The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-21
FIRE IN PULrON.
Part Of sehenIl's Slaughter establish.
ment n the End OF Pehinsula Bridge
burnt.

Part Of SehenIl's Slaughter Establish.
ment ~ the End OF Peninsula Bridge
nurnt.
Yesterday afternoon shortlyafter 2 o'clock,
word was telephoned to the vigilant engine
company Of North Wheeling from Fulton,
"ComS out we need help sChenks slaughter
house Is burning" The vigIlant company
Immediately communicated with the central
station, (Atlantic) The Chief being absent,
two taps were sounded on tho Capitol bell
which quickly brought him To the house.
learning Of the state Of Affairs, he ordered
the VigilGnt reel, aud the Atlantic reel and
engine prepared while he went for orders,
Chairman CriSwell Of the Fire Department
Committee, was soon found, aud he ordered
the companies named 10 Fulton, ThOVigi.
liant went over Wheeling Hill, while the At.
lantic with four horses attached, crossed over
the peninsula,
In the meantime the widest rumOrs had
spread about the city, aud II was reported on
street corners that all Fulton was being de-.
stroyedi several went out on foot and IN car.
rIages. A reporter Of this paper was sent out
Immediately upon the receipt Of the news,
aud learned the following facts.
It seems that about II o'clock some Of the
employees about the Schenk slaughter house
and the paper mill across the road Imagined
they smelt smoke, but seeing nothing allowed
the fact to pass unnotlCed. About 9 o'clock
Otto Schenk discovered smoke coming
through crevlces In The wall Of the brick
SmokehouSe, and also discovered that good,
sized FIRE was raging within. An alarm was
Immediately sounded, and It seemed a.
though every man, woman and child
both old and young, OF Fulton, rushed
TO the scene and was willing Ia
to help Notwithstanding that heavy rain
storm was In progress at the time. The hand
side brake fire engine and reel OF the United
No. l, OF Fulton, was rushed out, and under
direction ofCOmmissiOner Stein, did good
work. II pumped the clstern dry in front
Of the school house and was then taken 10
the paper mill tanks. As soon US one set
grew tired another took It's place at the
brakes
The building In which the fire was located,
was a brick one; II was built about thirty
years ago and for time was used as pa.
per mill Tor the past nine years II has been
used by Mr.. SChcnk, the well known butcher,
who resides In this city. 1t Is supposed the
heat became 81 great that the meat became
ignited setting fire TO the wood work. II was
filled with smoked meats which were to have
been taken out to-day.
About 2:3j, the city department came down
the bills on gall0P and Il was Just In time
for the flames were getting the best OF the
Fultonese, aud threatened to burn the little
suburb up.
The Atlantic was driven down steop
bank back Of the paper mill to the edge Of
the creek and soon had two strong streams
playingO the fire, which was thus confined To
the brick building, only slightly scorchinV
the Ice house and sheds. Every one was
loud in praising the department and Mai,
Anderson was very grateful.
The building which is almost a total loss
was valued at s., 800, and was insured for 81 :.
200. The insurance on the buildings amounts
TO SIC 600, and is evenly distributed among
the Imperial and Northern OF London. Amer.
lean Of Philadelphia, New York City, PEG.
pies Of New York, Merchantilc Of Cleveland,
Shoe and Leather OF Boston. and Etna Of
Wheeling; each holds Sill 81 on the smoke
house. Schenk estimates that the loss on
stock will reach 5000, which is fully
covered, however by the following
policies Underwriters, New York, $1,000;
PhRnix, Brooklyn, 5000; North British and
Mercantile, London, 5000; Continental,
New York, $1,000; MetrOpOl, Paris, $1,000
and Western, Toronto, $1,000. All the poll.
ctes on the stock ara known us blanket
and cover stock wherever 1t may be. All Of
the insurance was placed by Major Alder.
sons agency.