Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-12
FEARFUL FIRES.
TAE TOWN OF WOODSTOCK ALMOST
TOTALLY DESTROYED,
The Work of an Incendiary-0rphans'
Home Burned-$10O,OOO Damage
in California - Metropolitan
Iron Works, Of Rich
mond, in Ashes.
A TERRIBLE RECORD OF DISASTERS,
Woodstock, N. b., Destroyed.

fire broke out in Woodstock, at mid
night, caught in the Institute building,
and is supposed to be the work OF an
incendiary. A high wind prevailed at
the time, and all efforts to stop the pro-
gress of the flames were unavailing.
The Western Union telegraph offices,
both in the depot and the regular office
were destroyed, and it is impossible TO
get the particulars. At | o'clock the
operator in the office at the
depot, telcgraphed the operator at
st. John: "The flames are coming
down on me ana | must 90 y lew
minutes aitcrward the circuit Was dis
covered open, and it is presumahle the
station building is gone.
At ; A. NJ. the operator in the general
office said: The upper hall OF the town
is gone, and part OF the lower. The
flames are all around me, and getting
too hot to stay any longer. expect the
office to catch at any moment. Doctor
Smiths residence is gone. The Free Bap-
tist church is burning and the registry
office is in flames. Efforts are being
made TO save the New Hotel, but it is
now in great danger. II the hotel goes
il will be difficult to save the town.
These are the last particulars that
reached st. John. 1t is feared there has
been loss oi life. Woodstock is on st
John river, and is the shlretown OF
Carleton county; it contained over 100
stores: had a large number OF hotels,
several lCundries and Tact rlcS, and
population of 1000 or 5000.
Second Dispatch.
WoopsToCR, n. r., November IL
A great part OF Woodstock is, for the
thnd time, in ashes. lnccrdiaries,
without a shadow OF doubt, were the
cause OF the disaster. About hall an
hour after midnight the alarm was given
that Mechanics Institute WAS on tire.
4 heavy northwest wind was blowing,
and in 4 few minutes the building Was
enveloped in flames. The engine was
soon at work, but the fire seized on W.
+. Dibbles' and Bcni. Smith's new resi-
dence, and they were burned to the
ground.
la the meantime the flames burst out
in MavOr X. X. Jones barn, third ota
nile tD the windward OF the first fire.
The wind now seemed to blow hurrl.
cane, and swept the Times on TO Jones
residence, amt then across the street.
The fire snr~ading each way, soon both
sides of Main street were inronSiy
burning, and the Free Baptist Church,
old ana new Episcopal churches and the
Registers office were wrapped IN iidn''.
Consideration WAS now on eV-
ery lace. The work OF destruction
was OF short DURATION. The en-
zine company having stayed I'll" i'amtS
at the Institute, 4 section came arross
the bridge to battle with the greaterand
nearer danger. Tn" men were driven
down Main street, house by house, till
at last, on the street passing the new
hotel, they finally stayed the devourIng
element.
The fire swept Main street from Hugh
Havs' to the town Hall, Tor ten rods on
each side, running down to a point at
the river, ending with the residence OF
J. r. Allen. Some eighty houses hurned.
Their occupants are now sheltered by
the inhabitants whose houses escaped
the flames. The loss is placed at $780,
900; insurance So 900. No lives We're
lost, but many persons were injured.
a Still Explosion.
AvEORA, IXD., November ll.-A ter
rife explosion occurred little before
midnight, caused 10y the blowing up OF
still in the Gatl distillery. The building
took fire, and one hUndred feet OF its
east end were DESTROYED. Billy Fowler,
who was sleeping in the building, is
known to be killed. Loss $4,000.
Wholesale Grocery at Omaha.
OMAHA, November II. - At three
O'Clock this morning fire broke ont n
the four story building, Nos, % to 81,
River street, occupied bv knOwles,
Gloves 4 Co, grocerS, which in an hour
and half had done considerable dam
AGE, aggregatiug, with the water damage,
from 81, 900 to $4,000.
metropolitan Iron WORKS.
RICHMOND, Va, November n.-W.
+. Tanner 4 Co.'S Metropoitan lron
Works burned this morning. Less
100000. Insured.
100000 Loss at Modesto.
CucAGO, November IA San Fran
cisco dispatch says fire vas reported
early tins morning at Modesto. Loss
estimated at 100000 No particulars.
Hotels Burned.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, November IL
Blanchard, Lawrence, Aldene, st. Cloud,
Belmont and Fiske hotels We're burned
here last night. Loss $4,000.
Orphans Home Destroyed.
READING, Pa, November ll.--The
Orphans Home, at Womensdarf, was
burned this morning. The children
escaped. Loss, $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
FIGURING Mills.
DENVER. November ll.-The Atlantic
tl1uring mills ware burned tits morn
ing. Loss $4,000. Insurance $4,000