Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-10
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
E,,0 List of the Insurance on the Burned
prnnerty
Special 10 The RegiSier.


Special 10 hs Register.
SrEUBENvILLE, Marcl 9.-The fire feud
visited this city with terrible loss shortly
after o'clock this evening, and for the first
::;;ss..e in years suffered 'Oss o. 'Sl35,COO by
the red tongued demon. About the hour
named flames were discovered issuing from
the roof of the Mossgrove hotel building,
and owing to the terrific gale which was
blowing the big four story building was in a
short time a mass Of ruins. The hotel build
ing, dry good stores Of Robt. Coch-
ran, clothing store Of May 4
Bros, and millinery store of J. 5.
Moffatt & Co. were completely destroyed.
The hotel is on Market street in the heart OF
the city. Nothing was saved. The wind
which was blowing at a March rate, in
creased the intensity of the FIRE aud added
to the excitement prevailing through the
city. Adjoining the hotel proper was the
dry goods store of Hawkins L Co., Nierling 8
hat store, Western Union telegraph office
and McConville's dry goods store, on the
south side the Opera House and postoffice.
The City building. which adjoins the hotel
property, was only sc0rched.
While attempting to throw water on the
south side Of the hotel property. Alexander
BIZ ckerstaf, fireman, was buried beneath
falling wall and instantly killed.
The hotel guests all escaped, but nothing at
al was saved. Mrs. Mossgrove, wife of the
hotel proprietor, was carried from the hotel
Frustrated by the shock, but she will recover,
Bickerstaff was struck on the head and ter
ribly mutilated. The remains were taken
10 the Opera House. The total loss will
reach $i35,OO The building was owned
BY Hon. Daniel McConville, private secre
tary of Gov Hoadley, the McConville heirs,
and r Rybert Cochran, and was valued at $T5,
600. 1t was insured for about $4,000, the
McConville heirs holding policies in the TO-
owing named companies: Ashland Mutua'
1900; Eagle Company, Mt. Vernon
$500; Franklin Insurance Company, Col
umbus, $500; London Insurance Com
pany London, Eng, $4,000; Newark In
surance Company, Newark, n. j., $780,
Hon. ID. McConyille's insurance is not
known, but will probably reach SS,OO0
Mosgroye's loss is about $4,000, covered
by insurance J. s. Moffatt' loss Is $l5 900
insured for $l3,5O0 in the London, Liver
pool and Globe companies May Bros
loss is $4,000. insured for $500 in the
North British America, Mechanics Milwau
kee and German-American companies
Robert Cochran's loss is $4,000, insured
| for about half
At o'clock our magnificent court house
opposite was discovered to be or
FIRE. sut by great effort on the par
of the 6remen it was subdued Beltz'
livery stable was also on fire. but the flames
were quickly put out. At this hour 90 p
m the flames are under control and thC
| excitement is abating.
It's now thought there were persons il
tie hotel who did not make their escape
/ George Dickinson, ticket agent of the Cleve
land and Pittsbarg rosd, boarder at th'
/ United States House, in attempting to re
! cover his personal effects. fell through th
skyHght into Mays Brothers store, q dis
tance of twenty-five feet sustaining bu
slight injury. N. G. Kinemsn, Of tn
Standard Store, received q cut on the heat
by falling wall. The wall of Hawkins DIR,
goods store fell in. partially destroying hi
/ stock