Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-17
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thefe mad Tor several days past been Ieakage in the
supply plpe beneath the floor of the barber sbon il
IS supposed the place had become so tborouebIv i'm
pregnated with gas that it gnited by tho fire in
Ino S'oVe o Ihe Shop' There were three persons in
the barber shop at the time-an appranficn bo, o,1
two customers 'D'
The force of the explosion, which was hoard s,r.
several squares around, and shook the builaincs in
the neghborhOod, tore up the floor of the borbor
| shop, and threw its occupants against the calling
The studded partition between it and the adoinino
| room-No. 5-occuped by Aug Wattenscheidt lew
eer was torn tromitS tastenngs and the stock in the
atters store scattered over the floor and much of
broken, including several valuable watches, which
had been left with him for repairs. A quantity Of
JeWeiry in his window was blown out upon the pave
| ment, together with the window, sash and ALL A
| similar partition between this room and the corner
store, occupied as cigar store. was also moved and
the goods of Mr.. Wartman thrown about every
where; besides all Of his windows. four in number
were blown to atoms. His loss is estimated at $780,
Whle that OF Mr. Wattenschedt is put down at $780,
though he was unable last night to give any definite
estimate. The fixtures of the latter's store which
| were much broken, insured in the Merchants
| insurance Company, of which J. G. Proud & Sons
| are the agents.
An errand boy in the employ of Mr. W. named
| John Nogt was injured about the face by being
struck with pieces of falling plaster He was prop
erly attended to and removed to his home on Oregon
| street. The fixtures of the barber shop were com
pletely demolished and the room torn to pieces The
hoor was on fire for WHILE but an slarm of fire was
| sounded and the fTemen soon subdued the flames
Mr. Boeckner's loss is estimated at 81 200 A large
SILVER urn, IN the ladys paror of the Eutaw House
which is situated above the room in which tho explo-
| SION occurred was thrown upon the floor and bro
ken. Beyond this the hotel suffered no DAMAGE and
its business will not be in any manner interrupted
Aquantity thojewelry of Mr. Wattenscheidt. which
was blown into the street, was subsequently recovered
byPolceman Upton and Sergeants and Sears
and returned TO him. The affair caused considerable
excitement, and attracted large crowd to the yicin
lty, among whom the widest rumors were for while
afoat, but it was ascertaned that no loss of life
had been sustained and that the personal injuries
| sustained were but slight.
| The ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE CoNDrTTor
OF THE PooR.-A stated meeting of this Association
was held last evening at their Office, on Fayette
| street. between Holiday and Gay streets, Jesse
| Hunt, Esq, President in tho chair The secretary
| Mr. Il. D. BrashearS presented his summary of
| agents work for March, from which the following
| extracts are taken Number of families relieved
1888 OF which 923 were American, 492 foreigners and
us colored the number in families, 5,159; number ot
visits, l7O3; amount expended. 54,0i225 includina
232 cords of wood and l7l2 tons ofcoal: sent boys
and girls to the public school, and boy and girls
to Sabbath school; obtained employment for II per
sons. Those relieved were divided among the various
religious denominations follows Baptiss3l Epis-
copaians 81, PresbyterianS 26 Catholics 33 Metho-
dist $780, LuheranS So and Of no particular religions
persuasion 922.
| The report of John W. Randolph, treasurer, was
read showing that the balance on hand at last ro-
| port. was $69gj.66 The receipts from ward mana
gers and other sources, including $55S.92 the pro-
| ccedS Of the Lenchow Amateur Associations con
cert and 81 1910, the proceeds Of benefit given ~
| Front Street Theatre, by John T. Ford amounted to
| S29O4OJ-making the total amount S990O.75 The
Ivpayments made for salaries. appropriations adycr-
tsing, &C., amounted to $4,50+.35 leaving Il balance
| in the hands Of the Treasurer of S5,39G36 The
| finance committee also made a report, which was
| read and accepted. The fuel committee consisting
| of Thomas Baynes, Francis Dawes and E J. Church
reported that up TO the first of the present month
there have been distributed 903 tons of coal costing
when delivered 81 300 also, 067 cords of wood cost
ing, when delivered, SS500-making in all 500 ex-
pended for fuel There was an excess over last year
OF 2OJ tons OF coal distributed, and decrease of 8
cords of wood. The fuel the report states for the
present year, will cost about 800 less than last
year, although the quantity is nearly the same This
decrease Is owing partly to contribution of 173Ja
tons Of coal from the Wyoming Coal Company
The report of the special committee on collection
was read and also adopted Six hundred dollars
were appropriated for each of the four districts for
the months of May, June and July, making total Of
s24O0 for the entire city during the three months
On motion of MI. Randolph. the salary of the sec
retary was increased from 5000 to 81 900 per annum
to take effect on the 1st of May next
Mr.. Oudesluys submitted resolution directirr
the Treasurer that whenever the funds of the Aszo
citation in his hands exceed $500, which shall not d.
required for use within thirty days. shall be invested
IN Government bonds or some other safe paying De-
terest securities. After some discussion the resou
was lost.
The board adjourned after the transaction of some
further business of no general Importance.
An EXTENSIVE MANUFACTURING EsTA BL1sHuF,T.
The advantages of Baltimore as a manufacturiu,,
city are being rapidly developed by energetic and
enterprising citizens, and it bids fair to rank bich
before the lapse of many years. as it should Ions
| since have DONE in this respect. One of the most
marked improvements in this branch of business ha
been made By MeSsrs. a. Allen & Co.. who have pur-
chased lot of ground adjoining their old factory on
CRANKY street. near East Falls avenue. and erected
upon 1t new four-story building, which gives them
factory 100 feet square. Their facilities being thu
increased, with all the modern improvements in ma
chinery, &C. they are now employing upwards of on,
| hundred hands in the manufacture of furniture cf
| all kinds, embracing ornamental. plain and black
walnut cottage setts; hall, paror and chamber fur
nture and cane and wood-seat chairs of all descrio
tions besides turning out all kinds of work at thc
| steam saw and planning mill-in the same building
| such as flooring, &c.
The entire machinery of the establishment is drive.
by an eighty horse power engine and the premise
| are thoroughly heated by the exhaust steam. IT..
hrm has an extensive furniture warehouse at No =,
hanover street, where they keep On hand constan y
stock Of most beautiful and substantial furnturr
and they are prepared to compete with the large,
| manufactures in the North, by furnishing g bet
article upon the same terms, and thus relieve Bali.
more and other dealers of the necessity which has
I ayict IoS,r 80,
class of furniture. As Baltimore institution it
hoped this extensive establishment viii be ibera!,
encouraged. and especially all will consult thar
interests very materially at the same time Thcbric,,
work IN this new building was done by Messrs Seo.r
* Pollard, ana the carpenter work BY A. J. Byrne.
HEALTH kEPoRT.-For the week ending YESTERDAY
morning. 50 deaths occurred in this city as stated -
the report OF the Health Commissioner, Doctor Me-,
gam showing the city to maintain It's usual good sgs-
ltary condition, being deaths less than in tho Co
responding week of last year. SO less than in the salo
week OF 1854 and ls less than in the correspondi O.
week OF 1868. Of the deaths Is were caused by co..
sumption; each by Group and typhoid fever; eacl
Inflammation Of tho lungs and old age; each by i
| fammatiOn of the brain and smallpox; each H.,
casualty cholic, conVusions. hemorrhage inHamma-
ton OF the bowels. measles and palsy; and each j.,
apoplexy, cancer, dropsy, dyspepsia dysentery ery
slpeas catarrhal fever scarlet fever organic disease
the heart pleursy, rheumatism, tumor and whoopi-
cough. Unknown adult 2; unknown infantiIe T.
and still-births Eighteen died under year ofage:
| between and years. s between and years;
between and 10 years. between 10 and Is year.
between Is and 20 years. between and 30 yea,s.
between 30 and 40 years; between 40 and 50 year
between 50 and so years; between so and 70 year
between 10 and 80 years; between 50 and 80 year.
and between 80 and 100 years. Forty-fve of the de
ceased were males and 40 females Is of the whol.
number being colored persons.
The CONTEMPLATED CHANNEL FROM JONES' FALL.
TO LIGHT STREET.-The following ordinance, pro
viding for channel from Jones' Falls to Light ST.
passed the Second Branch of the City Council at il
session yesterday:
| Resolged Jl the Mayor and City Council OF Bal5
more, That the Port Warden be and lie is hereby
authorized and directed to have made a channel tw,
| hundred feet wide and eighteen feet deep, con
mencing at Jones' Falls and extending westwa1
along the Port Warden's line, the north side :,
the basin to Light street wharf-also commencing 4
Jones Falls and extending to the foot of Mon
gomery street. the south side of the basin thenc
along the Port Warden's line on the south side \,
said basin to Light street wharf; and in order III.
said work may be accomplished as speedily as nos.
BILE, the said Port Warden hereby directed to MIA
at least one machine to work on each side of sa.
basin within thirty days after the passage Of =
resolution, and see 4,