The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-11
,,iiesLeft Oh the Lamp
Posts.
CaIGIN OF THE FIRE.
lss AND INCIDENTS

October 10, 9 A. M.-There
b isavy rain last night, The
t on.
October l0.-The fire burned
/, i; on the north side, but this
=; is under control. 1t is
!. % 10 say that there is nothing
|, Of that side from the river
1 Lincoln Park, on the north,
re north branch Of the river
r. % the lake on the east.
/ N Of the city, except along
, ..ysr. where there were busl-
J.. vas occupied by dwellings,
.a,ds Of the population are
j ! scandinavian. These now
!. ess, and there are some In
i bindings in the northwest
\ / others on the prairiss with
J. Throughout the day yester-
j,Tal Of the fires on the west
Igkei for, and a change Of FIVE
] The direction Of the wind at
IE)l.d have led to that result,
t3.i literally have been no
! any. Every one had their
kacsei, ready to start for the
ialv moment, but God averted
ns,io'e al dlition to our his
.gvn the wind lulled, and at
Is this morning the rain, 80
!ayei for, came. 1t did not
nl: the roofs OF houses and
! nave been wet, so that now
! G 10 have fires to cook food
l-.:.;lie.
/ . Of citizens was held in the
E;-:ational church on West
t:-ert, which was continued
t he night. Measures were
! % protect what property was
fT.ie tor the homeless.
Richard and Charles Craine,
! NJ;:nwestern Manufacturing
5Dt-iyed a plan, which is
! Ito execution, for providing
,,se Of fire breaking out al
The machinery OF their
og used for that purpose
and boilers ased for pump
.om the river. Fifteen hun
were sworn in last night
r. police force, and the Secre
g. authorized General Sheri
! .oy all the available troops
H.. and to issue one hundred
! atoms. Five hundred sol
4 " on duty; this precautior
aa'y, for, as remarkable as il
2 there were fiends who still
extend the disaster. Two
caught in the act Of firing
iae west side. They were
4 lately hung to a lamp
} On Twelfth street, near the
;ae other three miles away,
aeayenue, on the north side,
: emarg action has checked the
I murderers.
"a! OF fremen and engines
laSee, st. Louis, and other
apparently restored conf
|Sr.'nHati train arrived this
4 n iour engines, three from
one from Dayton. They
u zen hours on the way, hav
ie the route twice. They
- by way Of Piqua and
= There was an inexpressi
4 N seeing these experienced
10 work in a business way
q; '' was most needed. They
"a On coal piles to save what
a. 5 possible, and preventing
.; spread Of the flames. The
L. covered with people wan
"a. " seeing the evidences of {
ii Las completely vanished in
q smoke. A few business men
q; nerve, are seeking house:
II "a the west side. Rooms
.a>t week for fifty dollar,
command five hundre,
s, mere are not many Of these
% afford a nucleus for bu:
3 ,PapeFs will be started agail
IN or weeks. Hon. JOSEPH
q .Y: we Tribune has purchasec
N" "nleF presses used in jol
AEnsw west side, aud has tele
+, ;s' 81 70! paper and type, ther
Il vi, 'ei' here. Mr.. Storey, 0
Il, n u, erect a rough one stor,
q, ~ o'mmence the issue of hi
bs .L as material can be pre-
a. iy'a'na! ,H is provided for O,
q lhe Post, Republican
.. s''Iang will also arrange 70
,,s soon as possible. Blu
,o.s: n.st come from elsewhere
ko,.S S5isinklng : and household
Nsu from the lak. end ~