The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-28
The Fire at BalIim ore.

BALTIMORE, July 2O.-This morning
the Sun estimates the loss by the fire yes,
tcrday at $500, 900, and states that gooC
Judges place the damage as low rs be
tween 100000 and 100000, The Gazette
estimates the loss at from $500,00 &c
$500, 900, and the american says the loss
will closely approximate 81 100000.
Tho German Fire Insurance Company
reports its loss by the fire yesterday at
$50, 900, and thinks tho entire loss by the
fire will approximate 100000. The
Baltimore Company estimates its loss at
$4,000, and Howard $4,000; the Fire
mems and Equitable OF Baltimore each
had risks Of $4,000.
The Home Insurance Company OF Bal
timOtc says $1,000 will cover It's losses;
the Associated FiremGns' OF Baltimore,
$1,000; Hanover OF New York, $1,000.
The insurance on the First English
Lutheran Church of $l4 900 was wholly
in the Baltimore offices. The congrega-
tion will lose 100000 by the fire. The
valuable library attached 10 the parson-
age was saved. The insurance In the
burnt district is estimated at $20O, 600,
and the entire loss is not estimated TO eX-
Ceed 81 100000 by any one, and some in.
surance men still put the loss as not 10 ex.
coed 100000.
Marshal Gray, OF the police depart.
ment, during the height Of the excitement
was urged 10 blow up the buildings TO
stop the flames, but he was satisfied
such extreme measures were unnecessary.
Aid was rendered from Philadelphia, Har.
risburg and Alexandria, Va, and other
points, which was promptly acknowl.
edged by the authorities, with the request
that II be held in readiness IN case II
should be needed. An aid train from
Washington with three fat cars, having
on board two steamers and two hose reels
and one passenger car filled with tlremen,
made the run here in forty minutes, ave.
raging mile minute. These two com.
paniCs from Washington, with two fire
and three hook and ladder companies Of
this city, were all that were engaged in
staying the conlagrstion. Rev. DR.. Bark
ley. the present pratOr Of the church was
in Philadelphia when the fire occurred,
having an engagement to preach at East
on, tomorrow. Learning Of the fire he
took the evening train Tor Baltimore, ar
irving in the city at 10 r. N. At Will
mington and ether points on the road be
heard most exaggerated accounts of the
fire, and that it was attended by great los
Of life. AS soon as he reached the city
he.made his way 10 the church and parson.
age, where his family resided.
On reaching the neighborhOOd he found
the church in ruins and the parsonage
burned The street was black with eX-
cited people, and he could gain no infOr.
nation whether his family had been saved
or whittier they had gone. Overcome by
excitement and apprehension, the rev.
erend gentleman, 16ll 'in5enSible on-the
otTvet, and was borne 70 an adjacent drug
store. Shortly aftcrwArd some Of his
friends, learning OF his condition, took
him to Mr. Millers, where his family had
been carried in safety previously. DR..
Barkley remained insensible during the
night, but this morning, though COM
pletely prostrated, is much better.
The committee appointed by the City
Council is in session, relieving all cases oi
distress and alurding means 10 carry
them over TO Monday.
James Thomas & Son, in whose planning
mill the fire originated, state that their
loss on the mill will not exceed $50 900;
insurance $4,000. The firm will imme.
dialcly resume business.
BALTIMORE, July 27.-The Fire Com.
missoners yesterday afternoon ordered
5 700 feet Of new hose from New York,
and are determined to increase the ser
vice by an addition Of three new steamers.