The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-12

death near his office on Clark Street
The blackened remains Of Henry ]. Ull'
man, the well known banker, were found
this morning. He lett his house about
one o'clock on Sunday night, and was
undoubtedly caught in the flames, lie
ives attempting to make his way to his
bank.
The bar Of Chicago, and the Judges ol o.
the Courts Of both city and State, VIII
hold meeting tomorrow to take action
looking to the restoration, as far as possl'
Bile, of all the legal records and papers
DESTROYED. The Board of Public Works
have, very fortunately, saved their books
papers, plans, etc.
Large quantities provisions have been
sent from every direction, several hundred
car loads reached here last night and this
morning, all accompanied by committees,
All fears of suffering from starvation have
disappeared. Clothing and blankets are
needed. The amount of grain destroyed
in the elevators is estimated at two and
u half million bushels, while four and
half millions bushels stored in the four
large elevators belonging to Mum u
Scott, the immense Illinois Central eleva-
tor, and the old Iowa elevator Of Spranner
& Preston Is saved and uninjured. The
contents OF tho sales Of the various OK
press companies are reported in perfect
condition; in the American Express Com
panies vault not even the wax on the seals
oftlie packages was melted.
The condition of the insurance COM
panies and the probabilities of their being
able to pay any portion of their losses is
eagerly canyassed. The general impress
sion seems to be that the foreign com
panies will pay, and there is also q strong
feeling of confidence in tho San Francisco
companies; that some Eastern companies
have already given notice of their inten'
ton to pay has already been stated.
The condition Of the Water Works
while it has been one Of vital interest has
also been the most difficult to definitely
ascertain on account of the difficulty ol
getting to them through the dense smoke
which, until yesterday afternoon, con
tinued TO cover the district where they
are situated. The facts are that all Of the
three immense pumping engines aro bad
ly injured by the action OF the fire and the
falling of the roof, but the boilers are un'
injured, and the best engine is in such q
condition that Superintendent Cregier
says he will have it in working order
within a week. In the meantime water Is
being hauled from tho lake and from the
artesian well In West Division and dis
trlbuted free
A careful estimate OF the number o.
the people rendered homeless, based upor
the recent census, puts the total as not les!
than 10000, distributed as follows: Ii
North Division 5000, or oil but 5000 o.
the entire population of that Division
according 10 the recent city canvass ii
South Division 10000; in West Division
5000. These untortunates are leaving the
city on every tratrain. The railroad:
carry oil free who desire to go.
The churches and school houses art
still crowded to repletion with refugees
from the burnt district, for whose care
every effort Is being made by efficient
committees Of citizens, aided by relic
committees from other cities.
The supply OF food Is now abundant
Thanks to the munifCient generosity ol
the entire country, and the supplies Of
bedding and clothing, which are now
most needed, is coming in from all quar-
ters.
Hundreds OF people arc constantly ar
irving from nearly every city and town ID
the country, many looking after friends
who were residents or visitors here, and
others actuated by curiosity
The streets of the burnt district art
fairly crowded to-day with curious
throng of citizens and strangers, most OF
them on loot, but the wider thorough
fares on South Side are comparatively
free of distractions and many vehicle!
are traverslng them. ......
A meeting Of the bankers Of this city
was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon, a
which all the national and private bank
were represented, for the purpose Of con
sultation as to the course to be pursued BY
the banking interests OF this city in thu
present cxigency. Mr.. Coolbaugh wa
elected Chairman, and Mr.. Ira Holmes
Secretery ofthe meeting.
Mr. C0olbaugh, on taking the chair, said
1t is hardly, | presume, necessary that
should detail the reasons that have in
duced us 10 assemble here together thi
afternoon. The cause and necessity ar
apparent to us all. The banking interest
of this city represent IN interest so large
so varied, and so intimately connected AM
identified with the general business of thi
western country that our action will b.
looked to, not only here but elsewhere
with great interest. 1t seems to me TIM
all Is not lost; that the cool, calm judg
ment, the unconquerable energy, tue in
dustry and brains of Chicago, at least, ar
: left to Zig. 1t seems TO inc that at thi
time of all others we need to be calm, dis
Greet and courageous. Disaster of th
most serious kind imaginable has be
fallen us, but there are evidences tha
: the disaster Is not as great a
we estimate 1t. From q converse
J ton have had with a gentleman cor
neCted with the insurance business.
am assured that we shall be very gladl,
disappointed ID a few days, in hearing c
the responsibility and of the capacity |
pay that exists among the insurance CON
panies OF the country, and instead Of five
|. ten, fifteen, or even twenty or thirt
D per cent Of the losses being paid
| have great hopes that we shall fin
that the insurance companies of lh
i country can pay so per cent upon th
amount of insurance losses In this city
II this is so, 1t makes all our property tha
: we have lef; itmakes the bills rccgivabl
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