Roof Collapsed

Three Firemen Killed and Nine Others Seriously Injured.

Camden, N. J., March 17.—Three firemen were killed and nine others seriously injured at a fire which destroyed the old Sixth regiment armory in this city. The dead: George W. Shields, William Hillman, William Jobes. The fire started in the boiler room of the armory building and quickly spread to all parts of the structure. About a dozen firemen were ordered into the burning building with hose and were making good progress in fighting the flames when they were warned that the roof was giving way. Before they could heed the warning the great expanse of roof fell. Shields, Hillman and Jobes were crushed to death, but the others managed to follow the line of hose and escaped after being most seriously burned and almost suffocated. The loss will be about $75,000.