The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-24
LATER PARTICULARS,

In the terrible conilagation here thi
morning the following persons perished
Mrs. VIM. Sloan, aged thirty.one years
Luetla Sloan, aged thirteen.
C!yde Sloan, aged twelve. g-
LizSle Sloan, aged eleven. ,rr
Alex. Sloan, aged nine. S.. 'EE
Paul Sloan, aged Ave.
Another daughter, aged eighteen
months.
Wilbur skeels, brother.in.law OF thu
unfortunate woman.
Seven Of the bodies have already been
recovered from the ruins, but the eighth
one o. the, children, has not been found
The headless and limbless trunks have
neen carried TO q store room In The imme
uiate vicinity and covered from sight by
heavy wrappings OF muslin. The bodies
are charred beyond recognition, those OIL
the grown persons being guessed by their
size, while the child burned to crisp on
the breast OF Ito mother makes hers the
only identity certain. Around the burned
building sorrOwiul crowd is grouped,
anxiously watching the efforts Of the lite.
men IN their search after the last ol
the victims, and now and then directing
toward some PECULIAR form among
the Fragments. Only one OF the bodies
was lound below the room in which the
family had been sleeping. while the others
were lying together In the corner OF the
cellar underneath the rooms through
which the father. OF the family made his
escape. It's evident that the mother and
children had followed him in his endeavor
10 pilot tho way 10 safety, and had bsen
overcome by the smoke or borne down III
the Crash which followed an explosion OF
some oil the materials In the store below.
This part oil tile building was occupied by
FrSnd Stewart, as a grain and produce
dealer. Messrs. SOau Brothers occupied
the middle room and cellar as drug
store, and George kaufman, dealer In
groceries, the remaining room. The gen.
eral appearance u that the fire originated
u tue centre Of the building, and Mr
Sloan himself says that he is almost Ger.
tain Of 1t When II became certain that
his wife and six children had periahed In
the llanleH, he was taken In an unconscious
state TO tue residence OF q BympAthiZing
neighbor, and was found there by the re.
porter this morning. He WAS lying on
sofa propped up with pillows, and ai his
feet q handsome little girl, the only one
lett Of the family, was seated.
~ have no hesitation" said he, Tin tell.
ing you all know | was awak kened last
night by the sound As Of some one striking
the house, and thought 1emelt lamp oil
burning. hurried TO the door that leads
10 the store, and could sea that the room
was filled with smOke. knew that the
IRE had got good headwAy, and 30
thought Qi nothing bnt saving my vile
and children. ] wakened them anil gath!
cred them found ME, making sure that no
one was missing, aud then told them TO
follow me through ksufmans rooms 10
the stairway. The smoke drove nB back
from that, and rushed 10 The
window where | heard people shouting
for me 10 jump. told my wife
to jump frat, but she refused. My
oldest son who was standing with
one child in his arms, said he would
Try and help them out II | would Jump
out and assist them from below. | jumped,
but when looked hack they were hidden
by enukej then went round 10 the front
oi tile store, but could not get In, and ran
on around 10 The back staircase. l
climbed up II and got as far as the out
kitchen, when Kauiman's man grasp.
ed me from behind and dragged
me out. Some PERSONS put this coat on
me, and | knew nothing more until !
found myself In this room. ! came here"
said MI. Sloan, with tears In his eyes, In
answer 10 further 1nesiionP, Nirom Harfi
son county In the fall, and opened q drug
store. There we're better schools here, and
wanted my children to have tile beat
education ! could give them but II 10 all