The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-19
THE FIRE FIEND,
GETS IN HIS WORK AT PITTSBuRGH
AND PARKERsBURG.
DestruetIve Pire at the smoky City-Ai.
legged Attempt OF Incendlaries 10
Cremate ParkerAburg - Four
Fires ia One Night-A Lit.
tie Reign OF Terror.
PARKERsBuRG's PERIL.
Pour Attempts To DesiFoy the city In one
NiKht-seyerai DeatrucIive Fires.

Pour Attempts to DesiFoy the City In on
NiEht-seyerai Deatructiye Fires.
PARKHBuRG, W. Va, November 49,
Last night Was one Of great excitemen
aud terror TO our citizens, caused by tn,
successful and attempted incendiarism IN
different quarters OF our city. The frs
alarm oil FIRE was given about hali.pas
twelve o'clock, and was caused by the dis
covery of flames in one OF Pat Wards liv
cry stable on Julian street. This building
containing a quantity Of hay and straw
was so far under the control o
the fiery elementas to neutralize all effort
made by the fire and hook and ladder
companies. The blazes communicated tc
| s. J. Horns carriage factory, adjoining
on the corner oi Second and Julian
streets. Notwithstanding every effort
was made TO save the property, the whole
building, brick three story structure,
l75 feet long by 10 deep, was destroyed,
together with the contents, fifty OF
sixty bugSies, omnibuses, carriages
and wagons, aud new material TO the
value OF o. least 5000. The loss on the
building and conteuts Is estimated by Mr..
Horn at so, 900. No insurance. A frame
blacksmith shop, also occupied by Mr..
Horn, also was destroyed. Loss on tools,
&c, 500. The building Just below the
stable, q two-story frame, owned by Mr..
Frank Rex, was injured to the amount Of
500 or 500 ....
Madame Jelly three frame buildings ON
the opposite side OF Second street, also
took IRE several times, but were extin.
guished with o loss OF perhaps $3.50.
After these buildings had all been de.
stroyed orsayed, everything quieted down
for about an hour, when it WAS discovered
that a house on Market street, occupied by
9 Mrs. Nixon, was on fire 10 the rear OF
the building. The fire was discovered be-
fora 1t had obtained headway, and the
building was saved. The incendiarist had
torn off a piece OF weather. boarding In
the rear OF the kitchen and inserted kind.
ling.wood in the hole and then set 1t on
fire.
This was followed about three O'Clock
by another alarm, caused;by the discovery
OF fire In frame one story building In
tho rear Of Wrights carriage factory. The
whole OF the interior was In full blaze
when first discovered and bid fair TO burn
out the entire square for few minutes.
The building was torn down, however,
before the flames had lime TO communi-
cate to the adjacent buildings, but few
feet distant. There is no question as TO
this act having been one oi incendiar!sm,
as II was discovered that hole had been
cut in the floor aud an armful Of shavipgs
inserted under the building.
A fourth attempt was made about an
hour later, but was discovered in time to
save the property. This attempt to burn
the town was made in q vacant building
in the alley in the rear OF frame dwelling
owned by W. N. Chancellor on Harriet
street.
There Is no doubt in the minds Of our
people but that an attempt was
made TO burn the town, and II the
demons who did the deed can be found
1t will 20 hard with them, and that
is putting II in mild form. From present
appearances It would seem that the lower
end OF our town, along Kanawha and Sec.
ond streets in particular, is doomed 70 de.
suction, as this Is the second time this
week that an attempt has been made to
burn 1t out.