The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-25
AN EXPLOSION ATA FIRE.
Mae Fhemen Buricd In the Ruius-Three
Killed aud Sis Iniu,ed.

HARTFORD, May A.-At aboI o'clock
this morning Kohn's block. in Market street.
was discovered to be on Ere on the second and
third noors in the northern end of the building
ut point where II was difficult for the flremen
to reach the fumes. Could they have thrown a
stream upon tho fire when first discovered it
could have been subdued with small loss but
as II was. water could be thrown on the front Of
the building only. Ladders were placed in
front, and party Of fremen mounted the roof
OF wooden building adjoining. where they
were able to throw water directly upon the fire
through the windows. While in this position
the flames. which were burning furiously. on
vclopcd the upper part of the building. reached
some inilammabe material on the upper floor.
and burst out of the roof. An explosion
followed, carrying away part of the north
of tho block and the coping and cornco
of the front. Tho falling ruins wcrc seen TO
bury the party OF ilremcn who were at work on
the aide roof and those on the ladders in front.
me work OF rescue WIS begun at once. and six
OF the nremcn were taken ont alive d. s. Cnmp
n photographer. and Charles Harper. mn cX-
prrssman. were taken out dead. John II. Par.
koi an rNpiessiuan, hni a lcg broken, his hcnd
badly cut. and was internally injured. He died
NJ o'clock THIS morning. SiX uthur men w'ro
more or lcee Injured. one or two Of them scri-
ously. The dead were carried to the police sta
tiun. Those badly hurt we're carried 60 the hos
rital aud those slightly injured scni homo.
Utook srNcn hours To- recover the bodies OF
the two Killed. and they were badly mangled.
The building was entirely destroyed. n had
about 100 feet front and was four stories high,
with Mansard roof. II wac occupied on the
ground floor by Cooke 4 sherman, meat
market; W. Striehcl & Co.. furniture, and n
beer saloon. Nearly n the rest was occupied
by the Novelty Braid Works. silk manufac-
turcrs. Samuel kessler was the proprietor Of
the works and owner Of the building. The
principal loss falls ON the silk works and on tho
building. Part Of the stock is saved and part
OF The walls ot the building are still standing.
. Tho insurance ON the building is IA follows:
Hartford, IS uO0 Merchants OF Providence
Milliamsburgh Of Brooklyn. and Meriden
Conn, each 81 500 Peoples OF Newark $1,000;
North British. New Hampshire. and Leather Of
Boston. ~ 500 each total, 500 .0On.
On machinery and stock about evenly divid-
ed: Commercial Union Of London and London
Assurance. each 10000: Hamburg. Bremen,
$1,000; Orient Of Hartford. s3OuO Ktna OF
Hartford, Alliance Of Boston Fairfield of Con-
mems Fund o. California Peoples 81 Trenton
and the following New York companies West
chester. Manhattan. Atlantic. Gcrmania. Han
over. and " public. each f2.5u1.
Cooke SHERMAN have 81 500 insurance In the
PhdniN Of Hartford. and other concerns are re-
ported insured for about 81 300 In the Royal Of
England and Commerce OF Albany.
this morning destroyed nine buildings. Loss,
s53,OOO: insurance, f3i 500.
WHEELING. May "a Five dwellings and ten
! business houses in Parkcrshurg. W. Va, We're
burned this morning. The fire originated from
| q negro lighting u cook stove with coal oil The
! about $4,000 or sl2O 900.
Providence, May 2i.-Frank Slavin's barn
| was burned this morning. and three trotting
| horses. including Filecutter. persisted.