Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-23


RgNARKARLE ORIGIN or FrREs.-W-e make the
following extracts from the Fire Marshals records
of the origin of fires They are worthy of note.
The publication may be beneficial to the COM
munity, aud the means Of preventing similar oc-
currences of fire;
On the afternoon of the 18th of July last Il
carpenters shop on the eth avenue, between 10Th
and 120th streets, owned by James V. Rcech,
was burned to the ground. Mr.. Reech's little
boy, aged between five and six years, built fire
in one end of the shop to roast eggs, having pre-
Vously seen his elder brother do 50 in the street
The fire communicated TO some shavings in q
few minutes the building was destroyed. The
child got the matches from the mantle piece,
where they had been left by his mother. Chill
den Of this age initiate the example Of others,
and as long matches are left within their reach
they will use them.
Tho stationery of James D. Morgan, No. 221
Pearl steet, was burnt out on the evening of the
26th July last The fire originated in drawer
under the counter, into which mice had found
their way, attracted by the wax matches. All
kindsof matches should he keep in metal boxes,
to be safe.
Between and 10 o'clock on the morning of
the 2Gth of July, FIRE was discovered on the Sec
ond floor of the unfinished brown stone front
house, No. 1864 Second Avenue, and shortly af-
ter it communicated to two other buildings adj
Joining All three were destroyed. young
man by the name of George Stephens was work
proving the gas pipes, and in some way the al
cohol lamp he used communicated fire to the
lath. The testimony shows that the usual care
was taken. The fire was evidently the result OF
accident
A FRI broke out on Sunday afternoon, July
27th, in a shed rear of No. 1874 West 32d street,
owned and occupied by Joseph Miller. Mr.. II. s
little boy, aged 8 years, was looking for eggs in
the shed, it being dark inside, he rubbed q
match.to find the nest, and on leaving, threw
the match down amongst some straw, Shortly
after the shed was on fire.
Between and o'clock on Tuesday morning,
July 27th, fire was discovered in the clock
case and lOOking-glaSs frame factory of Craig Il
Stevenson, No. 8 Gansevoort street On inves-
tisation, it was shown to have originated from
combustion occaSioned by mixture of yarniSh
scrapings and cotton rags thrown together in a
Cabinet makers and ether persons using
yarnish, have no doubt, at times, seen the scra-
pings bubble, but combustion was not supposed
possible until this inquiry has shown it to be
the case Yarnish scrapiDgs should never he
left over night in the shop.
About half-past so'clOck, on Thursday, Au-
gust 2Sth 1856, fire broke out on the ID floor
0fdweIling No. 1872 Waverly Place, owned and
occupied by Mrs II. T, Davis. The servant
girl Ann Mccarthy, was sent TO get cloak
IRON the wardrobe; she took a lighted lamp in
her hand and procured the cloak, bat in doing
no the clothing inside caught fire from her light.
4 short time afterwards the room was fouad on
fire Cases OF this kind are quite numerous
LiStTts should never be taken into closet or too
near n wArdrohe, as clothing hanging upon the
door VIII often swing against the light and take
ttre.without fbe knowledge Of those holding the
light