The Morning herald., 1876-04-10
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THE FLAMES IN BALTIMORE.

Eaee-eevePas Lives sLOst-DamsS-
ang ExplosiOns-Extens
Fisms Badly CripPled-Mil.
Hens Of Dollars Lost.
" Amer ican Press Association.
BALTIMORE, April "a series OF hres
IRE raging here, and at about halfpast TWO
O'Clock this afternoon, the first alarm was
sounded, and In about fifteen minutes aiter-
wards general alarm was given, calling
toeether all the engines in the city. Inc
iire originated In the wholesale drug store
Of VIM. a. Brown & Bro No. % Sharp St.
Efforts Of fremen to save this store were
unavai1ing, ard in less than an hour
time the entire contents and building were
destroyed, loud explosions at intervals star
tied the assembled crowds, supposed to be
caused BY chemicals igniting. The store
front was composed OF iron, ana portions
Of it with parts of the wall fell forward with
. crush, causing stampede. One fireman
had his leg broken, and several were in
jured. The store Of Stillman, Farber q Co..
No. Is Sharp street, made narrow escape
from burning, and their stock OF notions
will be damaged by streams Of water con
etantly thrown in.
The stores of these two firms were
burned out three years ago. The adjoining
store of Brown Il Bro. was deserted
dwelling with the roof off, which had re-
NAMED in that condition since the fire Of
three years ago. 1t was occupied by DR..
McManus, and his family were obliged to
yacsts the premises on account of the roof
being burned of. The house No. 20 Sharp
street, occupied by DR.. s. W. Selduer, had
ahe roof burned off and the interior flooded
with water. Next door, south of 1t. was
an unoccupied dwelling the shingle roof OF
which has been burned; it is owned by Mr..
Merefeld. Next to it is a church known
as the Round Top Baptist Church, the roof
of which is damaged; it is situated on the
corner of Sharp and Lombard streets.
Around the corner on Lombard street three
dwelling houses have had the roofs de-
stroyed and the occupants have been COM
pelled to vacate, carrying their property
with them. Mr.. W. H. Brown, one OF the
firm whose drug store has been burned
down, 10 Director of the Firemens lnsur-
auee Company of Baltimore.
Great apprehension was felt that the
Wholesale coal oil and whisky warehouse
of. Psrkhurst, Jr., & Co., might ignite
the consequence of which would have beer
fearful. The warehouse No. IL Hollings
worth street, running through to Gran
street, used for storage purposes, ant
owned by DeFord g. Co., dealers in hides
caught fire on the roof, all of which wal
consumed, and the upper portion OF tht
building was damaged. In the upper sto
ries up to the roof was stored large quah
tity of cotton belonging to the Noun
Vernon Mills, whose Office is near by. The,
manufacture cotton duck. A number o
cotton bales took fire and were pulled ou
from the garret to the street by the fire
men, The next door was filled with broom
corn, but escaped. The dwelling house OF
the southwest corner of Lombard and Han
over str. had its roof destroyed and furnitur
damaged by fire. The square on Lombar
between Sharp and Hanover streets. on the
north side, occupied as boarding and
dwelling houses, the roofs of which wer
more or less damaged, and the terrific
occupants were busy carrying out furniture
bedding, &c.
The fremen worked energetically in a
directions and saved numbers of house
whose roofs were in blaze-when the fiji
commenced brisk breeze was blowing bl
fortunately soon died out. The weatht
was delightful and the streets crowded wit
people promenading, and the general alarl
and dense smoke, &C., attracted an UNI
sually great crowd. The Jewish synagogt
on Hanover street, was at one time threa
ened, and the roof was on fire, but was SOC
extinguished. 1t is estimated that the lo
by fire will amount to about Sl5O, 900, o'
it is impossible to find out about insurance
as all Offices are closed. The Phoenix II
surance Company, Of New York, it is u
derstood looses 1000.
The fireman who had his leg broken W
named KONG, and was foreman OF nj
engine company that only went into servi
last week. He got his leg entangled on
reel. About half past five O'Clock the f
was got under control. 1t is impossible
give Q list of losses and insurance al II
time.
The EuFK1Sh IDsurHents.
By American Press Association.
VIENNA, April 0.-It is asserted that
insurgent chiefs have left Suttonia and
Joined their bands, they intend to resu