Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-09
YESTERDAYS OHIO FIRE.
description of the Flame Swept
District.
LIST OF LOSERS AND LOSSES.
Governor Cleveland Visits the EImira
Fair and is Received by Fifty
thousand People.
ONoRING A GREAT MAN.

CLEVELAND September S.-The fire of
last nights confagrstion presents DESC
late appearance to-day. The fire covers
an area extending from Scranton avenue
and the bee line on the east and west from
the river to Guard street north, and south
embraced the triangle base which runs from
east to west eleven hundred feet, the two
sides extending southerly and nearly meet
ing at a distance of thirteen hundred feet
The alarm was given from box twenty-three
at G:57 p m, by Frank Stepanek, watch
man in the employ of the Variety Iron
Works, and simultaneously box thirteen
was rung. The f then obtained
~ Considerable Headway
ard seemed to be in the center of Wood,
Perry 4 Co.'S yards. Engines twelve and
eight and truck one responded to the first
alarm. At 1902 Chief Dickinson made
call for assistance and engines three, six
and seven and truck three was sent out.
More help was called for by the chief and
engines FIVE, nine, twelve and thirteen
went out with rush. Still
the department could not cope with the
flames and engines ten and eleven and
truck four were sent out leaving the re-
mainder Of the city without protection.
Even the last reserve engine was put in
service, and at Sal the Chief ordered the
operator a headquarters 10 telegraph to
neighboring cities for help The order
Vas Immediately complied with and Erie,
Attica, Sandusky, Akron, Columbus,
Youngstown and Delaware responded
Only the last three named got their men in
to service, the apparatus of the others not
being required at the time of their arrival
After starting the flames extended west to
the lumber yard of Potter, Birdssll & Co,
extending from Scranton avenue to the
Bee line and from the river 10 Carter street,
eating up
Five Million Feet
of lumber, twenty-seven cars Of the Bee
Line loaded with merchandise and other in
cidentals, such as officers buildings, shanties
and stables. Having swept away the square
the flames leaped across the river on the
north and across the Bee Line embankment
on the west and burned into the rear Of
Sherwin, Williams L Co.'S works and G. A.
Stanleys lard oil and candle factory
on the north, and attacking Hubbell 4
Westoyer lumber yard on the west Con
damage was done here but the
flames were isolated after desperate fight
and the progress was checked in this direc
ton, having destroyed everything north of
Carter street The fire made its way across
the street going south towards Eynon x
Co.'S machine shop, House & Davidson's
box factory and planning mill, Woods, Perry
& Co S planning mill. and the Howell Coal
Co.'S coal yards, wholly wiping ont every.
thing embraced between Carter, Buford and
Taillaird streets and Scranton avenue.
Step by step the fire was fought but un-
until the fire burned itself out
in a southerly direction and then stopped
Running along Scranton avenue from north
to south, the flames leaped across the street
and attacking the New York, Pennsylvania
& Ohio office, two freight Offices, and the
Merchants despatch building Quick and
energetic work saved the dav Office, and the
freight houses we're but slightly damaged,
but a part OF the Merchant despatch build
ing was burned down. This comprises the
area of the fire. The ruins are smouldering
vet, and eight streams are thrown on them
The losses and insurance are as follows as
nearly as yet can be learned:
Wood, Perry & Co, SG75,000, insurance
$500, 900; c. G. Lang & Co $65,0O0 in
surance $4,000; Poster, Birdsoll & Co
1925, 900 insurance $4,000; Variety Iron
Works, $4,000, insurance $4,000; Eynon
& Son, $1,000, insurance $4,000;
Hubbeu l. Wcstover, $4,000, insured
House h Davidson, loss. 500, 900, insurance
unknown $4,000; Sherwin, Williams &
D. o., loss $4,000, covered by insurance; Z
= Stariey, loss $4,000, covered BY iusur-
aoce: c. {. c. & J. K. R., loss $25, 900; in,
,urance unknown; n. Y. P. o. Ry., loss
;j coo. covered by insurance; Howell Coal
Co. loss s., 900, covered by insurance.
Going to Work.
All the firms burned out except House d
Davidson, are preparing to resume business
Il the earliest moment and most OF them
have already opened an office. A pile
driver was towed up this afternoon to begin
the immediate work ofrestoring 1000 hneal
feet of docks Over the burned district to-
night desolstion prevails and darkness save
for flickering flames darting from scattered
heaps Of debris. The combustion was 80
in the fierce flames famed By the
winds that the site Of the conHigration looks
as if it had been swept By cyclone. Moth
ing is left to mark where so much valuable
lumber and other property was, save the
ruined brick walls of one planning mill,
trucks ofcars destroyed and occasional pile
of ashes and the blackened ground,
A Solitary Fire Engine
is on duty watching the smoldering rub
bish. The steamers and fremen from
abroad returned this evening md the home
6remen are resting after their prolonged
and perilous labor. The board of trade to-
dsy adopted resolutions heartily command
ing the heroic and efficient manneri in which
the FIRE department managed last nights
conhagation doing all that brave aud ex-
perienced men could to save property and
prevent the spread Of this unprecedented
disaster with the means at command, and
the strength of the departments Thanks
are extended to the fire departments OF
ncighboring cities, for so promptly respond
ing to the call tor aid in the hour OF dis
tress,
The FIRE commissioners in special session
tonight adopted resolutions, thanking the
cities OF Toledo, Erie, Sandusky, Youngs-
town, Akron, gainesville, Eiyria, COlanbas
snd Delaware for promptness in respond
ing to the call and efficiency in rendering
material ard in preventing furthur destruc-
ton of property.
Council voted tonight a sum Of money
for extra services during the FIRE, and
adopted q resolution to inquire into the
propriety and practicsbility Of procuring
FIRE tug.
Encouraging.