The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-06
PHILADELPHIA.
The Fire in Jayne's Building-The
Insurance, 6c.

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PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The fire in
Jaynes' building last night broke out
as near as could be ascertained, in q
room occupied by Mr.. Jas. R. Carpen-
ter, U. s. revenue stamp printer and
engraver. The flames quickly spread
throughout the drying room, and In
less than an hour the upper part OF the
building was in flames. The building
was erected about twenty years ago. Ii
has taken fire on two previous occa-
sions, but the flames were speedily sup
pressed. :.
The building was insured as follows;
Franklin, $4,000; Contributionshlp'
$4,000; Mutual Assurance, $5OOo 4;
Liverpool and London, $4,000, and
Royal $4,000.
The building was occupied on the first
floor by Messrs. Jayne & Walker as a
drug store and Ellwood, Shannon q
Sons az tea store. C. n. Mann u
Sheppard occupied the portion OF the
second floor over Shannon. The third
and fourth floors were used by j. Il.
Carpenter & Co, that portion OF the
second floor over the drug store being
occupied as a cloth store by Messrs.
Wernway & Co. A portion OF the sixth
and all OF the seventh and eighth
stories were used for the manufacture
and putting up of medicines sold by
Jayne & Walker. who are said to be
fully insured. Nos. 23S and 3iO
were occupied by Lewis Wharton
Il Co. They also occupied ihe third
fourth and sixth floors Of No. 2iO.
They are dry goods and commission
merchants and had an insurance OF
$425, ,OO) on their stock. The second
floor Of No. 240 was occupied by An
drews & Butler, dealers in British goods
The third and sixth floors Of No. 23S
were occupied by Lewis Il Bro, dealers
in dry goods They are insured for
100000. Most OF the above named
firms lose heavily by water.
Shortly after II o'clock a portion OF
the rear wall fell in Carter street, break
ing through the pavement and causing
the steam pipe under the alley to ex-
plode with loud report. This created
considerable excitement for time, the
crash and escaping steam leading to the
supposition that a serious accident had
happened, but fortunately no one was
hurt. The fire worked its way through
to Chestnut street and at % minutes
past o'clock this morning the lofty
cupola, which has been a landmark in
the city for more than twenty years, fell
into the flaming building with tre-
mendous roar.
In addition to the occupants above
mentioned, Barnes, Ward a. Co., Of
Boston, occupied one Of the rooms on
the second floor OF the main building.
They suffered to the extent Of $1,000,
which, however, is fully covered by in
surance. 0. friedman g. Co., on the
same floor, dealers in white goods, lost
$4,000; no insurance. Wernway Il
Co., who were also on the same floor,
estimate their loss at $4,000 on which
there was no insurance. Hart u Co.
lose So 900, which is nearly covered by
insurance. The damage to the stock on
this floor was entirely by water. The
intensity OF the cold was such as to in
terfere seriously with the fremen, who
suffered intensely. The fire is still
burning this morning and water is being
poured on the ruins.
Andrew IL Butts insurance on stock
amounts to $G0,000 in the Home, ot
New York, $1,000 in the North Brit
ish, Of London, Royal, of London, and
Etna, of Hartford, $4,000 each; the
balance in city companies.
Barton IL Newman, copper and steel
plate engravers, have an insurance OF
$500 in the National, OF Boston.
The following is list of insurance
on the stock OF David Jayne & Son
Etna, Phoenix and Hartford, of Hart
ford, $1,000 each, and Sl775 in city
mpanies; Home, OF New York, SO,
OO0 international, OF New York, $4,000;
Phoenix, of New York, $1,000 Citizens,
of New York, $750G Columbia, of New
York, $500 National, of Bangor, Me,
S25OO; Commercial Union, Of London,
$1,000; Queen, of London, Sj000 North
British, of London, sl5,00G Springfield,
OF Massachusetts,, S250G Peoples, OF
Massachusetts, S2500; Andes, OF Gin,
cinnati, $lO,0OG American, Of Jersey
City, $500; Reading, OF Pennsylvania,
$500; Lancaster, of Pennsylvania,
$500.
The Centennial Commissioners.
The Centennial Commissioners met
at 10 o'clock this morning The COM