The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-22

ing is $4,000, distributed among large
number Of fuTeigu Companies and all the
Wheeling companies, no company having |
. large EiSk. Ths Opera Houas y owned
by the German Insurance Company.
TheAtnck Of sugars and other materials
used In the msnuIacture Of candles, and Of |
candies and coniectl0n- |
cries, fancy groceries, fruits and nuts kept |
by Nicholas 6hulE was quite extenAlVe, |
and he suffers 70 the extent Of $40 900 10 |
$4,000, On this he had 40 insurance Of
5000, In four companies. each 1900,
namely; the Hartford Company, Of
Hartford the Howard, Of New York;
the German, oil Wheeling, and the Pea
body, Of Wheeling.
Mr.. HulchinS stock WAS composed Of
articles Of hne art and musical insLru.
ments and goods. His loss on stock and
household furniture will possibly reach
$4,000, and his insurance was $500,
81 800 being in the Liverpool, London
and Globe, and $1,000 In the Peabody, Of
Wheeling.
Louis Hslmbright places bis loss on raw
and manufactured tobacco and cigars,
cases, furniture and hxturss at s.. 500 70
5000, He was insured for 81 800 in the
Royal, OF London.
0shm 4 Co., clothiers, had an extensive
stock, and though not badly burned 1t 10
probably AboutA total loss on account Of
injury by wafer, Mr., oehm, tbs head Of
the firm, has his heRdquartsrs In Bsld.
more, and Mr.. Boss, the manager oil the
establishment, estimates the loss Of from
S. 900 to $4,000 The insurance 10 in
three companies, s. 900 In all: Peabody,
OF Wheeling, $1,000; German, Of Wheel.
Ing, $4,000 Imperial, Of London, 5000.
Antonio had in the room adjoining the
Opera House stock worth $1,000 In cASh
He saved probably half Of his goods,
Hebrank & Bro, jewelers., removed al
Of their goods to Q place Of safety, but the
loss by breakage In handling will reach
probably $1,000, The insurance ON their
stock is $1,000, equally divided between
the German and Peabody, 0f Wheeling,
The AtnR Insurance Company did NOT
lose any materially,
]. H Sage, insurance broker In the
RtnR building, loses from $3.50 10 $500 In
furniture, etc, His insurance all ran out
August u,
b. A. F. Gasmire, dentist, over He
hTgnka', lost about $500 worth oil fuTni.
ture, tools, etc. The U. 8. Ticket Brokers
Association, IN Oehm'a room, lost $50
worth OF tickets and printed matter, Two
sisters named Uobagsn, living over Helm.
brights cigar store, had all their iurultuIe
aud clothing burned, Tnelr loss will
exceed $500. They are sempstresses, and
the hre 10 u GeVere blow to them. George
Storm, the palnteT, hadA number OF fine
and costly paintings which be was about
to rStH of, 10 Helmhhghts yld billiard
room. they wers oil burned. Thompson
1 Hibbsrd, and Nesbitt 4 Bro, on the
opposite side Of Market street, had plate
RAss windows broken. g til wsfesaid 10
be insured. The losa 10 Wholesale mer'
chants on Main street, the resrs Of whose
establishments suffered, will be nominal.
INCIDENTS oE TUE BIG EIRR.
Just while the Opera House WAS in isop.
ardy the cry Of fire was heard in the alley
back oil PollaCk's mill, and the crowd
rushed In that direction. A cloud oil
dense smoke was seen issuing from Peter
Erb's livery stables. II proved, however,
to be but the stehm from damp hay, which
had bsen confined for some time In an
apartment, and the door being suddenly
opened the vapor rushed out, giving rise
to the impression that a Are was burning
10 the room. II qIickly dissipAted,
The FIRE was doubtless Of incendiary orr.
gin. Four boys, Poodle Price, Harry
0Rrien, q boy named Davis and colored
boy named Jackson, having been seen In
suspicious proximity to the place where
lie Gre started just before II caught, were
arrested and put In the lock up. Capt.
Bennett Aiterward examined them, and
not fudlng sufficient grounds 10 hold
them, they we're released. ...
After tho FIRE was under control, John
Is. Armstrong, James Gillespie and
buggy" Francis, extramen, were work.
lug among the ruins oil the candy factory
when the inner wall fell with great
CraBh Gillespie was somewhat bruised.
He was removed TO 6chnepff'a drug store,
where DR.. Baguley examined him. He
could not definitely ASCERTAIN the extent
Of his injuries, but they were not grave.
| Mr.. Armstrong alRo received an ugly lick,
but was not sufficiently hurt 10 disable
him twas slmost Q miracle that any oil
them escaped alive.
The wisdom Of buying the Worthington
pump IL vlndicAted.
Several valuable lessons can be learned
from this visitation. One 10 that no com
pAny eau be oil service II their hose is rot.
ten. Another 10 that the ordinance pro.
hibiting the standing oil drays, carts,
Wagons and other vehicles Ia q public
thoroughiare should be rigidly enforced.
Yesterday, as on two former occasions oil
Hre In tue same locality, the alley waI
bloCkaded with Wagons and drays. When
the FIRE was discovered oil the available
men, instead Of tearing down the sheda
and preventing the spread OF the flames,
had TO haul the vehicles out Of the way OF
the reels Another, and the gravest one
TO- that light wooden Bhanties and sheds
should not be permitted 10 such number
and OF such siSs In proximity 10 valuable
property, and especially in the very heart
Of the city. .t..
Some fireworks In Shulzsstore exploded
during the FIRE, and kept up o lively little
iusilAde Tor time. Mr.. Shulz's policies
permitted his carrying these goods ID
stock In email quantities.
mARIlN's PERRY. ...