous  shock.     April  7,  $25;    April 
19,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;    May  26,  $30;    June  9,  $100. 
Total,  $215. 

45.  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Jagoe,  74  Chestnut  Street.     Injured  on 
the  thigh;    numerous  contusions  of  the  body;    severe  nervous 
shock.     May  29,  $30;  June  9,  $20.     Total,  $50. 

46.  Mrs.  Charles  Howard,  775  Main  Street.     Contusions,  slight 
cuts,  and  nervous  shock.     Jumped  from  the  fourth  floor.     April 
21,  $25;   May  12,  $35.     Total,  $60. 

47.  Mrs.  Minnie  A.  Kelley,  97  North  Main  Street.     Concussion 
of  the  spine  and  severe  nervous  shock.     In  the  hospital  for  sev- 
eral weeks.     April  12,  $10*per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  17,  $10 
per  week  for  two  weeks;    June  2,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
June  28,  $100;  August  5,  $50.     Total,  $250. 


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48.  Miss  Katherine  T.  Clancy,  602  Warren  Avenue.     Injured 
in  the  back,  and  severe  nervous  shock.     April  19,  $50;   May  26, 
$15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  29,  $50.     Total,  $160. 

49.  Miss  Annie  M.  Billing,  87  Ford  Street.     Wounded  in  the 
foot;   body  bruised;   nervous  shock.     April  19,  $50. 

50.  Miss  Addie  M.  Pratt,  9  Wilkins  Place,  Campello.     Jumped 
from  window.     Bruised  on  body  and  side  injured.     April  19,  $50. 

51.  Mrs.  Julia  Shields,  North  Easton.     Nervous  shock.     Lost 
clothing  and  cash  to  the  amount  of  $29.50.     April  19,  $25. 

52.  Mrs.  W.  F.  Wardwell,  the"Checkerton."    Severe  contusion 
of  the  left  shoulder  and  elbow;  severe  nervous  shock.     April  19, 
$25;    May  9,  $25;   May  17,  $25;   July  21,  $100.     Total,  $175. 

53.  Elmer  Charles  Smith,  South  Braintree.     Cut  on  the  top 
of  head;  body  bruised;  severe  nervous  shock.     April  12,  $10  per 
week  for  four  weeks;    May  12,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks. 
Total,  $80. 

54.  Mrs.  Minnie  Willcutt,  9  Sheppard  Street.     Severe  nervous 
shock  and  thigh  injured.     May  12,  $75;  June  9,  $25.     Total,  $100. 

55.  Miss  Marcilena  Moshier,  9  Sheppard  Street.     Severe  ner- 
vous shock  and  otherwise  injured.     May  12,  $50;   June  12,  $100. 
Total,  $150. 

56.  Emil  Holmberg,  Grant  Avenue,  Campello.     Severe  injury 
of  the  head;  body  bruised.     April  21,  $50;  May  9,  $25;  May  29, 
$50;   June  16,  $75.     Total,  $200. 

57.  Hugh  E.  Dyer,  871  Warren  Avenue.     Fingers  burnt;  num- 
ber of  bruises;   severe  nervous  shock.     April  19,  $50. 

58.  Mrs.  Annie  Bicknell,  25  Rutland  Street.     Spine  injured; 
scalp  wound;  several  bruises   on  different  parts  of  the  body; 
severe  nervous  shock.     April  19,  $50;   May  9,  $25;   May  26,  $15 
per  week  for  four  weeks;    June  12,  $165.     Total,  $300. 

59.  Edwin  G.   Whitmore,   19  Lilley  Avenue.     Cuts  on  wrist, 
back,  and  head;   numerous  bruises  on  head  and  body.     April  19, 


60.  Jacob  A.  Lovell,  Market  Street,  Rockland.     Loss  of  cloth- 
ing, etc.     April  14,  $25. 

61.  Mrs.  Mabelle  Willis,  Room  33,  Bryant  Block.     Hands  cut 
and  nervous  shock.     April  21,  $20;    May  9,  $25;    May  29,  $25. 
Total,  $70. 

62.  Moses    McGaughey,    Randolph.     A   severe   scalp   wound; 


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bruised  on  the  right  arm;  severe  bruise  on  the  left  leg.  Totally 
disabled  for  several  months.  April  15,  $10  per  week  for  four 
weeks;  May  9,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  29,  $100;  June 
26,  $400.  Total,  $580. 

63.  Cornelius  Good,  Randolph.     Scalp  wound;   injured  in  the 
lower  part  of  the  back,  and  right  thigh;     nervous  shock.     April 
15,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  9,  $10  per  week  for  four 
weeks;   May  29,  $100;   June  26,  $50.     Total,  $230. 

64.  Joseph  McLaughlin,  54  Tremont  Street.     Shoulder  bone 
broken;  bruises  and  cuts  all  over  the  body.     April  7,  $25;  April 
15,  $10  per  week  for  six  weeks;    June  9,  $50;    August  4,  $165. 
Total,  $300. 

65.  William  Senter,  1329  Main  Street.     Small  bone  in  the  right 
leg  broken;   hip  bruised;   wound  on  scalp.     April  5,  $25;   April 
15,  $10  per  week  for  six  weeks;   June  9,  $115.     Total,  $200. 

66.  Gus  Backstrom,  29  Denton  Street.     Slight  injury,  nervous 
shock,  and  loss  of  clothing.     April  14,  $20. 

67.  Mrs.  Emma  Butler,  15£  Bartlett  Street.     Contusion  of  right 
side  of  the  back;  spine  injured.     April  21,  $50;  May  9,  $25;  May 
26,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;   May  29,  $50.     Total,  $165. 

68.  Michael    Leary,    15    Smith    Street.     Back    strained    and 
bruised.     April  21,  $50. 

69.  Mrs.  H.  Brodieur,  20  Harold  Street.     Bruises  and  contusion 
of  the  left  arm  and  side.     March  25,  $25;  April  14,  $10.     Total, 
$35. 

70.  Frank  Pierce,  102  Myrtle  Street.     Cut  on  head  by  glass; 
contusion  of  the  body;  nervous  shock.     April  14,  $25. 

71.  Ira  K.  Buck,  65  Laureston  Street.     Cuts  on  the  hands; 
slight  bruises;  injured  across  the  chest;  nervous  shock.     July  21, 
$50. 

72.  Miss  Marie  Louise  Hickey,  832  Warren  Avenue.     Bruises 
on  the  back,  head,  and  fingers.     April  14,  $25;    May  17,  $50; 
June  9,  $10  per  week  for  six  weeks.     Total,  $135. 

73.  Mrs.  Nellie  McCabe,  19  Grand  Street.     Bruised  on  the  left 
arm    and   side;    arm    temporarily   paralyzed;    severe    nervous 
shock.     Besides  her  personal  losses,  she  suffered  the  loss  of  $367 
in  money  belonging  to  orders  of  which  she  was  treasurer.     April 
21,  $50;    May  9,  $100;    May  29,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
June  12,  $210;  June  28,  $200.     Total,  $600. 


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74.  Mrs.  Mollie  Sturgis,  970  Main  Street.     Injured  in  back,  and 
also  from  inhaling  steam  and  smoke.     Lost  clothing,  $67  in  money, 
stock  of  furniture  in  the  lunch  room,  also  furniture  in  her  house. 
April  12,  $100;   May  12,  $100.     Total,  $200. 

75.  John  Garvey,  50  Otis  Street.     Two  cuts  on  head,  one  on 
right  arm,  and  one  on  right  ankle;  rib  fractured  and  left  arm 
partially  paralyzed.     April  14,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May 
9,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  29,  $100.     Total,  $180. 

76.  Harry  E.  Beals,  590  Warren  Avenue.     Contusion  of  the 
hips  and  sprain  in  back.     April  14,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks. 
Total,  $40. 

77.  Mrs.    Thomas   Chisholm,    Bland   Street,    Campello.     Lost 
clothing  and  money.     April  14,  $15. 

78.  Oscar  E.  Levine,  962  Warren  Avenue.     Bruised  on  both 
legs.     Lost  clothing  and  money.     April  7,  $25;    April  14,  $25. 
Total,  $50. 

79.  Miss  Mamie  T.  Conroy,  North  Brookfield.     Suffered  from 
bruises  on  body,  injured  foot,  lame  back,  and  finally  nervous- 
prostration.     April  15,  $25;    April  19,  $15  per  week  for  four 
weeks;  May  26,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  28,  $200. 
Total,  $325. 

80.  Mrs.  Catherine  Moran,  9  Skinner  Street.     Hands  and  shoul- 
der bruised  and  strained.     Lost  clothing.     May  2,  $50. 

81.  Mrs.  Anna  Jewett,   14  Pinkham  Street.     Wound  of  the 
scalp;  contusions  all  over  the  body;  spine  injured;  nervous  shock. 
April  21,  $50;   May  29,  $25;   June  9,  $75.     Total,  $150. 

82.  Walter    Jordan,    Whitman.     Lost    clothing.     March    28, 
$5;   April  5,  $6.     Total,  $11. 

83.  Charles  H.  O'Brien,  191  North- Warren  Avenue.     Burnt  on 
ankle;  bruised  on  back.    Lost  clothing  and  cash  to  the  value  of 
$97.     April  14,  $50. 

84.  Edward  O'Brien,  191  North  Warren  Avenue.     Lost  cloth- 
ing and  watch  and  chain.     April  14,  $15. 

85.  Edward  D.  Mallery,  49  Perkins  Street.     Bruised  across  the 
knee  and  lost  clothing.     May  2,  $25. 

86.  Arthur  Richardson,   138  Belmont  Street.     Lost  clothing. 
April  14,  $15. 

87.  Charles  L.  Carlson,  8  Grand  Street.     Injured  by  falling 
beam.     Lost  clothing  and  $50  in  money.     May  9,  $50. 


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88.  Peter  E.  Beshong,  32  Grove  Street.     Back  strained.     Lost 
clothing.     April  14,  $40. 

89.  Louis  E.   Beshong,   32   Grove  Street.     Loss  of  clothing. 
April  14,  $15. 

90.  Nicholas  Cralese,  38  Spring  Avenue.     Injured  in  back  and 
fractured  bone  in  ankle.     Lost  $125  in  money,  besides  clothing. 
April  19,  $50. 

91.  James  Mannix,  119  Myrtle  Street.     Cut  on  the  lower  lip 
and  on  the  upper  arm;  bruised  in  the  lower  limbs.     April  14,  $35. 

92.  Miss  Eva  Saunders,   139  Forest  Avenue.     Lost  clothing. 
May  17,  $25. 

93.  Miss  Lois  Saunders,   139  Forest  Avenue.     Lost  clothing. 
May  17,  $25. 

94.  Mrs.   Ada  M.    Weeks,   87   Ford  Street.     Nervous  shock. 
Lost  clothing.     April  14,  $50. 

95.  Mortimer  D.  Richardson,  High  Street,  Avon.     Cut  on  foot; 
burns  on  both  wrists  and  right  hand;  right  ankle  cut  and  sprained. 
April  12,  $10;   April  14,  $30.     Total,  $40. 

96.  John  Soderbom,  22  La  Foye  Street.     Cut  on  side  of  face 
and  injured  on  the  head.     April  12,  $25;   April  18,  $50.     Total, 


97.  Miss   Lillian   Grover,   23   Lyon  Avenue.     Back  strained; 
nervous  shock.    Loss  of  clothing  and  money  to  the  amount  of  $34. 
May  2,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks.     Total,  $40. 

98.  Miss  Louise  Brodieur,  20  Harold  Street.     Slight  injury  an<} 
loss  of  clothing.     April  14,  $30. 

99.  Miss  Rose  Brodieur,  20  Harold  Street.     Loss  of  clothing. 
April  14,  $15. 

100.  Miss  Lillian  Werner,  Main  Street,  corner  of  William  Place. 
Bruised  all  over  body;   severe  nervous  shock.     April  12,  $10  per 
week  for  four  weeks;  May  26,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May 
29,  $75.     Total,  $155. 

101.  Robert  Barlow,  Stoughton.     Scalp  wound  of  head  and 
bruises  of  the  body;    no  bones  broken,  but  injuries   produced 
weak  heart  and  caused  great  pain;   developed  a  great   swelling 
about  the  right  hip  and  thigh.     Severely  injured.     May  9,  $100; 
May  26,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks;  June  2,  $240.     Total,  $400. 

102.  Miss  Sarah  M.  Hickey,  832  Warren  Avenue.     Nervous 
shock  and  loss  of  clothing.     April  18,  $25. 


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103.  Julius  Plotsky,  40  Bay  Street.     Right  knee  injured  and 
much  swollen.     Confined  to  house  for  two  weeks.     Lost  $20  in 
money  and  $30  in  clothing.     April  14,  $50. 

104.  Ralph   Churchill,    928    Warren   Avenue.     Lost   clothing. 
Temporarily  incapacitated  for  work  by  reason  of  shock.     April 
14,  $25. 

105.  Miss  L.  W.  Ryder,  926  Main  Street.     Lost  clothing  and 
received  severe  nervous  shock.     April  19,  $25. 

106.  Mrs.  Addie  R.  Copp,  78  Warren  Avenue.     Very  slight 
injury,  nervous  shock,  and  loss  of  clothing.     April  19,  $25. 

107.  August  Peterson,  822  Warren  Avenue.     Injury  from  in- 
haling heated  air  and  smoke;  nervous  shock.     April  19,  $30. 

108.  Lester  C.  Randall,  Avon.     Loss  of  tools  and  clothing. 
May  26,  $15. 

109.  Alexander  Booth,  41  Grove  Street.     Struck  on  head  with 
falling   timber;    incapacitated   temporarily  for  work.     May  18, 
$50. 

110.  William  A.   Coffey,   North  Weymouth.     Injured  in  the 
back  and  shoulders;    severe  nervous  shock;    unable  to  work  for 
several  weeks.     May  9,  $50;  May  26,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
May  29,  $90.     Total,  $200. 

111.  W.  H.  Hanley,  Randolph.     Injured  in  back  and  chest  by 
falling  timber;  severe  nervous  shock;  internal  hemorrhage.    Lost 
clothing,  watch,  and  chain,  besides  money.     May  9,  $50. 

112.  O.  H.  McDonald,  278  Quincy  Street.     Cut  on  head;   back 
and  shoulders  strained.     Lost  clothing  and  money.     May  12,  $50. 

113.  Miss  Jessie  Reddell,   1304  Main  Street.     Nervous  shock 
and  loss  of  clothing.     May  1,  $25;   May  2,  $10  per  week  for  four 
weeks;   May  29,  $35.     Total,  $100. 

114.  Mrs.  Maggie  Doherty,  297  Court  Street.     Loss  of  clothing 
and  money.     Suffered  severe  nervous  shock.     May  12,  $100. 

115.  Miss  Adelaide  Mullens,  297  Court  Street.     Lost  clothing 
and  other  valuables.     May  12,  $30. 

116.  Edward  C.  Delory,  744  Montello  Street.     Lost  clothing 
and  tools.     May  12,  $25. 

117.  Mrs.  Adell  McCormick,  272  East  Ashland  Street.     Back 
badly  hurt  and  arm  and  hand  cut.     Lost  clothing.     Sole  support 
of  her  family.     May  17,  $100;    May  26,  $15  per  week  for  two 
weeks;  May  29,  $45.     Total,  $175. 


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118.  Richard   A.   Reardon,   62  Tyler  Street.     Lost  clothing. 
May  12,  $25. 

119.  C.  Oscar  Peterson,  85  Denton  Street.     Escaped  without 
injury,  but  suffered  nervous  shock.     Lost  all  household  furniture 
in  fire.     May  12,  $100. 

120.  Everett  Eggleston,  33  Cottage  Street.     Somewhat  bruised. 
Lost  clothing  to  the  value  of  $40.     May  12,  $35. 

121.  Victor  Swanson,  52  Nillson  Street.     Bruised  on  the  hip; 
also  on  the  left  knee  and  elbow.     Lost  clothing.     May  12,  $25. 

122.  Irving  Chadbourne,  21  Tremont  Street.     Lost  tools  and 
watch.     June  15,  $10. 

123.  Mrs.  Hilda  Norling,  Dahlborg  Block,  1006  Main  Street. 
Lost  all  household  furniture  by  fire.     No  insurance.    May  17,  $100. 

124.  Mrs.  Hilma  Burgess,  13  Melrose  Avenue.     Injured  in  the 
right  side  and  left  kneecap.    Lost  clothing  and  money.    May  17, 
$25. 

125.  Miss  Margaret  Rooney,  35  Foster  Street.     Lost  clothing 
and  small  amount  of  money.     May  12,  $50. 

126.  Chandler   Pettee,    190   Summer   Street.     Bruised   across 
shoulders  and  hips.     Lost  clothing  and  money.     May  17,  $25. 

127.  James  W.  Vining,  East  Weymouth.      Loss  of   clothing. 
Slight  injury.     May  26,  $50. 

128.  Hosea  Wade,  843  Main  Street.     Slight  injury  and  loss  of 
clothing.     May  26,  $50. 

129.  C.  H.  Rand,  rear  52  West  Elm  Street.     Lost  clothing. 
May  17,  $35. 

130.  Daniel  MacDonald,  48  Main  Street,  Avon.     Lost  clothing. 
May  17,  $50. 

131.  Charles  H.  Jacques,   11   Grant  Avenue.     Lost  clothing, 
watch  and  chain.     May  17,  $35. 

132.  Harry  Swanson,  1006  Main  Street.     Lost  clothing.     May 
17,  $25. 

133.  B.  F.  Benson,  Lynn.     Suffering  from  nervous  prostration 
as  result  of  the  disaster.     May  12,  $100. 

134.  Fred   A.    Southwick,   6   Elm   Street,   Middleboro.     Lost 
watch  and  clothing  to  the  value  of  $150.     May  17,  $50. 

135.  Michael  Fitzgerald,    168   Bartlett  Street.     Arm    burned 
and  back  hurt.     Injuries  attended  to  at  the  Relief  Hospital. 
May  17,  $25. 


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136.  Mrs.  Hattie  Davenport,  85  Tremont  Street.     Slight  in- 
juries and  loss  of  clothing.     May  17,  $25. 

137.  Thomas  W.  Raymond,  1  Stafford  Street,  Plymouth.     Had 
been  burned  out  Friday  before  the  Grover  fire.     In  the  Grover 
fire  lost  clothing  and  suffered  severe  nervous  shock.     May  17,  $50. 

138.  Mrs.  James  Davenport,  4  Essex  Street.     Lost  all  her  fur- 
niture stored  in  Dahlborg  Block.     No  insurance.     June  12,  $100. 

139.  Ira  A.  Quimby,  21  Tremont  Street.     Lost  clothing,  tools, 
watch,  and  chain.     May  26,  $30. 

140.  Charles  J.  Olsen,  Spring  Street,  Avon.     Lost  clothing  and 
tools.     May  17,  $35. 

141.  M.  J.  Donovan,  55  Standish  Street.     Lost  clothing,  watch, 
and  money.     May  17,  $25. 

142.  Patrick  J.  Hanley,  168  Bartlett  Street.     Lost  clothing, 
etc.    May  17,  $50. 

143.  George  C.  Jones,  7  Fulton  Street.     Lost  clothing.     May 
17,  $35. 

144.  Forrest   Corbett,    20   Pinkham   Street.     Severe   nervous 
shock;    caught   cold   from   the    disaster  which  developed    into 
tubercular  trouble.     Compelled  to  go  to  a  sanatorium.     July  21, 
$250.     (Died  from  this  sickness,  Feb.  24,  1907.) 

145.  Miss   Mary   Pratt,   74   Denton  Street.     House,  the  only 
source  of  her  income,  knocked  from  its  foundation  by  the  boiler. 
April  5,  $25;    May  9,  $25.     Total,  $50. 

146.  John  Fitzgerald,  Perry  Avenue,  Stoughton.     Injured  by 
falling  down  stairs  in  going  out  of  factory.  Lost  clothing  and  tools. 
June  15,  $25. 

147.  Mrs.  Lizzie  M.  Hibbard,  45  Tremont  Street.     Right  side 
injured;  nervous  shock.     Loss  of  clothing.     Unable  to  work  for 
many  weeks.     April  14,  $10  per  week  for  four  weeks;    May  26, 
$10  per  week  for  two  weeks;   June  12,  $40.     Total,  $100. 

148.  Henry  O.  Baker,  South  Easton.     Loss  of  tools  and  cloth- 
ing.    March  28,  $10. 

149.  James  P.  Brown,  139  Tribou  Street.    Nervous  shock.    Lost 
clothing.     April  17,  $25. 

150.  Edgar  M.  Madan,  Eastondale.     Lost  tools  and  clothing. 
March  28,  $10. 

151.  Fred  H.  Bird,  491  West  Street.     Arm  and  body  bruised; 
back  injured.     Lost  clothing  and  watch.     May  18,  $45. 


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152.  Miss  Edith  Clark,  155  Lawrence  Street.     Left  arm  and 
side  bruised.    Lost  clothing,  hat,  and  umbrella.     June  15,  $50. 

153.  Charles  E.  Bump,  Middleboro.     Slightly  injured.     Lost 
clothing.     Out  of  work,  and  has  family  to  support.    June  15,  $50. 

154.  Miss  Lydia  Moses,  43  Parker  Avenue.     Cut  on  ear;   body 
bruised.     Lost  clothing  and  money.     June  15,  $25. 

155.  August  Burgess,  93  Denton  Street.     House  damaged  by 
fire  and  furniture  burned;  no  insurance.     July  3,  $200. 

156.  Anonymous  case.     By  special  vote  of  trustees,  placed  in 
the  hands  of  Myron  L.  Keith,  trustee.     July  21,  $250. 

WIDOWS  AND  ADULT  DEPENDENTS 

In  considering  the  second  class,  viz.,  widows  and  adult  depend- 
ents, there  was  a  wide  divergence  of  views  as  to  the  best  form  in 
which  assistance  should  be  given.  After  prolonged  discussion  and 
reflection,  however,  the  committee  came  with  rare  unanimity  to 
agreement  upon  the  following  points: 

1 .  That  aid  should  be  granted  not  only  to  widows,  but  to  parents 
and  other  aged  relatives  who  were  shown  to  have  been  wholly  or 
in  part  dependent  upon  the  person  killed. 

2.  The  amount  of  money  voted  should  be  determined  partly 
by  the  earning  capacity  of  the  persons  aided,  and  largely  by  the 
property  they  possessed  or  insurance  they  received,  together  with 
the  number  of  children  depending  upon  them  for  support. 

3.  The  grant  should  be  given  to  the  individual,  and  not  be 
placed  in  the  hands  of  a  trustee.     And  yet  the  money  should  not 
be  paid  directly,  but  placed  in  a  savings  bank  subject  to  order. 

The  experience  which  time  brings  has  served  to  justify  the  action 
of  the  committee  in  every  particular.  The  fairness  of  the  first 
rule  is  at  once  evident  and  needs  no  defense.  The  second  rule, 
however,  subjected  the  committee  to  adverse  criticism.  It  was 
argued  that  all  should  be  treated  alike;  discrimination  or  in- 
vidious distinction  should  not  be  made;  no  one  had  a  sufficient 
competence,  but  every  one  needed  all  that  could  be  given;  to 
grant  a  less  amount  to  some  because  they  had  economized  and 
saved  a  little,  and  a  larger  amount  to  others  because  they  had 
saved  nothing,  was,  on  the  one  hand,  to  tax  thrift,  and  on  the 
other  to  put  a  premium  upon  indolence  or  waste. 

The  committee  felt  that  it  was  a  question  of  need;  that  to 


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grant  aid  where  a  competency  was  possessed  would  be  a  misappro- 
priation of  funds;  that  to  grant  the  same  aid  to  a  widow  with 
earning  capacity  and  no  one  dependent  upon  her  as  was  given 
to  a  mother  with  a  family  of  little  children  and  no  visible  means 
of  support  would  be  unjust;  and  that  a  fair  consideration  of  all 
the  circumstances  required  that  the  urgency  of  the  case  should 
determine  the  sum  bestowed.  »• 

The  wisdom  of  the  third  rule  has  been  increasingly  evident. 
Not  only  are  trustees  of  individual  funds  too  often  exacting  and 
overbearing,  and  in  many  cases  unjust  towards  the  person  whose 
interests  they  should  protect,  but  in  general  are  not  needed.  It 
was  said  by  many  in  the  community,  women  do  not  know  how 
to  handle  large  sums;  they  do  not  know  the  value  of  money. 
Experience  has  taught  us  that  ninety-five  per  cent  of  the  women 
did  not  want  the  money  in  hand,  but  wished  it  properly  invested 
for  them;  that  they  preferred  a  savings  bank  at  a  small  interest 
to  some  other  forms  of  investment  with  a  larger  return,  because 
they  regarded  it  safer;  and  that  they  did  not  wish  to  spend  any 
of  the  principle  whatever  if  possible  to  avoid  it,  but  to  keep  it 
against  a  time  of  absolute  need. 

The  secretary  furnished  each  individual  with  a  list  of  the  principal 
savings  banks  within  twenty  miles  of  Brockton,  together  with  the 
interest-bearing  dates  and  the  amount  of  interest  paid  on  deposits; 
and  the  sums  voted  the  several  persons  were  deposited  in  such 
institutions  as  they  selected,  and  the  bank  books  turned  over  to 
the  individual  owners.  In  a  few  cases  the  money,  instead  of  being 
deposited  in  a  bank,  was  used  in  cancelling  a  mortgage  on  the 
home,  and  the  secretary  was  requested  to  see  that  the  transaction 
was  properly  done.  He  will  never  forget  the  many  expressions 
of  gratitude  on  the  part  of  those  who  received  aid;  gratitude  to 
those  who  had  charge  of  the  fund,  and  through  them  to  the 
generous  public,  because  the  assistance  rendered  was  all  that 
stood  between  them  and  helpless  poverty. 

Grants  of  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars  were  also  made  to 
the  family  in  every  case  where  some  member  was  killed,  and  the 
body  identified  and  given  private  burial.  This  was  not  done  on 
the  score  of  charity,  but  as  an  expression  of  sympathy  and 
neighborly  interest. 

In  the  following  list  is  found  first  the  name  of  the  person  killed, 


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and  then  the  amount  of  aid  rendered,  and  the  person  to  whom 
it  was  given.  Where  the  number  of  "  dependents  "  is  given  it 
is  not  intended  to  state  the  number  of  persons  left  in  the  family 
of  the  deceased,  but  simply  the  persons  who  were  wholly  or  par- 
tially dependent  for  their  living.  To  appreciate  the  amount  of 
aid  given  one  must  place  these  amounts  alongside  of  the  aid 
rendered  in  support  of  the  children,  as  the  provision  made  for 
them  is  in  addition  to  what  is  recorded  in  the  subjoined  list. 

1.  Wallace  Abercrombie,  91  Florence  Street.     Left  a  wife  and 
two  children  dependent.     Temporary  aid  granted.     March  25, 
$25;  June  2,  $100.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of 
Mrs.  Abercrombie,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,125. 

2.  Mrs.  Arthur  Atwood,  102  Myrtle  Street.     Left  no  one  de- 
pendent. 

3.  Irving  Baker,  30  Hope  Street.     Left  a  wife  and  one  child 
dependent.     Temporary  aid  granted.     April  5,  $25;  May  2,  $50; 
June  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Baker,  $750.     Total,  $875. 

4.  Miss  Serena  Barrows,  50  Glenwood  Street.     May  26,  $100 
granted  to  her  sister,  Miss  Genie  Barrows,  to  cover  funeral  ex- 
penses.    June  28,  $200  to  her  sister,  Mrs.  Earl  Bennett,  as  par- 
tially dependent.     Total,  $300. 

5.  Harry  C.  Bartlett,  East  Bridgewater,  Mass.     Left  a  wife  and 
three  children  dependent.     Temporary  aid  granted.     March  25, 
$50;  May  2,  $50;  June  2,  $150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to 
the  order  of  Mrs.  Bartlett,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,250. 

6.  Frank  W.  Bell,  619  Main  Street.     Left  a  wife  dependent. 
Temporary  aid  granted.     May  2,  $50;     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Bell,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,050. 

7.  Leon   Bergenson,   Barrows   Block,   Main  Street.     Left   no 
dependent. 

8.  Miss  Myra  Bergen,  51  Market  Street.     Left  no  dependent. 

9.  George  B.  Burgess,  365  North  Warren  Avenue.     Left  wife 
and  one  child  dependent.     Temporary  aid  granted.     May  2,  $50; 
June  15,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Burgess,  $500;  July  21,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Burgess,  $300.     Total,  $900. 

10.  Linus  Burgess,  748  Main  Street.     Left  no  dependent. 

11.  Ernest  C.  Carlson,  28  Carleton  Avenue.     Left  a  wife  par- 


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tially  dependent.     July  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of 
Mrs.  Carlson,  $250. 

12.  Jesse  Chandler,  1 18  French  Avenue.     Left  a  wife  dependent. 
Aid  granted.     March  25,  $45;  May  2,  $50.     July  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Chandler,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,075. 

13.  Mrs.  Dora  Clark,  Whitman,  Mass.     Paid  to  her  husband, 
Mr.  Arthur  E.  Clark,  $50  to  cover  funeral  expenses. 

14.  James  Raphael  Cole,  1024  Warren  Avenue.     Left  a  wife  and 
two  children  dependent,  and  an  aged  father  partially  dependent. 
Aid  granted.     March  28,  $25;  May  2,  $100;  June  2,  $100;  July  3, 
to  his  father,  Mr.  Taled  Cole,  $100.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank 
to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Cole,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,325. 

15.  Walter  E.  Copeland,  Elm  Square,  West  Bridgewater,  Mass. 
Left  a  wife  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  3,  $25;  April  6,  $25; 
May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Cope- 
land,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,100. 

16.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Curtis,  Windsor  House,  corner  Warren  Avenue 
and  Elm  Street.     Left  no  dependent. 

17.  Albin  Dahlborg,  73  Denton  Street.     Left  no  dependent. 

18.  Timothy  J.  Desmond,  40  Bradford  Street.     Left  a  wife  and 
four  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  5,  $25  per  week 
for  four  weeks;  May  2,  $50;  June  2,  $200.     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Desmond,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,350. 

(June  18,  Mr.  Hobart  Ames,  of  North  Easton,  at  the  solicitation 
of  the  secretary,  cancelled  a  mortgage  of  $400  held  by  him  against 
Mr.  Desmond.) 

19.  Miss  Florence  A.  Dunham,  56  Chestnut  Street.    Aid  granted. 
June  28,  to  her  father,  John  W.  Dunham,  $250. 

20.  Frank  L.  Emerson,   51   Myrtle  Street.     Left   a  wife  and 
daughter  and  an  aged   father  partially  dependent.     Aid  granted. 
April  2,  $50;  June  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the 
order  of  Mrs.  Emerson,  $500;  July  21,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the 
order  of  Mrs.  Emerson,  $250;  July   15,   placed  in  the  bank  to 
the  order  of  his  father,  William  Emerson,  $200.     Total,  $1,050. 

21.  Mrs.    Georgie  Emerson,   28   Myrtle  Street.     Left   no  de- 
pendent. 

22.  Wallace  Vinal,  25  Grant  Avenue.     Left  a  little  child  de- 
pendent.    Aid  granted.     April  2,  to  Mrs.  Gilmore  Fish,  grand- 
mother of  the  child,  $50;  June  2,  $50;  June  28,  $200.     Total, 
$300.     (See  aid  for  children.) 


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23.  Miss   Mary   Fitzpatrick,  55   Plain    Street.      Left   parents 
partially  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  12,  $10  per  week  for 
four  weeks.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Fitzpatrick,  $360.     Total,  $400. 

24.  Alphonse  J.  Fortier,  162  Myrtle  Street.     Left  a  wife  and 
three  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  25,  $25;  April  2, 
$50;  June  2,  $150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of 
Mrs.  Fortier,  $750.     Total,  $975. 

25.  Harry  S.  Hall,  West  Bridgewater,  Mass.     Left  a  wife  and 
three  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  2,  $50;  June  2, 
$150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Hall, 
$1,000.     Total,  $1,200. 

26.  Almoran  Hallett,  23  Haverhill  Street.     Left  a  wife  de- 
pendent.    Aid  granted.     April  2,  $50;  June  26,  $25.     June  28, 
placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Hallett,  $1,000.     Total, 
$1,075. 

27.  Granville  Hartwell,  601  Ash  Street.     Left  a  wife  dependent. 
Aid  granted.     April  5,  $25;  May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Hartwell,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,075. 

28.  Isaac  S.  Hoxie,  185  Menlo  Street.     Left  a  wife  and  three 
children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  25,  $25;  April  2,  $50; 
June  2,  $150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Hoxie,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,225. 

29.  Mrs.   Lillian  B.  Hurd,  806  Warren  Avenue.     Left  three 
children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  12,  $50;  June  2,  $150. 
Total,  $200.     (For  further  aid,  see  list  of  children.) 

30.  James  Jackson,  Abington,  Mass.     Left  no  one  dependent. 

31.  William  F.  Jeffers,  Union  Street,  East  Bridgewater,  Mass. 
Left  a  wife  and  three  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  2, 
$100;  June  2,  $100.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of 
Mrs.  Jeffers,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,200. 

32.  Mrs.  Stella  Kelley,  15  Park  Street.     Left  a  mother  partially 
dependent.     Aid  granted.     July  21,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the 
order  of  her  mother,  Mrs.  Evelyn  A.  Ferry,  $500. 

33.  Henry  C.  Kibbee,  Elm  Street,  Bridgewater,  Mass.     Left  a 
wife  dependent,  and  an  invalid  sister  partially  dependent.     Aid 
granted.     April  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order 
of  Mrs.  Kibbee,  $1,000;  August  1,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order 
of  Miss  Lizzie  M.  Kibbee,  $250.    Total,  $1,300. 


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34.  Thomas  F.  Langley,  162  Lawrence  Street.     Left  a  wife  and 
three  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  2,  $50;  June  2, 
$150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Langley, 
$1,000.     Total,  $1,200. 

35.  Miss  Nellie  Leary,  15  Smith  Avenue.     Left  parents  par- 
tially dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  12,  $50.     June  28,  placed 
in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Leary,  $250.    Total,  $300. 

36.  Miss  Mary  Leonard,  17  Pine  Street.     Left  parents  partially 
dependent.     Aid  granted.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the 
order  of  her  father,  $300. 

37.  Barnabas  Lewis,  515  North  Main  Street.     Left  a  wife  de- 
pendent.    Aid  granted.     April  5,  $15  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Lewis,  $1,000.    Total,  $1,110. 

38.  Mrs.  Hannah  Lindberg,  5  Ouster  Street.     Left  two  children 
dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  2,  $50;  June  2,  $50.     Total, 
$100.     (For  further  aid,  see  list  of  dependent  children.) 

39.  J.  Samuel  Lovejoy,  23  Haverhill  Street.     Left  a  wife  de- 
pendent, and  mother  partially  dependent.     Aid  granted.    April  12, 
$10  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Lovejoy,  $750;  June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  his  mother,  $250.     Total,  $1,090. 

40.  Andrew  G.  Lundell,  20  Ouster  Street.     Left  a  wife  and  three 
children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  5,  $25  per  week  for  four 
weeks;  May  2,  $50;  June  2,  $150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to 
the  order  of  Mrs.  Lundell,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,300. 

41.  Jerome  Mayo,  corner  Main  and  Market  streets.     Left  a 
mother   partially   dependent.     Aid   granted.     June  28,   to   the 
mother,  $300. 

42.  Mrs.  Florence  M.  Merrill,  895  Main  Street     Left  no  one 
dependent. 

43.  Miss  Mamie  O'Connell,  290  North  Gary  Street.     Left  parents 
partially  dependent.     Aid  granted.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank 
to  the  order  of  her  father,  $250. 

44.  Hiram  J.  Pierce,  60  Myrtle  Street.     Left  a  wife  dependent. 
Aid  granted.     April  8,  $25;  May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Pierce,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,075. 

45.  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Pray,  9  Sheppard  Street.     Left  no  one  de- 
pendent. 


58  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

46.  Albert  S.  Ray,  Campello,  Mass.     Left  no  one  dependent. 

47.  David  W.  Rockwell,  80  Denton  Street.     Left  a  wife  and 
four  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  28,  $25;  April  5, 
$25  per  week  for  four  weeks;  May  2,  $50;  June  2,  $150.     June  28, 
placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Rockwell,  $1,000.     Total, 
$1,325. 

48.  George  E.  Smith,  976  Warren  Avenue.     Left  a  wife  and 
three  children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  25,  $25;  April  13, 
$25;  May  2,  $100;  June  2,  $150.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to 
the  order  of  Mrs.  Smith,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,300. 

49.  Joshua  F.  Snow,  87  North  Main  Street.     Left  a  wife  and 
two  children  dependent,  and  a  mother  partially  dependent.     Aid 
granted.     March  25,  $25;  May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Snow,  $1,000;  June  28,  to  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Irene  Cash,  $100.     Total,  $1,175. 

50.  Stephen  Snow,  120  Belmont  Street.     Left  no  one  dependent. 
May  15,  $100  sent  to  the  daughter  to  cover  funeral  expenses,  but 
returned  by  her  to  the  Relief  Fund. 

51.  Richard  W.  Sprigings,  159  Warren  Avenue.     Left  a  wife 
and  son  dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  12,  $25  per  week  for 
four  weeks;  May  2,  $50;  June  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank 
to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Sprigings,  $1,000.    Total,  $1,200. 

52.  Mrs.  Jennie  Stiles,  51  Market  Street.     Left  an  aunt,  Mrs. 
Mary  J.  Sweetland,  and  a  friend,  Mrs.  Mabel  Eddy,  partially 
dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  25,  $25;  May  2,  $50.     June  28, 
placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  the  aunt,  $350;  June  28,  to 
Mrs.  Eddy,  $200.     Total,  $625. 

53.  John  N.  Sullivan,  674  Montello  Street.     Left  a  wife  and  four 
children  dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  28,  $25;  May  2,  $50; 
June  2,  $200.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Sullivan,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,275. 

54.  Mrs.    Emma   M.   Tallman,   26   Appleton   Street.     Left   a 
mother  and  a  son  dependent.     Aid  granted.     March  28,  $25; 
May  2,  $50;  May  19,  $100;  June  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the 
bank  to  the  order  of  her  mother,  Mrs.  Alice  Clapper,  $600.    Total, 
$825. 

55.  Samuel  Tiley,  370  Ash  Street.     Left  a  wife  and  two  children 
dependent.     Aid  granted.     April  5,  $25  per  week  for  four  weeks; 
May  2,  $50;  June  2,  $100.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the 
order  of  Mrs.  Tiley,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,250. 


Grover  Factory  Fire  59 

56.  Miss  Marion  Tufts,  Campello,  Mass.     Left  no  one  dependent. 

57.  J.  Victor  Turner,  923  Warren  Avenue.     Left  a  wife  de- 
pendent.    Aid  granted.     May  2,  $50.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank 
to  the  order  of  Mrs.  Turner,  $1,000.     Total,  $1,050. 

58.  Henry  M.  Weeks,  8  Essex  Street.     Left  a  wife  dependent. 
Aid  granted.     June  28,  placed  in  the  bank  to  the  order  of  Mrs. 
Weeks,  $750. 

DEPENDENT  CHILDREN 

In  dealing  with  the  children  the  committee  realized  they  were 
facing  a  serious  problem.  Here  were  no  less  than  threescore 
left  without  a  father  to  provide  for  them;  and  to  make  it  possible 
for  them  to  secure  an  education,  and  at  the  same  time  to  be  sup- 
ported until  they  reached  a  wage-earning  age,  was  a  matter  which 
required  most  earnest  and  painstaking  consideration.  Three 
methods  were  proposed,  and  each  for  a  time  had  ardent  advocates. 

First,  it  was  suggested  that  a  fair  division  of  the  fund  be  made 
among  the  children,  and  the  amount  be  paid  at  once  to  the  parent 
or  guardian.  It  was  contended  that  by  this  plan  equal  justice 
would  be  done  to  all;  that  for  several  reasons  it  would  best  satisfy 
those  having  charge  of  the  children;  that  it  would  be  satisfactory 
to  the  public  who  had  created  the  fund;  that  the  money  would  be 
sure  to  go  to  the  very  families  for  whose  benefit  it  had  been  con- 
tributed; and  that  the  committee  having  done  its  duty  would  be 
relieved  of  further  responsibility.  On  the  other  hand,  it  was 
maintained  with  equal  force  that  in  many  cases  the  money  would 
soon  be  used  for  household  expenses;  in  this  way  older  ones  would 
receive  the  benefit  rather  than  the  children;  the  children  would 
thus  be  left  without  provision  before  they  developed  a  wage- 
earning  capacity;  and  the  purpose  for  which  this  portion  of  the 
fund  had  been  created  would  be  defeated. 

Secondly,  it  was  suggested  that  a  division  be  made  as  in  the 
first  place,  except  that  the  money  should  be  placed  in  the  hands 
of  a  trustee  for  each  child,  or  the  children  of  a  single  family,  who 
would  see  that  it  was  expended  only  in  the  interests  of  those  under 
his  care.  This  method  seemed  to  avoid  some  of  the  objections 
to  the  first  plan,  but  was  soon  found  to  involve  so  many  diffi- 
culties and  uncertainties  that  it  was  entirely  discarded. 

The  third  plan  suggested  was  to  set  aside  so  much  of  the  general 


60  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

relief  fund  as  could  be  consistently  appropriated  in  the  interest 
of  the  children,  and  have  this  paid  over  at  stated  times  and  in 
specified  amounts  for  a  certain  definite  period  of  years.  After 
mature  reflection  it  was  thought  that  this  method  preserved  all 
of  the  best  features  of  the  other  two  and  at  the  same  time  avoided 
their  difficulties.  It  secured  for  each  child  substantial  aid,  suffi- 
cient to  enable  the  parent  or  guardian  to  have  the  child  continue 
in  school  at  least  through  the  grammar  grades;  it  paid  the  money, 
without  any  restrictions  as  to  expenditure,  directly  to  the  mother 
or  guardian,  who  should  be  the  best  judge  of  the  child's  needs; 
in  case  of  the  death  of  the  mother  the  income  of  the  child  was  not 
imperilled;  and  all  of  this  could  be  secured  without  undue  labor 
or  responsibility  on  the  part  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Some  of  the  special  features  of  this  plan  are  that  the  fund  is 
drawing  interest  and  thus  adding  to  the  amount  given  to  the 
children;  that  it  is  secured  by  being  in  the  custody  of  a  national 
bank;  that  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars  are  contributed 
yearly  to  each  beneficiary;  and  that  these  payments  are  to  con- 
tinue to  each  child  until  it  is  sixteen  years  of  age. 

Following  are  the  rules  governing  in  the  aid  given  to  children. 
They  were  formulated  by  the  Advisory  Committee,  and  are  given 
here  in  the  form  in  which  they  were  reported  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees.  The  trustees  adopted  them  without  amendment,  and 
they  are  being  carried  out  to  the  very  letter. 

FOR  CHILDREN'S  AID 

For  the  aid  of  dependent  children  the  Sub-Committee  on  Relief,  by  its 
action  of  June  28  and  August  4,  1905,  makes  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  the 
following  recommendations: 

1.  Each  child  shall  receive  not  less  than  one  hundred  dollars  annually  until 
sixteen  years  of  age. 

2.  No  child,  by  reason  of  age,  shall  receive  in  the  aggregate  less  than  five 
hundred  dollars. 

3.  Payments  for  the  children  shall  be  made  quarterly,  beginning  with 
October  1,  1905. 

4.  Payments  shall  be  made  to  such  parent  or  friend  of  the  child  as  the 
trustees  in  their  judgment  may  think  best  fitted  to  receive  and  expend  the 
same. 

5.  If  any  child  die  before  reaching  sixteen  years  of  age,  further  payments 
in  behalf  of  that  child  shall  cease,  and  one  hundred  dollars  shall  be  given  to 
the  parent,  guardian,  or  trustee  as  a  death  benefit. 


Grover  Factory  Fire  61 

6.  If  at  any  time  the  fund  will  warrant  it,  a  larger  sum  than  one  hundred 
dollars  per  annum  may  be  paid  to  each  child. 

7.  The  amounts  of  payments  shall  be  so  arranged  that  when  the  last  child 
shall  reach  sixteen  years  of  age,  the  fund  shall  be  exhausted. 

8.  The  trustees  shall  have  the  power  and  right  to  remove  any  child  from 
the  list  of  those  receiving  aid  at  any  time  when,  in  their  judgment,  the  child, 
on  account  of  changed  circumstances,  is  no  longer  dependent. 

9.  The  trustees  shall  have  the  right,  and  are  hereby  requested,  to  with- 
hold the  appropriation  from  any  child  who  performs  daily  labor  for  hire 
during  the  hours  of  the  regular  public  school  sessions. 

10.  The  fund  for  the  children  shall  be  invested  in  and  be  administered 
through  such  bank  or  banks  as  shall  be  determined  by  the  trustees. 

11.  In  case  there  shall  be  a  vacancy  in  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  remaining 
members  of  the  Board  shall  fill  such  vacancy  within  six  months;  and  in  case 
of  failure  to  do  so,  the  General  Committee  shall  be  called  together  for  this 
purpose. 

(Signed)  ALBERT  F.  PIERCE, 

Secretary  of  Sub-Committee. 

BROCKTON,  August  5,  1905. 

To  insure  the  proper  carrying  out  of  the  foregoing  provision,  the 
Trustees  were  requested  to  set  aside  $43,000,  or  as  much  of  such 
sum  as  was  necessary,  from  the  general  fund  for  this  purpose.  In 
accord  with  the  tenth  rule,  the  Brockton  National  Bank  was  made 
the  depository  of  the  fund;  and  the  directors,  in  view  of  its  char- 
acter and  purpose,  generously  agreed  to  pay  three  per  cent  interest 
on  the  amount  of  the  deposit.  The  bank  also  assumed  the  re- 
sponsibility of  paying  quarterly  to  the  proper  persons  the  several 
amounts  due  the  beneficiaries,  as  from  time  to  time  authorized 
and  directed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  By  this  arrangement, 
what  at  first  seemed  a  very  formidable  undertaking  has  become  a 
simple  task.  To  guard  and  administer  a  fund  through  sixteen 
years  at  first  thought  caused  men  to  hesitate.  It  was  not  a  duty 
to  be  coveted.  But  in  the  simple  form  into  which  it  has  developed 
it  works  smoothly,  without  entailing  special  care  or  labor  on  any 
individual.  The  bank  guarantees  the  integrity  of  the  fund;  pays 
generous  interest  upon  the  same;  writes  the  checks  once  every 
three  months;  and  makes  its  returns  through  the  Treasurer  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees.  The  Trustees  once  a  quarter,  through  its 
chairman  and  treasurer,  sends  a  written  order  to  the  bank,  and 
the  whole  work  is  done. 


62 


Brockton  Relief  Fund 


To  facilitate  the  work  of  the  Treasurer,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Sub-Committee  on  relief  prepared  and  printed  a  blank  form,  giving 
the  name  of  each  dependent  child,  showing  the  date  of  birth,  the 
time  when  payments  for  such  child  should  cease,  and  the  parent 
or  person  to  whom  payment  should  be  made,  together  with  the 
street  address  of  the  same.  A  copy  of  this  form  is  here  inserted, 
not  only  to  show  the  manner  in  which  the  order  is  drawn,  but  to 
give  full  information  respecting  the  children  who  are  on  the 
dependent  list. 


BROCKTON  NATIONAL  BANK: 

Please  pay  to  the  order  of  the  following  persons  the  sums  set  opposite  their 
respective  names  and  charge  the  same  to  the  Brockton  Relief  Fund  for  Suf- 
ferers from  the  Grover  Factory  Fire. 


PATEE 

Mrs.  Jennie  A.  Abercrombie 

AMOUNT                        CHILD 
.  $  I  Mildred  .Tpnnip 

BORN                PAYMENTS   END 

May  31,  1905       April  1,  1921 
May  31,  1905        April  1,  1921 

Sept.  2,  1890        July  1,  1906 

54  Tribou  Street 
Mrs.  Julia  F.  Burgess  

.$  

(  Alice  Geraldine 
Edward  F. 

365  No.  Warren  Avenue 

Mrs.  E.  Isabella  Bartlett 

.$  

(  Rachel  Whitman 

Rn+K 

Aug.  12,  1903 
Dec.     5,  1901 
Mar.  25,  1900 

Nov.    4,  1899 

July  1,1919 
Oct.    1,1917 
April  1,  1916 

Oct.    1,  1915 

East  Bridge-water 
Mrs.  Edna  S.  Baker   

.$  

(  Richard  Franklin 
Freeman  C. 

30  Hope  Street 

Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Cole  
22  Rockland  Street 

.s... 

.  .  .  (  Sarah  Forrester 
<  Guy  Alexander 

Aug.     1,1904 
Sept.    5,1898 

July   1,1920 
July  1,1914 

Mrs.  Elisabeth  T.  Desmond    , 
40  Bradford  Street 

Mrs.  Addie  F.  Emerson  

$  ... 

{Mildred 
Mary 

June   6,1902 
April    8,1899 
Dec.  13,1895 
Nov.  22,  1892 
Oct.    16,  1893 

Aug.  30,  1902 

April  1,1918 
April  1,  1915 
Oct.    1,1911 
Oct.   1,1908 
Oct.   1,1909 

July  1,1918 

.f  

John 
Dennis 
Vera 

311  Hammond  Street 
Mrs.  A.  J.  Fish  ,  guardian  

.$  

Leonis  M.  Final 

25  Grant  Avenue 

Mrs.  Claire  Alice  Fortier  
162  Myrtle  Street 

..$... 

(  Isabella  M. 
•  •  •  <  Jeannette  D. 
(  Edna  M. 

Mar.  20,1902 
Sept.  22,  1897 
Aug.  29,  1895 

Jan.  1,  1918 
July  1,  1913 
July  1,  1911 

Mrs.  Lizzie  Alice  Hall  
21  Cottage  Street 

..$... 

(  Helen  Packard 
•  ••  ]  Mattie  Bartlett 
I  Mildred  Emerson 

May     9,  1903 
June   16,1893 
Dec.   16,1891 

April  1,1919 
April  1,1  909 
Oct.    1,1907 

Mrs.  Gertrude  M.  Hoxie 
185  Menlo  Street 

..$... 

(  David  A. 
•  •  •  <  Beatrice  L. 
(Carl  M. 

Nov.  17,  1899 
Mar.  25,1898 
Dec.  21,1894 

Oct.    1,1915 
Jan.    1,1914 
Oct.   1,1910 

Charles  S.  German,  trustee    . 
70  Dover  Street 

..$... 

(  Ruth  F.  Kurd 

May  13,  1900 
Aug.  18,1892 
Mar.  18,1891 

April  1,1916 
July   1,1908 
Jan.    1,1907 

(  Alice  M.Hurd 

Mrs.  Nellie  M.  Jeffers    
East  Bridgewater 

..$... 

(  Alice  Isabel 
•  •  •  <  Thomas  Richard 
(  William  Campbell 

Oct.    28,1905 
Aug.  17,  1903 
July     5,  1901 

Oct.    1,1921 
July   1,1919 
July  1,1917 

Mrs.  Christina  M.  Langley  .  .  . 
162  Lawrence  Street 

Lars  O.  Lindberg,  trustee 

..$... 
..$... 

S  Raymond 
Harold  F. 
Francis  J. 

I  Elisabeth 

Oct.     6,  1895 
Aug.  24,  1893 
June  13,  1891 

June  10,  1894 
July  26,1890 

Oct.    1,1911 
July   1,1909 
April  1,1907 

April  1,  1910 
July   1,1906 

^.107  Tribou  Street 

1  Helen 

Grover  Factory  Fire  63 

PAYEE                                       AMOUNT                        CHILD                              BORN  PAYMENTS    END 

(Edwin  Conrad          Nov.  12, 1894  Oct.    1,1910 

Mrs.  Emma  Lundell $ )  Kari  jU8tinus           June  16, 1892  April  1 , 1908 

20  Custer  Street                                   (  Augusta  E.               Oct.   12,1890  Oct.    1,1906 

f  Inez  David               July   15,1905  July   1,1921 

Mrs.  Joanna  H.  Rockwell    $ I  Gwendoline  Grover  Sept.  26, 1903  July  1,1919 

Stoughton                                               t  Oscar  Joseph            June     9,1898  April  1,1914 

C Clifton  Granville      Sept.  11,1896  July  1, 1912 

(Viola                        Aug.  14,1896  July   1,1912 

Mrs' o°>h£e  Vt£ "oV1  'V $ 1  Lillian                        Sept.  15, 1894  July   1.  1910 

28  Franklin  Street                                ( Mattie                        Oct.   30,1890  Oct.    1,1906 

Mrs.  Grace  L.  Snow $ (  Stanley  Eldredge  Aug.  31, 1900  July  1, 1916 

87  No.  Main  Street  f  Earle  Freeman  Mar.  21,  1896  Jan.  1,  1912 

Mrs.  Hattie  M.  Sprigings $ Richard  Wright  June  15,  1892  April  1, 1908 

159  Warren  Avenue 

(Francis  Murray        Mar.  28,1902  Jan.    1,1918 

Frederick  LawrenceSept.  18,  1899  July   1, 1915 

John  Noonan            June    8, 1898  April  1,  1914 

Irene                          Nov.  19, 1896  Oct.    1, 1912 

Mrs.  Alice  Clapper,  trustee $ Clark  A.  Tallman    Dec.     1,1891  Oct.    1,1907 

26  Appleton  Street 

Mrs.  Ida  L.  Tiley". . ,               . .  .$ I  Elgin  Washburn      Sept.  18, 1897  July  1, 1913 

370  Ash  Street                                     ( Malcolm  Leonard    Sept.    7,1895  July   1,1911 

Total,  $ 

This   order  of dollars 

is  payment  in  aid  of  dependent  children,  and  is  in  full  for  the  quarter  beginning 

1,  19     . 

Treasurer. 

Brockton,  Mass., 19 


The  Trustees  of  the  Relief  Fund  approve  of  the  above  order  and  authorize 
payment  of  the  same. 

Chairman. 

Brockton,  Mass., 19 


It  will  be  noticed  from  a  perusal  of  the  foregoing  list  that  the 
number  of  children  for  whom  provision  was  made  is  fifty-five;  that 
they  come  from  twenty-three  families;  that  four  of  the  children 
were  born  after  the  disaster;  that  ten  of  them  live  outside  of 
Brockton;  and  that  fifteen  will  reach  sixteen  years  of  age  before 
having  received  $500.  The  trustees  began  the  method  of  closing 
accounts  with  such  children  as  reached  sixteen  years  of  age  by 
depositing  the  balance  of  the  $500  remaining  due  in  some  savings 
bank  for  each  child.  In  this  way  four  cases  were  closed  last  year. 
But  it  has  seemed  wise  to  the  trustees  to  interpret  the  first  and 
second  rules  as  meaning  that  payments  shall  continue  after  the 
beneficiary  has  reached  sixteen  years  of  age  in  every  case  necessary 


64  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

to  make  the  sum  total  of  payments  $500,  and  this  is  the  plan  they 
have  been  pursuing  since  1906. 

The  compiler  of  this  record  ventures  the  opinion  that  the  wisest 
and  best  thing  done  in  the  entire  work  of  relief  is  the  provision 
made  for  these  children.  To  relieve  temporary  distress  was  a 
work  of  charity  and  of  love,  but  this  would  have  been  done  by 
sympathetic  neighbors  and  friends  had  no  public  fund  been 
created.  The  assistance  rendered  the  widows  and  other  adult 
dependents  was  timely  and  needed,  but  these  could  have  cared 
for  themselves,  or  have  found  a  home  somewhere,  even  though 
at  great  loss  and  sacrifice.  But  without  the  provision  for  the 
children  there  would  have  been  the  breaking  up  of  homes,  the 
separation  of  little  ones,  the  prevention  of  an  education  on  the 
part  of  many,  and  the  consequent  loss  and  blighting  of  many 
lives.  By  the  wise  and  generous  provision  made,  every  family 
has  thus  far  been  kept  intact,  and  long  after  the  Grover  disaster 
will  be  forgotten  by  the  thousands,  and  will  be  only  a  sad  memory 
in  the  minds  of  a  few,  the  beneficent  influences  of  the  children's 
fund  will  be  seen  and  appreciated.  The  payments  will  cease  in 
1921,  but  the  fruitage  will  remain  until  the  rising  generation  shall 
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VII 
INSURANCE  AND  BENEFICIARY  ORGANIZATIONS 

While  this  report  was  being  compiled  the  writer  received  in- 
quiries from  several  sources  asking  what  relations  the  workmen 
sustained  toward  fraternal  organizations  that  paid  weekly  benefits 
in  case  of  sickness,  or  stated  amounts  in  case  of  death.  As  may 
be  inferred,  these  questions  came  from  students  of  social  and 
industrial  life  and  have  a  bearing  upon  present  economic  condi- 
tions particularly  respecting  workingmen. 

The  answers  to  these  inquiries  have  nothing  whatever  to  do 
with  this  relief  report;  but  as  they  concern  the  interest  of  the 
working  people,  and  may  assist  the  students  of  political  economy 
who  are  seeking  to  better  existing  conditions|by  the  dissemination 
of  information  and  the  securing  of  better  laws,  they  are  here  given 
for  what  they  are  worth.  They  would  be  of  more  value  if  the  facts 
covered  the  entire  number  of  persons  employed  in  the  factory  at 
the  time  of  the  fire,  and  if  the  inquiries  had  been  more  particularly 
made,  and  the  results  more  carefully  tabulated.  And  yet  they 
include  a  sufficiently  large  number  to  afford  a  fair  basis  for 
judgment. 

The  Relief  Committee  in  its  investigations  pursued  the  following 
course:  In  the  case  of  those  killed  questions  were  asked  only 
when  the  person  left  some  one  dependent,  and  then  the  informa- 
tion sought  was  as  to  the  amount  of  life  insurance  carried,  if  any, 
and  the  value  of  the  real  estate  owned.  These  facts  had  an  im- 
portant bearing  upon  the  amount  of  assistance  to  be  given  the 
widow  or  other  adult  dependent.  In  the  case  of  those  severely 
injured,  questions  were  asked  as  to  income  from  fraternal  organiza- 
tions and  from  other  sources,  in  order  that  a  fairer  distribution  of 
relief  funds  might  be  made.  Some  of  the  injured  received  from 
$10  to  $20  per  week  from  the  orders  to  which  they  belonged,  while 
others  were  members  of  no  beneficiary  society. 

One  fact  must  be  borne  in  mind.  The  Boot  and  Shoe  Workers' 
Union,  while  organized  as  a  labor  society  to  advance  the  interests 
of  the  workingmen,  is  at  the  same  time  a  beneficiary  order.  When 


66  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

its  members  are  kept  from  work  through  sickness  or  injury,  they 
receive  $5  per  week  in  benefits;  in  case  of  death,  $100  is  paid  to> 
the  family.  But,  as  the  Grover  Factory  was  a  union  shop,  and 
all  the  workmen  were  compelled  to  be  members  of  the  organization, 
this  fact  is  not  taken  into  account  in  the  following  data.  There- 
fore, when  it  is  stated  that  a  workman  was  or  was  not  a  member 
of  a  fraternal  society,  the  Shoe  Workers'  Union  is  always  to  be 
excepted. 

The  data  here  given  cover  inquiries  respecting  116  cases,  52 
being  of  those  who  were  killed,  and  64  of  those  injured.  Taking  up 
first  the  cases  of  those  who  lost  their  lives,  the  number  is  divided 
into  men,  37,  and  women,  15.  Of  the  37  men,  23  carried  life 
insurance,  5  in  two  different  companies;  18  were  owners  of  real 
estate;  and  19  were  members  of  beneficiary  orders  (other  than  the 
Shoe  Workers'  Union),  while  6  of  the  19  belonged  to  more  than 
one  such  organization. 

Of  the  15  women,  7  carried  insurance  on  their  lives,  1  in  two 
companies;  4  owned  real  estate;  and  1  belonged  to  a  beneficiary 
lodge. 

Of  the  64  persons  injured,  the  inquiries  covered  28  married 
men,  8  single  men,  15  married  women,  and  13  single  women. 

Of  the  28  married  men,  10  carried  life  insurance  (one  in  three 
companies);  13  owned  real  estate;  12  belonged  to  fraternal  benefit 
orders  (4  to  more  than  one);  while  4  were  not  included  in  any  of 
the  foregoing  classes. 

Of  the  8  single  men,  2  were  insured,  the  same  2  were  owners  of 
real  estate,  and  none  of  the  8  belonged  to  benefit  orders. 

The  data  for  the  15  married  women  show  that  3  carried  life 
insurance;  3  were  owners  of  real  estate;  2  belonged  to  benefit 
orders;  and  8  of  the  15  are  not  included  in  any  of  these  classes. 

Of  the  13  unmarried  women,  3  carried  insurance;  3  were  owners 
of  real  estate;  2  belonged  to  fraternal  societies,  and  8  were  not 
included  in  any  of  the  foregoing  cases. 

To  make  the  account  of  local  relief  more  complete,  and  the 
above  reports  a  little  fuller,  the  Secretary  corresponded  with  all 
of  the  fraternal  organizations  of  the  city  and  endeavored  to  secure 
from  them  definite  statements  as  to  the  sums  they  had  paid  to 
beneficiaries  on  account  of  the  Grover  disaster.  He  found  diffi- 
culty in  securing  the  information  desired.  The  rules  of  these 


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organizations  forbid  the  making  of  such  matters  public,  and  the 
desirability  of  it  was  questioned  by  many.  The  facts  gleaned 
were  so  meager  as  to  raise  the  question  of  the  wisdom  of  publishing 
them  at  all.  However,  it  may  be  said  that  the  report  from  one 
lodge  of  K.  of  P.  showed  that  $1,030  had  been  paid  on  account 
of  three  deaths,  and  $125  to  the  relief  of  two  members;  three 
lodges  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  had  paid  $1,375  on  account  of  eight  deaths, 
and  $296  for  the  relief  of  eight  members;  that  Brockton  Lodge 
B.  P.  O.  E.  had  paid  $972,  and  an  additional  $495.21  had  been 
contributed  through  it  from  several  lodges  in  other  parts  of  the 
state.  I  have  little  doubt  that  the  amount  paid  out  for  insurance 
and  local  relief  through  tbe  various  channels  mentioned  was  equal 
to  forty  per  cent  of  the  public  relief  fund  which  was  raised  and 
administered  by  the  General  Committee  on  Relief. 


68  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

VIII 
RECEIPTS  AND  EXPENDITURES 

In  section  four,  entitled  "  Starting  a  Relief  Fund,"  an  ac- 
count is  given  of  the  manner  in  which  the  funds  for  the  work 
of  relief  were  solicited.  Much  of  this  money  came  directly  to  the 
Mayor  of  the  city,  with  the  instruction  that  it  should  be  expended 
under  his  personal  supervision  and  according  to  his  own  judg- 
ment. All  of  this  sum,  however,  was  placed  in  the  keeping  of 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Relief  Fund,  subject  to  the  order  of  the 
Relief  Committee.  As  the  money  was  received  it  was  from  day 
to  day  deposited  by  the  Treasurer  in  the  two  local  national  banks, 
which  very  kindly  paid  three  per  cent  interest  upon  the  deposits. 
This  very  materially  added  to  the  fund,  as  a  glance  at  the  report 
of  the  Treasurer  will  show.  The  interest  thus  received  amounted 
to  nearly  $900. 

The  expenditure  of  the  fund  was  very  carefully  guarded.  No 
unnecessary  expenses  were  incurred,  and  the  most  rigid  economy 
was  practiced.  In  this  connection  it  is  proper  to  say  that  the 
Trustees  and  General  Committee  very  freely  contributed  of  their 
time  and  services.  Outside  of  necessary  postage,  printing,  sta- 
tionery, and  a  stenographer,  there  was  absolutely  no  cost  in  ad- 
ministering the  fund.  No  salary  was  paid  to  any  person,  and  no 
remuneration  of  any  kind  whatsoever  was  received.  Indeed,  the 
personal  expenses  of  the  committee  necessary  to  the  prosecution 
of  the  work  were  borne  by  the  individual  members.  In  order  that 
the  public  may  be  informed  as  to  the  actual  cost  of  administration, 
the  following  list  of  bills  is  given,  which  include  everything  ex- 
pended up  to  the  time  of  closing  all  the  work  of  temporary  relief 
and  the  turning  of  the  fund  over  to  the  Brockton  National  Bank. 
Since  that  time  the  bank  has  not  only  administered  the  fund 
without  charge,  but  as  stated  elsewhere  has  paid  three  per  cent 
interest  on  the  amount  deposited.  It  is  not  egotism  to  say  that 
perhaps  never  before  was  a  large  fund  so  efficiently  and  economi- 
cally handled.  The  actual  cost  was  less  than  one  fourth  of  one 
per  cent.  That  is,  it  took  less  than  one  cent  to  distribute  four 


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dollars.  Or,  to  put  the  matter  in  another  form,  during  the  four 
months  of  work  on  the  part  of  the  committee,  the  entire  cost  of 
administration  amounted  to  only  one  fourth  of  the  interest  re- 
ceived on  the  daily  deposits.  That  is,  the  committee  received  in 
subscriptions,  $104,187.87,  and  not  only  paid  out  every  cent  of 
this  in  relief  work,  but  added  to  this  amount  $643.75,  which  was 
interest  on  the  fund  over  and  above  all  expenses. 
Following  is  a  detailed  statement  of  expenses : 

EXPENSE    ACCOUNT. 

1905. 

May  10     Miss  Annie  Sharood,  stenographer $21.00 

„     22     Miss  Annie  Sharood,  stenographer 14.00 

„     23     Standard  Printing  Company,  printing 3.00 

„     23   Howard  Job  Print,  for  printing 14.10 

June    9     Subscription  Committee,  for  postage  and  envelopes      .    .    .  35.55 

„     26     Miss  Annie  Sharood,  stenographer      9.15 

„     29     Dr.  A.  E.  Paine,  for  medical  examinations 31.50 

„     29     Dr.  J.  W.  Gorman,  for  medical  examinations 31.50 

„     30    William  S.  Morey,  stationery,  etc 12.75 

July  31     Stenographer      36.00 

„     31     Postage $6.49 

Transportation 7.00 

Copying,  stationery,  etc 25.39  38.88 


Total  cost  of  administering  fund $247.43 


70  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

IX 

A  PERSONAL  WORD  OF  APPRECIATION 

The  writer  begs  the  indulgence  of  a  generous  public  while  he 
expresses  a  word  of  appreciation  in  behalf  of  those  engaged  in  the 
work  of  relief.  It  may  be  distasteful  to  these  individuals  to  be 
singled  out  and  have  mention  made  of  their  work,  but  it  is  done 
without  their  knowledge,  and  wholly  on  the  writer's  own  respon- 
sibility. 

The  members  of  the  general  and  special  committees  were  chosen 
from  all  classes,  parties,  and  creeds,  but  they  worked  together  in 
the  utmost  harmony,  and  never  for  one  moment  did  earthly  dis- 
tinctions intrude.  It  was  beautiful  to  note  the  brotherly  Christian 
spirit  that  pervaded  the  thoughts  and  desires  of  all.  And  the 
cheerful  spirit  with  which  many  gave  their  time  and  sacrificed 
their  personal  interests  to  contribute  to  the  common  good  is 
worthy  of  all  praise.  Without  making  invidious  distinction,  per- 
sonal reference  can  be  made  to  his  Honor,  Mayor  Edward  H. 
Keith.  He  easily  surpassed  all  others  in  his  devotion  to  the 
interests  of  the  suffering  and  unfortunate.  During  that  fatal 
week  he  scarcely  knew  what  rest  and  sleep  were.  And  to  his 
judgment,  tact,  and  untiring  effort  are  due  much  of  the  success 
attending  the  work  of  rescue  and  relief.  He  seemed  to  discern 
the  right  thing  to  be  done  and  did  it  in  such  a  way  as  to  com- 
mend him  to  the  thoughtful  people  of  the  community. 

Words  of  appreciation  may  also  be  spoken  of  Mr.  William  H. 
Emerson,  Treasurer  of  the  Relief  Fund.  For  many  years  he  has 
been  the  city  treasurer,  and  during  the  years  of  his  incumbency 
he  has  persistently  and  positively  declined  to  be  identified  with 
outside  affairs,  and  in  some  instances  at  the  sacrifice  of  consider- 
able personal  gain.  But  he  gave  himself  heartily  and  cheerfully 
to  this  work,  devoting  to  it  many  hours  of  the  day  and  night,  and 
rendering  to  the  cause  invaluable  assistance. 

While  all  of  the  members  of  the  General  Committee  are  worthy 
of  particular  notice,  Mr.  Frederick  E.  Studley,  chairman  of  the 
Advisory  Committee,  and  Mr.  George  Clarence  Holmes  chairman 


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of  the  Subscription  Committee,  are  deserving  of  special  praise. 
The  former  gave  a  great  deal  of  time,  being  present  not  only  at 
the  meetings  of  the  committee,  but  spending  several  days  at  the 
relief  rooms  the  first  weeks  they  were  open,  assisting  the  Secretary 
in  every  possible  way.  And  Mr.  Holmes  was  the  heart  and  soul 
of  the  movement  for  subscriptions.  An  indefatigable  worker,  a 
genius  hi  the  invention  of  methods,  and  a  man  full  of  faith  and 
push,  he  inspired  others  and  was  the  means  of  increasing  the  fund 
to  such  large  proportions. 

Special  mention  might  be  made  of  the  fire  and  police  depart- 
ments, and  of  the  heroic  and  effective  service  which  they  ren- 
dered; of  the  many  physicians  who  worked  with  such  painstaking 
skill  and  care  without  thought  of  reward;  of  scores  of  citizens  who 
contributed  freely  of  their  time;  of  the  hospitals  and  trained 
nurses  that  were  the  very  essence  of  devotion  to  a  noble  charity; 
of  the  local  press  and  the  chivalrous  service  rendered  by  their 
reportorial  staff,  which  did  so  much  to  awaken  interest  and  make 
possible  the  splendid  results  in  the  raising  of  the  relief  fund.  Of 
course  thanks  are  due  to  the  many  who  so  generously  contributed 
of  their  substance  to  the  common  good.  In  this  Brockton  did 
her  part  nobly,  but  so  quick  and  hearty  was  the  response  from 
the  outside  world  that  we  are  placed  under  a  lasting  debt  of 
gratitude.  To  these  and  all  others  the  Secretary,  speaking  for 
the  innocent  and  helpless  sufferers  from  the  great  disaster,  ex- 
presses profound  gratitude  and  appreciation.  May  they  all  in 
due  time  hear  the  Master's  commendation  and  receive  his  reward. 


SUBSCRIBERS 


An   unknown  friend,  through  Governor 

William  L.  Douglas $2,500.00 

A.  B.  S.,  Loyal  Lodge Brockton,  10.00 

A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  St.  George  Lodge  ....  „  100.00 

A.  O.  H.  of  Plymouth  County  ....  „  86.00 
A.  O.  H.,  Ladies'  Auxiliary,  of  Plymouth 

County „  55.00 

A.  O.  U.  W.,  Brockton  Lodge  No.  54  ..  „  25.00 

A.  O.  U.  W.,  Campello  Lodge „  25.00 

A  Child „  .15 

A  Wanderer  (C.  E.) „  10.00 

Abbott,  Preston      „  2.00 

Alden  Company,  George  W „  50.00 

Alden,  John „  25.00 

Alger,  A.  H.  &  Co „  25.00 

Algonquin  Club „  265.00 

Allen,  James  Sydney „  10.00 

Allen,  W.  Fred „  5.00 

Allen,  W.  G „  5.00 

Anderson,  E.  W „  10.00 

Anderson  &  Nelson „  25.00 

Anderson  &  Nelson,  Employees  ....  ,,  19.00 

Appleton,  Susan  A „  5.00 

Arnold,  A.  E „  1.00 

Arnold  Brothers „  10.00 

Atwood,  Annie  H „  20.00 

Atwood,  William  B „  25.00 

Averill,  Miss  A.  A „  5.00 

Averill,  Dr.  J.  H „  5.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers'  Local  Union  No.  74     .  „  200.00 
B.  &  S.  Workers'  Mixed  Union  No.  38   .  „  150.00 
B.  &  S.  Workers'  Union,  Geo.  W.  Dis- 
ney, General  Organizer      „  5.00 


74  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  The  Brockton  Lodge  No. 

669,  Net  Proceeds Brockton,          $972.00 

Bacon,  J.  E.,  M.D „  15.00 

Bailey,  George  W „  18.50 

Baine,  C.  L „  25.00 

Baker  Brothers „  25.00 

Bakers'  Union  No.  180      „  50.00 

Baptist  Jr „  5.00 

Barry,  T.  D.  &  Co „  200.00 

Barry,  T.  D.  &  Co.,  Employees    ....  „  525.00 

Bates,  M.  H „  25.00 

Battery  I,  M.  V.  M „  25.00 

Battles,  David  W „  25.00 

Baxendale  Box  Toe  Company      ....  ,,  25.00 

Beals,  Arthur  L.,  M.  D „  10.00 

Besse,  Baker  &  Co „  100.00 

Besse,  Baker  &  Co.,  Employees    ....  „  8.00 

Bixby,  C.  C „  50.00 

Blanchard,  H.  L „  15.00 

Bonney,  E.  L „  50.00 

Bonney,  E.  L.,  Employees „  19.50 

Bostock,  Thomas  &  Sons „  10.00 

Boston  Credit  Company „  10.00 

Boston    Mutual    Life    Insurance   Com- 
pany, Brockton  Agency „  50.00 

Boyden,  Marshall,  through ,,  4.12 

Braconier,  F.  L „  25.00 

Bray,  C.  H „  5.00 

Brest  Company,  J „  10.00 

Bretzen,  A „  3.00 

Brewer,  Peter      „  2.00 

Brewer  &  Stetson „  25.00 

Bricklayers  and  Masons'  International . 

Union  No.  5 „  25.00 

Brockton  Agricultural  Society „  500.00 

Brockton  Automobile  Club „  10.00 

Brockton  Beef  Company ,,  25.00 

Brockton  Business  University „  25.00 

Brockton  Choral  Society  Concert      ...  „  410.00 


Graver  Factory  Fire  75 

Brockton  Co-operative  B.  &  S.  Company,     Brockton,          $100.00 
Brockton  Co-operative  B.  &  S.  Com- 
pany, Employees „  176.50 

Brockton  Cricket  Club „  25.00 

Brockton  Die  Company,  Employees   .    .  „  46.86 

Brockton  Fire   Department „  121.14 

Brockton  Gas  Light  Company ,,  500.00 

Brockton  Gas  Light  Co.,  Employees  .    .  „  57.00 

Brockton  Gospel  Reform  Club     ....  ,,  2.00 

Brockton  Heel  Company „  100.00 

Brockton  Heel  Company,  Employees  .    .  „  100.20 

Brockton  Laborers' Union  No.  9105     .    .  „  25.00 

Brockton  Last  Company „  100.00 

Brockton  Last  Company,  Employees  .    .  „  70.00 

Brockton  Leather  Company      „  25.00 

Brockton  Leather  Company,  Employees,  „  60.00 

Brockton  Lodge  of  Elks „  200.00 

Brockton  Master  Builders'  Association    .  ,,  100.00 

Brockton  National  Bank „  500.00 

Brockton    Post    Office    and    Stations, 

Clerks „  31.00 

Brockton  Printing  Pressman's  Union  .    .  „  25.00 

Brockton  Rand  Company „  100.00 

Brockton  Rand  Company,  Employees     .  „  35.57 
Brockton  Shoe  Manufacturers  Associa- 
tion, Interest  on  Collections  „  6.55 

Brockton  Sole  Pattern  Company  ....  „  10.00 

Brockton  Stay  Company „  25.00 

Brockton  Times      „  100.00 

Brockton  Times,  Local  Employees  ...  ,,  36.75 
Brockton   Veteran   Fireman's   Associa- 
tion, Ladies'  Auxiliary ,,  25.00 

Brockton  Webbing  Company „  25.00 

Brockton     Webbing     Company,     Em- 
ployees        „  22.00 

Brockton  Welting  Company „  100.00 

Brockton  Woman's  Club „  50.00 

Brooks,  John  Graham „  20.00 

Brown,  Daniel  E.,  M.D „  10.00 


76  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Brown,  James  W Brockton,  $5.00 

Brown,  W.  L „  10.00 

Bryant,  H.  L.  &  W.  C „  50.00 

Bryant,  W.  H.,  G.  H.  and  E.  S „  50.00 

Buck,  Ira „  5.00 

Building  Laborers'  Union „  10.00 

Building  Trades'  Council „  10.00 

Burbank,  Dr.  John  S „  5.00 

Burgess,  L.  S „  10.00 

Burke,  Milo „  10.00 

Burr,  J.  A „  10.00 

Butler,  Nathan „  10.00 

Caldwell,  W.  H „  25.00 

Callahan,  Cornelius „  25.00 

Callahan,  John  F.  &  Co „  25.00 

Candy  Makers'  Union  No.  266 „  25.00 

Carayanis,  Nicholas  G „  10.00 

Carlson  &  Lendblad „  10.00 

Carpenters'  Union „  100.00 

Carter,  George  A.,  Employees „  38.53 

Gary,  Mrs.  Matilda  F „  50.00 

Cash  given  through  City  Marshal .    ...  „  1.00 

Caswell,  B.  L „  5.00 

Caulkins,  M „  5.00 

Chamberlain  &  Fletcher „  25.00 

Charity „  250.00 

Chase,  E.  A.,  M.D „  10.00 

Chevigny,  Dr.  H.  H „  5.00 

Churbuck,  L.  M „  5.00 

Churches : 

Advent  Christian  Church „  21.00 

Central  M.  E.  Church  Choir „  35.00 

Central  M.  E.  Church,  Ladies'  Aid 

Society „  25.00 

Central  M.  E.  Church,  Mercy  and 
Help  Department,  Perkins  Chap- 
ter, Epworth  League „  25.00 

Central  M.  E.  Church,  Opportunity 

Circle  10.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  77 

First  Baptist  Church Brockton,  $10.10 

New  Church  Society  of  Young  Matrons,  „  55.00 

New  Jerusalem  Church      „  45.82 

Porter  Congregational  Church,  Mrs. 

O.  L.  Randall,  H.  A.  P.  Class     ...  „  5.00 

South  Congregational  Church,  Inter- 
mediate C.  E.  Society „  5.00 

South  Congregational  Church,  King's 

Daughters,  Steadfast  Circle  ....  „  5.00 

South    Congregational    Church,  Sun- 
day-school      „  76.25 

South  Congregational   Church,   Sun- 
day-school Class,  Easter  Offering      .  „  2.00 

South    Congregational   Church   Sun- 
day-school, Primary  Department     .  „  5.00 

South    Street    Methodist    Episcopal 

Church „  20.00 

St.     Paul's    Church,    Loyal     Circle, 

King's  Daughters „  15.00 

St.     Paul's    Episcopal    Church,   St. 

Elizabeth  Guild „  10.00 

Swedish  Congregational  Church  Sun- 
day-school      „  28.70 

Unity  Church,  Woman's  Alliance     .    .  „  10.00 

Unity  Church,  Young  People's  Guild   .  „  15.00 

Universalist  Church,  Junior  Union  .    .  „  2.00 

Universalist  Church,  Young  People's 

Christian  Union „  5.00 

Wendell  Ave.  Congregational  Church  .  „  38.91 

Wendell  Ave.  Congregational  Church 

Cheerful  Helpers „  10.00 

Wendell  Ave.  Congregational  Church 

Sunday-school „  2.52 

Churchill  &  Alden „  500.00 

Churchill  &  Alden,  Employees „  431.95 

Churchill  &  Washburn „  50.00 

City  Water  Department,  Employees    .    .  „  39.00 

Clan  McDonald  Auxiliary „  10.00 

Clark,  Ezra  W „  5.00 


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Clark,  N.  A Brockton,  $25.00 

Clark,  N.  A.  &  Co „  25.00 

Cleveland,  W.  F „  10.00 

Cobb,  M.  L „  50.00 

Coleman  &  Allen „  10.00 

Coleman  &  Allen,  Employees „  10.00 

Collection  from  C.  R.  M „  100.00 

Collins,  J.  F „  10.00 

Commercial  Club „  200.00 

Condon  Brothers  &  Co „  25.00 

Condon  Brothers  &  Co.,  Employees    .    .  „  38.85 

Connelly,  J.  S.,  Employees „  12.00 

Cook  &  Perkins „  10.00 

Copeland,  Davis ,,  5.00 

Copeland,  Lucius  T „  5.00 

Copeland,  Warren  T „  5.00 

Corcoran,  James  T „  25.00 

Corona  Kid  Company „  100.00 

Cote,  William  A „  5.00 

Coy,  B „  5.00 

Craft,  Harrington  &  Co „  25.00 

Craft,  Harrington  &  Co.,  Employees    .    .  ,,  71.35 

Creasy,  E.  A „  10.00 

Crocker,  Frank  L „  10.00 

Cross,  C.  H „  5.00 

Cross,  C.  H.,  Employees „  22.00 

Crowell,  F.  L „  5.00 

Crystal  Creamery „  50.00 

Cutters'  Local  Union  No.  35 „  300.00 

D.  A.  R.,  Deborah  Sampson  Chapter    .    .  ,,  50.00 

D.  of  P.,  lona  Council „  25.00 

Damocles  Sewing  Circle „  5.00 

Darling,  George  E „  5.00 

Daughters  of  St.  George,  Ladies'  Somer- 
set Lodge „  25.00 

Davidson,  Annabell „  10.00 

Davis,  Edgar  B „  100.00 

Davis,  Oscar  C „  25.00 

Dawson,  T.  H.  &  Co.  and  Employees    .    .  „  17.00 


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79 


Day  Optical  Company Brockton,  $5.00 

Dean,  Miss  L.  F „  5.00 

Dean,  Penney  Company „  25.00 

Dean,   Penney  Company,  Employees     .  „  6.75 

Dickerman,  James      „  9.00 

Dingle,  S.  K „  2.00 

Dione  Assembly  No.  5  Pythian  Sister- 
hood       „  10.00 

Donahue,  John „  10.00 

Douglas,  W.  L „  1,000.00 

Douglas  Shoe  Company,   W.  L.,  Em- 
ployees       „  2,500.00 

Dove,  A „  5.00 

Dove,  Susan  C „  5.00 

Drake,  Herbert  S „  100.00 

Drake,  Kneil  &  Hunt „  25.00 

Drake,  W.  O.  and  Clerks „  10.00 

Drohan,  James  H „  10.00 

Dunbar,  George „  5.00 

Dunbar,  Harry „  25.00 

Dunbar  Pattern  Company „  25.00 

Dunbar,  Walter  M.,  Agent  Metropolitan 

Shoe  Company „  10.00 

Dutra,  Frank  J „  15.00 

Dyce,  James  Company „  100.00 

Dyer,  Mrs.  R.  G „  5.00 

Eaton,  C.  A.  Company „  100.00 

Eaton,  C.  A.  Company,  Employees    ...  „  274.25 

Eaton,  William „  5.00 

Edgar,  James  Company, „  500.00 

Edgar,  James  Company,  Employees     .    .  „  103.00 
Edgar,  James    Company,  money  from 

store  clock „  38.57 

Edison  Electric  111.  Company „  100.00 

Edison    Electric    111.    Company,    Em- 
ployees      Brockton  and  Whitman,         31.00 

Edson's  Smoke  House Brockton,  25.00 

Egan,  William  F „  5.00 

Elastic  Goring  Weavers'  Association    .    .  „  100.00 


80 


Brockton  Relief  Fund 


Eldridge,  George  W Brockton,  $10.00 

Electric   Ry.    Employees   of   America, 

Brockton  Division  No.  235 „  50.00 

Elliott,  F.  E.  &  I.  P „  10.00 

Ellis,  M.  F.  &  Co „  15.00 

Emerson,  W.  H „  10.00 

Emery  Leather  Company „  10.00 

Emery,  W.  B „  5.00 

Empire  Laundry „  26.50 

Engeldrekt  Lodge „  10.00 

Engine  Company  No.  3 „  10.00 

Enterprise  Publishing  Company  ....  „  100.00 
Enterprise  Publishing  Company,   Em- 
ployees       „  41.00 

Estabrook  &  Co „  200.00 

Eva  A.  Hill  Lodge,  Degree  of  Honor     .    .  „  10.00 

Ewell-Cooper  Company  and  Employees,  „  15.00 

Fairey,  V.  Harry „  25.00 

Farrell,  James  J „  5.00 

Farrell,  T.  C.  (contribution  of  Local  Bus. 

Agts.  B.  &  S.  W.  U.) „  5.00 

Felker,  C.  H.  &  Co „  25.00 

Felker,C.H.&  Co.,  Employees     ....  „  20.00 

Felton,  Charles  R „  10.00 

Field,  Barzillai „  10.00 

Field,  D.  W „  1,000.00 

Field,  Fred  F.  Shoe  Company      ....  „  200.00 
Field,  Fred    F.  Shoe    Company,    Em- 
ployees       „  260.00 

Fillebrown,  C.  R „  25.00 

Filoon,  V.  &  F.  W „  100.00 

Filoon,V.&F.  W.,  Employees      ....  „  55.45 

Finishers'  Union  No.  37 „  300.00 

Flagg,  Harry  W „  10.00 

Flagg,  Willis  H „  10.00 

Flagg  &  Willis,  received  through  ....  „  490.00 

Flagg  &  Willis,  Employees „  17.00 

Flower,  Hattie  W „  2.92 

Fowler,  Annie  L „  5.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  81 

Fraser  Dry  Goods  Company Brockton,          $100.00 

Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles  Aerie  No.  617   .  „  50.00 

Frazier,  Robert „  5.00 

French,  George  T „  10.00 

French,  George  T.,  Employees ,,  5.00 

French,  Herbert  S „  15.00 

French,  Seth  L „  3.00 

French,  W.  L „  25.00 

Friedman,  Alfred „  10.00 

Friend „  2.00 

Friend „  .50 

Friend „  2.00 

Friend „  4.00 

Friend „  1.00 

Friend „  2.00 

Friend „  5.00 

Friend „  2.00 

Friend „  2.00 

Friend „  3.00 

Friend „  1.00 

Friend „  1.00 

Friend,  Campello „  1.00 

Friend  (C.  N.  G.) „  3.00 

Friend  (C.  W.  M.) „  50.00 

Friend  (F.  R.  W.) „  1.00 

Friend  (G.  B.) „  5.00 

Friend  (H.  W.  N.)      „  2.00 

Friend  (J.  E.  B.) „  10.00 

Friend  of  the  Afflicted „  5.00 

Friend  (O.  M.) „  2.00 

Friend, "  Unaccounted  for " „  20.00 

From  a  Friend „  2.00 

From  a  Friend „  2.00 

From  Friends „  5.00 

From  a  Vamper      „  2.00 

Frost,  Annie  M „  5.00 

Frost,  C.  T „  10.00 

Fullerton,  B.  M „  5.00 

G.,  Miss 5.00 


82  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

G.  A.  R.,  Fletcher  Webster  Post  No.  13    .     Brockton,          $150.00 

Gardner,  Ellis „  5.00 

Gardner,  F.  C „  5.00 

Gardner,  Silas  H „  50.00 

Garrett,  Drislane  &  Co.,  and  Employees  .  „  20.00 

Garvey,  John „  1.00 

Gayner,  I.  P „  25.00 

Gayner,  I.  P.,  Employees „  10.00 

Gifford,  Mrs.  T.  E „  10.00 

Gillespie  Bros „  25.00 

Globe  Market  Employees „  12.00 

Goddard,  Warren „  25.00 

Golden  Sporting  Shoe  Company  ....  „  25.00 
Golden    Sporting  Shoe  Company,  Em- 
ployees       „  25.00 

Goldman,  B „  10.00 

Goldthwaite,  C.  H „  25.00 

Goldthwaite  &  Bixby  Drug  Store  Em- 
ployees       „  17.00 

Goodman,  Mrs.  S „  10.00 

Goodrich,     Mildred,      Cora      Knowles, 

Marion  Goodrich,  and  Mary  Wheelock,  „  1.00 

Goodwin,  E.  E.,  M.D „  10.00 

Goodwin,  Samuel „  25.00 

Gordon,  John  H „  5.00 

Gospel  Reform  Club  Sunday-school      .    .  „  2.00 

Grandmother „  1.00 

Grant,  George  A „  5.00 

Gray  Shoe  Pattern  Company „  10.00 

Green,  F.  E „  10.00 

Green,  George  F.  Coal  Company   ....  „  25.00 

Gregor,  John „  25.00 

Grogan  &  Donnelly „  20.00 

Grossman,  S.  D.  Company „  10.00 

Grover,  R.  B.  &  Co „  1,000.00 

Gurney  Bros.  Company  and  Employees,  „  111.00 

Guy  Furniture  Company „  15.00 

H.V.&V.F.  A.,  Ladies' Auxiliary  ...  „  10.00 

Hadaway,  J.  B „  25.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  83 

Hall,  Andrew  F.,D.D.S Brockton,  $5.00 

Hall,  E.  C.  Company „  50.00 

Hall,  John  W „  10.00 

Hall,  L.  H.  &  Son,  and  Employees     .    .  „  22.75 
Hancock  V.  V.  and  Firemen's  Associa- 
tion    „  25.00 

Hanley,  W.  E „  25.00 

Hastings,  A.  B „  50.00 

Hastings,  Mary  B „  5.00 

Hathaway,  Mrs.  S.  Augusta „  100.00 

Hathaway,  William  W „  25.00 

Hawley,  Frank „  5.00 

Hayward,  Miss „  5.00 

Hebrew  Ladies' Benevolent  Association  .  „  10.00 

Heptasophs „  5.00 

Hewett,  Herman  S „  25.00 

Hewett,  Mary  O „  25.00 

Hickey,  Charles  M „  25.00 

Hill,  Ada  T „  5.00 

Hill,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  W „  25.00 

Hillberg,  Charles  R.  &  Co „  25.00 

Hillberg,  Charles  R.&  Co.,  Clerks     ...  „  6.00 

Hobbs,  W.  H „  10.00 

Holbrook,  Susan  J „  10.00 

Holland,  Charles  P „  10.00 

Holland,  Richard „  5.00 

Hollywood,  J.  M „  25.00 

Holmes,  Frank „  10.00 

Holmes,  George  C „  100.00 

Holmes,  George  C.,  Employees     ....  ,,  43.00 

Home  National  Bank „  500.00 

Howard  &  Caldwell „  100.00 

Howard  &  Caldwell,  Clerks „  17.00 

Howard,  Clark  &  Co „  25.00 

Howard  Club „  50.00 

Howard,  F.  A „  5.00 

Howard  &  Foster „  300.00 

Howard  &  Foster,  Employees ,,  286.84 

Howard,  Frank  S 50.00 


84  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Howard,  Franklin,  and  Family     ....     Brockton,  $10.00 

Howard,  Fred  B „  50.00 

Howard,  George „  25.00 

Howard  Job  Print  and  Employees    ...  „  50.00 

Howard,  Mary  Cobb „  100.00 

Howard,  Sewell  P „  5.00 

Hub  Gore  Makers „  100.00 

Hub  Gore  Works,  Employees „  71.50 

Huggons,  S.  H.  &  Co „  25.00 

Hurley  Shoe  Company „  50.00 

Huxford,  L.  F „  5.00 

Hydeman  &  Lassner „  5.00 

I.  F.  W.  Club „  10.00 

Independent  Die  Company „  25.00 

Independent  Social  Circle „  5.00 

Innes,  Thomas  B „  50.00 

I.  O.  B.  A.,  Plymouth  Rock  Lodge  No. 

289 „  15.00 

I.  O.  B.  A.,  Pride  of  Brockton  Lodge, 

No.  373 „  10.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  Aurora  Lodge  of  Rebekah, 

No.  140 „  25.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  Beatrice  Rebekah  Lodge    .    .  „  10.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  Campello  Lodge  No.  227     .    .  „  25.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  Edward  E.  Bennett  Lodge     .  „  5.00 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  Loyal  Willow  Lodge,  Man. 

Unity „  25.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  M.  U.,  Colonial  Girls'  Orches- 
tra of  Loyal  Anchor  Lodge     „  19.58 

I.  O.  V.  T.,  Harrison  Lodge  No.  248      .    .  „  10.00 

Jackson,  P.  H „  50.00 

Jackson,  P.  H.,  Employees „  56.25 

Jenkins,  George  O.,  Employees     ....  „  32.00 

Jenney,  J.  E „  5.00 

Jenny  Lind  Lodge „  10.00 

Jocoy,  William  E „  5.00 

Johnson,  Andrew,  Building  Mover   ...  „  5.00 
Johnson,  Andrew,  Building  Mover,  Em- 
ployees       „  26.50 


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85 


Johnson,  J.  Emil Brockton,  $5.00 

Joint  Shoe  Council  No.  1 „  500.00 

Jones,  E.  A.  Company „  25.00 

Jones,  E.  A.  Company,  Employees   ...  „  8.66 

Journeymen  Tailors' Union „  25.00 

Kedusha,  Chevra „  10.00 

Keith,  Edward  H „  25.00 

Keith,  Edwin „  25.00 

Keith,  George  E.  Company „  2,000.00 

Keith,  George  E.  Company,  Employees,  „  2,531.03 

Keith,  J.  C „  50.00 

Keith,  P.  B.  Company „  500.00 

Keith,  P.  B.  Company,  Employees   ...  „  392.63 

Keith,  Ziba  C „  25.00 

Kelleher,  Rev.  J.  F „  10.00 

Kelleher,  Patrick „  5.00 

Kelley-Buckley  Company „  50.00 

Kelley-Buckley  Company,  Employees     .  „  51.15 

Kelly,  Rev.  James  J „  100.00 

Kendall,  Edward  &  Sons „  200.00 

Kent,  Patrick      „  5.00 

Keswick  Bowling  Alleys „  10.00 

Kimball  Bros.  &  Sprague „  25.00 

King,  N.  C „  20.00 

Kingman,  F.  C „  25.00 

Kingman,   F.  C.  Shoe  Company,  Em- 
ployees       „  50.50 

Knight,  George  &  Co., [Employees    ...  „  28.83 

Ladies'  Hebrew  Circle „  5.00 

Laird-Pryor  Company  and  Employees    .  „  50.00 

Lane,  S.  B „  5.00 

Lasters'  Union  No.  192 „  250.00 

Last  Makers'  Union „  25.00 

Laundry  Workers' Union  No.  64  ....  „  10.00 

Laurette  Club „  5.00 

La  Vake,  James  O „  10.00 

Leonard,  A.  D „  3.00 

Letter    Carriers'    Association,    Branch 

No.  156  100.00 


86  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Levaggi  &  Efravega  &  Luketti,  Victor  .  Brockton,  $1 15.00 

Lewis,  Thomas  P „  10.00 

Lincoln,  Edward „  1.00 

Lincoln,  G.  A „  5.00 

Logen  Enighet,  No.  72  Vasa  Orden,  U. 

S.  A „  5.00 

Long,  D.  W „  30.00 

Loring  &  Howard „  25.00 

Low,  E.  M „  100.00 

Low,  E.  M.;  Employees „  40.00 

Lowney,  Oscar „  25.00 

Loyal  Acacia  Lodge  of  Odd  Ladies 

No.  4 „  5.00 

Luddy,  Ellen „  2.00 

Lundin  &  Hultman „  46.80 

Lundin  &  Hultman,  Employees  ....  „  8.75 

Lynch,  P.  J „  10.00 

Lynch,  P.  J.,  Employees „  5.00 

M.C.  O.F.,  St.  Thomas  Ct „  50.00 

M.  O.  at  C.  A „  1.00 

Mackie  Bros.  Company „  40.00 

Maguire  Bros „  25.00 

Manley,  Milo „  10.00 

Mansfield,  E.  A „  75.00 

Marlow,  William „  3.00 

Marshall,  C.  S.  &  Co „  50.00 

Marshall,  C.  S.  &  Co.,  Employees  ...  „  58.00 

Marshall,  H.T „  50.00 

Marston,  Mrs.  S.  J „  10.00 

Mason,  Clara  W „  10.00 

Mason,  W.  B „  5.00 

Master  Horse  Sheers'  National  Prot. 

Association,  Local  No.  364 „  25.00 

Master  Plumbers'  Association „  100.00 

Mathews,  M.  F „  5.00 

Mawhinney  Last  Company ,,  50.00 

Mawhinney  Last  Company,  Employees  .  „  37.00 

Maxwell,  Charles  T „  2.00 

Maynard,  S.  H „  5.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  87 

McCarthy,  Dennis Brockton,  $5.00 

McCarthy,  John  D „  25.00 

McCarthy,  Dr.  Thomas  H „  20.00 

McDonald,  J.  B „  1.00 

McGowan  &  Gower „  10.00 

McKee,  James  T „  5.00 

McLeod,  Ella  E „  10.00 

McNally,  C.  S.  W „  10.00 

McNamara,  J.  J.,  M.D „  5.00 

Meade,  J.  P „  5.00 

Mellen  &  Leach „  10.00 

Mercer  Clothing  Company „  50.00 

Mercer  Clothing  Company,  Clerks     ...  „  7.00 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company, 

Employees „  35.00 

Miller,  O.  A.,  Treeing    Machine   Com- 
pany       „  100.00 

Miller,  O.  A.,  Treeing  Machine  Company, 

Employees „  107.54 

Mitchell,  Ardella  S „  10.00 

Mogren,  Carl,  his  Clerks  and  Newsboys    .  „  8.00 

Mondamin  Club „  10.00 

Moore,  C.  H „  1.00 

Morey,  William  S „  10.00 

Moriarty,  Frank „  5.00 

Morin,  J.  M.,  M.D .  „  10.00 

Morton,  W.  H „  10.00 

Mullins  Bros „  25.00 

Murphy,  Joseph  F „  5.00 

National  Fireworks  Employees     ....  ,,  12.00 

National  Shoe  &  Leather  Exchange     .    .  ,,  75.00 

N.  E.G.  P.,  Banner  Lodge  No.  81     ...  „  25.00 

N.  E.  O.  P.,  Mayflower  Lodge „  25.00 

Nelson,  Charles  A.  &  Son „  15.00 

Nelson,  Nicholas  P „  10.00 

Nelson  Paper  Box  Company „  50.00 

Nesbitt,  Peter „  5.00 

Nesmith,  Miss  Bessie ,,  5.00 

Nesmith  Shoe  Company „  50.00 


88  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Nesmith  Shoe  Company,  Employees    .    .     Brockton,  $50.50 

Nevins,  Charles  D „[  10.00 

Newton,  Henry „  5.00 

New  York  &  Boston  Despatch  Express 

Company,  Employees „  32.00 

New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Rail- 
road Company „  1,000.00 

Nooner,  James „  5.00 

Norling,  Charles  A.,  8  Linnea  Ave.    ...  „  1.00 

Norling,  Mrs.  Tilda „  1.00 

Norris,  T.  A „  25.00 

Noyes,  Charles  A „  25.00 

Nutter,  Ira  N „  25.00 

Nutter,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  W.      ...  „  10.00 

Nye,  J.  B.,  through „  20.00 

Nye,  James  H „  25.00 

O'Brien,  John  W „  25.00 

O'Donnell,  J.  M.  &  Co „  50.00 

O'Donnell,  J.  M.  &  Co.,  Employees  ...  „  105.81 

O.  of  E.S.,  Brockton  Chapter  No.  87    .    .  „  10.00 

Old  Colony  Pomona  Grange „  20.00 

Old  Colony  Rand  Company „  100.00 

Old  Colony  Street  Railway  Company  .    .  „  500.00 

O.S.S.  G.,  Earl  of  Shaftesbury  Lodge     .  „  50.00 

Owens,  R.  F „  25.00 

Packard,  Clinton  F „  5.00 

Packard,  D.  W.  C „  20.00 

Packard,  Elmer  C „  25.00 

Packard,  Everett  T „  25.00 

Packard,  M.  A.  Company „  300.00 

Packard,  M.  A.  Company,  Employees      .  „  623.25 

Packard  &  Marston „  20.00 

Packard,  N.  R.  &  Co „  100.00 

Packard,  N.  R.  &  Co.,  Employees  ...  „  80.00 

Packard,  Robert „  2.00 

Packard,  S.  E.  &  Sons „  250.00 

Packard,  S.  E.  &  Sons,  Employees  ...  „  50.00 

Packard,  S.  F.  &  Son „  10.00 

Packard,  Susie  May „  .22 


Grover  Factory  Fire  89 

Paine,  Dr.  A.  E Brockton,  $10.00 

Painters,  Decorators  and  Paper  Hangers 

of  America,  Local  Union  No.  296    .    .  „  50.00 

Parker,  Henry  F „  5.00 

Parks,  J.  E „  3.15 

Patterson,  Charles  A „  10.00 

Pearson,  L.  W „  5.00 

Peck,  Howard  C „  2.00 

Peck,  M.  C „  3.00 

Peckham,  H.  C „  10.00 

Peerless  Rebekah  Lodge „  10.00 

Peerless  Sewing  Circle „  5.00 

Percival,  George „  5.00 

Perkins,  Dr.  C.  Ernest „  10.00 

Perkins,  Mary  E „  5.00 

Perry,  H.  T „  20.00 

Perry,  H.  T.,  Employees „  9.25 

Pierce,  Benjamin  F „  10.00 

Pierce,  Charles  S „  100.00 

Pierce,  C.  S.,  Employees „  141.50 

Pierce  &  Packard „  50.00 

Plumbers'  Union „  25.00 

Poitras,  J.  F.  X.,  M.D „  5.00 

Police  Department,  Regular  Officers    .    .  „  125.00 

Ponemah  Lodge  No.  411 „  5.00 

Poole,  H.  A.  &  Son „  10.00 

Poole,  Miss  Maud „  2.00 

Pope,  E.  Francis „  10.00 

Pope,  J.  H „  25.00 

Porter,  Ahira  L „  5.00 

Porter,  F.  Bart „  5.00 

Porter,  George  W „  10.00 

Porter,  Henry  F „  5.00 

Powers  Bros „  25.00 

Price,  F.  L „  25.00 

Prouty  &  Co „  25.00 

Puffer,  Loring  W „  10.00 

Puritan   Counter   Company    and    Em- 
ployees       „  10.00 


90 


Brockton  Relief  Fund 


Pythagoras  Sewing  Circle  P.  S.,  Montello,  Brockton,  $10.00 
Rackliffe,    Mildred,    Miriam    Thomas, 
Marion  Frost    and   Marion  Tanner, 

money  earned „  .50 

Rafferty,  J.  B „  2.00 

Ramona  Club,  Montello ,,  5.00 

Randall,  Glance  L „  5.00 

Rapp,  Walter „  25.00 

Rapp,  William „  100.00 

Rathbone  Sisters,  J.  A.  Hill  Temple     .    .  „  5.00 

Rathbone  Sisters,  Myrtle  Temple     ...  „  5.00 

Recreation  Club      „  5.00 

Red  Men,  Pequot  Tribe  No.  35    ....  „  15.00 

Reed,  Mrs.  G.  A „  25.00 

Retail  Clerks  of  Brockton,  Joint  Com- 
mittee    „  50.00 

Hetail  Dry  Goods  Clerks' Association  .    .  „  25.00 

Reynolds,  Bion  F „  100.00 

Reynolds,  Bion  F.,  Employees     ....  „  80.75 

Reynolds,  Drake  &  Gabell „  100.00 

Reynolds,  Drake  &  Gabell,  Employees     .  „  86.00 

Reynolds,  Luke  W „  25.00 

Rhoads,  Mary  A „  10.00 

Richmond,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  F „  100.00 

Richmond,  L.  &  Co „  50.00 

Richmond,  L.  &  Co.,  Employees   ....  „  30.00 

Ripley,  Henry  C „  5.00 

R.  M.  L „  5.00 

Robinson,  E.  F „  25.00 

Robinson,  E.  F.,  Employees „  10.00 

Robinson,  Hon.  H.  W „  100.00 

Robinson,    The    H.    W.    Carpet    Com- 
pany       „  50.00 

Robinson,  H.  W.  Company „  100.00 

Robinson,  H.  W.  Company,  and  Robin- 
son, H.  W.  Carpet  Company,  Clerks     .  „  56.00 

Rosenburg,  Happ  &  Siegel „  10.00 

Russell,  B.  B „  20.00 

Russell,  David  A.,  W.  R.  C „  10.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  91 

Russell,  John,  22  School  St Brockton,  $5.00 

Russell,  M.  E „  5.00 

Ryder,  J.  F „  10.00 

Sampson,  E.  T.  &  N.  W „  10.00 

Sargent,  J.  S.  &  Son „  25.00 

Savage,  Abbie  S „  25.00 

Savage,  W.  H.  &  Co „  53.00 

Saxton,  Bernard „  25.00 

Saxton,  Bernard,  Clerks „  5.00 

Scandinavian  Benevolent  Society     ...  „  25.00 

Scandinavian  100  Men's  Club .,  25.00 

Scavenger  Team  Drivers „  12.00 

Schilling,  James „  5.00 

Schools: 

Forest  Ave.  School  Children     ....  „  1.22 

Hancock  School  Children „  6.00 

High  School  Scholars „  25.15 

High  School  Teachers „  52.50 

Howard  School  Children „  17.12 

Huntington  School  Children     ....  „  36.01 

Keith  School  Children „  10.35 

Kingman  School  Children „  6.89 

Lincoln  School  Children „  43.60 

Park  St.  School  Children „  4.20 

Perkins  School  Children „  13.33 

Prospect  School  Children „  12.10 

School  Teachers  of  Brockton    ....  „  179.75 

Shaw  School  Children „  5.20 

Sylvester  School  Children „  2.85 

Union  School  Pupil „  1.00 

Union  School  Children „  14.59 

Winthrop    School    Children,    Candy 

Pennies „  8.56 

Scott,  G.  V „  15.00 

Scott,  G.  V.,  Employees „  35.00 

Seaberg,  Adolf  F „  5.00 

Sejser,  N.  P „  5.00 

S.  E.  M „  2.00 

Sewing  Machine  Supplies „  100.00 


92 


Brockton  Relief  Fund 


Sewing  Machine  Supplies,  Employees    . 

Shaw,  F.  M.  &  Son 

Shaw,  F.  M.  &  Son,  Employees     .... 

Sherman,  N.  B 

Shurtleff,  H.  A.,  M.D 

Silva,  G.  E 

Silva,  G.  E.,  Employees 

Simmons,  John  W 

Simpson  Spring  Company,  Employees     . 

Skillings,  R.  R 

Skivers'  Local  Union  No.  406 

Smith-Dove  Manufacturing  Company    . 

Smith,  F.  L 

Smith,  Herman 

Smith,  Julia  F 

Smith,  U.  C 

Smith  &  Wade,  Employees 

Snell  &  Atherton,  Employees 

Snow,  Mrs.  George  G 

Snow,  Mrs.  G.  G 

Snow,  G.  G.  Company 

Snow,  G.  G.  Company,  Employees      .    . 

Snow,  John  W 

Sole  Fasteners    and   Rough   Rounders' 
Union  No.  Ill 

Sons     of     Veterans,     R.     B.     Grover 
Camp 

Southard,  L.  C 

South  End  Farm  Employees,  Campello   . 

South  Massachusetts  Telephone  Com- 
pany      

St.  Rocho  Lithuanian  Society 

Stable  Workers' Union  No.  10,018    .    .    . 

Stacey,  Adams  &  Co 

Stacey,  Adams  &  Co.,  Employees     .    .    . 

Stall  &  Dean  Manufacturing  Company    . 

Stall  &  Dean  Manufacturing  Company, 
Employees 

Standard  Shoe  Company 


Brockton, 


$23.00 

100.00 

108.25 

10.00 

10.00 

5.00 

5.00 

10.00 

33.00 

10.00 

50.00 

100.00 

5.00 

5.00 

10.00 

25.00 

28.25 

19.00 

50.00 

25.00 

100.00 

550.00 

10.00 

200.00 

10.00 
10.00 
30.00 

250.00 

50.00 

100.00 

200.00 

255.13 

50.00 

32.75 
25.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  93 

Standard  Supply  Company Brockton,  $25.00 

Staples  Coal  Company „  100.00 

Starr,  Clark  H „  10.00 

Steam  &  Gas  Fitters' Union  No.  316     .    .  „  10.00 

Stein  Block  Company „  100.00 

Stevens,  Thomas „  1.00 

Stone,  F.  L „  7.00 

Stone  Masons'  Union  No.  14 „  15.00 

Storey,  Charles  R „  15.00 

Storey,  Charles  R.  Company „  25.00 

Straffin,  N.  F „  25.00 

Straffin,  William  D „  5.00 

Street  Department,  Employees     ....  „  19.00 

Studley,  Frederick  E „  5.00 

Sullivan,  John  A.  &  Co „  25.00 

Sullivan,  M.  A „  1.00 

Superior  Polish  Company,  The    ....  „  10.00 

Sweatt,  W.  B „  10.00 

Sweetser,  A.  T „  25.00 

Sympathizer „  2.00 

Sympathy  (E.  K.)      „  25.00 

Taber,  Elmer  M „  5.00 

Taber  Leather  Company „  25.00 

Taft,  F.  O.,  &  Co „  10.00 

Taft,  John  W „  10.00 

Taunton  Lumber  Company „  100.00 

Taylor,  E.  E.  &  Co „  100.00 

Taylor,  E.  E.  &  Co.,  Employees    ....  „  483.95 

Taylor,  Edric  R „  5.00 

Ten  Times  One  Club „  85.00 

Terry,  A.  B.  &  Co.  and  Employees    ...  „  14.00 

Thatcher,  Dr.  George  A „  10.00 

ThayerBros „  10.00 

Thomas,  H.  O „  10.00 

Thompson,  A.  C „  50.00 

Thompson  Bros „  100.00 

Thompson  Bros.,  Employees „  288.00 

Thorndike,  Dr.  James  S „  10.00 

Thome,  William  H „  10.00 


94  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Thurber  &  Wade Brockton,  $25.00 

Tibbetts,  J.  E „  100.00 

Tibbetts,  J.  E.,  Employees „  141.50 

Tilden,  D.  D.  &  L.  C „  25.00 

Tilton,  C.  W „  10.00 

Tilton  Heel  Company,  Employees    ...  „  51.65 

Tinkham,  H.  L „  100.00 

Tolman,  F.  S „  100.00 

Tolman,  Harry  C „  25.00 

Treers'  Union  No.  36 „  100.00 

Tuck  Manufacturing  Company  and  Em- 
ployees   „  75.00 

Tuesday  Afternoon  Club „  15.00 

Turrell,  H.  N „  5.00 

Union  Credit  Company „  10.00 

Union  Shank  Company,  Employees     .    .  „  29.75 
Union    St.    Jean    Baptist     Society    of 

America ,,  26.50 

Union  Veterans'  Union „  10.00 

United  Order  of  the  Golden  Star,  Lincoln 

Commandery  No.  11 „  10.00 

United     Shoe     Machinery     Company, 

Agents  and  Office  Force ,,  87.50 

United  States  Express  Company,  Check  .  „  1.00 

Unknown „  5.00 

U.O.O.F.,  Howard  Colony  No.  69  ...  „  10.00 

Vampers'  Union  No.  256 „  150.00 

Van  Ness,  Joseph,  Publishing  Company  .  „  100.00 

Vega  Club „  113.31 

Vincent,  J.  K „  25.00 

Walls,  Emmet  T.  (Contribution  of  Local 

Bus.  Agents,  B.  &  S.  W.  U.) „  5.00 

Washburn,  F.  B.  &  Co „  100.00 

Washburn,  F.  B.  &  Co.,  Employees  ...  „  62.05 

Water  Works  Repair  Shop  Employees     .  „  ,    10.00 

Wheeler,  George  A „  10.00 

Wheeler  &  Wilson  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany       „  100.00 

Whipple,  John  J „  25.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  95 

White-Dunham  Shoe  Company    ....     Brockton,          $200.00 
White-Dunham    Shoe   Company,    Em- 
ployees       „  504.52 

White,  Frank  E „  100.00 

White,  Jonathan „  30.00 

Whitman  &  Keith  Company „  100.00 

Whitman    &     Keith     Company,     Em- 
ployees      „  221.50 

Whitman,  Mrs.  Lena  Wade „  10.00 

Whitman,  Mrs.  Lena  Wade,  Young  La- 
dies' Employees „  5.50 

Wilkins,  Mrs.  George  H „  25.00 

Wilkins,  Horace  W „  2.00 

Willett,  L „  5.00 

Willey,  Chester  O „  10.00 

Williams  Bros „  25.00 

Williams,  Joseph,  Gary  Hill „  2.00 

Winner,  E.  A „  25.00 

Winsor,  Harry  G „  5.00 

W.O.G.C.,  Volunteer  Commandery    .    .  „  5.00 

Woldstad's  Shoe  Store „  5.00 

Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union   .  „  5.00 
Woman's  Relief  Corps  No.  7,  Fletcher 

Webster  Post „  35.00 

Woodbridge,  F.  L „  25.00 

Woodbridge,  F.  L.,  Employees     ....  „  22.00 

Woodman,  Alvin „  10.00 

Woods'  Barber  Shops „  10.00 

Woodward,  H.  F „  100.00 

Woodward  &  Wright „  100.00 

Woodward  &  Wright,  Employees     ...  „  40.00 

Wright  Bros.,  Inc „  10.00 

Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Bottle „  19.03 

Young  Matrons' Club „  10.00 

Total  contributions  from  Brockton $47,678.26 

Alden,  C.  H.,  Employees Abington,          $146.00 

Arnold,  M.  N.  &  Co.,  Employees  ....  „  450.00 

Beals,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  A „  20.00 


96 


Brockton  Relief  Fund 


N.  E.  O.  P.,  Merrimack  Lodge  No.  195     .  Amesbury,  $5.00 

Strong,  Rev.  W.  E Amherst,  2.05 

Falconer's  Bible  Class,  Mrs.  J.  D Ashdale  Farms,       5.00 

Ashland  School,  Grade  No.  7 Ashland,  1.50 

Bigney,  S.  O.  &  Co Attleboro,  50.00 

Stewart,  William  0 „  2.00 

Wauneta  Colony  of  Pilgrim  Fathers     .    .  „  4.00 

Woman's  Relief  Corps  No.  45 „  5.00 

Avon  Baptist  Sunday-school Avon,  13.25 

Local  Union  No.  275 „  20.00 

Day,  Thomas  C Barnstable,  25.00 

A.  A.  M.  C Boston,  1.00 

Adams'  Express  Company „  25.00 

Adams,  Melvin  O „  10.00 

Agoos,  L.  &  Co „  25.00 

American  Hide  &  Leather  Company    .    .  „  500.00 

American  Oak  Leather  Company     ...  „  500.00 

Ames,  Mary  S „  300.00 

B.  &    S.    Workers'    Union,    National 

Organization „                  2,500.00 

Baker,  Charles  F.  &  Co „  100.00 

Balform,  Son  &  Co „  5.00 

Bancroft,  F.  B „  25.00 

Barnett  Leather  Company „  25.00 

Barry  &  Keyes „  25.00 

Beaconsfield  Hotel  Employees,  Brookline,  „  40.00 

Beckwith  Leather  Company „  50.00 

Bedford- Willis  Company,  The      ....  „  5.00 

Beebe,  Lucius  &  Sons „  100.00 

Bemis,  J.  M „  50.00 

Bennett,  J.  E.,  East  Boston „  5.00 

Bisbee,  Emma  F „  10.00 

Bliss,  Albert  W „  25.00 

Blodgett,  Merritt  &  Co „  50.00 

Bond,  Harold  L.  Company „  10.00 

Boston  Blacking  Company „  100.00 

Boston  Counter  Company „  100.00 

Boston  Dry  Goods  Company „  50.00 

Boston  Globe    .  500.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire 


97 


Boston  Ice  Company,  Employees    .    .    .  Boston, 

Boston  Last  Company ,, 

Boston    Newsboys'     Protective    Union 

No.  9077,  A.  F.  of  C 

Boston  Post,  Contributions „ 

Boston  Post  Office,  Clerks  of  the  Central 

Office „ 

Boston  Transcript „ 

Boston  Typographical  Union  No.  13    ..  „ 

Bowdoin  Manufacturing  Company  ...  ,, 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Brookline  Lodge  No.  886   .    .  „ 

Brainerd,  C.  R.  &  Co ,, 

Brown,  Charles  D.  &  Co „ 

Brown,  Durrell  &  Co „ 

Brown  &  Fiske ,, 

Brown,  George  W „ 

Brown,  Max ,, 

Burt,  D.  Arthur      ,, 

Carter,  Carter  &  Meigs „ 

Central  Labor  Union,  Cambridge      ...  „ 

Chase  &  Sanborn ,, 

Cigar  Makers' Union  No.  97 „ 

Cloverdale  Creamery  Company    ....  „ 

Columbia  Counter  Company ,, 

Columbia  Kid  Company „ 

Columbia  Skirt  Company      „ 

Cook,  E.  E „ 

Cottle,  F.  E „ 

Curran  &  Burton ,, 

Dahl  &  Eilers  Leather  Company  ....  „ 

Day,  Henry  B.,  of  R.  L.  Day  &  Co.   ...  ,, 

Dean-Chase  Company ,, 

Decrow,  W.  E „ 

Demnig  &  Rogers ,, 

Draper,  Eben  S „ 

Dungan,  Hood  &  Co ,, 

Dunn,  Green  Company „ 

Durnin,  McLaughlin  &  Co „ 

Eagle  Oil  &  Supply  Company „ 


.25 
50.00 

15.00 
964.74 

175.50 

100.00 

25.00 

5.00 

25.00 

25.00 

25.00 

100.00 

50.00 

100.00 

25.00 

10.00 

50.00 

10.00 

100.00 

25.00 

50.00 

100.00 

25.00 

5.00 

5.00 

100.00 

100.00 

25.00 

50.00 

100.00 

100.00 

25.00 

100.00 

100.00 

25.00 

10.00 

50.00 


98  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Eastern  Expanded  Metal  Company      .    .      Boston,  $25.00 

Eisendrath,  B.  D „  20.00 

Engineer,  An „  1.00 

England  Walton  Company „  100.00 

Evans,  John  R.  &  Co „  50.00 

Fallen,  W.  J „  100.00 

Farley,  Harvey  &  Co „  50.00 

Farnsworth,  Hoyt  &  Co „  100.00 

Fenno,  Herbert  L „  25.00 

Ferdinand,  Frank „  105.00 

Field,  J.  W.  &  Co „  25.00 

Flynn,  C.  G „  25.00 

Fogg,  George  P „  10.00 

Foss,  Eugene  N „  500.00 

Fox,  A.  &  Co „  11.50 

Fredricton,  J.  W „  5.00 

Friend „  10.00 

Friend „  50.00 

Friend „  10.00 

Friend „  2.00 

Friend  (Brookline,  Mass.) „  10.00 

Friend  (M.  J.  C.) „  5.00 

Friends „  10.00 

Friends „  10.00 

Friends „  25.00 

Frost,  George  Company „  25.00 

Frostel,  Albert  &  Sons „  100.00 

Gallun,  A.  F.  &  Sons,  Boston  &    Mil- 
waukee       „  100.00 

Grass  &  Gordon „  10.00 

Gray,  Clark  &  Engle „  50.00 

Green,  Harry  D „  1.00 

Guild,  Curtis,  Jr „  25.00 

Gutterson,  Herbert  E.  &  Co „  25.00 

Hale  Galloup  Company „  15.00 

Hallett,  M.  C „  25.00 

Hancock    Inspirator    Company,     Em- 
ployees       „  53.00 

Harris,  Miss  Carrie  L „  5.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  99 

Harris,  Charles  T Boston,  $5.00 

Hastings,  A.  W.  &  Co „  25.00 

Hathaway,  Soule  &  Harrington    ....  „  25.00 

Hauthaway,  C.  L.  &  Son „  200.00 

Hay,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Clinton „  10.00 

Helburn  Leather  Company ,,  25.00 

Herman,  Joseph  M.  &  Co „  25.00 

Hobbs  &  Warren  Company „  10.00 

Holbrook,  W.  H.  &  Co „  100.00 

Holland  Manufacturing  Company    ...  „  25.00 

Hosmer,  Codding  Company „  50.00 

Hotel  Gladstone  Residents,  Roxbury  .    .  „  43.00 

Houston,  James  A „  25.00 

Hovey,  C.  F.  &  Co „  100.00 

Howes  Bros „  50.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  King  Solomon  Lodge  ....  „  15.00 

Jackson  &  Newton  Company „  25.00 

James,  The  George  Co „  15.00 

Jordan,  Marsh  &  Co „  100.00 

Keefe,  Cornelius,  Jr „  100.00 

Kennedy,  John  A.  &  Co „  10.00 

Kidder,  Peabody  &  Co „  250.00 

Kistler,  Leesh  &  Co „  100.00 

Lally,  W.  J.  &  Co „  25.00 

Lamson  &  Hubbard ,,  25.00 

Lang,  Tillman  &  Tupper „  100.00 

Lawrence,  Amory  A „  100.00 

Leatherbee,  C.  W.  Lumber  Company  .    .  ,,  25.00 

Lee,  Higginson  &  Co „  500.00 

Lee,  John  Alden „  1.00 

LeviseurBros „  100.00 

Lind,  B.  F „  15.00 

Linscott,  J.  M „  10.00 

Locke  &Knox „  100.00 

Lufkin,  R.  H „  10.00 

Martin,  George  Leather  Company    ...  „  25.00 

McCarter,  J.  G „  50.00 

McElwain,  W.  H.  Company „  250.00 

McKim,  R.  B „  5.00 


100  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Means,  Charles  J Boston,  $25.00 

Mellin's  Food  Company „  25.00 

Moore,  Baker  &  Co „  10.00 

Moore,  B.  N.  &  Sons „  50.00 

Morgenthan,  Henry „  100.00 

Morse,  J.  C.  &  Co „  100.00 

Mosser,  William  F.  &  Co „  100.00 

National  Fire  Appliance  Company   ...  „  25.00 

Neagle,  Otis  S.  Company,  Inc „  25.00 

N.  E.G.  P.,  Geneva  Lodge,  Dorchester    .  „  5.00 
New  England  Blacking  Company     ...  „  50.00 
New    England    Shoe    &    Leather    Ex- 
change       „  1,180.00 

New  England  Trunk  Company     ....  „  50.00 

Newman,  I.  &  Son „  25.00 

New  York  &  Boston  Despatch  Express 

Company „  25.00 

Noonan,  T.  Company „  10.00 

Odence,  Charles „  30.00 

Ohabei  Shalom  Temple  Sunday-school    .  „  10.66 

Ohio  Leather  Company ,,  50.00 

Peerless  Machinery  Company „  100.00 

Pfister  &  Vogel  Leather  Company  ...  „  100.00 

Pierce,  S.  S.  Company „  100.00 

Pinkham,  H.  T „  25.00 

Plant,  Thomas  G.  Company „  50.00 

Pope,  Arthur  W.  &  Co „  100.00 

Post  Publishing  Company „  500.00 

Power,  J.  H.  &  Co „  25.00 

Preferred  Mercantile  Company     ....  „  100.00 

Proctor-Ellison  Company „  100.00 

Rice  &  Hutchins  * „  500.00 

Ricker,  E.  Son  &  Co „  25.00 

Riken,  J.  H.    .    .    .? „  2.00 

Riley&  Burke „  25.00 

Riley,  Thomas  C „  25.00 

Rousmaniere-WilliamSjCompany     ...  „  100.00 

Rueping,  Fred,  Leather  Company  ...  „  100.00 

Rime,  Thomas  W.  &  Co „  25.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  101 

Ryan,  James Boston,  $20.00 

Sands,  Taylor  &  Wood  Company  ....  „  100.00 

Schoellkopf  &  Co „  50.00 

Scott,  J.  C.  and  Friends „  15.00 

Seelye  Manufacturing  Company   ....  „  25.00 

Seigel-Eiseman  &  Co „  250.00 

Shaw,  J.  F.  &  Co „  100.00 

Sheares'  Club,  Cambridge „  1.00 

Sherwin,  Edward „  10.00 

Shuman,  A.  Company „  100.00 

Singer  Sewing  Machine  Company     ...  „  1,000.00 

Southwick,  L.  B „  25.00 

Spiers  Fish  Brick  Company „  15.00 

Sprague,  Nugent  Company „  15.00 

Standard  Manufacturing  Company  ...  „  5.00 
Standard  Oil  Company  of  New  York, 

Boston  Department „  200.00 

Stetson,  W.  A „  50.00 

Sudbury  Manufacturing  Company  ...  ,,  5.00 
Surpass  Leather  Company,  Boston  and 

New  York „  100.00 

Sympathizer „  5.00 

Talbot  &  Co „  50.00 

Thayer,  Foss  &  Co „  50.00 

Thayer,  N.  F „  5.00 

Thomas,  Charles  U.  &  Co „  50.00 

Thread  Agency,  The „  200.00 

Tobin,  John  F „  25.00 

Tracy  Bros.  Leather  Company ,,  25.00 

Trasier,  Henry  &  Co „  100.00 

Traveling  Salesman „  2.00 

Trent,    James,  Manager    New    England 

News  Company „  50.00 

Tubular  Rivet  Company „  100.00 

Union  Spec.  Sewing  Machine  Company    .  ,,  50.00 
United  Commercial  Travelers  of  Amer- 
ica, Boston  Council „  50.00 

United  Shoe  Machinery  Company     ...  „  1,000.00 

United  States  Leather  Company  ....  „  1,000.00 


102  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Vinson  &  Howard  Company Boston,  $10.00 

Wadleigh,  H.  W.  &  Co '  „  100.00 

Waldo  Bros „  25.00 

Walker,  Victor „  10.00 

Walter  Baker  Employees „  400.00 

Ward,  Samuel  Company „  15.00 

W.  C.,  Mrs „  5.00 

West,  Frank  N „  10.00 

Whipple,  J.  R.  &  Co „  100.00 

Whipple,  Sherman  L „  25.00 

Whittemore  Bros.  &  Co „  100.00 

Wholesale  &  Commission  Fresh  Fish 

Dealers „  206.00 

Williams,  George  Fred „  10.00 

Williams,  Mr „  5.00 

Woodbury,E.S.&Co „  25.00 

Woods,  John  M.  &  Co.,  East  Cambridge  .  „  25.00 

Young,  John  D.  &  Sons „  50.00 

Young,  Richard „  100.00 

Hamilton,  Morton  W Bradford,  5.00 

A  Friend Braintree,  2.00 

Bridgewater  Relief  Corps  No.  169  .  .  .  Bridgewater,  5.00 

Friends „  8.00 

McElwain  Company,  W.  H.,  Employees,  „  145.10 

Perkins  Company,  The  Henry,  Employees  „  34 .00 

Steam  Fire  Engine  Company  No.  1  ...  „  10.00 
U.  O.  G.  C.,  Provident  Commandery 

No.  383 „  6.75 

McMurtry,  A.  J.  &  G.  H Brighton,  10.00 

Local  Union  No.  271  Chelsea,  15.00 

The  Boston  Harness  Company Concord,  25.00 

Creese  &  Cook  Company Danvers,  25.00 

Grand  Concert  and  Ball  in  Odd  Fellows' 

Hall Duxbury,  70.00 

M.  E.  Sunday-school E.  Bridgewater,  5.00 

Alfred  C.  Monroe  Relief  Corps  No.  170  .  „  5.00 

Union  Cong.  Sunday-school „  12.70 

Woman's  Justin  Dimick  Relief  Corps 

No.  47  .  5.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  103 

G.  A.  R.  Post  No.  52 Easton,  $5.00 

Ladies'  Outlook  Club „  6.00 

Eastondale  Woman's  Alliance Eastondale,  5.00 

Eastondale  Woman's  Relief  Corps  No.  52,  „  5.00 

Elijah  A.  Morse  Sons  of  Veterans  .  ...  „  5.00 

Billings,  Charles  C., "  Squirrel's  Nest  "  .  E.  Wareham,  10.00 
Ducey,  Mrs.  Bessie  D.,  and  Dickerson, 

Mrs.  Helen  M E.  Weymouth,  1.00 

First  Cong.  Sunday-school „  15.00 

Mixed  Union  No.  53 „  25.00 

Elmwood  Fire  Company Elmwood,  10.00 

Andrews  &  Co.  Employees Everett,  74.35 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Everett  Lodge „  25.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Fall  River  Lodge  No.  118  ..  Fall  River,  25.00 

Cardroom  Protective  Association  ...  „  25.00 

Cotton  Mule  Spinners'  Association  ...  ,,  50.00 

Coughlin,  John  T „  50.00 

Davis,  N.  F „  2.00 

Fall  River  Bartenders'  Union,  Local  No. 

99 „  10.00 

Fall  River  Loom  Fixers'  Association  .  .  ,,  25.00 

Fall  River  Textile  Council „  100.00 

Marston,  C.  A.,  of  the  "  Wilbur  "...  „  50.00 
Order  Sons  of  St.  George,  U.  S.  Grant 

Lodge  No.  182 „  10.00 

Slade,  David  F „  5.00 

Society  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul „  100.00 

Typographical  Union  No.  161 „  10.00 

Weavers'  Progressive  Association  ...  ,,  50.00 

Webb,  Frederick „  25.00 

Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  Fitchburg 

Aerie  No.  448 Fitchburg,  25.00 

Musicians'  Protective  Union  No.  173  .  .  ,,  10.00 

Sympathizer Gardner,  1.00 

F.  L.  Bonney  Woman's  Relief  Corps  .  .  Hanson,  10.00 

King's  Daughters,  Gordon  Rest  Circle  .  ,,  5.00 

B.  P.  0.  E.,  Haverhill  Lodge  No.  165  .  .  Haverhill,  25.00 

Charlesworth,  E „  5.00 

Cutters'  Union  10.00 


104  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Haverhill  Benefit  Concert Haverhill,  $362.06 

Haverhill  Central  Labor  Union  Concert  .  „  29.50 

B.  &S.  W.U Holbrook,  10.00 

King's  Daughters,  In- As-Much  Circle  .    .  „  5.00 

King's  Daughters,  In-His-Name  Circle    .  „  5.00 

Sunshine  Band „  2.00 

Winthrop  Cong.  Church „  75.60 

Draper  Company Hopedale,  500.00 

Business  Men's  Association  and  Friends  .  Hyde  Park,  110.00 

K.  of  P.,  Cape  Ann  Lodge  No.  55  ....  Lanesville,  10.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Lawrence  Lodge  No.  65     .    .  Lawrence,  25.00 
Leominster  Light  &  Power  Company, 

Employees Leominster,  10.00 

L.  W.  S Linden  Highlands,  1.00 

B.  P.  0.  E.,  Lowell  Lodge  No.  87  .    .    .    .  Lowell,  25.00 

1. 0. 0.  F.,  Manchester  Unity „  25.00 

Lilley,  C.  S „  25.00 

Aborn,  C.  H.  &  Co Lynn,  60.00 

Bailey  &  Davis „  3.35 

Bartlett,  Albion „  27.25 

Bates,  Charles  S „  10.00 

Belonga,  G.  W.  Co „  16.50 

Bemis  &  Wright „  25.00 

Blake,  Charles  E.  &  Co „  25.00 

Bodwell,  J.  A.  &  Co „  100.00 

B.&S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  99    .    .  „  25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  108     .  „  25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  289    .  „  25.00 

B.  P.O.  E.,  Lynn  Lodge  No.  117  .    ...  „  25.00 

Brophy  Bros.  Shoe  Company „  100.00 

Brown,  C.  A.  &  Co.  (H.  W.  Breed)    ...  „  5.00 

Caunt,  Joseph  &  Co „  103.30 

Children  of  Lynn „  3.15 

Cobb,  Charles  H.  and  Employees      ...  „  23.25 

Corcoran,  Thomas  &  Sons „  15.70 

Cox,  Samuel „  1.00 

Creighton,  G.  A.  &  Son „  60.00 

Cross,  John  H „  117.85 

Cushman  &  Cushman  30.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  105 

Cushman  &  Hebert Lynn,  $45.50 

Daniels,  George  F.  Company „  24.00 

Dibble,  William  B „  4.00 

Dickinson,  Joseph „  25.00 

Donovan,  D.  A.  &  Co „  55.00 

Downs  &  Watson  Company „  30.00 

Dunbar,  Everett  H „  25.00 

Eagle  Shoe  Company „  32.05 

Engel  Hodgkins  Shoe  Company    ....  „  21.65 

Faunce  &  Spinney      „  111.50 

Fisher,  Alfred  D „  18.40 

Ford,  H.  R.  &  Co „  21.00 

Forien,  Frederick „  1.00 

Grover's  Sons,  J.  J „  72.50 

Harney  Bros „  50.00 

Hennessey  &  Thomson „  69.80 

Herrick  Shoe  Company,  G.  W „  25.75 

Hoag&Walden      „  44.50 

Howe  &  Stocker „  15.00 

Hoyt,  Howe  &  Co „  22.25 

Johnson,  Luther  S.  &  Co „  61.10 

Joint  Council  No.  4 „  100.00 

Jones,  V.  K.  &  A.  H „  34.30 

Kellam-Goller-Land  Company     ....  „  42.05 

Kiely,  T.  J.  &  Co „  10.00 

Lasters'  Union  No.  32 „  50.00 

Lord,  A.  &  Co „  5.00 

Luddy  &  Currier „  44.00 

Lynn    Baseball    &    Amusement    Com- 
pany        „  184.35 

Lynn  Central  Labor  Union „  25.00 

Lynn  Grocery  &  Provision  Clerks'  Asso- 
ciation    „  10.00 

Lynn  Shoe  Company „  10.00 

Merrill  Shoe  Company,  G.  D „  16.50 

Miller-Hapgood  Shoe  Company    ....  „  13.25 

Morning  Star  Shoe  Company „  48.20 

Morse  &  Logan „  50.00 

Murray  Shoe  Company      „  30.00 


106  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Nicholson,  R.  A.  &  Co Lynn,  $7.35 

Obear,  Joseph  L „  2.25 

Orne  &  Grover „  20.00 

Phelan,  James  &  Son  „  80.00 

Porter,  William  &  Son „  50.00 

Randall- Adams  Company ,,  27.00 

Richardson,  Charles  H „  10.00 

Ricker  Shoe  Company,  E.  T „  30.00 

Seymour  &  Jackson ,,  15.00 

Shea  &  Donnelly „  10.00 

Sherry  Shoe  Company „  13.30 

Smith,  Aaron  F.  Company „  40.00 

Thomas  &  Tarr,  J.  B „  25.00 

Timson  &  Co „  15.75 

Travers,  T.  F.  &  Co „  13.50 

Tuttle,  W.  H.  Company „  10.25 

Walton  &  Logan  Company „  211.60 

Watson  Shoe  Company „  42.50 

Welch  &  Landregan „  109.29 

Williams,  Clark  &  Co „  104.55 

Wilson,  Charles  E „  22.25 

Wilson,  Charles  E.,  through „  24.75 

Worthley,  Mark  J „  35.00 

Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  Division 

No.  38 Maiden,  10.00 

Mansfield  Board  of  Trade Mansfield,  25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  306  .  Marblehead,  20.00 

Grand  Concert,  April  10, 1905 Marlboro,  660.85 

Marlboro  Business  Men's  Club „  50.00 

Maynard  Loom  Textile  Union  No.  401  .  Maynard,  25.00 

Whittaker,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  .  .  „  1.00 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Medford  Lodge,  through  D. 

W.  Long Medford,  25.00 

Friend „  1.00 

Hansen,  F.  E Melrose,  1.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  20  .  .  Middleboro,  100.00 

I.  O.  O.  F.,  Assawampsett  Lodge  ....  „  25.00 

Archer,  Calvert  B Milford,  5.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Milford  Lodge  No.  628  ...  „  25.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  107 

Carroll-Hixon-Jones     Company,     Em- 
ployees       Milford,  $50.00 

Friend „  25.00 

Huchins,  Temple  &  Wood,  Stitching- 

Room  Employees „  25.35 

Mittineague  Paper  Company Mittineague,         25.00 

Graham,  John,    and  son  Bert Mt.  Washington,     1.00 

Lodge,  Henry  Cabot Nahant,  25.00 

Natick  Box  Company Natick,  25.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  New  Bedford  Lodge   ....  New  Bedford,      225.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  New  Bedford  Lodge  No.  73   .  „  50.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  21    .    .  „  21.50 

B  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  238       .  „  30.00 

Crapo,  W.  W „  25.00 

Dawson  &  Son ,,  5.00 

Friend „  1.00 

Grinnell,  Frederick „  25.00 

Kirby,  Jr.,  George  &  Co „  10.00 

Local  Union  No.  243 „  50.00 

New    Bedford    Cotton    Weavers'    Pro- 
tective Association ,,  25.00 

New  Bedford  Finishers  (Sympathy)     .    .  „  1.00 

Nye,  Jr.,  Willard „  10.00 

Shurtleff,  John  R „  2.00 

Trinitarian  Cong.  Church  Collection     .    .  „  50.00 

Arnold  Bros.  &  Co N.  Abington,        25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  371     .  „  50.00 

Chamberlain,  Albert ,,  4.00 

Crossett,  Lewis  A „  100.00 

McPherson  Relief  Corps  No.  108  ....  „  10.00 

Reed  Lumber  Company,  The  E.  P.  ...  „  25.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  North  Adams  Lodge  No.  487,  N.  Adams,  25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  285  .    .  „  25.00 

Ames,  John  S N.  Easton,  300.00 

Ames,  Lothrop ,,  300.00 

Ames,  William  H „  100.00 

Carpenters'  Union  No.  784 „  25.00 

R.  A.  Council  No.  866 „  10.00 

Unity  Church,  Young  Matrons'  Club    .    .  ,,  5.00 


108  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  52    ..  N.  Grafton,       $100.00 

Congregational  Church N.  Middleboro,     20.00 

Congregational    Church    Junior   C.    E. 

Society „  .90 

Hawes,  Elisha N.  Stoughton,         3.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  361  .    .  N.  Weymouth,      25.00 

Gushing,  Frank Onset,  5.00 

Onset  Fire  Department „  35.00 

National  Wool  &  Leather  Company     .    .  Peabody,  25.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Pittsfield  Lodge  No.  272    .  Pittsfield,  20.21 

Burns,  Robert,  and  other  conductors  .    .  Plymouth,  28.00 

Citizens  of  the  Town  of  Plymouth     ...  „                1,105.35 

Dewlly,  Jediah „  5.00 

G.  A.  R.,  Collingwood  Post  No.  76    ...  „  25.00 

The  Little  Workers „  14.00 

Friend  and  Follower Provincetown,        1.00 

Sons  of  St.  George,  Granite  Lodge  No. 

193 Quincy,  10.00 

Translucent  Fabric  Company „  25.00 

Belcher,  Henry  A Randolph,  25.00 

B.&S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  122  .    .  „  25.00 

Farnham,  Dr.  C.  C „  5.00 

Houghton,  Ralph „  5.00 

North  School  Children  and  Teachers    .    .  „  15.35 

Prescott  School „  12.00 

Richards  &  Brennan  Company      ....  „  100.00 
Richards    &   Brennan   Company,    Em- 
ployees       „  194.75 

G.  A.  R.,  Wm.  B.  Eaton  Post  No.  199  .    .  Revere,  10.00 

M.  E.  C „  1.00 

Beal  &  McCarthy Rockland,  10.00 

Beal  &  McCarthy,  Employees „  8.00 

Business  and  Professional  Men      ....  „  78.25 

Holy  Family  Church .  „  124.00 

Hurley  Shoe  Company,  Employees  ...  „  136.50 

Ladies' Enthusiastic  Whist  Club  ....  „  2.00 

Packard,  S.E.& Son,  Employees.    ...  „  22.25 

Red  Men,  Mattakeesett  Tribe  No.  153      .  „  20.00 

Rice  &  Hutchins,  Employees „  192.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  109 

Sons  of  Veterans,  Gen.  Hartsuff  Camp 

No.  50 Rockland,  $10.00 

Spence,  James  W „  100.00 

Spence,  John  &  Co „  100.00 

Standish  Dramatic  Club,  The „  241.03 

Terhune  Shoe  Company,    J.   W.,   Em- 
ployees       „  140.00 

Wright,  E.  T.  &  Co „  50.00 

Wright,  E.  T.  &  Co.,  Employees    ....  „  183.11 

B.  P.O.  E.,  Salem  Lodge  No.  799     .    .    .  Salem,  25.00 

Rainville,  Rev.  G.  A „  25.00 

Silver  Lake  Sewing  Circle Silver  Lake,  5.00 

First  Baptist  Church Somerset,  11.50 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Somerville  Lodge  No.  917  .    .  Somerville,  100.00 

Cutler,  S.  Newton „  5.00 

Slater  &  Morrill,  Employees S.  Braintree,  237.75 

Stephen  &  Willis  Company ,,  25.00 

Williams-Kneeland      Company,      Em- 
ployees       „  250.00 

Richard,  The  Stephen  Company  ....  Southbridge,  25.00 

Allen,  F.  C S.  Framingham,    10.00 

Mixed  Union  No.  19 „  25.00 

Welch,  William  J „  10.00 

W.  T.  H S.  Hanson,  1.00 

Woman's  Christian  Union „  5.00 

Friend S.  Weymouth,  5.00 

Stetson  Shoe  Company,  Employees      .    .  ,,  200.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  139  .    .  Springfield,  10.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  215  .    .  „  25.00 

Dickinson,  Francke  W ,,  5.00 

Goetting,  A.  H „  10.00 

Wright,  Horace  P „  100.00 

Zeikel,  E.  M „  10.00 

Ellis,  Rachel,  Ruth  Capen  and  Marion 

Clapp,  Proceeds  of  candy  sale    ....  Stoughton,  5.00 

Fitzpatrick  Shoe  Company,  Employees  .  ,,  120.00 

N.  E.  O.  P.,  Benefit  Lodge  No.  198   ...  „  10.00 

Phinney  Counter  Company,  J.  G.      .    .    .  ,,  100.00 

Phinney  Counter  Company,  Employees  .  ,,  200.00 


110  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

Plymouth  Rubber  Company,  Employees,  Stoughton,  $26.25 

Stoughton  Fire  Department „  25.00 

Stoughton  Veteran  Fireman's  Associa- 
tion               „  25.00 

Upham  Bros.  Company „  75.00 

Upham  Bros.  Company,  Employees     .    .             „  216.50 

Coyle,  John  D Surfside,  10.00 

Bonney  Benefit  Whist  Party Swampscott,  26.50 

Brogan,  M.  E „  1.50 

Residents  of  Swansea Swansea,  20.00 

A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Ionic  Lodge Taunton,  50.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Taunton  Lodge  No.  150     .    .            „  25.00 

Bristol  Club „  50.00 

Cash      . „  10.00 

Eldridge,  Hon.  John  H „  10.00 

Hall,  F.  S „  25.00 

I.  O.  0.  F.,  Elizabeth  Poole  Rebekah 

Lodge  No.  25 „  5.00 

Rhoades,  M.  M.  &  Sons  Company     ...            „  100.00 

Tetlow,  Edward  A „  5.00 

Bourn,  Hadley  &  Co Templeton,  5.00 

Lefevere,  J.  E Waltham,  1.00 

Middleton,  Thomas „  2.00 

Howard  Seminary  Pupils W.  Bridgewater,  33.00 

First  Universalist  Church Weymouth,  31.80 

First  Universalist  Church  Sunday-school,              „  5.00 

Nadell,  Warren  F „  1.00 

Third  Universalist  Parish  and  Y.  P.  C.  U.,             „  25.25 
Union    Cong'l    Church    of    Weymouth 

andBraintree „  35.53 

Woman's  Relief  Corps  No.  102 „  10.00 

American  Shoe  Finding  Company    .    .    .  Whitman,  100.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  31     .    .            „  50.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  69    .    .            „  50.00 

Carpenters'  Union  No.  1018 „  25.00 

Charity  Whist  given  by  Whitman  La- 
dies               „  310.00 

Coming   Men   of   America,    Bay   State 

Lodge  No.  3686 „  1.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  111 

Commonwealth  Shoe  &  Leather  Com- 
pany, Employees Whitman,  $525.55 

Cong'l  Church  and  Sunday-school     ...  „  20.25 
Epworth  League  Circuit  of  Methodist 

Churches  and  Vicinity „  10.00 

Fisk,  Edward  &  Co „  50.00 

G.  A.  R.  Post  No.  78 „  25.00 

Oilman,  Alton  S „  1.00 

Oilman,  Archie  C „  1.00 

Gurney,  D.  B.,  Fac.  Employees     ....  „  150.00 

K  of  P.,  Plymouth  Rock  Lodge  No.  43    .  „  25.00 

N.  E.  O.  P.,  Whitman  Lodge  No.  86     .    .  „  5.00 

Regal  Shoe  Company „  600.00 

Regal  Shoe  Company,  Employees     ...  „  451.45 

Smith,  S.  A „  5.00 

Vida  Rebekah  Lodge  No.  43 „  10.00 

Whitman  Band „  58.00 

Whitman    Board    of    Trade,    Citizens' 

Committee „  500.00 

Whitman  Board  of  Trade,  Citizens  and 

Committee „  61.00 

Whitman  Shank  Company,  Employees    .  „  6.50- 

Whitman  Sympathizer,  A „  1.00 

Whitman  Woman's  Alliance „  10.00 

Swedish  Society  Nordstjernan  No.  49, 

Vasa  Order Woburn,  10.00 

Goes,  Loring Worcester,  10.00 

Gilbur  Last  Company „  25.00 

Hayward,  Samuel  R „  100.00 

Phoenyo  Caffein  Company „  20.00 

Washburn,  Charles  G „  25.00 

White,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Elliot „  5.00 

CALIFORNIA. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Union  Local  No.  324      .  Oakland,  $5.00 

B.&S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  335      .  Petaluma,  5.00 

Atherton,  A.  H San  Francisco,        5.00 

Boot  &  Shoe  Mfgs.  Association      ....  „  50.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  216  50.00 


112  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

CALIFORNIA  —  Continued. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  320      .  San  Francisco,      $5.00 

Boot  &  Shoe  Workers  Union „  58.00 

Brown,  Mark  L „  2.50 

Dunnuck,  C.  M „  2.50 

Evans,  C.  W „  5.00 

Farrell,  T.  F „  2.50 

Hallahan,  Walter  J „  5.00 

Hawley,  Carson „  2.50 

Jackson,  William „  5.00 

James,  W.  H.  H „  5.00 

Jones,  A.  B „  2.50 

Medire,  A.  F „  5.00 

Pitts,  J.  E „  10.00 

Prince,  R.  J „  10.00 

Poole,  C.  H „  5.00 

Price,  L.  R „  5.00 

Roberts,  L.  T „  5.00 

Ryan,  W.  H „  5.00 

Smith,  Charles  H „  2.50 

Walk  Over  Shoe  Store „  5.00 

Wetherby,  B.  F „  5.00 

Young,  E.  C „  5.00 

Young,  George  H „  25.00 

Young,  Mrs.  George  H „  2.50 

CONNECTICUT. 

Beacon  Falls  Rubber  Shoe  Company    .    .  Beacon  Falls,      $25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  323  .    .  Danbury,  25.00 

Sawyer,  L.  D New  Haven,  2.00 

ILLINOIS. 

Arnstein,  Eugene Chicago,  $50.00 

Swift  &  Co.,  through  Cahoon,  Kingman 

&  Swift „  100.00 

Union  Special  Mch.  Company „  50.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  124  .    .  Elgin,  5.00 

IOWA. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  363  .    .  Keokuk,  $10.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  113 

LOUISIANA. 
B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  269  .    .     New  Orleans,      $25.00 

MAINE. 

Carll,  W.  R Alfred,  $2.20 

Cushman,  Hillis  Company,  National 

Shoemakers,  and  Briggs,  Howard  & 

Pray,  Lasters Auburn,  39.50 

Cushman,  Hollis  Company,  Cutting  and 

Stitching  Room „  18.00 

Field  Bros.  &  Gross  Company,  Em- 
ployees    „  20.00 

National  Shoemakers'Factory  Cutters  .  „  26.00 

Treers  and  Finishers  of  Auburn,  Me.  .  .  „  60.25 
United  Shoe  Machinery  Company,  Office 

Employees „  22.50 

National  Shoemakers,  Stitching  Room 

Employees Dennison,  19.50 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  344  .  .  Ellsworth,  25.00 
Byrne,  Philip  J.,  General  Organizer 

B.  &  S.  W.  U Lewiston,  1.00 

Foss  &  Packard,  Employees „  16.85 

National  Shoemakers,  Additional  from 

Employees „  84.30 

Shoe  Workers  of  Lewiston,  Me „  75.48 

Wise  &  Cooper,  Employees „  17.25 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  349  .  .  Mechanics  Falls,  25.00 

E.N.P Portland,  10.00 

Schlotterbeck  &  Foss  Company  ....  „  25.00 

MICHIGAN. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  30    .    .     Detroit,  $10.00 

Schmidt,  Carl  E.  &  Co „  200.00 

MINNESOTA. 
Holm,  Rev.  Carl  W Red  Wing,          $10.00 

MISSOURI. 

B.&S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  13    .    .     St.  Louis,  $25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  25  50.00 


114  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

MISSOURI  —  Continued. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  126      .  St.  Louis,  $10.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  338      .            „  25.00 

Lasters'  Union  No.  470 „  10.00 

NEBRASKA. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  292      .  Omaha,  $10.00 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

First  Baptist  Church Manchester,          $9.21 

Reed,  H.  B.  &  Co „  100.00 

NEW  JERSEY. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  125      .  Camden,  $5.00 

NEW  YORK. 

Mixed  Union  No.  160 Brooklyn,  $10.00 

Murphy,  J.  W „  10.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers' Local  Union  No.  405     .  Hornellsville,        10.00 

Alexander,  Andrew,  Estate  of New  York  City,  500.00 

American  Leather  Company „  „        50.00 

Bier,  Arthur  &  Co „  „          5.00 

Blumenthal  Bros „  „        10.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Union  No.  309     ....             „  „        10.00 

Borden's  Condensed  Milk  Company     .    .             „  „        25.00 

Bourne,  S.  W „  „       25.00 

Corset,  R.  &  G.  Company „  „        10.00 

Favorite  Skirt  Company „  „          5.00 

Finkelstein,  H „  „         5.00 

Fleischman  Company,  The „  „      100.00 

Goldfield,  Joseph  A „  „          5.00 

Haley,  C.  J.  &  Co „  „         5.00 

Kaplan,  Hyman „  „         2.00 

Kirsh  Manufacturing  Company    ....             „  „        33.50 

Kops  Bros „  „        25.00 

Larocque,  Joseph „  „      100.00 

Martin,  M.  &  Co „  „          5.00 

Mendelson,  Leo  &  Co „  „        10.00 

Muller,  Schall  &  Co „  „        25.00 

Neilson  &  Crossley „  „         5.00 


Grover  Factory  Fire  115 

NEW  YORK — Continued. 

Palmer,  Solon  (Palmer's  Perfumes)    .    .  New  York  City,    $5.00 

Perkins,  George  W „  „      100.00 

Rosenberg  Bros.  &  Lockwood „  „        15.00 

Rosenthal  &  Grotta „  „         5.00 

Samuels,  Abraham „  })         5.00 

Schoolhouse,  Charles  &  Son „  „        10.00 

Sicher,  D.  E.  &  Co „  „        10.00 

Solzman,  M „  „          2.00 

Spool  Cotton  Company,  The „  „      100.00 

Stein,  P „  „         2.00 

Steinhardt,  A.  &  Bro „  „         5.00 

Werthimer  &  Co „  „         5.00 

Will,  E.  J „  „       20.00 

Woolworth,  F.  W.  &  Co „  „      100.00 

Woolworth,  F.  W.  &  Co.,  Employees    .    .             „  „       27.75 

Rochester  Joint  Shoe  Council Rochester,  50.00 

Yawman  &  Erbe  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany                  „  25.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  159  .    .  Syracuse,  15.00 

OHIO. 

Mears,  T.  Y Chagrin  Falls,       $1.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers' Local  Union  No.  222     .  Cincinnati,  10.00 

Janacsek,  Mrs.  Lajos Cleveland,  1.00 

Zimmerman,  F „  2.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Union  No.  347     ....  Hamilton,  5.00 

Rosenbaum,  F.  A.  &  Co Youngstown,          5.00 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Allen,  H.  W Emlenton,  $5.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  377  .    .  Honesdale,  10.00 

B.&S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  41  IB  ,  Lebanon,  7.37 

Ardross  Worsted  Company,  Frankford    .  Philadelphia,  5.00 

Baum,  Louis  B „  10.00 

Folwell  Bros  &  Co „  10.00 

Ingber  &  Wertheimer ,,  2.00 

Carnegie  Hero  Fund^ommission      .    .    .  Pittsburg,  10,000.00 

Heleig,  Lorin „  5.00 


116  Brockton  Relief  Fund 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Bass,  Rev.  E.  C.,  D.D Providence,  $10.00 

B.  P.  O.  E.,  Providence  Lodge  No.  14  .    .              „  100.00 

Cherry,  W.  S „  10.00 

Friend  (C.  F.  T.  E.) „  2.00 

Mathewson  St.  Church  Collection     ...              „  41.00 

McHale,  W.  H „  15.00 

Morehouse,  B „  2.00 

Snow,  B.  F „  1.00 

Typographical  Union  No.  33 „  25.00 

White,  John  R.  &  Son „  50.00 

Friend  in  Sympathy Woonsocket,  1.00 

VERMONT. 
Buchanan,  Enos  B Chester,  $5.00 

WISCONSIN. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  394  .   .  Eau  Claire,  $5.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  340  .    .  Janesville,  5.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  276  .    .  Racine,  10.00 

CANADA. 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  228  .  .  Hamilton,  $15.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  234  .  .             „  5.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  251  .  .  Montreal,  5.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  249  .  .            „  10.00 

B.  &S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  266  .  .            „  15.55 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  267  .  .            „  7.00 

B.  &  S.  Workers  Local  Union  No.  233  .  .  Toronto,  10.00 

ENGLAND. 

Coy,  William $5.00 

Jenkins,  William  H.,  Manager  Emerson 

Shoe  Store London,  10.00 

Walk  Over  Shoe  Stores: 

Campbell,  John  T.     .         „  £0  11s.  Od. 

Harris,  Thomas  G.  „  1  10     0 

Harrison,  Fred  T.  „  1  15     0 

Irish,  Will  F.      .    .    .         „  1  12     0 

Rackliffe,  Marvin  M.,  London,  100 


Grover  Factory  Fire  117 

ENGLAND —  Continued. 

Walk  Over  Shoe  Stores: 

Reuss,  John  ....  London,  £1    5s.  Qd. 

Benson,  Charles  H.   .  Birmingham,  1  10     0 

Gascoigne,  W.  H.  .    .  Liverpool,  186 

Hargan,  Edward  .    .  Manchester,  170 

Coltart,  G Edinburgh,  Scot.,  150 

Harris,  William  E.    .  Glasgow,       „  1  10     6 

Ramsay,  David     .    .         „             „  50 
Woodman,  George  H., 

Manager    of    Walk 

Over  Shoe  Stores  in 

Great  Britain  20    0     0             $170.02 


Grand  total  of  contributions,  $104, 187.87 


REPORT  OF  THE  TREASURER 


STATEMENT   OP   THE   RECEIPTS   AND    DISBURSEMENTS    OP  THE  BROCKTON 
RELIEF  FUND  FOR  SUFFERERS  FROM  R.  B.  GROVER  &  Co.'s 
FACTORY  FIRE  AT  THE  TURNING  OVER  OP  THE  SAME 
TO  THE  BROCKTON  NATIONAL  BANK. 
RECEIPTS. 

Contributions $104,187.87 

Interest  on  deposits 891.18 

Amount  refunded 118.00 

$105,197.05 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Paid  out  for  relief $61,410.79 

Paid  Brockton  National  Bank      43,786.26      $105,197.05 

W.  H.  EMERSON,  Treasurer. 

BROCKTON,  MASS.,  March  1,  1907. 

To  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  THE  BROCKTON  RELIEF  FUND  FOR  SUFFERERS  FROM 
R.  B.  GROVER  &  Co.'s  FACTORY  FIRE: 

This  is  to  certify  that  we  have  examined  the  books  and  accounts  of  the 
Treasurer  of  the  fund  to  September  30, 1905,  and  find  that  the  total  receipts 
for  the  fund  were  $105,197.05;  that  there  had  been  paid  for  relief  $61,410.79, 
for  which  proper  vouchers  are  on  file. 

Balance  on  hand  September  30,  1905,  $43,786.26,  of  which  $43,686.26 
was  on  deposit  in  the  Brockton  National  Bank  and  $100  in  the  hands  of  the 
trustees. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

C.  C.  CROCKER, 
B.  B.  WINSLOW, 

Auditors. 


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