The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-30

tered to visit the office, in company with
the gentleman who had rescued Holly.
Reaching the building wherein the Office
had been located, the door was forced
upen, when II was found that the entire
interior Of the room had been consumed.
A short search amid the ruins Of the office
and horrible spectacle was discovered.
On the floor lay a'mass Of Charred bones,
the flesh having been literally roasted
thercirom DR. Twccdlc stopped down
beside the remains and there found pen
knife and certain keys, which he ut once
identified as belonging to Mr., Foster All
that was lcil Of the poor unfortunate was
carefully gathered up and preserved Tor
in,ermcnt in the grave. The deceased
was n brother OF the late Stephen Z. fos'
ter, the well known musical composer
and among his acquaintance was hilgnly
rcspccted Tor his many noble qualities,
| He leaves Il wife and two daugh ters, one
single and the other the wife Of Jonas X.
BuItertield, Esq, the well known lawyer,
to mourn his loss.
Meantime the fire was spreading on the
right and left, up and down the river. A
large stream of the burning oil had made
its way to the track Of the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, and filling the space be-
tween the rails sped on down toward the
city, completing the destruction on every
side. The rails forming the track were
bent into all kinds of shapes by the OK.
trcmc heat, while the ties for several hun
drcd feet were reduced to ashes. OF
course business on the road was suspend
cd, and trains could neither arrive at or
depart from the passenger depot. The
passenger train due in this city ut six
o'clock was halted near Negley Run and
the passengers and baggage were con
vrycd down below the scene Of tho fire,
where they were put on board another
train and brought 10 the city. 1t was no
tiCcd that the passengers in making the
transit from train TO train gave the neigh
bOrhOOd of the fire wide berth.
At one o'clock this morning the oil i'll
several Of the tanks was yet burning,
presenting grand sight.
TO sum up the results Of this calamity
ut this writing is almost IN impOsSibility.
As nearly us can be ascertained, the loss
to the Citizens will be comparatively light.
A large tank containing one thousand
barrels of crude oil was destroyed, as was
also the warehouse buildings belonging to
the company. AT two o'clock this morn
ing Il large basement tank filed with 70.
fined oil was uninjured, the only article Of
value left to the company. The total loss
to this company will be the warehouse
and tank filled with crude oil. The loss
is almost wholly covered by insurance.
As near It's can be estimated the losses
will be over half million dollars, as fol-
| lows: .5
Citizens: Stock $4,000; building $25,-
600, total $4,000, fully covered ly insu-
rance.
Eclipse: Building $500, 600; stock $780,,
900; Dir. Twcddlcs residence $l@ 900; total
1852 600; insurance $4,000.
Sharpsburg bridge; 100000 TO $40 600:
Bells astral" Works: Building and
stock $4,000; fully insured.
Forsytlle Bro ) tank and oil $1,000; no
insurance
Cockran's tank and oil $95, 900; no in
suranCC. g
Dilworth Bros, $4,000; fully insured.
National: $4,000; partially insured
Total loss $G52, 900. Total insurance
$2O5, 900.