The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-11

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Boston Post building, Hope Mutual Lie
Insurance Co., Boston Bottle Works, Ed.
ward n. Smith, New England Trust Co.,
Vincent Laiorme.
The following parties on Water Street
have been burned out: Herman d. Doane,
Joshua n. Cushing, John B. Cnllinder,
Small & Appleton, and the Kerosene
Lamp Company 81 Kilby Street. The
Western Union Telegraph Company, fear.
ing the destruction Of their premises, re.
moved their Instruments TO the Provi.
dence depot.
Steam engines arc arriving from all d..
rections, The steamer Kearsage, from
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has Just ar.
rived and gone 10 work. The men who
came with her report that the light Of the
fire could be seen from Portsmouth. A
steamer from Portland Is coming on a
Pullman train.
The Boston 7rdrsler has sent It's nova.
BILE property 70 ChsrlestoWn. The Mt.
Vernon National Bank, OF 1888 Washing.
ton Street, Is destroyed. An attempt
TO blow up Courier i Tracts iewelry
store, corner Milk and Washington
Streets, this morning, was unsuccessful,
tho explosion spending its force through
the windows, scarcely jarring the solid
walls. The windows 10 the neighborhood
were all shattered by the conclusion.
Superintendent Forristal did a noble
work In sending out all the city teams al
an early hour, and keeping them at work
all through the night and early In the
morning. removing goods. II Is estimated
that 100000 worth were saved by
prompt and eGlcieut action by Forrestal.
several o! the attempts 10 blow up build.
ings met With the Ill success that attended
the experiment on the corner Of Milk and
Washington streets, the windows only be-
ing shattered.
A visit 10 the north end Of the fire OF
o'clock showed that 1t was not progressing
with anything like tho previous rapldity
having advanced not more than one hun
dred feet into Congress street, between
Water and State streets, during the pre-
ceeding hour and hall. Tue heat had
none Of that fierce, terrible intensity
which had been devouring buildings SC
rapidly. The same state Of affairs was
found 10 exist on Mink street. Buildings
on the southern side Of the street below
Pearl street, which had caught as early
as half past 5 o'clock, were burning slow
ly In comparison with the way their neal
neighbors went, and their walls were in
tact An immense number OF streams Of
water were being poured on the fire from
every possible pOiRt, an engine from some
other city or town being seen at every
corner, and these seem to be having good
effect Il was rumored about 8 O'Clock
that the Old South Church had been
mined in readiness 10 blow up, but or
inquiry 1t was found that those 10 charge
had resolved to riGk the matter on thai
corner, and look to the protection Of the
heavy walls Of the Transcript Office oppo
site. The proprietors Of the Transcript
did not remove any Of their material. Il
was packed, however and lowered into The
cellar, and some Of 1t may be saved from
destruction The Post building will bt
nearly destroyed, although the walls may
remain standing.
II has been announced that the progres;
Of the fire was entirely stopped in south
essterly direction, and there was no dan
ger Of il spreading northward on BroaG
and Purchase streets. All efforts at e.
timating the losses and insurance are iu
tile, al this time. Having given the march
of the fire fiend, most readers will readily
recall the names of great majority O
the business firms on the pronineuI
streets through which it passed. We hope
to be enabled 10 give list as full as it Il
possible TO obtain Of the sufferers, losse:
IN insurance, SC.
The flames are progressing with IN
Hbated fury towards State street. At O
quarter before Q o'clock it reached, IL
nearly q straight line, from Congress:
street through Lindell and Kilby streets
and Liberty Square, both sides being on
fire. The rear Of the Post Office on Lin
dali street is burning, it having become
necessary to blow up the building at the
corner Of Congress street and Cougres:
Square. 1t was mined and exploded
shortly before nine o'clock. The large
granite front building at the northwest
cprner Of Lincoln and Kilby streets, &C
cupied BY Vincent & Hutchins, brokers
]. Wiley Edmunds and several others
was also blown up at 0 o'clock, though
the effect Of the blast was apparently
OF no material advantage. The inside
was shattered, but the walls aud much
Of the wood work was left standing
The latter in condition TO accelerate rat6
er than 10 retatd the progress Of the fire
The flames are making their way with
gains Of certainty towards the corner o.
Broad and State streets. II will in al
probability, strike State street near the
corner OF Kilby, it being only three door
distant at o o'clock. An effort Is making
to arrest its progress By blowing up !
brick building which is the third from
State street front, but three explosions
Jailed 10 make the desired impression
Nearly every building back Of State stree
front, between Congress and Broad, have
already been mined, while kegs OF DOW,
der with match in readiness ior lighting
are placed under large number OF build
ings in the vicinity Of Broad street, ready
to rend them 10 pieces. Quite distance
Of kilby street front next 10 State street
where the fire is the hottest, is of heavy
granite with little ornament to catch the
flames, but next to It Is a very high
granite building, belonging 10 the Shoe
and Leather Exchange, and is only sepa.
rated from the raging fire by it. On Milk
street, the fire has passed below tho cor.
nes Of Oliver on both sides, and Is very
hot, and only single small block Of
buildings Is between It and Broad. Right
in the vicinity are many large stoIes filled
with oil, paints or liquors, and il these
are caught there seems TO be no possible
way TO stop the progress OF the flames
before they shall reach the water
in this direction, but there Is yet
small chance TO save State street
and by fearlessness and promptness the
square formed BY Doane, State, KiIby and
Broad streets AT o'clock there was
only one building on fire, and that hSd
Just commenced at tho corner OF Kilby
and Doane streets. In other quarters the
fire epeHs 10 have EnmAVvhat Gnhaided nr