The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-08
THE LATEST
A DAY OF HORRORS
Terrible Fire in Galveston, Tex as---
Loss Over $3, 900, 900.
FIRE AND DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN BRIDGE.
PORT, CONNECTICUT.
Thirteen Bodies Taken Out and
More Under the Ruins.
National Associated Press to the Star.

National Associated Press to the Star.
NEW ORLEANS, June S.-There is great
excitement here over the fire this MORN
ing at Galveston, Texas, which de-
stroyed over 5000, 10000 of property in
the very heart of the city.
On account OF disturbance Of tele-
graphic communications and the great
amount ofprivate business on the wires,
the fire accounts are not very complete.
The fire commenced at an early hour
and despite the efforts Of the firemen the
three squares bounded by Market,
Twenty-frst, Twenty-second and Bay
streets are completely des troyed.
The principal sufferers ale the Grand
Central Hotel, Seligman's Bank, First
National Bank, l.. I'll. Bloom, A. &.
Crawford & Co., Il. Seligman & Co
Cotton Exchange, j. G. Ayres, Jacobs
q Beckhardt, j. Y. Thompson & Co.., j.
M. Brown & Co., F. d. Hanar and Geo.
Schneider Is Co. The estimated loss Is
upwards Of 3000,OO0.
THE BRIDGEPORT DISASTER.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, June 8..-A terri.
BILE fire and accident occurred in this
city at an early hour this morning.
About u O'clock fire was discovered
in Sanford & Son's hat factory, in East
Bridgeport. The building was entirely
destroyed. During The progress of the
fire a large number OF persons were on
the building, when the walls suddenly
gave way, burying many in the ruins.
Thirteen bodies nave been taken from
the debris, and it is thought many more
are still under the ruins.
LATER.
The names of the killed, as far a.
could be ascertained, are .. j. Acker
age fifty, limbs burned off to knees. He
leaves a wife and two children.
George Acker, son OF o. j., age twenty,
crushed.
John Gallagher, age thiI five; leaves
vile aud Two children.
ward OToole, age thirty-five ;
leave, wife and children.
Charles +. Dart, age thirty-eight:
leav wife anu four children,
Hugh SIN th, age twenty-five; leaves u
wife and TWO children.
John MaloneN, age twenty-eight.
William Mcintyre, aged wv .nty.tWo,
head severed from the body.
John Tomlin, aged thirty y-nine, burned
beyond recOgnltIOD, but Was idenllfird
NY warts ana ring.
One other body, supposed to be that of
young man named Sweeney, was found
with his limbs burned Uff.
Another body was 30 crushaa and
burned as to be unrecognizA buL ia
supposed to be that OF d man named
L0yne.
The fire which last night destroyed the
hat mahufactory OF Il. SANFORD Il Sons
in East Bridgeport, was first discovered
about 20 minutes past IL O'Clock by the
Waterman Of the cartridge shop, nearly
opposite.
The top floor was packed full of wool.
which was burned rapidly, and Tor near
iy an hour maue the attic one solid mass
ol fl tmes. IL was IL O'clock before the
coEhagratlon had IairIy reached its east
gable end. A few feet OF Surrounding
wall toppled over and fell Win heavy
crash. Some OF the brick struck the
ground, but most OF the debris Iell 10 OH
the one-Story fice attached 10 this end
ol the factory, and tore through the roof
" the basement.
SMALLPOX HOSPITAL BURNED.
NEW YORK. June S.-The building at
Bellevue Hospital used for smallpox
patients caught fire early this morning
and was entirely consumed. The only
occupants were the Matrou, her child.
and two patients. All escaped. Loss
ON building $4,000,