The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-03
Twenty-Five Houses Burned.
Loss Fully sl25,ooo; Insurance,
$4,000.
All The Wheeling Companies In
V0iVe In Loss.
Thirteen Families Homeless.


side Of Main street, and every building
but two on the north side were burned;
also a number Of buildings along Bridge
street.
The following are the losses: Annie
Swing, two buildings, s., 900; insured for
$4,000. Fleming & Powell, proprietors
Of Wsa Hrgiaiaa, $1,000; Insured for
$1,000. ]. E. Fleming, groceries, S2,5o0;
insurance $1,000. James 0. Watson,
building, $4,000; insurance $500. A, G.
Hall, bookstore and postofice, S2,500;
insurance 1900. F.M. Fleming, DWELL
ing, $1,000; insurance 5000. Maria Van
Zandt, millinery, $1,000; no insurance.
Ella LOTUS, millinery, $1,000; no insur.
nnce. Jane Laidleys heirs, building,
5000; insurance $4,000. F.M. Fleming,
hat and shoe store, $1,000; insured for
5000. E. C. Kerr, shoe store, $1,000; in
sured for $1,000. John Schupbach,
bakery, $1,000; insured for Sl,SOO.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, dwelling and notion
store, s., 900; no insurance. Stone & Be.
bout, hardware store, $4,000; Insured for
$1,000. Manahan's heirs, three build
inss, 50, 900; no insurance. A. r, Menear,
furniture store, $1,000; no insurance. ].
W. Lott, produce dealer, s., 900; no insur-
ance. John Fisher, dwelling and meat
shop, $1,000; no insurance. Francis
Christie, tailor, s., 500; no insurance. 7.
F. Brock, merchant, sl4 900; insured for
$1,000. ThOs. Pendergast, saloon, $1,000;
no insurance. Swisher & Carpenter, mer-
chants, slS,OOOi insured for $1,000. DR..
J. H. Browntield, dwelling and office, 3d.
800; insured for $500. NJ. Chisler, two
dwellings, and grocery, 5000; no insur.
ance. Barton Bean, furniture store, ST.
500; no insurance. Forman's photo.
graphic gallery, $1,000; no insurance.
[nder newspaper office, W. II. Cooper,
proprietor, S2,5OO; no insurance. NJ. NJ.
drugs, 5000, insured, S4,5OO.
C. B. Carney, drugs, $1,000; insured for
81 900. Charles Corbin, cigars, $500; no
insurance. A number Of other buildings
were damaged to the extent OF $1,000 or
81 1000. The total loss reaches fully Sl25,
600; total insurance 800, 800, divided az
follows: Peabody, Wheeling, $500;
Wheeling, $4,000; German,
Wheeling, $4,000; Fire & Marine, Wheel
ing, $1,000; Etna, Wheeling, $500; Cit
izens', Wheeling, $1,000; Faneuil Hall,
Hartford, 81 800; Pennsylvania, Of Pitts
burgh, $4,000; Hartford, Of Hartford,
81 800. Thirteen families are rendered
homeless. The disaster will prove ter
ribIe shock to this generally thriving
place.
Additional Particulars.
Special to the In,ellIgeneer.l
FAIRMoSr, W. Va, April9.
A very disastrous fire occurred here
this morning. It broke out in Pender-
CASTS grocery. Cause unknown, but
thought to be the work OF an incendiary.
The fire commenced between three and
four o'clock this morning and lasted two
hours. The losses we're: 7. F. Brock,
frame store and stock, Si0,O 900; insurance
$1,000 in the Pennsylvania Company and
and $1,000 in the German, OF Wheeling.
Thomas Pendergast, frame grocery and
saloon, $1,000; no insurance. SwiSher 4
Carpenter, frame store, $4,000; insur.
ance $1,000 in Pennsylvania and $1,000
Citizens and $1,000 in Etna, OF Wheel
ing. NJ. A. Chister, two frame buildings,
$4,000; no insurance. DR.. ]. Fl. Brown.
field, brick dwelling, $4,000; insurance
$500 in franklin OF Wheeling, Captain
T, A. Maulsby, steam mill, injured
81 500; fully insured in Wheeling COM
panies. Patrick Monahan's heirs,
two frame houses, $1,000; no insurance.
This building was occupied by Menear,
furniture store, and ]. W. Lott, produce
store, loss $1,000; no insurance. John
Fisher, frame dwelling and furniture,
1900; no insurance; same, frame meat
shop, s., 900; no insurance. Francis Chris
ty, frame dwelling, 81 500; no insurance.
Stone & Bebout, frame hardware store,
5000; insurance 5000, Wheeling COM
panies. Mrs. Fitzgerald, frame dwelling
and fancy goods store, $4,000; no insur-
auce. John Schupbach, $1,000; insur.
ance $3.50, Wheeling. E. c. Kerr, frame
dwelling aud boot shop, S, ,5OG insurance
500 in Peabody, $500 Etna, of Wheel
ing. Mrs. Honsacker, frame dwelling,
$500; insurance $500, Wheeling. Miss
vansiedt, millinery, $500. TN. Fleming,
household goods, $500. Ella Horan, mil
linery, 81 900. A. G. Hall, frame postofice
and news depot, $1,000; small insurance.
The most OF the mail was saved. James
o. Watson, frame storehouse, 81 500; in
surance $500, in the National Of Pennsyl-
vania. ]. E. Fleming, grocery stock,
$4,000; insurance $1,000, in the Peabody.
Iader printing Office, 1000; no insurance.
F. NJ. Fleming, frame shoe shop, 81 800;
insurance 5000, in the franklin. Charles
J. Corbin, tobaccOnist $500. Stephen
oakes, barber shop, SlO0. Mrs. E. Ar.
nett, brick store, $4,000; insurance 81 100.
NJ. NJ. Comeriord, brick drug store,
5000; covered by insurance. G. L. Tur.
ney's heirs, brick store and frame dwell.
ing, $1,000; personal property $, 900, sta
BILE $500. Rsa Tirgiaiaa Office, $4,000;
insurance 500, in the Etna. DR.. Ogden,
office, S4oO. Mrs. welty, household
goods, $1,000. Twenty.three buildings
we're totally destroyed, including about
one half Of the business part Of the town.
J. W. MASON.
Special TO the ln,slllSeneer.
FArRNoSr, April 1905 I'm
The Vet Trgiaian Office was totally
destroyed by Gre this morning. We will
resume business in few days.
Old .and new subscribers will please
take notice. FLEMING 4 POWELL.