The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-06
DIED ON DUTY.
SEVEN TIREMEN MEET DEATH.
A Block i'm the Busincss Part of
the City of Baltimore Swept
Away, Involving n Loss OF Over
One Million Dollars.

The most disastrous fire, both TO life and
property, that has occurred in Baltimore for
many years, broke out at halfpast
Sunday morning at No. 100 South Sharp
street, and spreading with great rapidity on
either side, soon destroyed several fine four
story iron and brick front buildings on Sharp
street and tn, back buildings of nearly the
wholero row of houses on Pratt street, between
Sharp aud Hanover.
The north wall of building No 100 Sharp
street collapsed about j:3O u. M, and buried
of the firemen. 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 Pyan, aud John Acomb, Of No Truck
Company, aud Harry Walker, Jas McFce
md George X, rims, of No. Engine Company
The losses will aggregate Ell 10000, upon
which there is an est mated Insurance. Of
$50 900, Tee heaviest Losses fall upon John
King, President of the Eric Railway Company
Edward A. Prior * Co., j. IL. Wnkclmau u
Co, VI. 5. Levy q Son Doblcr, Nudge & Co.,
Tabb Bros, Dimmock, Prior &, Co., and Hen
~ $ King q Sons.
The fire continued until about II O'Clock
when IL was gotten under control.
The buildings on Sharp street from Nos.
iO5 TO III were swept c'can, nothing being
left standing except the fronts The rear
buidIn, of the Matcrnitc, on Lombard
street, was torn down to prevent the fire
spreading further. The inmates OF tho in
stitution were all removed quickly. Tho
firms of Tabb Bros. and Dimmock, Prior *
Co., bad large supplies Of gun anl revolver
cartridges in stock. At j:3Oa. m they began
to explode, aud for quarter Of an hour they
kept up afu>ilade, the bullets going through
the windows on all sides, hut fortunately no
one was shot, with the exception Of one man,
who was slightly wounded near the left eye.
Wylic, Brustcr Il Co., los Sharp street,
dry goods, loss $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Steppach Il Stern, No. lO3, shirt manuflc.
turers, loss $1,000; insurance $4,000 COT
fin, Altemus IS Co., No. lO3. loss $4,000; in
surancc S2),OOJ. j. II. Winkemln 81 Co..
No. lUj, wholesale druls, loss S5j, 900; insur.
nnca SG3 900. Tab Bros Il Dimmock, No.
lO5, hardware, loss $4,000; insurance $50, :
OOO Edward a. Prior Il Co., No 100, inn
porters of toys, fancy goods aud fireworks,
loss S20O,0O0; Insurance $4,000. NJ 5. Levy
d Son, straw goois, loss s. 700; insurance
$4,000; Dober ~ Nudge. No. ll3, p,per
manufacturers, loss $1,000; insurance so. =
600. Henry 5. Kings Sons, No. llj, arl.
ware, loss $1,000; Insurance $4,000 W. +.
u + Damma1, No. ll5, cloth merchants,
loss $4,000; insurauc, 10000. HRS berg,
Hollander 81 Co., Nos. lO6 los aud 40 West
Pratt street. oils paints, etc, loss $50, eco; in
surancl $4,000 John King, President Ere
Railroad, four buildings, loss $50 O)O, in>ur-
auce full O,hcr real estate uses, Sl2O,O
insurance full. III, Losses sustained ON Pratt
street are divided between large number Of
shopkecper. Nn-tcn,hS of the insurance /,
placed in complnits in the North.