The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-14
destructive Fire I'm Charieston, West
Hrginia-One-third OF the Business
Portion OF the City Burned.

Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
CHARLEsToN, December II. - Last
night, about IL o'clock, our city was Wis.
tied by another terrible conhagration,
which, in few hours, destroyed fully
one-thlrd OF thu business portion of the
place. The fire originated in barber
shop on the river bank corner of Kan
awha and Court streets, and in a few
minutes was burning furiously on both
sides Of Kanawha street, extending up
the river The steam fire engine was
disabled before it commenced work, and
the tire was completely beyond control
from the start. Fortunately there was
no wind blowing at the time, or in all
probability the entire upper portion of
the town would have been DESTROYED.
1t was finally checked by making a long
line from the towboat ID. T..Lane, which
happened to lying at the. wharf, fast TO II
frame house on the river bank, and the
steamer backing out, dragged the house
into the river.
The following is list of losses and
amount insured, SIS nearly as can be csti-
mated at present: +. Larohorn, furniture
dealer, insured in Phoenix, Hartford, for
$1,000; w. a. Cove, Fire Association
Philadelphia, 5000; l.. V. Shearer, leath-
er dealer, Fire Association, 81 800, North
British, 81 900; V. Kieffer, Phoenix, Hart
ford, $1,000, Home. Columbus, $1,000;
w. John Spancel, Phoenix, Hartford
$3.50; w. j. {. Wolf 4 Son, stove deal
ers, Fire Association of Phla-
delphia, $1,000, North British, $500,
Globe of Chicago, $1,000, Nail
City, Wheeling, $1,000; w.
5. Strauss, clothing house, Fire AsSocia-
tion, 81 600; Harrison & Co., American
Cen n.ral, s., 800 Hartford, $500, Conti-
mental, of New York, $500, CONNER
cial, Of Charleston, West Va, $1,000;
st. Albert Hotel, Etna, 1000, Liverpool,
London and Globe, $1,000, Mercantile, of
Chicago, 81, 800, Home, of Ohio, $500,
Franklin, of Philadelphia, $500; Fire
and Marine of Wheeling, $1,000, Mag
ara, Of New York, $500; Denler IL
Cowan, Fire and Marine Wheeling, ST.
900; Niagara, $1,000; VIM. Kyle, saloon,
Peabody, Wheeling, $500; Germania,
New York, 81 ,250; Niagara, New York,
$50; Mrs. David Goshorn, restaurant,
Home, Ohio, 800; Franklin, Philadel-
phia, $4,000; Mrs. Chas. Gibhart, Home,
Ohio, 1900; A. Braub Home, Ohio,
$500; G. jacobson, Continental, New
York, $1,000; Franklin, Philadelphia,
$1,000; Underwriters, New York, 81, 800;
Mrs. Sarah Beach, Germania, New York,
$500, Underwriters, New York, $1,000;
J. ii. Rogers, Franklin, Pa, 81, $50; en-
derwriters, $3.50; j. w. Dooly, Fire
and Msrins Wheeling, 500; w. ID.
Hodges, Fire and Marine, Wheeling,
$4OO; Joseph Boheart, Home,
Ohio, $1,000; Fire and Ma
rine, Wheeling, $1,000; Underwriters, =,
81, 900; Fish Il Burton, Niagara, New
York, ST, 900: Home, New York, $1,000;
William Flash, Underwriters, 500. c.
p. Snyder, dwelling and law office,
Franklin, of Wheeling, $500. Joseph
Bohcart, grocer, Franklin, Of Wheeling,
$1,000; l.. Wenmet, Underwriters, New
York, $1,000. Ritter d. Hatcher, store,
Franklin, of Wheeling, $4,000; j. W.
Leo, North British and Mercantile, ST.
900; Harley Il Finney, Globe, of
Chicago 1855; Sunbury, of Pennsyl-
vania, Sl,575; b. b. Starrett, grocer,
Nail City, $1,000; l.. A. Martin, $1,000,
New York Insurance; ID. Ii. EstclIa,
$4,SOO, no insurance; Gellas Karl, $500,
no insurance.
Among the buildings destroyed are
Tells building, Good Templars' Hall,
Kautfman's building, the Mayors office,
and the engine house. Many other
small stores were burned also, but 1t Is
impossible to get at an accurate list at
this time. The total loss is about $llO,OOOi
insurance $4,000