The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-25
CONGREGATIONS.
A series Of FIres in Ohio.

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The main building of the Delaware
Manufacturing Company, Delaware, Ohio
was burned yesterday. Loss about $50,
00O Insurance $4,000. The lire spread
rapidly and the operatives had barely
time to escape. A Miss Heineman and
one OF two other were injured by jump.
ing from windows.
The Manufacturing Company Of Della.
ware, Ohio, one Of whose mills WAS burn.
ed yesterday, had the following insurance:
Union, Citizens, 0hin Valley Oi CinCin.
natl, $4,000 each; Miami Valley, Fire.
mans Of Washington, Centre, $4,000
each; Royal Of England, $4,000; Rtna Ol
Hartford, 5000; Franklin OF Wheeling,
g., 900.
The Alliance Ohio Exchange Hotel was
burned yesterday. Loss about $4,000.
Partially insured. i.
The FIGURING Mill Of VIM. Horn, one
mile east of Newark, o., was DESTROYED
by fire, yesterday. Loss about $1,000.
Insured in the Franklin oI Wheeling,
TeutOna, OF Cleveland, North American,
of Philadelphia, for $4,000 each; Knox
Mutual, $4,000; Grain Manhattan, 81, 900.
The residence of Thos. Il. Eddy in
Newark, was also burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000. Insured in the Knox Mutual for
$4,000.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED AT LEX
IHGTON, Ky.
LEXINGTON, KY, May "a.
This morning about o'clock the roof
ofthe daily aud weekly Press, and Farm.
erJ Home journal building, was discover.
ed to be on IRE, aud In u brief space Of
time the entire roof was IN flames, By a
vigorous effort most Of the type, cases,
&c, In the composing room, and some Of
the paper stock, was gotten out before
the roof fell, but much OI II was damaged
by water. This misfortune entails con.
siderable loss on the propretors, but with
characteristic energy they have directed
the work Ol re.iltting In be commenced
at once. ltmay be necessary to omit the
publication ofthe daily Tor a lew days,
but the office will soon be In working or.
der. Insured In the Andes
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT ERIE.
ERIE, May "a.
An extensive fire occurred here this
noon. Cranch s. Bros grain elevator,
II. Il. Hughes pump factory, the hotel
called the White House, owned by Jacob
Sandusky, were entirely destroyed.
Cranch 4 Bros elevator was filled with
grain, their loss Is fully $4,000, insured
about 10000, the otlfer losses were John
Kessie, $4,000 to $1,000, Il. r. Hughes,
$4,000, Insured $4,000, Jacob Sandusky,
81 200, no insurance. The fire was near
the railroad tracks of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railroad, and fears
were entertained that the Company
round.house would be destroyed, but the
wind blew the flames In another dircc.
tion.
FIRE IN RHODE ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, II. l., May "a.
A fire at Phoenix, II. l., this morning
destroyed W. B. Spencers new block,
Phenix National Bank building, two ho.
tells and other buildings, thirteen in all,
Loss from. $4,000 TO 100000, partially
insured. The bank valuables were saved.
Tho principal losers arc W. b. Spencer
on building, Rhodes & Andrews Hotel,
Jos 3. Arnold, Dealer In Furniture and
Undertaken, ]. @. Smith, Hardware, Ed.
win Sampler, Job Printer. Origin Of the
fire unknown.
sixTY.EIGnT FREIGHT CARS BURNED.
HUDSON, N. Y, May "a.
This morning the oil train backed into
the engine standing on tho track Of the
Athens & SchencctedyRailrOAd at Athens
setting tho oil on fire. One car loaded
with petroleum and sixty.eight freight
cars were totally destroyed. Loss moi
known.