The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-30
TIE eREAr,F1RE IN BALTIMORE.

Tie Baltimore Sun, OF THURSDAY, gives @ t9e =;
following account of q fire which DroKe OUT Id
hat city on Wednesday:
About II o':lock yesterday morning nre
broke out in the oakum factory OF messrs. H.
r. aapna a Co., on the north side OF Thames
street. between Ann and Wolf, which soon
spread to the surrounding property, involving
a loss much heavier than has been occasloned
by Are in this city for msnt years. The oakum
factory was Of blick two stories hlgn, ana was
entirely consumed. From It the flames spread
with great rapidity to the lumber yard OF John !,
W. Randolph, adjoining, on Che corner OF Won
and Lancaster streets, the large amount OF ium-
ber IN which was entirely destroyed. Famed by
moderate wind, the flames soon communicated
to the buildings in the neighborhood, aud IN
brief space Of time nearly every mouse III the
block bounded by Thames, WolL Lancaster
and Ann streets was on fire. With the excep-
tiop of two the houses were all small, wltn
shingle roofs, which had been dried almost 10
the condition of tinder by the late excessive
heat The houses we're mostly occupied by
Germans, there being in some OF them several
families, and none, perhaps, without two or
three, Among the property destroyed was the
extensive machine shops OF Messrs. +. ID. Fra
zier & Co., on thames street. with all their
valuable contents. including Six new steam 81 en-
gipes ready for delivery Messrs. Hill q HIST
had an iron foundry on the same premises w5icn
80
store Of MIR. ] ohm Welch, and the ship joiner es-
lishment OF MIR. Charles Morris, also on
Thames-street. were entirely destroyed. Inc
Copenhagen House, on Thames-street, near
Ann, euffsred greatly. It was occupied by MIR.
Peter Schmidt, who lost most OF his furniture
and stock, or had it so greatly damaged as TO
mann Vanderhorst and Henry Houtsman, on
Thames-street, were nearly entirely destroyed.
Dwellings Nos. 282, 2e4, 966. 28S and $50 on
Areh.street, were entirely burnt out The hre-
men had only arrived on the ground after the
breaking out OF the fire, and worked energeti
caJIy, devoting themselves to aeluging the
hoifses With water, and in this manner many
poor families necessarily bad their furnltufe
mnch Injured before it could be removed.
At 1:86 o'clock number Of 1remen stationed
nm Iancaster-street, in the rear OF Randopb's
lumber ward, and who had been directing their
energies TO saving row OF frame houses and
small Methodist Church, known as the han
dolph Chapel, were driven from their positions
by angry sheet Of fame, which. sweeping
across he street, quickly enyelOped the bull
ing. lew minutes later he roofs OF six two.
st .ry and attic dwellings, 90 the northwest
corner Of Lancaster and Wolf streets were
wrapped in fumes, but by the efo,ts OF the
firemen only the corner house was DESTROYED,
tine other houses burning no loSer than the
attics. The efforts Of the irenen working
bic. the fire from getting to- the rows. OF
small dwellings, on Harpy-alley. fhis alley
was filed with small frame tenements, and
it was evident that il the fire gained
the ascendency in that LOCALITY the destruc-
tion would have been carried far up Lancaster
and other streets. The fremen were reward.
ed with success. Lancaster, Thames, Ann and
Wolf streets, during the progress OF the fire.
presented o sad scene. Thrown into every
conceivable shape we're piles of furniture.
CT clockery. window sashes, shutters and bed
ding. and occasionally there could be encoun-
tered groups of women and children lamentlng
the sudden destruction Of their once happy
homes. 80 rapidly did the flames communl-
cate with the houses on the east side OF Amp
street, that several families Vere unable TO re-
move any OF their furniture save on the brst
floors. The roofs OF large number Of houses,
many OF them distant SIX squares from fhe
scene OF destruction, were set on fire BY burn
ing pieces Of timber. waited from the lumber
yard OF Mr. Randolph. Several fremen and
citizens were slightly injured by bricks and
pieces Of timber falling from the burning
buildings. Mr.. Hanna. owner OF the oakun
factory where the fire originated, was so badly
injured by quantity Of bricks falling upon
him, that he had to be conveyed to his home
in hack.