The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-21
FIRE RECORD.
AT GRAND RAPIDS, ncu.-lOss 100000,

AT GRAND RAPIDS, ncH.-Loss $500, 900.
GRAND RAPIDS, June l9,-About 8
o'clock this afternoon 4 fire broke out in
the wagon shopof Marvin & Lynch, west
side OF Bridge street, and has already de.
stroyed many buildings, as q high wind
RACES and the efforts Of the tiremen seem
useless,
M-The fire is still raging. 1t
commenced on the corner Of Bridge and
Farmer, taking Scribner to First street
north OF the bridge and the whole Of the
bridge on both sides. A high wind is
still raging, All efisrts Of the fremen
seem uselGss. The fire will reach the
river, going east as far as the bridge, be.
fore 1t can be checked,
$3.50 p. M.-Tho fire is under control at
last, but not until II swept everything
from Scribner street to the river, from
North Bridge street 10 First street, and
and all the south side Of Bridge street,
The following are the principal business
houses burned out: StemsOn Bros,
grocers; Palmer & Furman, grocers; L,
Scott, drug store; Eaten & Christenden,
bakery and confectionery; Scribner BrOsy
hardware; grocery and saloon next to
the river; Carter's block; Mosley & Co,
-four and feed store; Whitewort6s hard
warc store; Covells block; Bradley's
brick block; Shook & Co., drugs; D. & G.
Arnt, grocery; Martins block; Bull &
Co.'s drug store; Martins dry goods
store; Steam Dye Works. s, Charles!
blacksmith and wagon shop; Lynch's
wagon and blacksmith shop. In this
shop the FIRE originated, In chimney Of
the blacksmith shop. ltis reported that
hired girl OF Mr.. Miller's has not been
seen since the commencement OF the fire,
and It is supposed she has been burned.
A large number Of small stores and
number Of dwellings were burned, The
only buildings saved from scribner street
to the river were Durless & Stars mills,
oil Front street. 1t was thought the
bridge would go, but the Rremen succeed
cd In saving Il.
While the fire was raging some fend
set fire to the Kent street engine house,
on the east side Of the river. lie was ar
rested, but not without lively fight, and
Is now in Jail,
The loss is estimated at two hundred
thousand dollars. The amonnt OF In
surance Is unknown rs yet, but II Is
thought the loss Is half covered by In.
surance. At the time the fire broke out
the steamers were attending the fire on
the east side.
AT PTTTsBURGH-Loss $4,000.
PITTSBURGH, June 1O.-At half past 8
o'clock this morning fire occurred In the
machine shops Of James Brown 4 Son,
located in tho rear Of their hardware
stores, l36 and 1888 Wood street. The
shops, which were six'story brick build.
ings, and store, were entirly destroyed.
Their loss on stock and buildings Is esti.
mated nt $65,000 insurance unknown.
The adjoining buildings, occupied by the
Wheeler 4 Wilson Sewing Machine Com.
pany and b. II. Thalheimer, wholesale
dealer in gents furnishing goods, were
damaged. Extent not known. B. j.
Thalheimer's stock was badly damaged
by water. The stock Of MCCIllen Bros,
carpet dealers, was also considerably
damaged by water. The total loss will
likely reach $4,000.
CoRRY, Pa, June l0.-'The Mcclure
House, Of this city, was burned this morn.
Ing The building Is n total loss. The
contents were mostly saved. Insurance
$4,000, covering all the loss. It was the
work Of an incendiarv.