Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-12-17
DEs1Rvcrsva FEE IN CHARLESTON, wa

DESTRUCTIVE FEE IN CHARLESTON, WA
CnAKLEsroN, w. VA, Dec IL
Last night, saiout 4 10 click, our city
was visited ~ another terrible corihs-
grafton. ii hich ira few hours destroys
ED fully onesthifa of the business poe
ton of The place The fire originated
ina barber shop on the river bank, cor.
81 Kanawa aud Court streets, and in a
few minutes was burning on both sides
OF kanswha street, extending up the
flyer .fhe.steanf FIRE. engias was-disae
bied before;ite cominenced work, and
the fire was completely beyond control
from the start. Fortunately there was
lno wind blowing at the tiilli, Drin all
probability the entire upper. portion OF
the city would havesbeen destroyed. 1t
was finally checked by masiug a long
line from the tow boat, T.. D. Lane,
which happened to be lying at the
wharf. fast to 4 frame house on the riv-
er bank, and, It he steamer backing out,
dragged the house into the river,
he following is list of losses and
amount insured, as nearly as can be es>
timatesl at present: A. Lar ohorn, fur
nitnre dealer, insured in the .l'hdnix,
Hartford, for $1,000; W. A. Cove, Fire
Association, Philadelphia, 5000; L.V,
Shearer, Leather dealer, Fire Associa
ton, 81, 800, North British, 81 900; v.
kietftr, Phoenix, Hartford, $1,000,
Home, Columbus, $1,000; W. John
Spancel, Phoenix, Hartford, $3.50; w.
}. G. Wolfe i Son, Stove dealers, Fine
Association Of Philadelphia $1,000,
North British $50G, Globe Of Chicago,
$1,000, Nail City, Wheeling, $1,000 ;
w. 5. Strauss clothing house Fire
Association, 1,00O; Harrison d Co,
American Central, $4,000, Hartford,
-, 500, Continental Of New York, 81, !
500, Commercial of Charleston, W est
Virgiilis, $1,000; Stalbert1Hotel, Act
ma, $4,000. Liverpool, London g. Globe
$4,000, Mercantile of Chicago 81, 500,
Home, Of Ohio $l,5De; John ,Truslow,
Home OF Ohio, $1,000, Franklin of
Philadelphia, $4,000, Fire and Marine
Of Wheeling, $4,000, Niagara of New
York, 81, 500; Denier & Cowan,. Fire
and Marine, Wheeling, $1,000, ,Niaga,
VI, 900; 'Vm Kyle, saloon, Peabody,
Wheeling, l,50Q, Germanie,; New
York, $L.250, Niagara, New York;
$3.50, Mrs DayidGoshorn, restaurant,
Home, Ohio, $7e0, FRANKLIN, Philadel
phia, 81, 800; Mrs. Chas Gibhart, Home
Ohio, $1,000; A. Braub, Home of Ohio
$500; Z. Jacobson; Continental. New
York, $4,000, Franklin. Philadelphia.
$500; Underwriters, New York, 50. !
500; Mira Sarah Beach, Germania, New
York, $500, Underwriters, New York,
$4,000; J. H. Rogers, Franklin, Pa,
$3.50, Underwriters, S1,75O; j. W.
Dooly, Fire and Mariae, Wheeling,
S7oo; w. ID Hodges, Ire and Marine.
wheeling, $40; Joseph Boi.+art,
Home, Chic, $l,GEj,- Fise and Marine,
h''elias, 81, 900, Underwriters, 81, 900;
Fish .s Burton, Niagra,' Kew York,
$4,000, Home, New York, $500 /;
William Flash, L Underwriters, $500;
c. Z Sny,ivr, dwelling and law Office,
FranAlln, Wheeling, S20H; Joseph 30
ieaft, grocer, tfallkiin, OF w heeilng,
$1,000; L. WehrIet, Uaderwriters,
New York, Sl,ooe; Hitter & Hatcher
store, Franklin, of Wheeling, S., 600;
J. w. Leo, North British and AIercari.
camille, Si,GVo; Harley & Finny, Globe
of Chicago, 1875, Sunbury, OF PENS
sylvanla, Sl,575; b. B. Starett, grocer,
Nail City, Sl,00G, L.. A. Martin. 81, 500
New York Insurance; d. II Estella,
S4,S0n. no insurance; Calais Karl, $500,
| no insurance. "" si@Ai+
Among the buildings destroyed are
Tells building, Good TelnpIars Hall,
Kap ffmans building, TIE Mayors Office
and the engine house. Many other
small stores were burned also, but il
impossible to get an accurate list at this
time. The sotal loss is about llo,o0J
insurance $50, 200. -f5 fti4 10