Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-18
RED RUIN.
Big Fire at Nashville.

vile, Tennessee. this morning, burned
the Noel building. The fire was OF in.
cendiary origin. Western Union tele-
graph office communication with that
city is interrupted. The fire is report
ed to be beyond the control OF the fire
department, and now includes four
squares, with the Noel block as the
centre .."".., -'ia, 49, ii'".o a"'iceo
from Nashville concerning the lire are
meager, but of a most sensational char
acter. They are to the effect that the
fire has been raging since 2o'cloGk TINS
morning, and that the Western Mon
telegraph office, Maxwell House, and
the Imcricdn newspaper office were
burned.
The Mayor of Nashville teleRraphed
the most alarming news to Louisville,
expressing fears that the whole city
would lie burned. Louisville has sent
engines. Chief Bunker, OF this city, has
received no call, but is in readiness Tor
one.
NASHVILLE, May 1.-THE fire this
morning WAS the most destructive IN
Nashville for many years. Commenc'
ing at 10 o'clock in the oil and paint es-
ta6lshment OF Warren Bros, corner OF
College and Church streets, it spread
rapidly north, east and west until
thirty-four buildings were consumed.
The new marble front, Noel block, on
Church street, of eight three story build
inps. including the beautiful new office
of the Western Union Telegraph Com.
papy. with all its valuable equip.
ments. is in ruins. The fire in this
direction west swept across an alley de-
stroyins two old buildings occupied as a
restaurant and club room, and with
great difficulty the Maxwell house and
Intervening block were saved. On the
opposite side OF Saline street the whole.
sale LIQUOR houses Of Ryan & Ryan, and
OF Pierce, Hopkins K Lawrence, adjoin.
| inc the Imericdn Office, were destroyed
together with smaller intervening build
inys. The roof and cornice OF the
American building was partially
burned, but the main damage to this
building and its contents was
from water on the machinery, paper
and newspaper files.
Sweeping east along Church street the
fire DESTROYED Tickets wholesale liquor
house and the warehouse of Cherry,
| O'Connor Il Co. and several smaller
buildings, and then moving north along
College street, the furniture houses OF
| Phillip Schneider and Atwell X Sneed,
and mattress and china store adJoin..
ING, the buildings on the west side oil
College street, occupied rs storage room
by Weakly & Warren, and several
smaller buildings were destroyed. The
total number OF buildings destroyed was
thirty four. II is estimated that the
loss is nearly half million. The in
surance will not exceed S2OO,UOo.
Loss Half Million.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May H.-Half
million dollars FIRE occurred here at IL
o'clock this morning, taking in the
Western Union Telegraph Company
office. in the Noel block. which wa'
among the first buildings destroyed, and
cntting of all communications by wire
The FIRE commenced in Warren Bros
paint house, igniting and consum
ing Phillip Schneiders's furniture store
Welland K Sneed, furniture; r.: ii. Mile
mattresses; 7. Blumenthal, chinaware
Noel Block, northwest corner; churci
and college, valued at 10000; Ameried'
office. partially; Cheatham * Pearee
wbiskey house; Ryan & Ryan, whlss!
house: Penitentiary warerooms; Georg
A, Dickel, whisky house; h. shyer
rag house, and large number oi smaiie
buildings, including one-hali oil eacl
, OF four squares.
Oil Works Burned.
NEw YoRK, May 1.-The flemln
oil works, at Newtovn Greek and biz
er.le streets, Brooklyn, took fire earl
this morning, through an explosion
gas. The flames spread rapidly, III
works were quite extensive, and va
l owned by Lone & Fleming. The flame
e communicated from one still TO anothe
q until there were fifteen burning. All n
fire engines in Williamsburg were caile
ont. but il was necessary 10 call out u
Q Brooklyn western district department
9 Aid in protecting the adjoining propert
The vessels on the creek were removs
Q 10 the East River. The stills contains
n 1000 barrels OF oil, q portion oil whi'
e in still burning. Loss, sU,OO.
n A Toronto dispatch says the extra