| Fire Company | Dist Traveler detailed to E45 |
| Cause of Death | Electrocuted |
| At Fire Box Number | |
| Incident Type | Wind Storm |
| Incident Location | B&O Warehouse Second Street |
Kathmann was electrocuted when he stepped on a hot wire at Front and Rose Streets, where wind had blown off part of the roof of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad warehouse. Fire fighters attempted to revive him with mouth to mouth resuscitation. Kathmann was pronounced dead on arrival at General Hospital a short time later.