Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-09
DISASTROUS FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
Burning OF Depot OF Fifth Street Rail
rOad-Iz Gers and l3O Horses Eaurned

Burning OF Depot of Fifth Street Rail.
rOad-I7 Cars and l3O Horses Burned.
[Telegraphic correspondence Cincinnati Commercially
ST. LOUIS. May 5.-The arrivals this morning in
clude the Lucy Bertram, from Keokuk; Adam Jacobs,
from Memphis: and the Comet from Alton. The
river is rising again. from the effects of the rise in the
Upper Mississippi.
A disastrous confagraton in South St. Louis last
night resulted in the entire destruction of the stable
and house of the st. Louis Fifth street Rail-
road Company, situated Carondelet avenue, op-
poste the Arsenal, fronting half block on Caronde-
let avenue, and extending along Gate street whole
block and the partial destruction of the saloon and
residence of VIM. Hackman. on the northeast corner
of Gate street and Carondelet avenue. The stable
contained at the time about l70 head Of horses and
mules. and sixteen cars. The fire not breaking out
till half past twelve at which time all the cars were
in, the horses placed in their stalls. and the car
drivers and conductors had gone to their home.
The warchman says that he had come down from
the loft but few minutes before and passed through
the stables discovering nothing unusual; walked out
into the rear to that all and then went
up into the office for his lunch. While eating, he
heard the mules neighing and kicking, and went out
to see what was the matter, when he saw light in
one of the stalls at the very rear of the stable Run
ming there he found thai fire had been kndled be-
meath the manger. While he was trying to back the
mule out, the flames caught to the hay in the man
GER thence communicating to the hay and straw in
the loft and quickly spread from end of the stable
to the other Seventeen cars l30 horses and mules,
and large amount of other property destroyed.
There is but little doubt that the fire was the work of
an lncendiary, and this morning the police on that
eo0h III CuSlOuyy OH SuSplclOn, man named
Robert Lowder who had made several remarks in
dlcatng his JOY at the loss entaed the street rail-
road company, and had also said that the arsenal
would soon be treated in the same manner.
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sU1cIpE BY GUsAN BoY...Domngo Batan. a ma
tive OF Cuba, only II of age arrived in this city
some two weeks ago. when he put up at the Railroad
Hotel No; Broadway. His intention was to en-
deavor to learn the business of civil engineering but
being almost penniless and total stranger his efforts
did not meet with success the fact having depress-
ing effect upon his spirits On Saturday morning
young Batan appeared at the breakfast table of the
hotel, but failed to make his appearance during the
day. Yesterday morning porter was sent up stairs
to his room to see what had become of him. Finding
the door unlocked the porter walked in, and found
the occupant lying the floor quite dead and pool
of blood beside the body He at once gave an alarm,
and on further examination, it was found that the
unfortunate boy had shot hmselfin the neck directly
under the chin Coroner Cover notified and held
an inquest when the above facts ELECTED in the
evidence. On the post.mortem examination it was
found that the fatal bullet had passed into and
lodged in the brain. The pistol with which the rash
act commit ed is single barreed one, and it was
found beneath the bed. note, written by the de-
ceased, found the table, in which he declared
that he was about to commit suicide because be had
neither friends, money nor employment A. verdict
IN ACCORDANCE with these facts was rendered by the
Jury-N Y. Tmes.