The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-13
ANARRoW EscAPE
From ths Destruction Of . Great Deal Or
Valuable ProPeFty-RiRe IN whole
sale Grocery Last Night.

From iha Destruction Of GFeat Deal Or
Valuable PFOp0Fty-RIRe IN . whole
sale Grocery Last Night
AttenmInutsspast eleven o'clock last night
persons in the nelghbOrhOOd Of Main street
between Twelfth street and the creek, were
startled by the cry Of Fire, (" and almost i'm
mediately an alarm was Fupg in from box
No, q, at the corner Of Main and South
streets. The usual crowd collected at once,
and the Atlantic engine was promptly on the
spot, followed very closely by the rest OF the
department. It was found that the tire was
in the South street end Of the Wholesale
grocery store Of Hubbard, PAUL q Co., situ-
ated on Main and South streets between
speidepS grocery and the Wholesale
drug house Of r, A. McCabs & Co. Several
gentlemen were on their way to the y, & y.
depot when they smelt the smoke, and exam
nation showed bright blaze IN the store or,
referred to. Mr. w, A. PancoaSt rang In the
alarm. From the first story the flames
quickly mounted to the second and third,
but the fire department very quickly had
them under control, and In very creditably
short space Of time they were extinguished.
One OF the companies had mishap with their
hose, but the working Of the companies was,
generally speaking, prompt and satisfactory,
At one time 1t looked as II large portion
OF the square must be destroyed. The smoke
penetrated into the buildings adjoining, and
Issuing from the windows gave rise to the i'm
preston that they were also burning within
This, fortunately, proved to be q mistake,
and the damage resulting was not great The
loss of the firm on stock Will be considerable
but is amply covered by insurance, the ag'
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impossible 10 learn last night in what COM
panies the insurance was, US MessrS, Doddrge,
Peterson and Rodgers, the agents who placed
| Il, could not be found at that late hour. The
loss was not so much from fire as from the et-
fects OF the water on the goods
Green coffee, tobaccos and spices, all costly
goods, were drenched. The third story was
packed full OF pine boxes, and had the fire
gained much Roadway In that part Of the
building the result would have been dsaS'
trOus In the extreme. The building, three
story brick, is owned by II, D, Miller. The
loss upon It will be but small, though con-
siderable repairs will be necessary Mr, MI
| Ter could not be found at the hour at which
the fire occurred, and consequently his inSur-
ance could not be learned.
The flames are believed to have originated
from the stove, In which fire was shoulder
ing at the time
SECOND ALARM.
Att o'clock this morning Chief Eccles,
who was still on the ground, was informed
that the fire had broken out in thu Egerter
building Just south Of the Hubbard 4 PAUL.
building. Investigation showed this to be a
fact, aud another alarm was turned In from
box No 81, which was little slowly an
swercd, the men being completely tired out,
There was no Use for the department, how.
ever, as the plug stream remaining was sut'
tlcient TO put out the fire which was snould'
ering In the roof Of the building.
THIRD ALARM,
At las fire was again discovered in the
ioists OF the roofs Of both the Hubbard d
PAUL. and EgertCrs buildings, A private
alarm was sent Chief ECcles and the plug
stream again resumed. This time the fire
was thoroughly put out.
INSURANCE.
1t not known what the damage will be.
The insurance Is as follows, having been fur
nished after the above was in type;
Hartford, $1,000; London Assurance Corpo'
ration, 81, 900; Home, New York, y, 500; Ktna,
| Hartford, s., 5O0 Manufacturers, Wheeling,
81, 500; Peabody, Wheeling $780, Williams
burg City, New York, $1,000; Queen, London,
$1,000; Manufacturers Boston, 81, 500; Liver
pool, London and Globe, s., 800; Underwrit-
crs, New York, $1,000.