The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-04
and opened at 1OA. NJ It's contents were
safe. Init was found s., 900 in money and
about 81 200 worth Of railroad tickets.
ME ORIGIN on ME RIRR.


terry, but there are facts tending to shov
that singular carelessness Is to blame
Prof. Warner, the balloonist, had yester
day covered his balloon with oil and ochre
and it not drying as rapidly as possible
when the damp evening came on he tool
1t indoors, and ultimately brought 1t init
the boiler room and placed Il. on top Of th,
boilers (er their near vicinity to dry
During the day Prof Warner had purchas
ed on three different occasions gallon o
beBzine from Neely's drug store, In the
neighborhood OF the Exposition building
Heely's clerk sold the Professors messenger
the benzine, and understood from him thai
1t was to be used to expedite the drying O
the balloon. Prof Warner says there wal
no such infammable substance carried into
the boiler room Whether 1t was applied
to the balloon, and then before thoroughly
evaporated, the balloon was carried into
the engine room, and gas generated
that only needed the slightest ignition to
produce contlagration will probably be
developed shortly. There have been sew.
eral incendiary theories advanced, but
they lack the consonance Of arsumentatiee
force. Some say that the preceding burn
ing Of the stables and loss of valuable
horses, land also the loss OF q human llfe)
generated an Iii will that thus found its ex.
preston, while othen advance the idea
that the removal Of the dwelli$g barges
from the river front in the vicinity Of the
Exposition buildings, at the insligation OF
the officers OF the latter, engendered re.
yeuge that produced the fire. These sup
positions are given for what they are
worth. The facts OF its contlagration are
before US, and the greater fact that It was
an honor and value to Pittsburgh claims
priority OF attention, aud will also undoubt-
edly interest priority OF action on the part
OF our progressive citizens;
THE AIT GALLERY.
The art department consumed this morn
ing was, on the whole, very creditable
collection, and mainly the result ofthe en-
ergetic labor Of one good citizen, Mr.. Alfred
G. Wall. This gentleman got notice at a
rather late day that it was desired to have
an Art Exhibition this year, and he worked
day and night 10 get up q collection. Our
home artists responded with reasonable
alacrity to the requests made by afr. Wall,
and that their glowing canvases should be-
come prey 10 the all-deyouriDg element
Is q matter OF sincere regret TO all lovers Of
art. Mr.. Leisier had some ten or twelve
pictures on Smoky Island-swo OF them
portraits and several landscapes-yalued
at from $500 TO $500 each. Alr.
Emil Forester, had portrait Of boy
large size-and Mr.. Lawman was rep
resented by three landscapes and por-
trait of the late Horace Greeley. Mr..
George Hetzel bal three fine forest scenes,
and Mr.. MCDOWELL loses all his last sum-
mer's sketches. So does MIR. Bryan Wall,
and what these artists will do next winte,
for subjects is hard to tell. Mics Carrie
Dier exhibited two admirable panels! .!apd
Miss Smith very strong picture, candle
light and fruit. One OF the best pictures
was Mr.. S!evenson's, Of Allegheny, enti-
tied, an Bad Company. Two works
were obtained from Cleveland, ons very
valuable French picture, and we regret to
say that some twenty pictures, brought
from Italy by Nh. ]. ]. Gillispie, have been
consumed. One. was scene on the Tiber
by Coleman, anotherls .yieY. of Sorrento.
and another the Pontine Marches.
Altogether there were some 100 pictures
In the gallery, worth from $4,000 10 S20,-
900. The insurance Is supposed TO cover
this sum; 1t was mostly effected In home
Levy and his gold cornet was there.
The cornet was in the Exposition safe, and
the instrument with which the famous
blower blew in and blew out the affections
Of the pretty young Lillian Conway, now
Mrs. 0smond Tearle, was found uninjured.
The grand total Of the insurance on the
stock and building is one hundred and
sixty thousand dollars.
At meeting this evening the directors
decided not to rebuild. There is strong
feeling among business men, however, in
favor Of rebuilding with iron. Several
have already offered 10 contribute literally.