The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-12

Ksmball, of Mine. La. Mr.. Mottle, Nc
DR.. Gerlact, German consul, jumped frol
q window and broke his leg. His wife
unhurt. Charles Teenan lost his life Il
attempting to save others. Phil. Gerald
q bosrder at the house, was brought ou
alive, but entirely bereft of reason.
At 2 o'clock or about half sn hour ate
the fire was discovered the entire roo
was ablsze and the flames were rapid.
descending to the lower stories
Half an hour later the floor
and interior walls began to fall. Tn
roof fell, and there is now nothing left o
one of the finest houses in the country
except the Walnut street front and part
of the Fourth and Fifth street faces. Th'
loss on the building and contents will b:
from $760,OO0 to $1,000 ,OOOi insurance
unknown as yet.
The guests O. the house from abroad
are safe, and are now stopping at the
Lindell House: w. 2. Clough, ST. Paul
S. II. Rhodes, Boston; G. .. Godfrey
Hannibal; <. L. Mansfield, New York
s. B. Coulson, Yankton, S. 81. Kreigher
Philadelphia; S. Schoyer and son. Pitts
burgh; A. j. Webster, New York; Geo
Sraut Chicago; w. Ii. Fletcher, n. Y:
j. v. ID. L. OFT, Lansing; Chss. Baker
New York; T. S. Sbackelford, New
York; s. s. Crittenden, Cincinnati; II. L.
Morrlll, Cairo; A. S. Wilson, New York;
Mrs. Love and Mrs. Porter, IndIanaPo-
lis, Indiana; Thomas T. Lyon, Mobile;
II. l.. White, Syracuse; q. 2. Kennedy,
New York; A. P. Joy, Chicago Mr..
Birdseye, Nevada, Mo-: b. F. Withbree,
Colorado Springs; j. R. Parsons, New
York; T. Tiernso, Pitts burgh, Frank E
Karelsen, New York.
The following are at the Planters
House: Mr.. and Mrs. Berrian, VIM P,
Watson, Chicago; Fred Book, New
Orleans; Geo. s. Morlze, New York; j.
G Naddy, L. w. Benham and j. M.
Davidson, New York; II. A. Wilson, ST.
Paul, Geo. Paterbaugh Peoria; b. s
Belder, Chicago; j. w. Big.ow and G.
Ii. Caldwell, Parkersburg, and Chas.
Musser, New York.
The following went to the Laclede
House, and are now stopping there. e..
w. Mshoney, G.. A. Kaler, Be!leville;
A. F. Brockway, New York; w. j.
Miller, j. II. Morrow, r. II. Avery, Z
Panneock, Nj. }. Shoecraft, ID. Son berger,
Miss Kate Claxton, S. Ii. Cone, d. NJ.
Dixon and wife, New York; Mrs. d. +.
Colt, Syracuse, New York; 4. I. Tyson,
Caleb Cswkins, l.. +. Fuller, New York;
G. A. Artell, Boston; A. Q. Tischner
and wife, f. .. Sullivan, Pine Bluff; j.
l. Perry, Miss E. NJ. Darling, Indian
apolls; VIM. Christman, dependence;
Z. l.. Applegate, Louisville; A. j. Bad
WE'LL Chicago; James j. Davis, Augusta,
Ga.
The fremen are still playing on the
| Are, and the force has been organized to
search tor dead bodies. Several have
| been found in q more or less burned
state, but the names are not known.
There are also several bodies at the NOR
que awaiting friends. Mrs. Moran, a
servant was killed by jumping from II
window. George f. Gouley, Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge Of Free
masons, OF Missouri, is supposed to have
been lost. Six other persons, names un-
known, were killed, either by jumping
from windows, or were sutiocsted by
smoke, and dragged out of the burning
building. 1t is exceedingly difficult TO
procure the names Of the killed, but it is
hoped that com Dle:e, Or nearly SO, list
will be obtained this evening.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE following is
the Insurance on the hotel building nhd
furniture: Hamburg and Bremen, 81 800;
London Assurance, $500; North Brit
i.h and Mercantile, $1,000; Niagara,
New York, $1,000; Mobile Underwriters,
$1,000; State of Pennsylvania, Si,5OO;
French Corporation, $500; Scottish
Commercial, $4,000; Lancashire, SlO,-
900; Howard, New York, $4,000; Ma.
tional, New York, $4,000; Boston I'm.
derwriters, $500; Revere, Boston, $2,-
500; Commonweal Boston, $4,000;
Queen, England, $4,000; Pennsylvania,
Philadelphis, $1,000; ST. Paul of St.
Paul, $1,000; American, Newark,
81. 500; Buffalo German, $500; West
Chester, New York, $4,000; Girsrd,
Philadelphia, $500; Franklin, Phila-
dclphis $500: Royal, England, $500;
National, ndTtlp'u, S''ooOi Dt'O' v
Hartford, $4,000; -Etna, Hartford, s., 800;
Shawmut, Boston, $1,000; Phoenix,
Hartford, $4,000; Connecticut, Hartford,
$4,000; Shoe and Leather, Boston, IS, 600;
Commercial Union, $1,000; Imperial
and Northern, $4,000; Rhode Island
Association, 10000; Liverpool and
Globe, $4,000; Williamsburg City,
New York, $1,000; K chmond Fire Asso-
ciation, SIS, 900; Arctic, New York, $500;
Flreman's, Newark, $1,000; Fire Assocls-
tion. Philadelphia, $4,000; Peoples,
Trenton, $1,000; Manufacturers, Boston,
sI2 500; Boy lesion, Boston, $500; Mer-
chants, Newark, $1,000; Amizon, Cincin.
matt, $1,000; Union, Philadelphia, $1,000
Buffalo, of Buffalo, $500: German
American, Pittsburgh, 50 600; North
western National, Milwaukee, $500;
Guaranty, New York, $1,000; Amer
lean, Philadelphia, $4,000; Patterson,
New Jersey, 5000; Traders Chicago,
$4,000; Atlas, Hartford, $1,000; Manu-
fsc,urers', New York. 5000; Ccope.s',
DAYTON, O., y 500; LycomiDg, Pennsyi-
vania, $500: Citizens, Newark, $500;
Merchants St. Joseph, $500; Rochester
German, S5 600; Roger Williams, 81 500;
Uaon, Pittsburgh, $500; Germania,
Newark. $4,000; Amity, $500; Oswego
ard Onandogs, 81 500; Germania, GIN
ciDnati, $500; Union, $780, Rich
mond, $500, and $4,000 in local COM
panies.
OF the above insurance S290,000 is on
the building and $4,000 on the turai-
ture. The building was owned by
r bert Campbell. 1t originally cot
about 81 l,25O,000. but was bought by Nr.
Campbell for s525,0OO. tn" furaitare,
which WAS owned by BreslIne. Darling
& Co, WAS valued At 100000 and Is u
total loss. The coroner gives the follow
ing list OF killed, as reported to him, and
he thinks 1t comprises all now known to be
dead; Rev. A. K. Adams, of Stock Cross,
Berkshire, England; George Frank
Gonley, Grand Secretary Of the Masonic
Fraternity o. this State; Kate Rel. Y,
III ate Doolsn and Mary Moran. servants
Henrv Hssen. OF the Auditors depart