The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-05
The Scenc Of the Great Fire-A
wilderness of Ruins Many
bodies Relieved 20 be in the
Ruius.

The Scene OF the Great FiRe-A
wilderness Of Ruins = Many
Bodies Relieved 20 be In the
Rufus.
NEw York, September 4.-The Erea.
ing Poi furnishes the following In ad.
vance oi publication: The Rcene Of The
great FIRE al 35th street and 10th avenue
was this morning a wilderness Of ruins
The burned area between 10th and llth
avenues extends from the middle Of the
block on the north side Of 34th street 10
the middle Of the block on the north side
Of 36th street. In addition q number Of
buildings were Quilted or damaged on the
west side Of 10Th avenue. Considerable
number OF spectators assembled to-day,
but they were kept at distance from the
ruins by the police. The ruins resemble
those oi burned town. The blackened
walls still stand at irregular intervals,
the space between being covered by i'm.
mense piles OF bricks, Fragments Of iron,
large and small, twisted out Of all resem.
blance TO the original beams, girders and
machinery Of which there are only relics.
Only one engine was at work to-day.
Near the remains Of the engine which the
liremen were obliged to abandon yester.
day lay the iron wheel and tires and 4
few other relics Of the new hose carriage
abandoned with the engine. The lack Of
water yesterday was due 10 the small size
Of the mains in the neighborhood, which
were laid In the dsys Of hand engines and
only six inches in diameter. This morn.
ing the hydrants furnished only pounds
pressure instead of20 or 25. Among the
relics were the remains Of a cart and the
blackened skeleton Of u horse. In the
yard Of Hunts pickle factory team was
all ready 10 be driven away at the time Of
the FIRE which cut of the means Of escape.
David Shannon, who occupied apart.
ments at No. 372 West 35th street, and
who left his room at the outbreak Of the
fire, was caught in the crowd and was
unable to return until the building was
10 flames. He ia n contractor, and took
home $4,000 in greenbacks the night be-
fore, after banking hours, in order to pay
his Workmen yesterday. He had placed
the money under his pillow and It was
burned up.
Reports in regard to the loss Of life by
the fire are Rs conflicting to-day as they
were yesterday. Many persons still be-
lieve that large number Of bodies will
finally be dug out Of the ruins Of Halls
Piano Factory. Others believe that the
loss Of life was comparatively slight.
Among the latter ia Captain Washburn,
who thinks that the workmen in the up.
per stories had time to escape 10 the roof
Of the new factory before it took FIRE, and
down its stairs to the street. lie says
that the old factory was burning for 10
minutes before the new one, which adjoin-
ed il, and Was Of equal heighth.
The following named persons have been
reported to the 10Th precinct station
house us missing since the FIRE: John
Kompet, aged 81 years, West l35th ave.
nue.; Edward Birch, aged 81, No. 10 Scale
street, Brooklyn, (he had wife and three
childrenl; George Frey, aged 90, No. 23O
West 32l street, (had a wife and family);
John Hautch, aged 10, No. 30S West 3Slh
street. These persons were all reported
as missing by relatives or near friends.
Some other cases have been reported by
irresponsible persons, 10 which the police
do not attach any importance. The heat
OF the ruins is such that it will be impos.
sible to dig in them at present.
NO MORE BODIES FOUND YET.
NLw YORK, September 4.-No more
bodies have been found in the ruins Of
the fire at 35th street and 10th Avenue.
The latest estimates places the losses at
$3.50 900 and the insurance at 100000.