Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-29
BLAZING VILLAGES.
4 Terrible Fire Raging at Glens Falls
and Michigan Town at the Mercy OF
the Flames Since Sunday Morning.

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and a Michigan Town at the Mercy OF
the Flames Since Sunday Morning.
GLENs FALLS n. Y, April 2S.-A terri.
BILE fire is raging here this morning. The
loss will reach over a hundred thousand
dollars. The Union Hall, Opera House
md Presbyterian Church have been
rurned;. also fifteen stores and twice
IS many offices. The fire is raging
It furious rate at this writing
HOLLAND, Mich, april 2S,-Fire yester
lay at Fillmore Allegan county, small
village six miles south OF this CITY, de-
,,royed Fairbanks and Lowipa's saw and
flour mill, with large amount OF logs aud
lumber, ard burned all the buildings on
be East side of the Chicsgo and West
Michigan railway track except the depot
and Weston's grain elevator. girl named
Stegeda was badly burned, and little hopes
are entertained OF her recovery. Almost the
entire population Of the place was at the
church at the time and before word could
reach them the fire had gained such head.
wsy in the mill that their efforts
we're useless. An appeal was sent to this
city, and a train load OF 6remen aud citl'
Iens responded, but no aid could be rem
rered as the town has no adequate water
supply. AT last accounts the lire was still
burning, and all the principal part Of the
own will be destroyed should the who'd
change 10 the northeast. There is no in
surapce OIL the milling property, nor on
The dwellings, barns and their contents.
CHILAGo, April 2S.-A message from Des
Plaines, H., twenty miles west OF here,
tates that fire is raging there, and assist
anCe from here has been asked for. Three
Engines have been sent by special train.
KING. ONT. April IS The extensive tan.
ueIy Of Davis & Son burned. Loss, $4,000.
Insured for 500
rETEKsDono, Va. April 2s.--The Walt.
ham Hotel was to-day damaged by ire and
water. Insured.
ST. LorIs, April 2S-Just befora o'clock
HIS morning fire broke out IN The three
tory brick building, corner OF Jefferson
venue and Market street, occupied on the
round floor by B. P. Geisel as grocery
and the upper stories as tenements. The
fire spresd rapidly, cutting off The stsir
xsys and great excitement and terror pre-
vailed among the people in the building,
out all were finally rescued by the fireme.
rom the windows by means OF ladders
None OF them were seriously injured,
bouch several were slightly burned and
Reprly all suifocated by the smoke. Tne
ire wss the work OF an incendiary, but the.
loss is not great.
GRAND RArIDs MICH., Apri! 2S.-The viii
age of Cedar Springs, twenty miles north
4 this place, hal destructive tire last
night, burning about $50 coo worth OF lum'
ar. Supposed TO be incendiarry. Partly
insured. The woods on fire during the
irh winds yesterday endangered the city
IF Cadillac and the village OF Carey In
Lake county, but hard work stopped tn.
Hsmes b, fore serious damage was done. A
steamer was sent 10 Cedar SprinGs, lat
ht, from this place, and its opportune
arrival saved the village.
svYBrnY, Pa, April 2S.-Engines left
here esrly this morning for the scene OF
SUI posed incend'ary fire at Selinsgrove,
xh ch at last sdvices threatened o..destroy
be village. The fire alarm wirss were cut
i'm ultanpously with the breaking out o.
he Ere inst ht fore midnight. The flames
were first discovered in Schoch IL Bros
warehouses, and communicating to other
buildings speedily destroyed property to
the value OF 900 Families residing on
Market street have removed their house
hold effects, and the "sope are panic
stricken. An attempt to burn the town
has been made twice before.