The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-10
DRsTRTCTrE FIRE.
Tho Ruaiuosl Portion or homecoming IN
ASheS-ThA LOSsea.


The RuaInoSs Portion or LOnaeoning q
AShes-Ths Losses.
,F CUMBERLAND, September 7.=Thsfe was
very disastrous and extensive fire at Lon
coming to-day. The fire started at 1880 Il
stable in the rear Of P. 7. Tully's store OIL
Main street, and it Is supposed was cause'
accidentally either by spark from pip,
or matches in the hands OF children. Thu
fire moved steadily up Min street and de
stroyed all the buildings in its patti. t
Bridge street, and also consumed . numbel
of buildings on Railroad street. The burn
district covers ten acres, and the tire de
stroyed the best business houses in Iona
coming. II was not gotten under contro
until hall past two r. NJ, and then stopped
because there was no more material in il
path. All the buildings burned, with one
exception, were frume, and were consumed
with great rapidity within an hour after
the beginning OF the fire. The FrostbuH
and Piedmont fire departments arrived,
and did good service in saving property.
Homecoming has no fire department The
Cumberland department arrived after the
fire was under control. The utmost ex-
element prevailed during the progress Of
the fire, and the confusion was increased
by numbers Ofdrunken men, who obtained
liquor from burning saloons and hotels,
| In the excitement there were numerous
cases OF thieyery and much disorder.
The total number OF buildings destroyed
was ~. The losses so far as ascertained,
are rs follows On Main street, 7. I. Tully
4 Co., general merchandise, loss $4,000,
no insurance as far rs known, W, II, Ed
wards, merchant tailor, loss 5000, no
insurance; Henry Williams, grocery, loss
$500, no insurance; the building in which
Edwards and Williams were located, owned
by Henyy Fresh, whose loss Is 81, 1000, with
out insurance; +. j. S0uter, confectionery,
loss on building and stock $1,000, no insur-
ance; Dean Brothers, merchandise, loss on
building and stock 81, 900, insurance s., 0OO
James Marquis, confectionery, loss on stock
5000 insurance unknown; b. Bauman,
wholesale liquor loss on stock 5000, in
suHlnce unknown; A. Dawson, con-
fcctionery, loss on stock $1,000, insur-
anre 81 200 Robert Scott boots and
shoes, owned the buildings occupied by
himself, Marquis, Dawson and Baumin
IOSe 9J'Ouu vi hloVh Hhh uuiNhhBsi HiSu-
rance unknown; Thos. Engeby 4 Son,
general merchandise, loss $4,000 on stock
and building, insurance S,OOO, Mckinley,
butcher shop, loss S'OO, no insurance;
Samuel Barber, Sr,, tin shop, loss $500, no
insurance; Jack Williams, barber, LOIS
slight; ]. McCausland, jeweler, loss 81 800,
partially insured; the buildings occupied
by Mckinley, barber, and Williams and
MCCausIand were IN the block owned by
JOS Myers, whose loss i $4,000, with
s9OO0 insurance; David Dixon, hotel loss
SoO0O, partially insured; James Dixon,
confectionery, loss SiOO; ID. Il. Sloan \ Co,
large brick store. the only brick building
burned, loss on stock $4,000, insurance on
stock 5000; the building il owned by D.
Sl0ad; books and papers IN sate are sup
posed to be in good condition; Sloan 4
Douglass, drug store, loss on stock 5000,
insurance on stock 81 100 DR.. 0: I. Me
Donald, office and residence, loss $500; DR..
Sloan, residence, loss 500, insurance 500;
the buildings, occupied by Sloan & Co.,
sloan u Douglass, Pr Mcdonald and DR..
sloan are az owned by David Sloan, whose
Individual loss on buildings Is $4,000. with
$1,000 insurance. Lloyd Dnrst, butcher, loss
on DulIulhg ana STOCK StVG Mm' stafford,
liquors, loss on stock $500, VIM. Morgan,
who owned building occupied by Stafford,
loses 5000, partially insured; Lizzie Beal
Il Bro, millinery, loss on stock, with loss
on three buildings owned by AlH. Margaret
Beall, Sl5,W0, with $1,000 insurance; Eec-
tor Bel, halr.dresser, loss 500, insurance
s2OO; II. Il, kimmel Il Co., furniture, loss
on stock 5000, no insurance. John
Perry q Son, genera merchandise
loss, including the building occu'
pied by kimmel d Co., and two residences
on Douglns avenue, $4,000, insurance
$1,000 Dr., Williams, office and furniture,
loss slight Germnn Lutheran Church and
parsonage, i9sS $1,000, insurance $4,000
William Mcmillan, SINAI! store, $500; Con-
rad li0hoing, large building, known as
RechN0lte Hal, with saIoon1,, loss SV,000O, In
sllrance SO,0OO; John FeebIes, residence,
loss u ZOO, insured 500; Robert Sampson,
general merchandise, lOSs 5000 insurance
unknown. on hrlde street, losses ~ loI-
lows Merchants Hotel, owned ana run
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