Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-10
FIRE ALARMS.
one From tho Register Building
A False Ono From North
Whanlinu

ono r. roth thc HecosSsoh
A False One From North
wheeling.
Last night, about 900 o'clock,
Mr.. Gus Fransheim, one OF the opera
House ushers, had occasion TO leave that
place and go To his boarding house, that
of Mrs. Vennum la the new REoisrER
building, Tor some article that he had
forgotten. Mr.. franEheim's room Is on
the third floor In the rear and next to
the bath room. As he assembled the
stairs he neard peculiar cracking
sound, aud smelling smoke opened the
first door he came IL, II being that ot the
bath room,
No sooner had he done 50 than n sheet
of flame swept out aud AT n glance "
was seen that the entire interior was on
fire. Throwing his pitcher ot water ON
where the fire seemed the hercest ne
ran down stairs alarming the boariers'
and going 10 the Mcclure House the
alarm 81 was turned on. The smoke al
this time could be easily smclt, and Ms
the capital bell struck, the streets be.
came dlled with an excited
thronr The full department ~
spouded in splendid style, all making
dnt-class time, but there was no need
oi their service, rs the fire had been got
at by the bucket brigagc.
The origin 'of the fire is supposed to
be that some one in the bath room had
carrlessly lit a match and, throwing "
away II had ia some manner communi-
Gated tire Ia lot Of loose paper ar the
straw mating on the floor.
There was u gas pipe running down
the side vi the wall which had no extern
sion or even u cap, II merely being
stopped up with some soap, and u Ii
presumed that the heat expanding the
yas the soap was forced from the pipe
| and the escaping gas being ut commu-
niraled fire Ia u partition, aud u large
hole was burned through Ia MIR. Fran
helms room.
The fire undoubtedly originated from
pure Carclcssncss. aud the loss viii
amount To- ahoht 50 OF $40 This build
ing seems to hc lated, the lncas tire
still being fresh IN the minds at the
people. Had the fire ouco palneja good
start last night, nothing could have pos
! sihly saved tho entire building
FNIsH ALARM,
While At the Market street fire, Fore
man CLARK. ni the \igiaut, stated Ia tho
/ chlel that hc had received No alarm
/ irom the wires, but hearing the Capitol
| hell had hooked up aud came on. Alter
/ tho engines had gone homc the Chief
aud Mayor went to the central office
/ nnl s,nt nut tho trl signal Ia The
/ United answered 80, h hut nothing
VAS hcari from the Atlantic or NlgI'
! liant In a lew moments, however,
/ the hollis were lizard ringing. aud
/ the MaNnr aud Chief going L. the door
| were astuulshed 1T seeing the Atlantic
going up the street On u dead run. The
! Nigllaui men had returned home and
/ having put everything IN shape, had
satcd themselves outside Ia cool OF,
/ when a noise WAS heard, aud looking
/ down Main street, the Atlantic was seen
counting ut ripping rate The N'gllanl
/ BOYS, not Ia he beat, IN u serond were
/ hltchrd aud ~ the Atlantic dashed by,
the Nlgihut Joined IN aud little race
VAS had Ia BELLS Foundry, where
! the East Wheeling machine WAS
stopped aud then North Wheeling do'
maudcd what this all mcantt The East
/ " hrcllng company all testified Ia hay
! INK received H. which is Bells Foundry,
/ but the wAtchmau there says that ne
/ alarm MAS turned IN
/ Something X wrong with the wires ~
| guugs aud the sooner the new alarm mr.
/ rivcs the better Tor the city.