The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-03-22
THREE DEAD.
One ofthe Worst Fires. as to Loss Of
Life. in Toledo.
Besldes the Three Killed Eight Others
Were Injured by the Falling Walls
Tho Money Loss WIN Amount TO
Iietween $4,000 aud 100000.

TOLEDO, o., March ls.-one Of the
most DISASTROUS fires In the way Of loss
OF human life that this city has ever
experienced broke out shortly after 10
o'clock sunday morning in the round
house OF the Wabash Railway Co. The
damage TO property was comparatively
small, but three men lost their lives,
two being instantly killed, and nine
others were more or less injured One
Of them, John O'Leary, a machlnist, /
will likely die from his injdries
The list Of fatalities is as follows:
Il H. Bohlman. 50. painter. married,
seven children; skull crushed and in
,ernally injured
j. j. Preston. 80. car inspector, mar
sled, six children; back broken. skull
crushed
John Bowen. aged IS, spectator;
skull crushed. internally injured
The injured are:
H. T. Howard general foreman east
crn division: back brused. face cut and
slightly burned.
John ULeary, machinist, leg broken,
arm crushed. skull fractured; may die
Patrick McDonough, fireman; skull
fractured shoulder broken.
Martin Grecnburg, ear repaircr; head
cut
Harry Zimmerman, painter; leg
Sprained. body bruised
Louis Decker painter head bruised,
shoulder spraincd
Henry Gerding, ear repaireri head
bruised and cut.
Casper Becker painter head and
shoulders cut
T. G. Lnur. truck foreman; head and
neck spraincd. head cut
All Of the dead except John Bowen
were employees Of the Wabash They
constituted the company's fire depart
mcnt Tor the protection Of the shops,
and were engaged in fighting the
assssS :. h.sI,- th=gJos; their lives
The roundhouse is located at the
foot Of south street II was substan-
tial brick structure with a capacity Of
twenty engines, and contained six To-
comotives when the FIRE broke out, The
flames were first seen IN the cupola
shortly after 10 o'clock An alarm was
telephoncd 10 the city fire department,
and In the meantime the yard com
pany got Que stream 10 playing ON the
blaze, which soon made its way to the
roof The walls of the building were
believed 10 be secure, and the brave
little band ~ fire fighters pressed
closely in toward the building the
more effectively to combat the spread
ing flames,
/, was seen that the roof would soon
fall, but no danger was apprchended
from that source until, to the horror
Of the assembled spectators, the south.
west wall weakened by the dcstruc-
tion Of the frame supports which con
nccted IL with the roof, was observed
To trcmblc and suddenly fall out on
the volunteer flrcmen Before the ma.
jority Of the men could realize their
peril the heavy wall was on them,
burying them under a heap of smoking
debris. All but Bowen, Preston
and Bohlman were quickly taken out
The two first named we're completely
covered by the ruins Of the wall,
Bohlman was little more fortunate.
From out OF the smoking heap the
manglcd bodies OF Bowen aud Preston
were taken They were beyond need
OF human care Bohlman was still
alive, although unconscious but h,
succumbed TO his injuries shortly after
being taken home.
A dozen surgeons were quickly SUN
moncd, and prompt assistance wa
rendered the injured. oLeary, the
machinist was still unconscious, ant
at one time appeared 10 be sinking
lie rallied temporarily, but II is no
thought he can recover.
When the first Of the city tircmen an
swered the alarm they saw that thcr,
: was imminent danger Of the fire spread
ing 10 the Wabash elevator and the re
pair shops, which stood close by. Tn
oil house was also menaced, but lucl,
iiy the flames were held in check a
this particular point A general alarm
was sent in, and by dint of number
the fremcn finally succeeded in savin
the surrounding property The round
house was completely wrecked, an
the six engines stored therein praC
; tically rendered useless
5 The loss is estimated at from S75, on
E 10 siOO, 900, and is believed Ia be full
insured
While on the way to the fire Drive
+ James. OF No. hose, was thrown froi
the cart and hadlv shaken mn