The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-16
Destructive Fire in Baltimore.

Dcsfrucaive Fire in BalttmOre.
most destructive fre occurred iu Baltimor
tuesday evening. which destroyed property to th
amount of $500, 600 II commenced about ociocI
10 the block of Eve story warehouses on the eas
side of South Charles street, q few doors north o
Lombard. The flames burst from the upper s,or,
OF the middle warehouse, occupied by R. d Ed
wards, Jr, e. Co., and B s. and w. A. Loney.-
The Sun of yesterday, says:
iue names rapidly spread through the eptir
oioek, which comprises three spacious warehouses
escn nve lofty stories in height and not les. tha,
one hundred feet 10 depth. They then attscket
the commodious warehouse of Messrs r r.
fAher q Co., dealers In tin plate and metals an,
rapidly spread to Lombard Row. cousistine of ,
To~ OF tour story warehouses, on the north side O
osad ,ha u. s1Ieet and extending eastwardly from
'Ie estaohshment of the Messrs Parker, four o
"nich were almost entirely DESTROYED
, Ibe progress of the flames as thew spresd from
moor TO hoor Of the large block in which thew or;
s'nA'eo, were " character calculated to impress
tive element, and there could have heen sosraalr
,ess tnan forty to fifty thousand persons assemble
spt ctac'e 'A' pN iIit
- At hrst It was supposed that the flames would
De confined to the block in which thew orio;ns
out northwest wind prevailing furiousiv at ,b.
Tune, gave an additional impetus to their prev an6
In few minutes the warehouse of the Messrs
Parker was on fire in the fourth story.
Inc neat was intense aud compelled the fremep
10 WORK their apparatus at q considerable distance
from the fire. Several times the buildings opno
site were on the point of burning, and pothino o
saved them but the constant application of streams
of water. The large warehouse of Messrs Baker
q Bro heavy dealers IN glassware. which is inns
medately opposite, it was thought would certainly
be destroyed, but through efforts we'll nigh super
human it was saved the intense heat, however
blew out large number of the panes of glass in
the windows
The auction houses of Messrs F. w. Bennett g.
Co. and j. Soper g. Co., and that occupied by
Mr.. E. j. Baker, dealer in dye woods which ad
join the Messrs. Bakers, narrowly escaped a SINH
lar fate.
The block of buildings in which the FIRE origi-
mated are owned by Mr.. E Lewis, of Havre de-
Grace, and were erected about fifteen morths ago
at cost of S63 600 They were constructed Of
the very best materials, without regard to expense
and were amongst the most handsome structures
of the kind in Baltimore. The first stories were
of iron and the other of fine brick work. the walls
being "a inches thick.
The following persons are enumerated as the
losers Jas s Robinson g. Co. paper merchants
Louis Harrison & Co, cap manufacturers; R Ed
wards & Co loss $30,000-insured for $22 500 -
Walker, Richardson e. Co. druggists stock in
jured by water-insured. The Messrs Parker Loss
S75 0O0-insurance 100000. Hodges, Emack &
Garrett, insured. Handy & Bansemer; loss Sl3,
OOO-insurance $4,000. Gilpin, Bailey & Candy
druggists; stock kinjured-insured. VIM Davidson
s. Co.'S paint works, fully covered by $l2, 900 in
surance.
Several of the parties above enumerated have
policies in the American and Reliance Insurance
Companies of Philadelphia of which are the
Messrs Loney, but they could not recollect the
precise amounts Judging from the foregoing es-
Inmates the aggregate losses will no doubt amour,
to nearly $500 600, the insurance on which will
amount to about $3.50 600.
The falling fakes were carried by the high wind
which prevailed to great distance in every di.
rection rendering it necessary for detailed squads
of fremen to be actively Engaged in some instances
at points far removed from the immediate scene OF
destruction, to prevent further spread of the
flames, as numerous roofs in the vicinity were
thus fired.
few minutes to ten O'Clock, the burning tim
bers of the warehouse occupied by Messrs. Han
dy and Bansemer, fell to the ground with terri
BILE crash At that time there were about dozen
persons in the building. Instantly, several ot
the fremen, in charge of the hose pipes, rushed
near the doorway and poured their streams upon
the pile of ruins, and several persons ventured
in and succeeded in rescuing several persona
from their truly horrifying condition
A young man named Bracken, a member o
the Pioneer, who resides on Harrison street. vas
taken out, after being burned in q most shocking
manner about the head and face, while he wal
also severely bruised. He was removed upon 8
liter to bis residence, evidencing intense agony
where medical aid was summoned.
VIM. Wagner, young man belonging to the
Independent, was taken out, injured in similar
manner, and removed to his residence in Ole