Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-31
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The True Delta gives the following account Of
the destruction oflhe vetAndah Hotel, at New OF.
leans, early The morning oflhe 90Ifult.'
"rhe veiahlsh Hotel, for yeats'the pride ofour
city, is heap OF smoking ruins, AT one O'Clock
this morning Gre was discovered In The teSt part
Of the aulc Of the building, The alarm was
promptly given by all the bells, and the fire de.
paftnient was soon on The spot but The great
height OF The lte and lis fenoenesS font the street
frustrated oil efforts 10 stay H. The flames spread
with increasing violence, and III SIFJtt time tue
whole attic story was roaElng furnace. The
fits then descended, story OF time--lhe build.
lug being six stories higb-but gave lie limited
number VI borders in the hotel ample time 10 eS'
cape with Their baggage. Numerous ladies wefe
carried In fainlns condition into lie ST. Charles
Hotel, on the opposite cUrnet-an exact teveiSs
Of ths scene OH lie 18th Of February, 1851, when
iheSt. UhaSles was destroyed. @ =
"'fhe 6Eemen, being unable 10 save the hotel,
turned tlleiT attention 10 tue, adjoining opposite
buildings, and prevented tlIe further SpIeaI VI lle
conhastalion, though pofiiUnsol ihe walls ialllIs
outward, smashed IL the roof Of the building all
joining on 81. Charles stttet, as well as y! Tue one
adjoining OIL GfaFer street.
"rhe books papers, plate, some otthe bedding,
and few light articles Of lutntIuEe and odds an'I
ends, veto saved; but The great mass Of lie Int'
ntute, fixtures, stotes &c. SLATED The IaIe ol thu
building, .....
"The hotel belonged 10 Nj. J. ". ZIchariej
was worth from 9U,00O 10 100000, aud was tIstI'
red in the city Offices fUf $4,000, Nlr. GoIpiII es.
Inmates his Toss al $4,000, with oil insurance VI
$3.50 The losses VI The occupants Of The bose
nent we did not ascertain, bul have no doubt thai
nIiI thk. In 81
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The New Orleans Bulletin says that on Interests
Ing fealute in connexiUn with this fire was the fist
appearance for active SefSite Of the new sIeanl
fire engine, just received from Cincinnati;
"0n The previous evening ii had been taken
out for TRIAL resulting IN Iallutc, IN consequence
oil The bur$inrOf pOflivn Of lie llUSt and lIf
pipe. These hal mol been repaired, aud cOnse'
ulenlly several hours elapsed LeOte lie new Ell.
gIne could he bought into requSiIton. About i've
U clock, however, II came numbering down 81.
Charles street, and commenced sending three pow.
el lul slteans upon lie already fallen and bntMIDs
mass, and finally fout Although tlIe hOSe was
hot OF sufficient sttengttIto pet,hl anything like
The entire power VI tie engine 10 be LiouShs up.
OH the fire, yet most admirably, SrlcndIdly did
The steam fire engine viIlJcale itself from The inn'
end eS aud shoulder shruEs which on lie pIoSious
evening hud manifested themselves in FuleIeIIce
toll. Molly did il perform, magllllCently did It
Triumph. II continued to play upon the hefy
lhaSS Tor considerable portion 0I the day, and was
visited by thousands, oil OF whom were delighted
with The performances Of tile new fife tXteTlnIIIa'
tOi Had Il been N order, with It's appointments
complete, the Vefandah, We have little doubt,
would now be standing"