Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
DEVOURING FLAMES,
A Seventy five 7 thousand Dollar Fire
in Cincinnati.
80 FAMILIES BURNED OUT IN ALBANY.
A Big Fire in BaItimore---WOOlen
Mills Burned in PhiIa-
deIphia,
THE coUNTRY's FIRE LOSS IN AUGUST

CINCINNATI, September S.-About dusk
this s'enipg the entire fire department was
called 10 the corner of Sixth and Hosdly
streets, where fire had gained much head
way, in the freight depot of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton railroad. The build
ing extends from Fifth TO Sixth streets, q
distance Of 500 feet. The lower floor is oc-
cupied as freight depot BY the railroad
company, while the upper stories are used
by the Cincinnati Milling and Warehouse
Company, ]. R. McGrue & Co., proprietors.
An immense quantity of grain was stored
| in the building and with the building was
totally destroyed. The freight on hand waa
also badly damaged. A rough estimate
places the loss at seventy.fve thousand dol
lars but this may be modified.
The loss on the building is $4,000, in
surance $4,000 The loss Of the Mailing
company is $3.50 600, insured for 1000.
The freight in the depot was totally con-
sumed and the loss may reach 0,O00, on
whic b there is $40, 900 Insurance..
Thirty Families Burned Out.
ALBANY, N. Y. September 3.-3:45 p. m.
"A large fire is raging here, thirty build
ings, mostly frame, are in flames. The
loss will probably reach $4,000.
LATER-All the buildings on the block
bounded By South Pearle, Broad and Alex
ander streets and Fourth avenue, were
burned, except three brick ones on Pearl
street. The wall of one Of the buildings
ell at Is and the fremen narrowly es-
capped being buried Fireman Frienden-
rail-. oftrurk No. 1, was badly burned about
the head. Twenty FIVE to thirty families
are burned out Of homes. 4 p. m. The
fire is under control.
s1OS,OOO Fire in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, September 3.-The four.
story brick building comprising 465, 467
and 400 West Pratt street, was destroyed
by FIRE this afternoon 1t was occupied by
our firms Of woodworkers, and their stock
and machinery is almost q total loss F G
Finley & Bros. saw and planning mill, lose
=, 600 to $4,000, insurance $4,000; b. D.
Sparklin, manufacturer Of corniCes, loses
$4,000, fully insured; Irwin Buck X Co,
d SIX manufacturers, lose $4,000 to Sl8,'
600, insurance 10000; Bailey Bros, deal.
ers n builders supplies, lose Sl7, ,OOa, in.
rance $1,000 The building was owned
bv Mrs J. C. Morgan II was valued at
$50 600, insured Tor $4,000.
Wooden Mills Burned.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September 3-Frre
broke out this morning in Arrots Mills,
on Coral and Taylor streets, owned by Wm
Arrott, and occupied by Joseph Green,
manufacturer of cotton and woolen goods
Rot ert Beatty, hosiery; Thomas Henry, cot.
on yarn, and others. The building aud
contents were nearly destroyed. The
amount of the loss is not yet kuogn.
Fire Losses.
NEw YORK, September 3.-The Daily
Commercial Bulletin, of September 4. esti-
ates the fire losses in the United States
nd Canadas 1"-;-e A"1~"' - e. 5nn haa
This is decided Improvement upon the
former records. The average Of the aggre-
gate of FIRE loss in August for ten years
mast being $7,OO0,OOO In August, 1854,
the fire loss was about $40 100000 The
Bulletin thinks there is ground for encour
agement in so favorable an exhibit.
Nevertheless the fire losses Of the year to
the end of August, foot up $65, 500, 900, with
four months yet to hear from.