The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-14
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Two Hundred and Twenty five Build
inss Destroyed at Edenburg, Pa. Il
Losses Estimated as High as Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Great Suffering Among the Losers.

PrTTsBIEGH. October ia special from
Edenburgh, Penna-, TO the Coan<rrial-
GdaIttH, gives the particulars OF deS;Euc-
ton In that place by fire this morning:
4 fire broke out at hRlf-pAst three O'Clock
in the rear OF Wieber's livery sable, ON
Main street. Spreading rapidly It soon
swept over the entire block. The firemeA
were promptly on hand but their efforts
were paralyIed BY an insuffciency OF va
ter The total loss Is estimated At from
three hundred and fifty TO four hundred
thousand dollars. Largely insured. TEu
hundred and twenty-five buildings were
burned, and the town isalmoSt completely
destroyed There i much suffering among
the losers. 1ss3'h.
A relief committee has been Organized, !.
and the contributions Of food from the ad-
jacent towns and farmers in the vicinity
are being distributed 10 the homeless.
The principal losers are the Oil Well =
Supply Company, sS0.00T: Travis livery
stable, loss heavy, bat unknown; EynR
4 Hamm- Sls,000; Bennett House, Sl2,r
COO; EdenburI House, $1,000; u. &
Church and parsonage, s 200; ChaliaRt
4 Graf, hardware, SS5,0 90: Exchange H0-
tel, $1,000. ,sg
PTrBrRGH, October l3-The following q
is more complete list of losses: Oil Well !.
Supply CompanY, $1,000; Wm. Johns.
shoemaker. s. 800; Irwin, livery stable,
heavy; Simple & Haekett, City Hotel,
500; WheelOck markets, Sj00; Flynn
4 Hamm, SlS,0 600; Bennett House, 81 20o0;
N. E. Church and parsonage, Il, 600; Ma
chan Bros, 5000; Garrett House 5000;
Central S, 600; Edenbargh HOUSE, IL. 600;
Z ". Cr1bbe, 5000; p. KibbS 5000;
Ross House, $1,000: J. ]. Harley. 5000:
Mrs SeEIAn, 5, 600; 7. Mcconnell, - 600:
| iW.S. Brown, heavy; 7. lmlin, feed store,
I :. 600; New York ClOthing Store, 5000;
St. Cloud Hotel, 5000; james Sheridan,
machineshop, $, so; Clara Palmer, 8, 600;
Annie DoEney, 5000; Clara Scott, 500;
Annie Marshall, 1880; Hermann Stern.
! Confectioner, 81 600; ". u. SavaTr, eating
saloon, 500; St Nicholas Hotel,
s., 600; Thomas Klingersnuth, barber,
shop, not estimated, but insured for $500;
Squire Brothers, 500; r. Moran, liquor
dealer, 5000; Chalfant & Graf, hardware
dealers, $500 No estimate has been
received Of the Depot Warehouse and
Union Express Office which were destroyed
With eontents P. DhreE, hotel keeper,
5000; Mansion hotel keeper, $, 1000; Jas.
Moran, hotel, $4,000; Exchange hotel
and Office, $1,000; Janseom bowling
alley, $500; Travis livery stable,
Squire AtWelTs ofiee, Chinese laundry,
Kerr, Ueider 4 Cos and other buildings
no estimates. J. A. Gordon 500, OR
Bros, Elinburg Hotel 81, coo. jamestown
clothing sore $1,000, o. Moss Sl5,000,
COrils L Phillips $50. Hall & Sewers. BIZ
lard rooms 81 900, Berger Bros, brokers',
$500 in money, q. W. Gibson,
two oil wells, 500; sam S:iner, two build
ings, 800; B. IsaAc's grocery, NOT ezsimat-
ed; g. Duncan's Office, $50; II. II. ZiegieF,
clo;hier, $1,000; Beardsley & DOoper, sa-
loon keepers, 1900: Robert Bryan, build
ing and oil veil, $ 600; F. Englerst, = 900;
u. Harold, 81 go; Dr.. PoWell, $40: Dc
Franc 4 Wrey, druggists, SI,0OO: insurtsl
, for 81 so: B. Simons, tobAnconists, S5dO;
insured for Sl,310; Peter Kramer, sSO0:
%. II. Warnock, hotel keeper, 5000; L,
Walter, grocer, S. 100; y. VI. Brown, Jus
tiee Of the Peace, 800: George Hir1er.
butcher, $50, insured for 800; Dr.. Eddy,
$50: pr. NOrthrop, 81 500, partially Il.
sured. Wilbur's livery stable, in which
the FIRE originated, vas consumed, With
ten hOrses.
DpIILLEKY ECRSED.
DANTVSf W NG$pOeI Ia Lne al.tluerH
and warehouse Of Geo. Hartman, Harsh
! manyiIle, Nas burned this morning about
] O'Clock. The warehouse contained L.
90 bushels Of corn, all OF which was de-
strOyed- Los, $500; no insurance. In.
eendiaEy.
: MENPnIs, October I3-A 1re last uight
At lOO'clOck damaged one hundred doliar
worth Of the stock Ot 4. SchaW, grocer, 8
Beale street. The cause Of the tire Is un-
! known.
Tom Brennan, member Of Fire Com
pAny No. !, died this morning from The
! effects Of injuries received last night irom
the engine running over him
: Marine Intelligence.
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