Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-05
RED RUIN.
THE TOWN OF VOLCANO IN ASHES.
A Lake Of Fire in the Streets--Ien Stores
Nine Dwellings, Other Buildings, and
Six Hundred Barrels Of Oil De-
strOyed-LOss $4,000.
SUPPOSED WORK OF NCENOlARlES,
VoLcANo, WooD Co, W. Va
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special DispSteh tO the Register.
A terrible fire broke out here this
morning. which threatens destruction
10 the whole town. Over hall OF the
place is in ashes now, and the fire is still
raging. All the hotels, stores, ware
houses, telegraph office and depot are
burned to the ground, and there are no
signs OF abatement OF the fire. Peo-
pie are running wild to keep clear OF the
flames, with no clothing on, except what
they could get as they were awakened
from their beds 10y the alarm. Ii is sup
posed to be the work Of an incendiary.
Latest Particulars.
volcano. W. VA, Aug. 4.
Special Dispatch To the Register.
The town Of Volcano was destroyed
by fire this morning Everything Is a
total loss. The fire originated in the
store building of Thompson X Barnes.
IL was discovered about four O'Clock.
The flames spread rapidly, and reaching
some oil tanks they caught fire and
burst,d,
The Burning OIL Running Through the
Streets,
setting fire to everything on either side
of the streets through which it passed,
transforming them into a lake OF fire.
The Losses.
The following are some OF the princi.
al losses:
Volcanic Oil Company $4,000; no in
surancc. ". G. stiles, jr, $4,000; in
surance 5000. Graham x Smith, Sl2,-
OOO: insurance 5000. Thompson x
Btrn-s, $500; insurance $1,000. Odd
Fellows Hall, Il 400; insurance $1,000.
G.. and IL. Whitman 5000; no insurance.
There were six hundred barrels Of
heavy oil burned, ten stores, the post
Office, depot and telegraph office. hotel,
Waki,J Bran printing office, nine dwell
ins houses, the West Virginia Transpol-
tlt.on Company'S office, Smiths boiler
works. one pumping station and several
othersmall buildings. Everything is a
tottl loss. Almost the entire contents
OF the stores and dwellings We're con-
suned. the flames spreading with such
li,htning rlpidity and all buildings be-
in: wooden structures. The following
are some Of the
Insurance Companies Holding Risks
in the burnt district:
W. c. Stiles, Jr., insured IN the
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company,
OF Philadelphia, $1,000; Jefferson In
surlnce Company, OF Steubenyille, O.,
$1,000; .Etna, OF Wheeling, $500;
West Chester Insurance Company, OF
New York, 5000; Niagara Company, OF
New York, S2O'D.
Thompson X Barnes, insured in
Franklin, OF Wheeling. $1,000; German,
OF Wheeling, $1,000.
Graham X smith. insured in Queen,
OF Liverpool, $1,000; Amazon, Of Gin
cinnati, $1,000; America-Union lnsur-
an-c Company, OF London, $1,000; Nj.
agarl. OF New YORK, 5000; Jefferson,
of S,cubcnvillc, O., Sl,OJ); Pennsylva-
MIA Insurance Company, Of Philadel-
phia, - 900.
Old Fellows, insured in the Franklin,
of Wheeling, 500; German, Of Wheel
ing, 500.
The fire was undoubtedly the
Work OF an Incendiary.
There were two attempts made short
time ago to burn the town, and since
nightwatchmen have been pat on, and
hal lust gone oil Of duty when the ire
was discovered.
Some few nights since traveller at
the hotel woke up during the night,
about two o'clock, AMI hearing noise
and voices Of men TALKING, got up and
went to the window, and could distin-
guish two men, and heard one OF them
saw. Let us burn the damned town
He went down stairs and aroused the
hotel people, but nothing could be
found of the villains who were going TO
do this damnable act. 1t is more than
probable that the guilty parties will be
found.
The Total Loss
will probably reach $1,000 The in
surancr. as near as can be ascertained,
il Sl3.OOO. There is such confusion at
this hour that it is impossible to obtain
aiull lis, Of the insurance companies
having risks in this place.
The present outloOS iOr the rebuilding
of the place IS not very favorable, but
the leaiins citizens and business men
have yet taken no action IN this
direction, but are looking around and
Attending to what is LEFT Of their huSi-
ness and property.