The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
CREMA1rED.
THE LITTLE TOWN or VOLCANO,
BURNED BY JNCENDIA

BURNED BY JNCENDI4RIES.
Thousands of Barrels of Burning Oil Trans
forms the Streets Into Lakes Of Fire
Ten Stores. Numerous Shops and Office
ana q Largo Number Of Reside nccs De.
stroyed-Six Thousand Barrels Of OIL De
stroyed in the General ConAagration-
Loss Only About Half Covered by Insur-
ance-Miscel lianeous Crime and Casua,it ,
Record.
WHEELING, W. Va.,: g. IA special Il
tie Intr'ligenccr says: The town of Vol
cano was destroyed by fire this morning
Everything is total loss. Fhe fire origi
mated Ill tho stone building of Thompson {
Barnes 1t was discovered about / o'clock. The
flames spread rapidly, and reaching some oil
tanks they caught fire and bursted, tho burn
ing oil running through the streets setting
fire to everything on either side of the streets
through which it passed, transforming the
streets into lake of fire. The following
arc some of the principal and heaviest losers:
Tho Volcano Oh Co., $1O,0OO; no insurance.
W. G. Stiles, Jr., $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
Graham & Smith, ST., 600; insurance, SIS, 600.
Thompson &: Barnes, $500; insurance,
$4,000. Odd Fellows hall, $1,400; insur-
ance, $ 900. G. & Fl. Whitman, $5, 600; no
insurance.
There were G,OOO barrels of heavy oil
burned, ten stores, tho post office, railroad
depot and telegr ,ph office, nine dwelling
houses, hotel, Walking Beam printing Office,
tho West Virginia transportation Office,
Smiths boiler works, one pumping station
and several other small buildings. Every
things total loss. Almost the entire CON
tents Of tho stores and dwellings we're con-
sumed, tho flames, spreading with such
Lightning rapidity, all dwellings being woodt n
structures. The following are some of the
insurance companies holding risks in tho
burned district: W. G. Stiles Jr., insured in
tho Pennsylvania fire insurance company, of
Philadelphia, $1,000; Jefferson in
suranco company of Stuebenvlle,
Ohio, 81 900: !E.na, of Wheeling, W. Va,
Sl,5O0; Westchester Insurance company, of
New York, $4,000; Niagara, of Now York,
$4,000: Thompson & Barnes insured in the
franklin, Of Wheeling, 81 1000: German, of
Wheeling, y 900: Graham a. Smith insured
i'll tho Queen, of Liverpool, 81 900; Amazon,
of Cincinnati, y 600; American Union In
surance company, Of London, $1,000; Nj
agara, OF New York, $4,000: Jeffers OH, of
Steubenvillr, Ohio, 1000; Pennsylvania
Insurance company, of Philadelphia, 81, 900,
and Oud Fellows insured in tho Franklin, of
Wheeling, 800; German, of Wheeling, $500.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendary. There werv two attempts made q
short time ago to burn tho town, and since
then night watchmen have been pnt on and
had just gone off duty when the fire was
discovered. Some few nights since travel
Ter ut tho hotel woke up about two O'Clock
i'll tho night, and hearing noise and voices
Of men talking, got up and went to the win
dow and could distinguish two men, and
heard ono of them say, ''Let US burn the
damned town. He went down stairs and
aroused the hotel people, but nothing could
be fornd of tho villains who were going to do
this damuable act. 1t is more than probable
that one nf tho Cnilty parties will bo found.
Tho total loss will reach $4,000; insurance
as near as can DO ascertained $4,000. There
is such confusion at this hour it is impossi
bic to obtain q full list Of The Insurance
companies having risks n this place. Tho
present outlook for rebuilding the place is
not vcry favorable and tho leading citizens
and business men havo as yet taken no
action in this direction, but arc looking
around and attending to what is left of their
business and property.
BADGERS ESCAPE.
New ORLEANS, Aug. t.-As General Bad
ger to-day was ascending the stairway from
tho lower floor to the main oflico of the Gus
tom house, he was suddenly confronted by
VIM. Brown, metropolitan policeman.
who with the remark, "I've got you row.
drcw u rcvllvcr and fired it at the head of
tho collector He, seeing Browns move-
mont, canght his arm and directed the shot
over his shoulder. Gen. Badger then took
the pistol away from Brown and threw 1t be-
low. Brown lost q leg September 14th,
1874, under Badger, and was among Bad
gers fest appointees, as postmaster, where he
failed to remain. The collector thinks
Brown was crazed by poverty to attempt to
murder, aud seems unwilling to prosecute.
Brown thinks the Genoral should have given
him place in tho custom house.
nurAULr1Na p1LLsBURY.
BosroN, Aug. 4.-Ths bail of Prescott g.
Pillsbury, tho defaulting cashier of the Law
renee National bank, has boon reduced from
$25OOO to $4,000. The counsel for Pills
bury said he would stand trial and cheer
fully suffer any penalty.
DEATHS BY HEAT.
New YORK, Aug. l.-Over twenty deaths
We're reported nt the coroner's Office this
morning. Tho deaths were doubtless ac-
tolerated by the great heat.
THEATRE FIRE.
CINCINNATI, Aug. t. The German theatre
owned by Dr.. Hsegway, at the cornor of
Vine and Mercer streets, suffered about s TO-
600 loss by fire this morning. Insured.
DROWNED.
SAN FnASc1sco, Aug. l.-Gco. P. Rogers,
clerk in 1. Front street house, and Walter p.
Slicer, clerk in tho custom house, were
drowned 10y tho upsetting of their boat
while fishing i'll Lake Andreas yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.-Lewis Mayer Of
this city, and Joseph G. Jones of Causho-
hocken, we're drowned while bathing at At
lautic City. An unknown man Was drowned
while bathing, at Cape May.
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
ATLANTA, Aug. 1. The House special
committee has reported sixteen articles Of
impeachment against Comptroller General
Goldsmith. The articles allege a defalca-
tion Of $1,000. This allegation created
some sensation, al the character of the
comptroller general stood above reproach.
GAVE BOND.
Sr. Louis, \uy. 4.-Charles w. Francis
health commissioner of this city, who was
indicted somo days ago for oppression ir
offica M, , 81 rod hafDr. tho court ~ nv; ~; pa
correction To day and gave bond. The law.
yors thiuk tho clss will be thrown out OF
court when it is called up.
POISONED BY PARIS GREEN.
PoNr WAN, Quebec, Ang. "A falnil,
named Meritte, consisting of seven persons
were pcsonoi from eating bread which hae
been stanliny in soma place with Paris
green. Three dead.
FROM WEDDING TO DEATH.
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