The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-16
OUR BELLAIRR LETTER.
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Saturday evening about 0 o'clock q fire
broke out In o building used by the @! d
P. r, r, Co. for their pumping engine.
The building was situated on tho bankot
the FLYER iust below the mouth OF In
dian run, and being Of wood, burned like
finder, and was consumed in q few min:
utes. Fortunately there was no wind and
the fire was easily kept from communi.,
eating itself to the engine house Of the
company, which is situated not fur away.
The fire Is supposed to have been com.
which is of sheet iron, but there Is no Ger.
muniCated to therooftrom the smokestack,
tainty about il. The engineer in charge
was away at the time, I believe at home,
having finished his work for the day. He
Is q careful man, and when he left, suppos.
ed oil was right. The ringing Of the
alarm bells, and the glare Of the fire ere.
atedintense excitement, and hundreds Of
citizens were soon on the ground.
FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDED.
] Some time ago an effort was made to
get up fire department aud an ordinance
was passed, but Us It involveda considera'
bic outlay Of money, nothing effective has
been done, and we are as we have been
utterly helpless, except through the ex-
ertions OF the moro willing of our citizens
1t appears as II nothing but some terri.
bic calamity will awake our leading citi;
zcns 10 the Importance Of organization
and efficient preparation. taD .nH
LAMP POSTS.
Our authorities have put up 100 posts
preparatory to putting on street lamps, and
after awhile, Chat is sometime hereafter)
we may expect to "walk in the light"
(patience, great bodies move slowly.
WEATHER, FRUIT PROSPECTS,, sc.
) The delightful weather VIC have been
enjoying has had the effect Of setting
every one that has anything ID do, to
work. The farmers In the vicinity are
vigorously blowing for he'summer crops,
and feel greatly encouraged ut the pros.
pect for wheat, grain and fruit. So FIR the
fruit crop is in excellent condition, and
our old seers predict n rOusing crop. Our
country roads arc in better condition
than they have been known 10 he at this
season for many years. No difficulty is
experienced in getting produce to market,
and the supply is large and constant
CORRECTION.
In my;last letter I spoke Of the Messrs.
Crozier as being largely engaged in the
brick business. You made it the Mcssrs.
Frazier. This firm have two yards in
preparation, and will be able TO fill all
orders. They are industrious and encr.
getic, and withall enterprising and re-
liable.
LOCATION OF sUNKEN BARGEs.
The subsistence of the water in the
river revealed the exact whereabouts, as
well as the number Of barges sunk by the
piers Of the bridge. There are three near
each other, on and near the foot OF the
ripple. Ono Of these lies square across
the river, near, and to the left Of the
channel, going down, and nearly opposite
Hcathcrington's coal works. The other
two are below; besides one wrecked TO-.
tally, lies on the pier. In low water they
will all be taken out, but now they are
greatly in the way Of passing coal boats.
PREPARING FOR LARGE BUSINESS.
Our hardware merchants IRE laying in
heavy stocks for the opening trade.
Messrs. Nelson & Bro. and Messrs. Nc.
Gregor & Bro, are doing n good business.
and their increasing trade Is evidence of
their fair dealing and desire to supply the
demand for their goods
Messrs. A. Sheets and J. Gorby, dry
goods merchants, are bringing an un.
usually heavy supply Of goods for the
spring trade. The stores Of those mer.
chants are indispensibles to our town that
the citizens could hardly do without.
They ore extensively patronizcd, and dc.
serve all and more than theyget. L.
Marcel Is.