The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
CINCINNATI FIRE CAUSES GREAT LOSS Three Men Killed and Six Are
 Injured LOSS PLACED AT $2,082, 900 Worst Fire Cincinnati Has Had For Years-Destroyed Entire Block of Manufacturing Plants and
 Warehouses
LOSS PLACED AT s2,OS2, ,oOO

Cincinnati, December 21.-With a dozen streams still playing upon the smoldering ruins Of the fire that de- stroyed block of Cincinnatfs manu- featuring district early this morning, the reorganization of the loss in life and property shows the disaster to be larger than any of the estimates placed during the period of the conflagration. The final count taken this afternoon shows that three men lost their lives. six were injured, one perhaps fatal ly, while the property loss is s2,0S2, 900, covered by insurance to the ex- tent of s1,40o,00o.
 The origin of the blaze at both the Krippendorf -O'Nea1 Co.'S plant and the A. J. Nurre warehouse is unknown, but the manner in which the huge build ings burned forced the belief upon the fire department as well as the insur- ance that they were the result of in- | cendiarism.
 It is conceded tonight that the body of Charles Schwengel, ladder man of fire company No. 15, is buried under the ruins.
 The fire which started at } o'clock was one of the most disastrous that the local fire department has had 10 battle with for many years. At the 1 time the fire broke out a high wind was blowing and caused the flames to leap and swirl like things of life. WI en the flames were finally brought under control 10 firms had bee burned out and eight large buildings de- stroyed.
 The dead:
 Robert D. Grear, pipeman, engine company No. 4. Walter Morris, white boy, about IS years old.
 Charles schwengel. ladderman com pany No 4.
 The injured: !.
 Capt. ". T. Finley, engine captain l No. 4
 Fran. Humphreys, pipeman company l Ma. 4.
 George Morgan. ppeman, company No. 1.
 Fire Marshal Philip Hurley. | John Lureman, fireman. William Hall, fireman.
 An entire block from Ninth and Syc- l an.ore streets to Broadway was swept l by the flames
 The fire, it Is believed, started in the engine room of the plant of the Krip- pendorf O'Neal Co Hardly had been the 1 fire discovered when the flames leaped from almost every window from eel | lar to roof. When the fire apparatus arrived 1t was seen that the shoe fac- tory was doomed and the f1remen turned to the work to try and save adjoining buildings. They practically | surrounded the fire with water but 1t Lad too much of start and, aided by the wind. 1t continued to spread from building to building.
 While the fire was at its height a wall of the krippendorff building fell and buried Robert Grear a fireman His body was recovered
 Bremen Humphrey, Geiger, Morgan and Captain Finley were also caught by the wall and all badly injured
 Shortly afterward the list of injured l fremen was added to by the names af Luhn and Hall. Luhn was at work in a stable i'll the rear of the Cries Pfleger Leather company when he stepped into hatchway and fell two stories, breaking several ribs and oth- erwise injuring himself. He was the 1 most seriously hurt of any of the fire men.
 l Hardly had these two men been taken to the hospital when an iron electric light pole 200 feet from the apparent danger zone of the fire top pied over and crushed a boy. He died on the way to the hospital. | Among the firms whose buildings were destroyed are the Victor Safe X | Lock Co.,, Krippendorf- ONeal Shoe Co, Duncan Box factory, Cries Pfleger Leather company, Cahill Shoe company and several warehouses and small shops.