The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-09
TYRONE TRIED BY FIRE.
THE TOWN ALMosr CONSUMED.


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TYRONE, Pa, July s.-The most destruct-
i've fire that ever occurred in this town
broke out this morning, about 8 o'clock.
The flames were discovered first in the
rear of,ths City Hotel, in. q livery stable
attached to that house. II: had gained a
good start before the alarm was raised,
and by the time the citizens were fairly
aroused 1t had spread SO widely in all di-
rections that fears Of general conaagra-
grafton were at once felt. Efforts made to
check the progress of the flames disclosed
a scarcity Of water, and this added intense
ly to the excitement, and for time the
inhabitantsi OF the place were panic
stricken. +
No progress was made in fighting the
flames until engines arrived from Altoona
and Huntington, which were at one tele-
graphed to- for assistance : When. they
reached here and began work on the
flames, the excitement was 30 far dimin-
ished that organized effort to check the
flames was possible. The outside com.
papies did good work, and by o'clock
the fire was under control. The principal
business portion OF the town Is burned.
All the banks, the postoffice and the
Opera House, with about twenty-five
other buildings. were burned. The total
loss Is now roughly estimated at Sl5Q 900,
and the insurance $4,000.
,FuRrHEg DETAILS OF TIE FIRE.
TYRONE; Pa, July s.-A fire broke out
in the livery stable connected with the
City Hotel at three o'clock, and despite
the.united efforts Of our home fire compa.
ny, with one steamer, and the. Vigilaut
with one steamer, and the Hook and Lad
der Company, from Altoona, and the
Huntingdon Company, whith one steamer,
all OF which responded promptly to the
call for helpa did noble service, the fire
could not be got under control until about
Z A. NJ, after 1t had destroyed about thirty
buildings, These included those occupied
BY our two banks, 1.-THE Blair county and
Tyrone), the postoffice and the Herald and
Democrat printing Offices, besides nun.
ber of other business places. The fire
swept all the buildings west of.the City
Hotel, on Janiata street, 70 Ihomas ailey,
ana holtn1n Ion, NAN . sIfest ~ " n,s Ms1lh a9u.
nouses OF mn ~. s..ee. ~. iIe Wy nosel 10
sun stanolng, pqt me TOOL any Upper W. sIory
a are uestfoyea' II is 'nousnssi'ooo VIII re-
seo5s " -, -. :, o,o,o, T., .ho .,oh,.
NINE horses out o. eleven lever IN the % staole
IN whicn tns nre origInateu were pufhea ti
70 Gsa G,s ihe waoan lSss Sa snese Mch ~ 'as .ha
3, Sm mI; Ca'ies s. "oVuen, W piSpi.e'oi m v. tne
oity notel, was s, not covered py six sI, IN IN
su,anGe, ahu oeihs 'ae pest' stoeA Wia eh
taii neaVy ioss' .....-
THE Loss AND INSURANCE.
The total loss will reach probably sl25,.
mn covarsd hv about s75 ooo .insn rance
W. W., SoNeisu =! .og1s S'o'soy . =, ~ 49,
Inc losses esnmatea are as1oiiows'
Templeton, Crawford & Co5;dry goods;
stock and building, 5000; insured.
Sr.;.h a c., gsooa,;os exon. ;,s,.ad
smi'h q Hray, stScte5ties ~ t5 s'Ov, insu'eu.
John ana Isaac orawiord' store room
and dwelling, $4,000; insured. NJ
j. b. Steward. shoes, stock 5000; insur.
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John d. stewart. store and bank build.
ing, $1,000; insured.
Blair County Bank, $500; insured. tsf