Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-05
FOUR FIRES.
ARENeWeD BOOM IN lNCERDlARlSM.
Fire at P. {. Zinn's-A Brace Of North
Wheeling BIazes-Serious Fire in
Centre wheeIing-A Sc
rious Alarm.


Centre wheeling-A Sc
rious Alarm.
Our readers can still call to mind the
exciting scenes in the early part OF last
spring, when the city seemed, Tor the
space of a week, to be turned over 10
incendiarism. 1t will be remembered
that for several days the fire bells kept
mn an almost ceaseless claDgor, by night,
and citizens were in the widest state oil
excitement.
Last night 1t seemed as ii those scenes
were TO be repeated and as people hur-
ried from one fire almost TO another, the
subject OF an incendiary boom was the
sum Of the conversational efforts. Dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, at thiS
writing, there have been three fires, all
supposed TO be i~ncendiary. As IN the
time referred to all three fires were IN
outbuildings. The fire department had
a right lively time OF il, but from all We
can gather, acquitted itself well. A de-
tailed account OF each OF the three blazes
will be found below.
YESTERDAY MOkNINu = ~
About ) o'clock, or just before day.
light, Yesterday morning, the smell y,
smoke was plainly p~erceptible at the
corner of Tenth and Main streets, and
on investigation it was found to come
from the cellar OF the three-story build
Ing owned by Peter linn, Esq, stu
| a,ed on the southwest corner. An
alarm was sent out by telephone from
Logan, List & Co, but before the ar
rival Of the department the flames were
extinguished. 1t was found that some
person with incindiary motive had
crawled up the steep bank in the rear,
and then had carefully built
a pile OF straw, paper, n
kindling wood to which he had set fire.
The pile was built right against a wooden
pipe that ran up to the kitchen above.
Fortunately for the building he bad
closed the door after him and thus pre-
vented a draft from tanning the fire up.
Mr.. linn is confident that he knows the
guilty party, and as soon as he IS able to
gather proof enough, will have theparty
arrested.
There vas no damage OF any conse-
quence done.
II GLES5NER FIRE.
About quarter of 10 o'clock last night a
telephone alarm was sent to the depart
ment from the Nigiiant engine house
The department were promptly on hand
and it was found that in this case a
stable i'm the rear OF the residence OF
Christian Glessner at No. 40 Nam
| street, and owned by that gentleman
was on fire in one corner. 1t was put
| out by a bucket brigade, and here agIln
the traces OF incendiarism were found III
the shape of charred paper, burnt straw
and kindling wood. The fire was put
ont before any damage was done.
~sILvEY's STABLE.
Atll:30 O'Clock or before the horses
had fairly cooled off after their former
! race To North Wheeling, the omlnous
cry OF fire was once more heard, anu
arain there was q rush to North Wheel
Ing, where a bright red glow on the sky
tod OF the progress Of the devOurlng
| element. The blaze rose so rapidly that
it was evident, before the scene was
reached, that a stable or other frame
| structure was being consumed, m this
proved true.
IL was a stable on the rear of the
premises S45 Market street, owned and
occupied by K. III. Silyey. The stable
was rented by a huckster named Han
son, who boards az Mrs. ~llaggerty's. a
horse was in it at the time, but was
safely removed. \ quantitv oil nay,
with harness and other stock, was con-
sumed.
The origin OF the fire was undoubted-
" incendiary. 1t had gathered consid-
arabic Roadway when discovered, and
when the department arrived was be-
yond salvation, After a hose was at
tached it was some time before water
was on, and in the meantime a tongue
of flame had reached across the alley and
attacked the rear of Mr.. Ii. X. Lists
house, but doing no great damage.
When once the water came the tire was
quickly extinguished, but the stable had
completely burned.
Mr.. Silyey is absent at Washington
CITY, and his wife could give no figures
on the insurance or loss. The property
is insured, she knew, but not where or
for how much. The loss on the stable
may reach $50. and $500 will probably
cover the total loss.
1t will be remembered there is no fire
alarm at present, and the incendiaries
may be taking advantage OF Il condl.
ton. But by the end OF the week the
new alarm will be in operation and
then-well, and then.
sell Anotbsr and a Serions One.
Since the above was in type and at
100 o'clock this morning, another
alarm sounded and a ruddy glare on
the southern sky told OF a burning
stable in the lower part
of town. About 10 minutes
before, the stable on the rear OF Mrs.
Mary Quarters property, corner OF
Chapline and Twenty-third streets, was
fired. and before discovered had gained
a strong hold of the building. The de-
partment certainly did well and the
heal companies were quickly on the
ground.
Immediately across Alley G is a large
building owned by DIR. John Frlssell,
and used as a feed store by Gotileb
Staab. The flames at once communica-
ted To ii and attacked q mass OF hay
stored on the upper floor. At
the same time. the heat fired the
southern side OF Mrs. Quarters resi-
dencc. When the United engine got a
stream playing the scene wasa renarka-
bic one. Dense clouds OF heavy smoke
poured from the burning hay and almost
obscured everything. Atthe same time
the stable fell with a crash, and materi-
ally aided the firemen in their work. y
moment sutliced TO extinguiSh the
dwelling fire, though the contents OF the
house suffered somewhat in the opera
I O. 1t was the work Of a longer time to
conquer the fire smoldering in the
Staab building, but that, too, was accom-
plished. A wagon belonging to Mr..
Staab was standing in the alley, almost
against the stable, and was entirely con-
sumed. Two horses were kept In his
l..ll;~- hut u,ara safely removed.