The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-17
FIRE AT ELYRIA, o.
The Business Part OF the Town in
ARheR.

CLEVELAND, March 1G.-A terrible
conhagration occurred in Elyria, Ohio,
Saturday night, by which tho finest busi-
ness portion OF the city was destroyed. A
few minutes before l9 o'clock P. NJ. the
fire was discovered In the dry goods
store OF Star Bros. & Co., In Ely's Block,
corner OF Mil and Croad streets, and In
almost an incredibly short space Of time
the flames burst out Of every window.
The wind was blowing perfect gale,
and drove the fire through tho entire
block ot ten elegant stores, stopping
only at Washington Avenue. The two
engines were promptly on tho ground,
but so violent was the wind
that the FIRE leapcd from store
to store with terrible furry, rendering
all efforts TO arrest its progress utterly
Iruitless. A telegram was at once sent 10
Cleveland for aid, Tor unless the fire could
be checked at Washington Ave, there
was no knowing where It would stop.
About one o'clock the fro reached the
Library building In tho center OF the
block, where It was temporarily stayed
BY tho solid brick wall which separated II
from tho stores on tho cast Here the
tiremen made desperate effort to check
the flames but the wind blew tho fire
around 10 the south side ot the block and
soon the window frames In the fourth
story were on fire. At this junction the
water began 10 fail, and the department,
seeing the ruin OF the whole block
inevitable, directed their efforts to
saving the buildings on the east
side Of Washington Avenue. At 10
minutes past 8, steamer from Cleveland
arrived, and was hailed with shouts Of en-.
thusiasm by the assembled multitudes,
but the danger was mostly passed, though
they rendered efficient service in saving
the buildings which were insgreat dan.
ger by the burning OF tho MungoVer
house, which was OF wood and burned
furiously for three hours. The scene was
terribly grand, the wind driving the
burning clnders over the eastern part ot
the town, while ever and anon the dull
sound Of falling walls, which fairly made
the earth tremble and startling the spec.
tators who were gazing upon the terrible
spectacle. The glare was distinctly Visi'
Bile in this city. A hurried investigation
gives only general account OF the loss.
It is probably safe 10 say that the
total loss will reach the sum Of
5000, 900, of which the following persons
were insured: II. Ely, on the block, $780,
900; Star Bros. & Co., merchandise, $780,
900; A. Il. Pomeroy, 5000; T. N. Lin
vile & Co.. clothing, $4,000; Hoyle Bros,
groceries, &c; $25, 900; W. johnson, law
library, $4,000; ]. Msnville & Co., drugs,
5000; Sampsell, Clark s. Co., corfec-
$4,000; F. 3. Sanford, boots and
shoes, $4,000; Elyria Library, $4,000; j.
@. Hotter, daguerrean stock, $40 600; Ma
sonic Lodge furniture, 60, $lS5; ]. Mum
cover, hotel, liquors, &C., s. 200, and some
others not learned Of On the above
amount there will doubtless be quite a
per centage Of salvage, as large portion
Of the goods were removed from tho sew
eral stores and offices. Tho list oI irsur.
ance companies and laSses, as far as
learned, are as follows: Etna, OF Hart.
ford, $4,000; Underwriters Agency, Of
New York, $4,000; Home, Of New York,
$4,000; Continental, ol New York, ST.
600; Phenix, Of Hartford, $9500; PhGaix,
OF Brooklyn, 5000; North British and
Mercantile, S., 900; National, Of Hartford,
81 900; Sun, of Cleveland, $4,000; Royal,
Of Liverpool, $500; Hartford, OF Hart.
ford. $3.50.