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FIREFIGHTER FATALLY INJURED AND TWO OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY FALLING CORNICE DURING FIRE IN MERCANTILE BUILDING – THE MARSTON BUILDING FIRE – BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 29, 1866

Firefighter Fatally Injured and Two Others Seriously Injured by Falling Cornice During Fire in Mercantile Building – The Marston Building Fire – Baltimore, Maryland – October 29, 1866 Submitted by Rick DeGroot On October 29, 1866, Fireman Charles F. Bertram of Engine Company No. 2 was fatally injured when he was struck

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