Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-26
BELLAIRE LOCALS.
The Star Glass Works Burned.

At twenty minutes past eleven o'clock
on Thursday night, an alarm Of fire was
sounded from the Round House bell,
and in a moment later a lurid glare
was noticeable in that vicinity. Fire
men and citizens made rush for the
spot, thinking it was the shops of the b.
< y. railroad which were burning, but
on arriving at that place it was discov-
cred that the Star glass works, owned by
Col. Sullivan, were enveloped in flames
and being rapidly consumed. The Fire
Department reported promptly. Two
OF the companies arriving within five
minutes after the first alarm. Owing to
defective and neglected fire plug,
il was some time after the
department had arrived that water could
be thrown and when a stream was
brought into requisition it was found
that the works were doomed and that
no power on earth could save them.
BY this time the railroad shops, which
were in close proximity, had taken fire
but by herculean efforts on the part Of
the firemen, assisted by II. NJ. Ingler,
the master mechanic, the shops were
saved. The scene as witnessed from the
bridge was, although fearful in the ex-
treme, grand beyond description. The
glass works, which was an immense
frame structure, was in solid sheet OF
flames, which were leaping into the
heavens, giving to all objects, for squares
around, the brilliancy of day. Huge
volumes of smoke poured from the
i'll fated building and for time thoughts
of general conflagration were INDUCED
in, but owing to the noble efforts of the
fircmen and the fact that at the time OF
the fire there was no wind, the fire was
confined TO the glass works. The
buildings were all OF wood and built
about seven years ago, but for the past
three years had not been in operation.
AS no one had any business about the
works on Thursday night, and as no fire
had been about the premises for long
time, the fire was evidently the work OF
an incendiary. The loss is variously
estimated at from $1,000 to 5000 with
no insurance. A mule belonging to
John Sullivan was in the stable OF
the works and was entirely consumed.
As the Mechanics Hose Company
was passing the barn belonging TO MIR.
Burns, near the gas works, they discOv-
cred smoke issuing from the roof, and
on investigating it, they found the barn
to be on fire, but by skilful management
they extinguished it before any damage
had been done. This is more incendia-
rism.
A high-toned little party was given at
the residence of Jacob burst, on Union
street, q few evenings since.
Capt Sheppard, OF Co. +, Capt. Cow
en-, OF Co. f., and Lieut.. Thompson, OF
Co. +, all of the Second Regiment, were
in the city, yesterday, on military busl-
ness.
Owing to the fact OF the operator of
the A. 4 Z. telegraph office at Wheel
ing not delivering press dispatches after
10 o'clock p. NJ, we were unable TO send
the REGISTER a special OF the fire on
Thursday night.
The banking house OF the late firm OF
Cowen, Sheets d Co. was sold Yesterday
afternoon to Mcssrs. Troll Il Brown, OF
st. Clairsville, for 5000.
From another Correspondent
The citizens of Bellaire, at meeting
held Thursday evening, resolved to re-
new the contest for the county seat oil
Belmont county, and appointed new
committees to take charge OF the cam
paign, instructing them to push the
matter to some decisive end as promptly
as circumstances will permit. The de-
feated bill. championed by Mr.. Dan
ford in the House, will beintroduced in
the Senate by Mr.. Wagner at an early
day. st. Clairsville, encouraged by
their success at the last trial, comes up
to the battle smiling and confident. a
proposition is now being discussed TO
extend the Bellaire and st. Clairsville
narrow-gauge road nOrthward to the
Tuscarawas Valley road, and the men
who favor the project seem 10 be much
i'm earnest, and no doubt the extension
will be made as soon as the other road
is completed. This will benefit Bel
laire more than the establishment OF the
county court within her borders, and at
the same time fOrtify st. Clairsville.s
position to such an extent that 1t Will
be well-nigh impregnable.