The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-24
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
The Store House OF Warren d Co.
Destroy ed-PrObable Loss $1,000
Accidents Of the Fire.


Accidents OF the Fire.
Yesterday morning at 5:55 o'clock, an
alarm of fire was sounded from the
Atlantic engine house, East Wheeling,
caused by the burning of the store rooms
of the oil refinery of Isaiah Warren and
j. N. Camden, located at the corner of
Eofi and Nineteenth streets, East Wheel
ing. The origin of the fire, as near as we
could ascertain from Mr.. Warren, was
caused by the neglect Of the Waterman,
whose duty it was to pump over the dis.
titled oil early every morning, and in
stead of doing this yesterday morning,
the "sjitstor" in which the distilled oil
was treated with Gil of vitrol or sulphurlc
acid, was allowed to run over, thel eby
forming q sprey, which, it is thought
took fire from rejecting lantern, or
probably from the furnace fire, about
sixty feet distant from one Of the
tanks.which contained the oil. In
short time after the fire was discovered,
tank that measured 500 barrels, and 10
which there was that amount OF mer-
charitable oil, bursted and let the con-
tents flow into the creek, which caught
fire and created magnificent sight. The
flames were far beyond control when
the United engine and hose carriage and
the Atlantic hose carriage arrived at the
scene of the conhsgrstion. The fire pro.
gressed rapidly until about 7 o'clock, at
which time the woodwork of the struct-
ure had been completely destroyed and
the walls began to tumble down. The real
estate of this establishment is owned by
the Camden Consolidated Oil Company,
of Parkersburg. On the Building and
material are $4,000 insurance, 81 800 on
stock on hand, and $500 on the build
ing and machinery. The following COM
panies hold the insurance on the stock:
City of Pittsburgh, $500; Aurora, of
Cincinnati, $1,000, and Union, of Phila-
delphia, $500; and on the buildings and
machinery Franklin, of this city,
s1,l66S; Ohio OF Dayton, $l,l66S, and
Ben Franklin, of Allegheny, Sl,l663.
The fire did not extend 10 the west size
of Eotf street. The stills, condenserS
and distillste tanks are now in
tact. The works are being rebuilt,
as there were a number of workmen
engaged yesterday in cleaning away the
debris. The supply of water was bad,
as the four inch main on Nineteenth
street is almost half filled with sediment.
This pipe which is laid to supply water
for the refinery, hinge factory and gas
works, should be much larger, as the
supply is certainly inadequate to extln.
guish any fire that may occur in that
neighbornood. The loss on the property
destroyed is fully covered by insurance.
ACCIDENTS.
David Nesbitt, aged twelve years,
whose parents reside at No. SO Nineteenth
street, was severely, if not fatally, injured
by the falling of frame shed. He was
standing near the shed when it began
to give way, and started to run, when
his feet became entsngled in an old hoop,
and he was thrown upon his back lmme-
distely under the falling building. He
was taken from the debris by Mr.. John
T. Cowl, who found a heavy rafter lying
across the child's body, and carried to the
house of Mr.. Benjamin Mclaughlin,
| where he remained about an hour, after
which he was taken TO his home. The
boy was unconscious when removed from
the ruins, and it was at first reported
that he WAS dead, but after remaining
in this condition a short time, he re.
vivel and conversed, in feeble tone,
with those about him. He is injured in
the breast, stomach and spine. and his
hands and back are burned, the latter
beng caused by piece of hot plaster,
which WAS found imbedded IN the flesh.
DR.. Hupp, the attending physician, says
il Is impossible TO foretell the result
at the present time. The child does not
appear to suffer much pain from the
more serious injuries, and only complains
OF his hands.
Another boy, name unknown, was
knocked down by the failing timber, but
managed to get out unaided, and no
doubt returned home sorer and wiser
youth.
David Garvin, boiler in the Belmont
mill, and fireman of the United engine,
| who resides on the South Side, WAS
| struck IN the neck aud shoulder by
bricks from a falling wall, but is not
seriously wounded.