The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-10
THE WORK oF THE FLAMEs
Three Destructive Fires Yesterday.
Two Lives Lost In DanvilIe Conna'
gration-Rixford, PA, Almost De.
stroyed-EIghiy BuiIdIngs Con.
sumsd-Loss OF OIL Property
-Disastrous Fire ut ALE.
ghepy, Pa.

DANvILLE, Va, May 9.-The building
formerly a grange warehouse, recently
rented by ]. B. Pace, of Richmond, for
storage of leaf tobacco, burned this morn
ing. Also the wooden building adjacent,
belonging to ]. S. winstead, and liquor
store house. Samuel Croxton, sleeping in
the warehouse building, perished.
John Does, fireman, while attempting
Croxton's rescue, was also burned to
death. Pace lost 100000 pounds leaf to.
bacco. Hardwell & Co., and ]. S. Rob.
ertson & Co. lost smaller lots, also fixtures,
ware house and basement. Insurance
SO, 900; loss not yet ascertained.
AN OIL TowN cREMATRD.
BRADFORD, PA, May 9.-This afternoon
by gas explosion in a stove in the
house of Justice Cline, Of Rixiord, q
town eleven miles southwest Of Bradford
one building was set on fire and burned
up, together with all the adjoining build
ings.
The fire spread rapidly and before the
fury spent so buildings were laid in ashes
The list embraces the principal stores and
business places, including the Kendall
and Eldred railroad depot.
The fire also burned the pump station
OF the United Pipe Lines. A tank con.
tanning 1000 barrels Of oil was burned,
and an iron tank containing 5000 bar.
rels OF oil is now in flames. A short
distance further down the valley is 10.
Gated another 5000 barrel tank, owned
by the United Lines, and two Others, ol
similar dimensions, belonging to the Tide
water Pipe Lines.
The three tanks are all full and 1t is
thought cannot escape destruction. A
large force OF men are building dams TO
check the burning oil from running down
the valley should the tank now on fire
boil over. In and around Rixiord forty
derricks have been consumed. 1t Is i'm.
possible to estimate the loss at present
Several wood fires are reported, but no Sc
rious damage yet reported.
DISASTROUS CONFEDERATION AT ALLEGHENY
PA.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May Gone Of tn,
most disastrous coptiagrations occurring
in this vicinity for years started about tivt
o'clock this evening in the stable Of Keifel
4 Co.'s tannery, on Spring Garden ave
nue., in Allegheny City.
The flames communicated TO the tan
nery, thence to the other side OF the
street, spreading rapidly and soon taking
in Valley and High streets and ever
building on Filbert street. Owing TO thI
position Of these streets which resituatec
between two hills, It was impossible 70
the FIRE department to gain control OF thu
flames until Kiefer Stiiel & Co.'S tannery
Wettack's tannery and 2S buildings, in
cludiug slaughter houses, stables anC
dwellings, had succumbed to the fer!
elements. The loss Is estimated at Sl25, ,0O0
and twenty families are rendered home
less, most OF whom are OF the poore
class, and lose everything excep
the clothing they have on their backs
The origion oithe fire is unknown. l
Is supposed to have been caused by
spark from two boys who were playing Il
the tannery shortly before the FIRE started
It was rumored that q young girl ha
perished in the flames, this, however
could not be traced TO q reliable source
Insurance not obtainable tonight,