Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-09
COLONEL sTREAToR NEGLECTED.
BIG FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
Chatterton's Furniture-Factory and Other
Buildings Burned-Loss, $500, 900.
lRY Telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l

BALTIMORE, August 8.-One of the most
disastrous and sensational morning fires
that this city has seen Tor several years
broke out this morning In John Chatter
ton x Co. = furniture-factory, No. 13 south
Frederick street.
For some reason the alarm was delayed
until the fire was well under way. The
fire telegraph system was out of order,
and information of the fire was borne 70
the department by policeman after seve-
raj failures TO send IN the signal from
boxes. When the fremen arrived the
building was mass OF seething flames.
The lines OF hose were soon In place, and
streams were directed on the building
from the front aud rear. Owing TO the
intense heat and the dense smoke the fire.
mea were unable 20 get at the flames
effectively.
The intense heat set fire TO the roof of
Is south Frederick street, a tbree-story
brick building, occupied by Green Il
Co. az the Hope Brass Works. and soon
spread its way into the third story, which
soon also became a mass of flames. The
root of No. IL, a three-story brick build
ing, occupied by X. Oppenheimer rs
solder-factOry and warehouse, also caught
fire. but the flames were confined TO the
upper story.
Fleischman Il Co.'S building, No. II, on
the north. a three-stoIy building, was also
licked by the flames, and Relchlee's Or
chestriOn Hall, Nos. .. z, and 5, on the
north, was also threatened at times.
At o'clock the indications pointed TO
disastrous conflagratioD, and 1t looked as if
the entire block in which the fire was To-
Gated would go.
Al about 9;i5 the fro in the Chatterton
building began TO subside, the lntiammable
material stored in IL having burned itself
out, and the heat grew less intense. From
that time on the flames were gradually
brought under control, and the nremen
were masters of the situation.
The books and papers OF John Chatter
ton a Co. were in their two safes IN the
Office on the second floor. The contents
OF the large safe are supposed to be IN
tact. ia the smaller one are some valuable
records and papers. This safe is supposed
TO be open. One OF the clerks started 20
close it, but was prevented from doing SO
by the dense smoke.
In the building about $4,000 worth Of
furniture was stored. This Will prove
total loss.
The old Bijou Theatre. on the opposite
side of the street, caught fire from the In
tense heat. The hose was turned on 1t
several tunes, and 1t was saved. IL be-
longs to the Cuttings estate.
The estimated loss on buildings and
stock Will reach 100000. The burned
buildings and stock were well insured.
Green & Co. had $4,000 on their building
and stock, distributed among six compa-
nies, as follows: London Assurance,
American Of New York. Connecticut OF
Hartford. Norwich Union. Equitable. and
Merchants. There we're $500 on the
stock of Chatterton & Co. with the Con-
necticut Insurance Company OF Hartford.
On the stock Of r. Oppenheimer there was
g.. 500 with the German-American Com
pany Of New York.
FIRE IN Sgw YORK.
NEW YoRK. August s.-The premises OF
Tarrant l. TO-. importers and iobbers OF
drugs. 27S~2S2 Greenwich street, were
damaged by fire this morning to the ex-
tent Of 100000