, 1879-08-05

AT VOLCANO, ". VA

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Special Httpafch n Tic 7:'tosne.
VoLuANo, ". Va, Aug. 4-The Town Of Vel.
emo was destroyed By IRE this morning. Every
thing ia total loss Ihe fra originated Ia tho
stono,bud.ug Of Thompson {; Barnes. It was
discovered about O'Clock. The flames spread
rapidly, and reaching some ot~tanki they caught
fire pntl butattd, the burning oil sasttng are TO
everything on either aldo Of tho street through
which ID passed, trausformtng the street Into
lake OF !are.
The following are sume Of tho PRINCIPAL and
lleasicst losers: Volcanic OIL Company.
$4,000; no insurance. ". c. stilcs, Jr.,
$4,000; insurance, 5000. Graham q
Smith, t12,uGD; iuaurance, $1,000.
THOMPSON d Barnes, $500; Insurance, $4,000.
Odd-Fel1ows' nall, $l,4O0; insurance, $1,000
G. i II. Wistman, 49, 600; no insurance.
There were OUo barrels Of heavy oil burned,
len stores. the Post -Oi'lce, depot md telegraph
o,Iice hotei, wnlk!ng-ocsn, printing Office, u'pc
dwelling houses, the West Virginia Transports
tlon Combanr's office, ak bo1es-Works, one
purnplng-statlon. at.l several other ANAL build
nvs. Everything Is n total loss. Almost the
entire contents Of the stores mud dwellings Is
consumed, the aamcs aproading With such
lightning rap.dlty, and oil tho bui'dtngs being
wooden.
Tha following are SONS Of the insurance
companies holding risks In the burnt district:
W. G. stiles. Jr., insured In Pennsylvania Fire
Insurance Company, OF ph!tadefphtt, s1,o0o;
Jefferson Insurance COMPANY, Of eteubcnyile.
o., tl,03o: 1stna, Of Wheeling, ". Va, s1,500;
Wcstchestcr insurance Company, Of New York,
$4,000; Niagara Insurance Company, Of New
York, $o,U00.
Thompaon e. Barnes, insured In tho Franklin,
Of Wheeling, Sl,00o; Gorman, Of Wheeling,
$1,000.
Graham d. Smith, insured IL the Queen. of
Liverpool, $1,000: Amazon, OF Cincinnati O.,
sl,O0U; American Union Insurance Company,
Of London, $1,000; Niagara, Of New York,
$4,000; Jcirorsun, of steubenvil1c, O., $1,000;
Pennsylvania insurance Company, Of Philaacl-
phfa, 3l.0oD.
Odd~rc1lows, insured IN the Franklin, Of
Wheeling, s50J; Gormnn, OF Wheeling. $5N. :.
Tie Tire wae undoubtedly tl.v work OF an In
cenatarY. There were attempts make snoft
tl,nc ago to burn the towu, Aut siucc tlcn hight
Watcl,sncn have been put ou, nnd Eau ]tlst Eueo
oil duty wien the fire was discovered: so;ne
tel woke up during Tile night, about . O'clock.
and, hearing notsn und volees Of men talking,
got uu nnl went to tho window, and could DIS
tlnguish two mon, and heard ono o. them say.
nothing could be- found oi the Villains
who wero about to do this damnablc net.
II ts more ttan probable u.nt the gu'Ity parties
will ho found. Tie total loss will rrach *75oS1;
insurance, 10 near ns ea.a be ascertainad S4S ooo
There Is such confusion at this hour tl'at " 10
impossible to obtain q full list Of tle insurance
companies having rIaks III this place:
Ilir present outlook for the rebuilding OF tho
plare Is not very favorable. The leading bust.
i,ess-t,ea have a. yet taken no, action IN this
direction, but arc looking around and attending
to what ID left Of their business and property.
! CnIt'A0O.
Tho alarm from Box 4l7 at @ o'clock yestcr-
| day morning was CAUSED by a tire In the two
story franc building Nos. 25l aud 259 Noble
street, owned by t. d. Stevens, aud occupled
| by blu, Us wool-abre mill. Damage to build
| Ing. 500; covered BY $l500 insurance In tho
l'oatlnen's aud 1000 in tho Dayton; Damage
to naelilncrs, SIS; covered ~ 81, ,000 insur
III tho ,!letuanla. Traders, Ohio Ct Daton, Mad.
1son ,l,ltl Ohio OF Chiilcotlie. The stock W&a
damaged to the extent Of t59g, aud was insured L!
tu tAat amount 10 tllu New Orleans FIRE. Tug
oveshcasel leed-plpc, mud not, as WA tumored,
| from flra set bY tnceMlarY Worksne1.
4 still alarm to Engine Company No. u o.
/ 0.2u lust evening waG causeusby sMnll frc Al
No. 72o West Adams atfeot, owned stsd oceu
| A still alarn, to Engiue Company No. II q
| 3:8o Yesterday AFTERNOON was caused BY kottlt
Of yarnish boiling oTer ant sgtt!ng tiEs 70 franz
| SIZED ID tho rearof ". a. EltnonuorFA Varntsh
iaetory, at No. u 'Larraoee street. Damage
The alarm from box 407 at II 80 'yesterda
morning wns caused by IRE In frano cott19e
known as No. 7e3 Elsten avenue, owned ensl o.
cuped u tiwe;,,nx By Albert Mike. Dan,as
Insured M for 3oG6 IN lie Traders ii this ely.