The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-25
Dcstruetavs, coniiaRrasaons.

timore street, yon the south side, between
Howard and Liberty streets. The aggre-
gate loss will be very great-heavier by far
than has occurred for a long while in Balti-
more. ~, f5ssgss.Tt. n I: EN- ~ ,gf St:rs
The fire Is supposed to have been the
work OF an incendiary, and Is thought to.
have originated in the rear part Of the fac
tory. This building comprised q large four
story brick building in the rear, where the
machinery was located, and a three-story
brick building frontingon Frederick street.
8 The factory, with its contents of stock
and machinery, was valued at $4,000 by.
Mr.. @. Rosendale, who says he has an insll.<
rance OF from $4,000 to SIS, 900, in sums Of
$1,000, various companies, placed through
Daniel L., Holden, insurance agent. The,
building, with its contents, was completely
destroyed. The mber-yard adjoining held
a large stock, only portion OF which was
reached by the fire. 100,
THE BALTIMoRE-sTREET CoNFLAGRATIoN. 3
The Baltlmore-street- eon6agration broke
out in large fye-story warehouse, No. 315
west Baltimore street, between Howard and
Liberty streets, occupied by Brosius d Co.,
notion-dealers, resulting in the total destruc-
ton OF that building, with all its contents.
The fire quickly extended to several build
ings east and west, and also back to German
street, destroying number OF valuable
business places. :.
The fire seemed to break forth from almost
every story simultaneously, and soon the
three-story buildings to the west, No. 317,
occupied by Summers & Bryan. confec-
TONERS and fruiters, and No. $40, occupied
by Sneeringer, Taylor & Co., wholesale to-
bacconists, Were enveloped in flames.
+, When the Fire Department arrived the
building occupied by Messrs. Brosius Il
Co., was entirely In flames, and nothing
could be done to check the fire In that build
ing. The efforts Of the firemen were mainly
directed to theEother buildings, which had
just caught. = Is. -. = 1iI
At first all OF the department. could not
be concentrated on account Of the progress
Of and detention at the fire on Frederick
street. At one time it seemed that the en-
tire block would be destroyed. 80 e: 81
The buildings occupied by: Summers &
Bryan and Sneerlnger, Taylor e Co. caught
fire in the rear, the flames gradually eX-
tending to the front. A portion Of the
stock contained in these buildings were re-
moved by the salvage corps, which had
hurried at breakneck speed from Frederick
street, and the policemen. The goods were
thrown out on the pavement on the opposite
side of the street in q damaged condition.
Some OF the books were also saved.
The store OF Summers Il Bryan contained
a lot OF fireworks. and occasionally the ex-
plosions would so off with loud reports,
but the explosions did not deter the ffremen
and policemen in their efforts to save the
stock and buildings. H..
3D. ifsa ON GERMAN STREET.
The extensive new iron-front bgilding
No. 40 German street, occupied by Seim d
Emory, dealers in glass, paints, oils, &C.,
was env eloped in flames in an incredibly
short time, and the heat was soon so intense
that the fircmen could not approach nearer
than the middle Of German street. IL
A huge volume OF fire was driven toward
the southwest, and Tapped across, threaten
ing to envelope. the buildings on the south
side OF German street, occupied by NJ.
Hecht, No. 49,; Union Hotel, No. Il; w.
g.. Bansemer s. Co., No. 45; Moorehead &
Templeman Brothers, corner Of Howard
and German streets. The fremen gave
their attention to these buildings, and they
escaped. / ~" @.',s@s
The spectacle at Seim & Emory's estab-
lishment in flames was one OF q thrilling
character. The iron front assumed the APP
pearance OF molten metal, and at frequent
intervals the iron columns Of story after
story crumbled and fell, breaking in fiery
fragments upon the pavement. The, west
wall fell upon the three-story brick building
to the west, occupied by Schultze d Co.,
cotton, yarn, and batting dealers, crashing
through the roof and demolishing the en-
tire building. ~
AS each story Of Seim Il Emory's fell the
flames lessened in intensity and the work Of
| the iremen became more effective; and
when the second story tottered and came
Iol 81 CT limo .stro ~
water were turned upon the drugstore of
.Vogeler Il Co., adjoining on the east, and
+ the drug-house OF Stockdale, Smith 81 Co.,
on the west, which had taken fire and
seemed destined for destruction. .f -
| The rear Of the drug-house on the west
was OH fire in every story, and on the east
the slate roof OF Vogeler & Co.'s building
l.resisted the lfurnace-like heat until streams
Of water could, be effectively used upon it.
Firemen, who seemed to be us imperious to
| heat as Salamandeis, climbed up to the
mansard roof of Vogeler s. Co.'s building
land as quickly as possible cut away the
woodwork about the wffid oWs,: which was
On. fire, and ingress to- the water was: af.
forded s.l1S 5 :.it'tr2!IG. -; :, y
{, ,At one tinle-in. fact Cor, d considerable
perfod-it seemed impossible that either OF
| the drue-houses could be saved, and 1t was
only after Seim & Emory's establishment
had been demolished by the successive
crumbling OF each story and neasulrably
decreased the fierce volume iof fame that
confidence in their rescue was inspired,
SERIOUS FIRE IN 4 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
An alarming fire broke out at half-past II
O'Clock p. NJ. yesterday in the fifth story Of
warehouse No. 295 west Baltimore street,
the four upper floors Of which are. occupied
by Burgunder & Greenbaum, wholesale
clothiers, and the first floor by Henry
Grunebaum, gentlemen s furnishing goods
The building, which is owned by Stein
Brothers, is damaged to the extent OF about
two or. three thousand dollars. 1t is in
sured for So, 900 in the German and S14, ZOO
i'm the Equitable. The stock OF Henry
Grunebaum, which was damaged by water:
is insured for $25, in the German,
So, 600; Globe Hiyerpooll, $4,000; Etna.;
$1,000; Imperial, $4,000; Royal Canadian,
$780,, and Home, $4,000. Rurgunder &
Greenbaum's stock is damaged about $4,000,
and is insured for $4,000, as follows
French, $4,000; German, IS, 600; Peabody,
81, 900 =. Queens, SIS, 0a8 !. Royal, $4,000;
Commercial Union, $4,000, and Lancashire,
81, 900. Messrs. Burg nder a. Greenbaum's
bIishment was on fire few months ago,
and o loss OF 81, 400 was sustained. Is Il aE Z
BY telegraph.1 :t2s 3: 49, b
& BALTIMORE, septembe 2 %. IT he losses by
the fires in Baltimore and Frederick streets
amounted to about $500, geo. Rosenda1e q
Co. were ensured for. %, 500 Am the New Or
leans Insurance Company, md VII 600 each
in the Old Dominion and Merchant and
Merchants and, Mechanics Insurance Com
rIaniea' of VIRGINIA BrosIIS IL Coz s. had