The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-30
MANY DISASTROUS FIRES
THE IyTENSE COLD ACCOMPANIED
BY SEVERAL COMPLICATIONS.
Several Firemen Lose Their Lives-Iwo OF
the Moot Destructive Fires Occurred
in Toledo asd Louisville.

TOLEDO, OHIO, Dec. 29.-one OF the
most disastrous fires that has visited THIS
city for many months occurred this morn
ing, and resulted In the loss of one lie
and did a damage of over half a million
dollars.
Al s o'clock flames Tere discovered In
the Dayton an6 Michigan elevator. on
the east side of the river, and In a loca-
ton where IL was difficult Ter hremen
70 render any assistance. The hre had
not burned an hour when the roof oil
the mammoth elevator fell and covered
in the debris a faithful employe. named
John Dandeion. The elevator was sur
rounded on three sides by water ana
no aid could be rendered. one smah
residence at the side of the elevator was
burned.
The elevator was only few years
old. ana cost $4,000. There were
625 900 bushels Of grain in the building
valued at 1895, 900.
Both building ard contents were an
entire loss The grain will probably burn
three or four days. The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
RESCUED FROM BURNING NINE.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 29.-FOurteen
v orkmen were rescued from a burning
mine at Olyphant, at o'clock this morn
ing, after having been imprisoned all
night. The rescued party comprised VIII
liam Evans, the foreman; Frank Benni,
the Engineer; and Patrick Brennan,
Charles Williams. Frank McCabe, and
nine Hungarian laboTers.
LoUIsvILLE's BIG BLAZE.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec. pa fire
which broke out on west Main street, in
the four-story building occupied by
StuckCy. Brent * Co., early this morn
Ing. was not gotten under control until
. o'clock. Stuckey q Brent's loss on
stock Is $50, 900; Mrs. Mary Tevis build
Ing. $4,000; J. II. Quasi & Co.; rubber
goods. $4,000; Banford, Lawson & Dreck-
er. millinery goods $4,000; Tyler estate,
building, $4,000; J. NJ. Robinson & Nor
ton Co., dry goods and clothing, $4,000;
Dudley Milliken estate; building 5000;
G. If. Bliss, wholesale millinery; 10000,
j. V. Rec & Co.. printers, 5000; Mrs. w.
Mcdowell; building $1,000; b. S. Weller,
shoes. 1900
About o'clock Major Hughes. chief of
the Fire Department fell in the middle
Of the street from exhaustion and expo
sure, but refused to leave his post. At
last his men carried him to See}baeh
Hotel and placed him under the doctors
hurt, but none seriously.
ZINE SOUTHERN MANSION BURNED.
MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 29.-Albea Place,
on Bay Shell Road. one Of the finest man
sions in the South was destroyed by fire
last night. Loss. $4,000; insurance,
5000
FIRFMRN KILLED IN A FIRE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Three alarms
81 i- ,{vtfs
for a fire i'm the six-story brick building
PA and PIG west Twenty-fourth street,
occupied by Cassidy az Sons, deale', n
gas Gxtures. The loss will reach $50 GO.
While at work on the fourth floor Bat
TALON Chief Bresnan and Assistant Fore
man John J. Rooney were instantly killed
by the fifth floor falling In upon them.
Assistant Foreman Hennessy, engine Is,
had his left shoulder and left les frac-
tured by a falling beam.
TWO TIREMHN MEET DEATH.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Battalon Chief
lanes j. Bresnan and Assistant Foreman
John L. Rooney met death early TINS
morning while fighting fire in Cassiday
Sons g. cos gas and electric MIXTURE
works IN west Twenty-fourth street The
fire was on the fifth and sixth floors, and
chief Bresnan. surrounded by men from
ENGINE Companies Nos. IA, - and l9, was
forcing his way to the stairway leading
to the fourth floor. Without warning the
charred beams Of the tfih floor gave
way. under the weight of a heavy piece
of machinery. which carried away the
stairway. Bresnan and Rooney were both
pinned under the machinery as IL struck
the fourth floor. Both were probably in
stantly killed. Half a dozen fremen were
also pinned down on the stairway leading
from the fourth to the fifth floor but they
managed 70 cut their way out in the ad-
vauclng flames. -Four of The men were
Dalnfullv but not seriously burned