The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-15
BIG FIRE AT BENWOOD.
THE 3. q o. EATING HOUSE BURNED.
sparkle from an EsRlns Set Fire to tho shinslsa
On thu Roof aud the Depot Ticket and Tel.
graph one" and EAtIuE House are
Totally Destroyed. Loss $3.50.

Shortly after 10 o'clock last night flames
were observed on The roof Of the Baltimore &
Ohio depot and eating houso at Benwood. II
10 supposed thdt tho fire was caused BY sp arka
from pRssing engine. The iooi wan al. old
one Of pine uhingles and very dry, and the
flames spread with great rapidly, tho entire
roof being sblazs In few minutes. Word
was telegraphcd TO this city at once, and Cap
tain Dsyrles and number OF other Baltimore
& Ohio ehicisls went down on an engine,
leaving tho city about 1920 and reaching the
scene OF the tire In about fifteen minutes,
As they arrived the roof fell In. There being
no means OF checking the FIRE, tho building
was rapidly consumed, the whole structure
being a mars Of blsxing enibsrs when The
train duo hero shortly inter midnight left
Bsnwood. This train WAS delayed short
time by The heat, but came In only q few
minutes late. Rils Ij,e-l.i b H. ,llrts!,, II
The burned building was a two. tory frame.
eighty feet long and about thirty wide. Ii
was built in fS7t-2 at cost Of s.. 600. It was
valued now ut about 81, 800. There was no
insurance upon 1t. The north end was 90.
cnpied by The telegraph and ticket aAlses OF
the company. Tho company's books and all
the railroad tickets were saved, the only
property belonging 10 the company which
WAS burned being small quantity Of iurni.
tuss In this o1iice and In Inc waiting room,
which adjoiued II on the south. The tele.
graph wires which passed through the build.
Ing were Of course broken, but through con.
hections were not impaired. There we're NO
GAIA In the yard near enough to the ore to b.
endangered. "a. ~ I'm y,
Houth Of tho waiting room was ths eating
house kitchen, south OF It the main dining
room, and the south end Of the building wa,
the lunch room. The eating house was ken,
by Asa Moody, whose furniture wa, nearly
all saved. His loss will probably swoli thu
aggregate to s.. 500. but his portion OF this Il
covered by insurance. The names OF tn,
companies could not be lenrned. 15i. (
| Nj. Moody lived IN the second story OF TIL
building. but his family wan away frou
home. His loss Ia mainly on household fur
niture, as the fire was. confined to the uppel
portion Of the building long enough to allow
Of the removal Of nearly everything from TIL
lower story. u li!I5T5 ,a,i2f.r 5EEiRr
The fire might easily have been e1tingu;sh
ed when discovered had there been any sor
OF means Of combating It. IA II was, Their,
was no wafer and no way to throw water
The oitz,ns worked nobly in saving all III,
movable property, which was all that coult
he done under the circumstances. ..g
While every one sympathIzss with Mr.
Moody In his loss and injury 10 bis business
few will regret the destruction OF tho com
psny's building. II was barnlke wooder
structure, entirely inadequate to the nesdso
the station, and out Of keeping with I
stopping point and dining plAcs for al
through trains. 1t YVES the central express
sion last night that II waa 10 be hoped ,ha
building handsome and substantial styuc
turs suitable for the uses 10 which 1t Is to b,
put II they do this the Ire will not be re
GREETED by residents OF Bsnwood or patron
Of the B. d O. company. -l5, 9'aU