Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-03
Nine Bremen Buried.
Seven Crushed and Roasted
 Under a Fallen Wall.
TERRIBLE FIRE IN BALTIMORE.

 Houses and Other Buildings De- . stroyed-Firemen Work Midst a Nolley of Bullets from Exploding Cartridges. | BALTIMORE, Sept 3-The most disastrous fire, both to life and property, that has oc- cured in this city for many years, broke out early yesterday morning at No. l0o South Sharp street, and spreading with great rapidity on either side, soon destroyed seven fine four story iron and brick front buildings on Sharp street and tho back buildings Of nearly the whole TOW of houses on Pratt street. between Sharp and Hanover. The north wall of building No lO9 Sharp street collapsed and buried nine of the tremen. Two of them-A l.. Eek and John Kelly were taken out alive but very badly injured. Seven were killed. Their names are: George Bowers, Thomas Wagner, Perry Ryan, and John AComb, of No. ? truck company; and Harry Walker, James Melee and George Kerins, of No. engine company. The losses will aggregate about Sl, 250, 900, upon which there is estimated insurance of SS0O, ,OOO The heaviest losses fall upon John King, preSi- dent of the Erie Railway company; Edward A Prior X Co, J. II. Wmkelman X Co.,, NJ. s. Levy &, Son, DobbS Nudge X Co.,, Tabb Bros X Dimmock Henry $. King X Sons
 The fire continued until about II o'clock, when it was gotten under control. The buildings Sharp street, from No. lOo to IF, swept clean, nothing being left standing except the fronts. The rear build ing of the Maternite, on Lombard street, was torn down to prevent the fire from spread ing further The inmates of the institution were all removed quietly.
 The firms of Tabb Brothers X Dimmock and Prior X Co. had large supplies of gun and revolver cartridges in stock During the fire they began to explode, and for quarter of an hour kept up fuSila'ie, the bullets going through the windows on all sides, but fortunately nobody was shot, with the exception of one man, who slightly wounded near the left eye.
 While the fire at it's height the mem bers of No. : engine company and No. truck entered Tabb Bros building, intend ing to cut holes through to No l09. Those in the street that the side wall of No l09 was beginning to sway, and called to the men to come out All of them were hasten ing out, when the treacherous wall fell over, and crashing through the floors of No. lO7, buried the unfortunate tiremen under its great weight. Then all efforts con centrated upon the pile of ruins under which nine human beings were writhing i'll torture. The groans of the men could be heard from within this living volcanic tomb, for 1t had taken fire and was belching forth jets of flame. Half dozen strong streams were turned the pile, and the flames within in short time subdued. In few minutes John Kelly was rescued. His left eye was burned out of its socket and his head badly mashed but the surgeons say he will recover. Then A. l.. Eek dragged from the ruins. His right arm was broken and his side badly injured. The others, how ever, beyond hope and their dead bodies were taken out one by one all man rln h,,r,, fha lost hoi,f .A covered late last night. All of the sever dead fremen, whose names are given above leave families to mourn their untimely end except Harry Walker, who was a single man
 The following estimates of losses made Wylie Bruster x Co, No 103 sharp street dry goods; loss, $50, ,O0O; insurance, $60,000 Steppacher x Stern, No. 103. shirt manu lecturers; loss, SEQ, 900; insurance, S20, ,O0o Coffin, Altemus X Co, No 103; loss, SEQ, 900 insurance $20, 600. J. H. Winkclman X O.. No. 105, wholesale drugs; loss, SD, 600; insur ance, S6S, ,0OO Tabb Brothers X Dimmock No. l05, hardware; loss, $45, GOO; insurance $50, 000 Edward A. Prior X Co.,, No. lO9 importers of toys, fancy goods and fireworks loss, S2UO, ,00O; insurance, $l9O,OOO. M s Levy X Sons, No. III, straw goods; loss $50 0O0O; insurance, $50, GOO. Dobler X Mudg No. l13, paper manufacturers; loss, S1O, OO0 insurance, S590OO. Henry $. King X Sons No. 1l5, hardware; loss, S+0,OO0; insurance :$SO, ,0OO. W. F. X E. Damman, No. 115 clotl merchants; loss, S2OOOO; insurance, $2O, COG Hrsberg, Holander x Co, Nos, lU6, los an no West Pratt street, oils, paints, etc; loss $50, ,OO0 insurance, $l0,0 John King Qresdent Erie railroad, four buildings; los: SiSQ, ,OO0; insurance full. Other real estat losse$, $l30 900; insurance full The losse sustal Ned on Pratt street are divided betwee q large number of shop keepers