Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-01-14
OyERWEI6HTED.
A Four-Story Bvitiing at Louis.
vile
Gives Way, killing Two MeH-rhe siruct.
ure Aflerward Destrcs ell by Hire.

LouIsvnL., Kr., january s-The fire
oeis sounded an alarm at five O'Clock til .
afternoon in furious snow stoim Of wind
and binding snow, calling the departments
TO large double building at s23 and SIS
West Main street, occupied by Trnt,u. A.
Co, Balmforth aud II. T. For,vuod a Co.
All cotton factors and commission mer.
chants The building. which was four
stories high, was used Jointly bv these
Iirfns as store-house for consjep-
ments OF all sorts, but principally for
cotton, OF which there WAS nbont
soo bales packed away on the first. second
and third floors On the fourth floor there
We're 400 sacks of peanuts On Tuesday
bamberger, Bloom a. Co. packed 80 case. Of
heavy prints on the second floor and In.
PIesunpuon is that this heavy con=ign-
ment caused the floor which was already
orerweighted, TO give way, forcing oat The
front walls and causing the entire builJing
70 TAU in. The stove in the n ons fsT,
y. ens mouse set f're TO the cotton, and in
twenty minutes after the first c.,s.n
the place was in q mass OF ragin,y
flames The fremsn were nj sr,s,
aisaGvaatsges from the binding storm.
oub oy gallant work kept the fire from
communicating TO the adjoining bnildings
Inc report rapidly spread that MvsSrs i
"a Balmforth and II. NJ. Wright. who ,y,.,s
~ -. the 'front.' office had been buried beneath
A. IA
colored porter, who had Just come In from
the collar heard the floor cracking ab,vr
ana sprang toward the street door AT t,i.
aeme time crying loudly to Mr. BnlinT,it,,
10 run. lie was Goo late, however f,,. i,,.,,
as ne sprang through the window and
escaped into the street with the dchr,s
falling aU around him. that part OF tie
building over the front offiro fell ,xith a
crash DuINing both Mr.. BalnCorth and
~oionel Wr Rht under twenty ba les of cor
Lon thnt came down from alove To
tremen have been unable 10 ,yorl, la ti,c
ruins yet, and 'theS OF tile bodies bu,vs
oeeh discovered. Colonel Wright. WHO
was graduate OF West Point md
prave Confederate soldier leaves
large family in limited circun,-
sthnces. He was employ ed a Superin-
tendent OF tie concern. and was an eTpsTt
on colIoD. Mr. Balmforth was a Well
khown cotton factor and a MN OF wealth
anu prominence. He leaves an interest
Ing family. Messrs Richard Ttnltie aud
nfaoue barksdHle, together itb Mr. n r
norwood and boot-black. We're 10 Trnb,,.,'s
ysIlce, n The rear end of the building Mnen
me iront w9iis fell. They ESCAPED i,y cut
ting their way out through the IRON
Rratingof ba wi. dow. Ii is Thought
thet negro tIuckman was buried N
tue runs, but this report can not bo
verified. Tie building belongs 10 tile -, .te
OF lhe late Charles Rufer was valued at
sflVo, and was fully iu,ured Nearly ali
)t ths supplies stored in the ware Ion-e
were insured, hut in what companies ca,
not be learned tonight The total los is
about $4,000. BamberQer Bloom A. O.,
as IL happened, took out policy on Their
consignment OF prints at two O'clock this
after noon. lie work of excnvstine the
pOuscs OF Al-1~rs- Wright and Balmfortn
can not Do begun until IN the morning