Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-06
An INcENDIARY BOOM.
Five Futile Attempts at the Destrue.
ton or Property.

From the developments of yesterday and
last night, ii looks as though another in
ccndiary boom was upon us. As In the
past the buildings fired have been small
and generally yalueless, as though the in
Cendiary's object was something beside the
destruction of property. This IS case in
which the police might creditably interest
themselves.
On Tuesday night, Just before midnight,
man approached Officer Fugate, who was
standing on Market street with
the information that something was
wrong at the deserted marble shop
at the south end of the bridge. Fugate
started over. meeting, Officer Kennedy on
the way and taking bin, along. Upon ar
irving at the building they found fire
burning on the inside. To knock out a
sash. enter and extinGuish the flames occu-
pied but few saconds. The building is
the propertv of Capt. Mason and had been
used by NJ. K. Hobbs as q marble shop, but
has long been deserted. No fire had been
near il and it was evidently fired by an in
Cendiary.
At $50 o'clock Yesterday morning an
alarm came in from box Al, at the hook
and ladder house. OcCasiOncd by the burn.
ing of a stable at the rear Of the bakery OF
John Grade, on Main street, below alley -.
The building was used 10 store empty barrels
and other similar articles. and contained
nothing OF any special value. The depart
mcnt arrived quickly, but the building
was consumed rapidly and further spread
prevented BY a neighboring hose. The loss
is comparatively light.
At 1880 o'clock. last night an alarm was
sent in from box Il, at the corner OF Mar
ket and Tenth streets, and the engines
went tearing in that direction. 1t seems
that Daniel kurtZ who lives in alley e,
was ND and about. and noticed a man strike
a match and ignite something under the
frame house opposite. No. 92I alley G.,
occupied by Mrs. Ella Lewis. The
stranger ran away, and kurtz, going
across the alley found a fire burning
under the building. He ran to Tenth
street and cried fire and Patrolman Soles
turned on the alarm. In the meantime the
neighbors had gathered and extinguished
the blaze. A lot OF old rags andpaper COM
posed the burning pile.
Chief ECCle> and SoleS Lad little racket
over the turning on OF the alarm, the
former claiming il was unnecessary and
taking away Sulr'S key, Those who saw IL
endorse SOles action and afterwards Eccles
sent him the key, but he refused to take It
At half.past y o'clock this morning
double alarm was sent i'll from Box II, OH
Main. above First street, and sent the tired
department whooping in that direction
There was tire, this time, but itwae again
checked in its infancy. \ barkeeper at
Louie SChwabb'S discovered flames issuing
from the roof of a kitchen in the rear Of
No. 1880 Main street. and after much
Scrambling, a key was found and an alarm
turned in. Several persons near by Orga'
nized bucket brigade and kept the fire
down until hose was brought TO play by
the IIopeandth the fire eytinguished. This was
undoubtedly inCcndiary. The property hasa
barber shop in the front, and the residence
in the rear has been for two days vacant
having been rented BY Mr.. Reynolds. y
sub-al!ey leads from the rear to Marke:
alley. and through this the ncendiary
doubles, made his way. The property
belongs TO Mrs Thompson. OF -. Glars
Vile and i believed t. he uninsured. The
damage is very slight.
The beauty OF the result uf E"cles male
diction~ on SO,e> was here made apparent
Soles was near the spot and was among the
first TO discover the lire, but had no Key
and could not open box.
As the Nigilant engine was coming down
Main street in answer 10 the
alarm sent in from box u, this
morning. the men discovered fire IN
Armstrong. COen X COS lumber yard
which fronts on Main street. As the fire
had not been burning but a very short
time il was quickly eXtinguished. An eX'
animation afterwards showed ConcluSively
that il was a tire-bug's work. The fire
was started in the corner of large pile OF
lumber. and against the frame portion OF
Mr. PraCht's house, now occupied by Lewis
Halter An alarm for this was sent from
box rs. which was mistaken for second
alarm from box u