The record-union., 1895-03-18
FATAL RESULTS OF A FIRE.
A RoundhOuse at Toledo, Ohio,
Goes Up in Smoke.
THREE LIVES LOST. AND SEVERAL
PERSONS BADLY INJURED.

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The United States Supreme Court Ex-
pected to Soon Render a Decision
in the Oakland Waterfront Case
Many Buildings Wrecked and Sew
Alabama.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
TOLEDO (O.), March 1.-THE round
house OF the Wabash Railroad, located at
the foot of South street, on the dock, was
burned to the ground between 10 and II
this morning. Three-quarters of an hour
after the first alarm the southwest wall OF
the building, sixty feet in circumference
fell in, burying twelve men underneath,
Two of them were instantly killed, q
third died short time after being taken
out OF the debris, and the others were
badly hurt, one probably fatally. AL
but one, John o. owen, were employed
in the Wabash Railroad.
Dead: r. II. Bohlman, skull crushed,
internally injured; J. J. Preston, back
broke, skull crushed, killed instantly;
John Bowen, skull crushed, internally
injured, killed instantly.
Injured: f. u. Howard, head bruised
slightly burned, will recover; John
Leary, leg broken, arm crushed, skull
fractured, may die; Patrick McDonogh,
skull fractured. will recover; Martin
Greenburg, head cut, will recover; Harry
aO n al
Louis Becker, head bruised, shoulder
sprained; Henry Garding, head bruised
and cut; L. q. Lauer, head and neck
sprained.
The first alarm of the fire came by tele-
phone to the district Offices at 1910 a. VI.
y few minutes previously resident OF
the neighbOrhoOd of the roundhouse saw
small flame burst out of the cupola of
the building, and he ran to the Office OF
the general foreman, directly across from
the roundhouse, and notiled those i'll
charge.
General Foreman Howard summoned
the company's private fire department,
consisting of fifteen men, to the scene,
and stream OF water was directed toward
The blazing cupOla.
a heavy wind was blowing, and the
fire soon ate its way to the roof When
Fire Chief Mayer discovered the fire he
saw that there was danger of the flames
reaching the ollhouse, repair shops and
the Wabash elevator, and Immediately 3
sent in a general alarm. Meanwhile the
roads fire company had directed its eff
forts toward smothering the flames from
the structure which menaced the oil
house, and the fire at this point was held
fairly in check. The iron braces support
ing the roof expanded in the intense heat
and the frall frame covering gave way
with mu1fted roar, falling in on the
engines.
4 fla &c sEn ;,
fifteen feet high and eighteen inches
thick, was seen to totter outward from
the literal pressure of the falling roof,
and yell went up to apprise of the dam
ger the fifteen men working in this por-
tion OF the building. The warning came
too late, aud twelve men were buried ia
pile of bricks tilteen feet high. Only
two were killed outright.
Streams OF water were poured on the
smoking debris. aud as soon as possible
the work of rescue began. Preston and
Bowen were buried completely, and were
dead some time before their bodies were
reached. They were badly crushed.
Bowen's features being unrecoguizabIe
Bohlman was taken out in an uucou-
scious condition and removed to his
home, where he died few hours after
wards.
BY this time half dozen persons had
reached the scene, and attention was di-
rected toward carrying out the injured.
Leary was found 10 be the worst sufferer
and it was found that he could scarcely
outllve the day. The others, badly used
up, viii probably recover.
The nremen had a stubborn fight with
the now doomed roundhOuse, the heavy
wind greatly aiding the stubborn flames
AT noon The fire was practically under
control. after destroying all that was IN
the lntlammable material.
The property loss is estimated at $780,
900, probably insured.
FIRE AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE (Wis.), March l7.-Fire
this morning early IN The Morris block, a
large structure at the foot of East Water
street, caused damage TO the building
and contents estimated at SOL, 600 The
, insurance cannot be ascertained before
tomorrow, but is supposed to cover the
loss. The premises were occupied by a
bicycle manufacturing firm, the WiscOu-
sin Iron are Wire Works, the Milwaukee
Brass Company and the National Lime
Rock Company. The ire started from
some unknown cause from the top story.
BLAZE AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, March 1.-THE Worth
ington block, at the corner of Ontario and
Noble streets, occupied by the WOrLd
newspaper plant and the a. y. Kellogg
Newspaper Company was entirely de-
stroyed by fire soon after O'Clock this
evening.
D-TEIOUSAND-DOLLAR Loss
ST. LOUIS, March I7.-EarIy this morn
ing the storage warehouse and the ele-
yator of Rogers Il Co., dealers in salt anC
grain, at the corner Of the leyee and Bre
men avenue, was burned causing a loss
OF S20O,0O on the buildings and contents
fully insured. The building was two
stories high, about l5J feet long and Il
feet wide, ana contained salt and gran
valued AT $3.50 600. The contents that es
capped the ire were swept away and de
stroyed by the Hood OF water thrown oI
the flames.
The fire broke out in the office, pre-
sumabIy from the stove. 1t ragged al
day, but was confined to the Rogers ware
house. SO rapidly did the flames spread
that when the first engine arrived anC
was ready for work the entire structure
was Ia flames. a second alarm was i'm.
medlately sounded, and the tiremen wen
to work TO save the adjoining property
consisting OF lumber yards, small storag,
warehouses and railroad property, as
was seen that the elevator was doomed,
OAKLAND WATER FRONT.
Belief That the U. :. supreme Court
VIII Soon Render Decision.
WASHINGTON, March I7.-There ar,
reasons for believing that the Unite,