The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-20

fires andallarms Of fires occurred yester-
day in this city than on any other day in
our municipal history. No less than sew
en- fires took place yesterday afternoon,
but fortunately none were very destruc-
tive and the losses were triiing. Sundays
contributions, however, had tendency
10 induce feeling oil alarm and insecure
ty, and thus the largely augmented list OF
Yesterday caused feeling OF fevelish ex-
element throughout the whole city, oc-
curing Us they did in the various quar-
ters. It was impossible, as no stealing
was going on, to ascribe amotive for thein-
CendiariSm, and also, 1t was hard TO lay them
to the work OF tramps as this fraternity
since the six months ordinance has been
SO Vigorously enforced, has given this city
"wide BERTH" The fires tor had been
started in buildings Of very little value,
stables that abutted on some alley that
were difticultof access and oil not much
value. All these things only had a ten
dency 10 make our citizens the more ap-
prehensive as they did not, nor could they,
detect the motive. Many Conjectures
were made yesterday, as TO the possible
bugs" but all were abandoned.
The first alarm sent In yesterday came
from the Hinge Factory, corner Of Nine
teenth and Jacob streets. East Wheeling,
and was occasioned by fire In stableon
the creek bank, in the rear OF the old
Bradley wooden mill, and owned by Col.
II. X. List. The stable is rented by AN
drew Armstrong, who usually keeps three
horses in 1t. The fire originated in the
lower outside corner OF the stable, and
had been started by some one evidently
bent on burning 1t, as no one had been
near 1t for some hours. II was discovered
almost Immediately and extinguished by
the hose at the Hinge Factory. Very lit
Ito damage was done by the fire.
About 1850 o'clock an alarm was sent in
from Alex. Young's drug store, corner OF
Sixteenth and Jacob streets, and il was
found in stable in the rear Of the
dwelling No. 1888 Fourteenth street and
owned by Fred. Speaker, a sawyer at Hub
small structure and readily burned. The
stable was uninsured and was worth about
$3.50. A son Of Mr.. Speaker stated TO q
reporter OF this paper that not three min.
utcs before the fire was discovered he had
seen man closely muiiled, and with a
SLOUGH hat over his face, run out OF the
alley and down Fourteenth street. The
same man had been seen the night before
| In the vicinity Of the McDermott fire, aud
also in different parts OF the city.
Scarcely bad the engines returned from
this fire until another alarm sounded from
the Yigilant Engine House in North
Wheeling, aud this lime the fire was in
the residence OF Hon. Alfred Caldwell, on
the corner OF Eighth and Main streets.
This fire had originated in room In the
basement and in bundle OF kindliug
wood, and had gotten under good head
way before discovered. The ceiling which
was wood was blazing, all tho articles
being wood in the room, were ablaze, and
very few minutes more would have rem
dered the fire first classone. The Vigilant
Engine, the first on the grounds, did good
work, and Assistant Fire Marshall |. T.
Carpenter showed his superior ability as
fireman, by his prompt and vigorous
work in extinguishing the flames in the
almost suiIocating room in which the fire
was. The damage to this building is not
very considerable and can be readily re-
paired. Conflicting stories are out con:
corning the origin OF the fire. One OF
the stories Is that the fire was
started through the carelessness of
some one in the house. Another aud by
for the more probable one is that IL was
the work OF an incendiary. There Is a
small window opening into the room from
Eighth street, and it is likely that ball
saturated with oil or alcohol was thrown
into the room upon the kindling wood.
The family was absent at the time OF the
fire and only one or two servants were in
the house, and they up stairs. Some boys
near the "Pewiky" track saw two men run
down the street and up the track about
the time OF the alarm, and Capt. Q. j..
Rawling, who lives above Mr.. Caldwell,
saw two men in bis back yard about that
time. A suspicious looking man was
chased into Armstrong, Coen & Co.'S board
yard by Officer st. Myers, but he could
not be found. A man very closely answer.
ing tho description OF the one seen by the
Speaker boy was seen in the neighborhood
about the same time.
Immediately after the Caldwell fire an
other one was discovered in stable be.
longing to Waller Marshall, Esq, about q
square above Caldwells. A man.was seen
throwing ball Of fire into the stable and
then run, and this fire was put out before
1t had made much progress.
About the same time FIRE was discoy-
cred in some kindling wood in the wood
shed and coal house OF Robt. Simpson, on
Fourteenth street above Eof. The wood
had been saturated with coal oil and left
to burn. This fire was also discovered be.
fore any progress had been made, and
was easily extinguished.
A fire was also reported to US last night
as having occurred In tho stable OF An
drew King, corner OF Nineteenth and ia.
cob streets, but this was also smothefed
in its incipiency.
Aslight fire also occurred at the Register
office yesterday morning, caused by burn.
ing SCOT in the chimney, which, however,
was easily put out.
Many reports we're In circulation last
night as to othor fires; one was that Hub.
bard's Saw Mill had been fired, but upon
inquiry 1t was found to be not true.
The stableo OF Hon. G. D. Hubbard, on
Chapline street, below Twenty.frst, was
fired on Saturday night, but was discover.
ed before any damage had been done.
Thirteen fires have occurred in this city
the last ten days OF an incendiary nature,
and the way things looked last night we
are not done with them yet. The police
are on the alert constantly and whatever
can be done in the matter will be done by
the municipal authorities.
The JAZZ LuNArICs.-Dr. Camden, Su.
perintendent OF the State Hospital for the
Insane, has been expected here for several
dava for the nurpoge of removing some of