Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-27
FIERCE FLAMES.
East Wheeling's Fire, Yesterday
The Loss, Insurance ana
Other Particulars.

What might have been q very serious
fire occurred yesterday afternoon, IN
East Wheeling, and as It Is, hye families
are now houseless, II not homeless. a
high wind prevailed and 1t was only the
efficiency OF the fire department, aided
Inv energetic volunteers, that prevented
a catastrophe. About 4:O o'clock,
flames we're discovered issuing from the
carpenter shop Of stephen McCully, No.
Is Alley 10. Information was ut once
given at the Hinge factory, from whence
an alarm was turned In from box ia:
Mr.. McCully had just left the shop ana
the fire obi ained good Roadway undis.
covered. The building was dry and
scorching under the hot sun and burn,
ed like finder, consuming so rapidly tha'
scarcely anything could he saved.
The employees OF the Hinge factory
turned out ca mdsse and the companys
hose was quickly attached. A bucket
brigade Was organized and every avail
able utensll from dipper to n tub VAS
brought into requisition To soak the al
iacent buildings. Good work IN this
line was done before the arrival OF the
Atlantic, which happened soon alter.
In the meantime the shop was wrapped
i'm flames and presently the roof Tell,
sections Of il catching John Bodley, Ike
Bliss. will Clator and several other vol
unteer tiremen. None OF them were
seriously burned, their injuries being
confined to singed hair and eyebrows
and scOrched faces.
The live flames at once attached To
large stable belonging To Samuel Elder,
and almost like flash had reduced II
To smolderlng ashes. The high and
subslantial fences were leveled by the
tiremen and the progress OF the flames
toward Nineteenth street, Was thereby
checked. A brick building owned 10y
Chris. Stoehr, and situated on the north
side of alley ~, opposite the stable, next
took tire, and operated on the tiremen
like u cross,ire OF infantry, dividing
their attention and allowing the flames
to communicate with two buildings on
the east. The nearest, a frame building
owned by Mrs. Robertson, was fairly
eaten up, givingl barely time to
remove the furniture II contained.
While this was TRANSPORTING IN the
rear, the bucket brigade OF vol
untesrs had been kept steadily at work
and undoubtedly saved the dwellings
fronting on Nineteeth street, the wood
work oi which had been scorching, in-
teTmittently.
The hricS building, mentioned before
and belonging Ia Capt. Rawlln had
been almost destroyed aud rendered en-
tirely useless aud the streams were di-
rected against the It chr building. The
fire seemed enclosed under the raIters
and il became necessary to cut away
portions of the roof before II
was extinguished. And when this was
accomplished, the water had completed
the damage begun by the tire and the
building was a ruin. This was the last
work of the department and the flames
had given way to II smoking mess OF de-
bris.
The loss will amount to between two
and three thousand dollars ON the real
estate, aud somewhat less on the per
sonal property. In the Stoehr building
were two families, Patrick Gallagher's
and Andrew Friedofs. Their loss is
chiefly in damaged furniture, and can
scarcely be- estimated, but 800 will
probably cover it. Mrs. Robertson's
building was occupied by John Arm
strong and WIN. Riddle, whose loss in
personal effects will amount 10 $3.50.
Mrs. Burkett lived IN the Rawling build
ing, and her loss will be fully covered by
the SUN last named.
Mr. Mccullough estimates his loss at
500, without insurance. Mrs. Rob
ertson's building VAS also without IN
surance, though the loss is not great.
No insurance in the case also
with Capt. Rawlings building,
where the loss will reach $1,000. The
Stoeher building is covered by an $500
policy in the German oi this city, aud
the loss will DO covered 10y that sum.
MIR. Elders building is covered by a
policy in the .Etna.
Great credit is due the fire depart
ment for its efficiency and also to the
numerous volunteers who did noble
work. Mr.. Elder handed in the follow
ing last night;
GARD Oh THANKS.
| desire to return thanks To the fire
department aud citizens who used their
utmost exertiOn to save my property
from destruction by fire this afternoon.
SAMUEL ELDER.