Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-04-10
ESTIMATED LOSS $4,000
INSURANCE ONLY $4,000

With all articles of wearing an
parel. except those they were wear
ing at the time and house furnish
ings, save for a few pieces which
were hastily removed from the rooms
on the first floor. destroyed. such Is
the plight of the family of Harry +.
Feldmeyer, whose home on the south
ern outskirts of Eastport. was COM
pletely wrecked by fire between 800
and 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Liberty bonds to the amount of sew
eral hundreds of dollars, and other
securities amounting to over $1,000,
Jewels. valuable old siYerware. and
other rare articles and trinkets. also
we're lost in the flames. The dwell
ing, part brick and part frame con
struction, was situated near the
racks of the old Bay Ridge railroad
vi that remains this morning is the
nigh brick foundations. and mass
If smoldering embers, twisted TIM
GERS and pipes. etc The loss is es-
mated at between $4,000 and $l0.-
700. There is only about $500 i'm
surance.
The origin of the fire is undeter-
mined but is supposed 20 have been
aused either by defective chimney
lue. or spark flying therefrom and
.atching to the roof, as fresh fires
lad been made in the stoves about
he house during the cool spell of the
asst few days
Neighb0rs Spread Alarm
mrs Fe1dmeyer. and two children.
md her mother, Mrs Metzer. WHO
1as lived with her for a number OF
ears were in the house at the time
he blaze was first discovered and
was at once realized that the
lwelling would be an easy prey, be-
:ause the flames. famed by a fairly
risk wind, gained headway rapidly.
md because of the lack of fire pro-
ection, effort to subdue the blaze was
)ut of the question An alarm was
urned into the city fire department.
md although the chemical apparatus
If both the Water Witch Hook and
adder Company. and the Rescue
fire Company, responded. they were
1owerless to render assistance, un-
| Ter the circumstances.
Though Mrs Feldmeyer, and two
If her children and her mother, were
the house at the time the fire ac-
ually was first discovered by resi-
lents of the neighborhood. 1t was
| about $50 o'clock when volumes OF
| lanes and smoke were seen issuing
rom the third story Of the house.
| arge section of the roofing was afire.
! md the flames had burned away
| shutter of a window on the third floor
| he shutter having fallen 10 the
| ground. by the time Mrs Feldmeyer
vas apprised OF the impending dan
ger. Many people about the country
I tide lent what assistance they could,
,ut so fast did the blaze lick its way
| Trough the structure, that those who
| were aiding in removing furniture
| rom the first floor. soon we're forced
)ut by the intense heat and danger
hat lay in the falling Of burned raft
.rs from the upper floors.
Checking Up Losses
The liberty bonds and other yaiu-
lbIes destroyed, as referred to above,
belonged to Mrs Feldmeyer and her
mother. Members of the family are
oday making inventory Of their be-
.ongings. and until then the actual
amount of loss will not be known.
Mrs. Meter has been practically an
Invalid for some time She was seat
ed in her room on the second floor
It the time the fire was discovered.
and it is said, it was with difficulty
hat neighbors and firemen finally in
luced her to leave the house ana
get her away from the scene.
Mr.. 'Feldmeyer, who is a farmer
md contractor. was in Annapolis at
he time of the fire. He was soon
communicated with by telephone. Mr..
Feldmeyer has a number OF relatives
in Annapolis. being a son of the late
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