Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-08
A SINKING SHIP.
The Ancient Ark in Danger OF
Foundsring,
And Captain Smith, Clerk Bowers, and
Boatswa'n Dunawlv Conclude to
Get Beyond Danger

Get Beyond Danger
That ancient aud venerable structure to
which courtesy gives the pretentious name
of the City Hall, but which the irreverent
citizen is content to designate by the ati's
Of The Ark, is to be summarily abandoned,
and the probabilities are that the going
down of this evenings sun will see 1t de.
spoiled Of the miscellaneous collection OF
second hand furniture which for time imme
mortal has lent q wierd and picturesque az
pearance to the apartments tenanted By the
various officials, and given over to
SILENCE AND DESoLATIoS.
No more will the Council chamber re echo
TO the burning eloquence of Mr.. Harrel, or
resouud with the clear and lucid arguments
/ Of Mr.. Caldwell; never again will the sweet,
silvery voice Of Clerk Gslligsn ring out like
the inspiring tones of tie key bugle or the
B Hat trombone, and the w~ayfarer who in
the future ventures within those classic walls
with his life Insurance policy in his pocket
will listen in vain for the calm yet energetic
utterarces of Mr.. Tracy, or the tiute,ike
no. e. of Clerk Bowers. Neither will the I'M
obtrusive u~ewsgatherer be seen going from
apartment b aoartnent asking OF whom
I seever he meets, Is there anything new
and obtaining the unvarytng reply OF
Nupl
THE CAUSE
of this sudden fitting we will proceed TO
uarrate. About halt past ten o clock yester-
day morning as City Clerk Bowers, Recelv.
er Runaway, Assistant Clerk Will Bowers,
Uncle John Boring and one or two others
were in the Clerks Office. the officials being
eu-aged in their usual occupations, the
party were suddenly startled by the descent
Of about eight feet square OF plasterlng
upon their devoted heads. To say the gen
tlemen we're surprised is putting it mildly
They were panic stricken, and the way they
broke for the doors through the blinding
clou ds of lime dust was exceedingly anus.
iug-to a locker on in a safe place. Mr.
Roripg headed the sdyence, and we have II
on The authority Of spectator that ne X
cU,ed
ACNRC wHEEL
out into tn chamber OF the Second Branch
with q nestness and dexteri,y which would
have won him salvos OF applauss in thu
tented ring. In q remarkably short space
OF time the scene ofthe disaster WAS occI
pied by nothing out a cloud Of dust. wh''
the scared officials gathe.ci outside or tat
grass and compared notes and brushed III
dit from each Others hair. Wnan adsgre,
Of Calmness had returned il was discovered
that the only casually was a dent in n
City Receivers head This was straigh'
ened out. and then the crowd proceeded {
tske 8 survey OF the ruins and ascertain th.
cause Of the trouble.
II was found that th" late heavy RAN.
had caused the sandy foundation OF tn
D u,lding 10 settle, with the effect Of
A~GGRAvArING H BULGE
which has tor years been very apparent il
he south wall OF the house. The wall had
settled away from the main body of tie
structure fully two inches on the level O.
the second !oor, making an opening between
b. chlmLey and me wall in Clerk Bowers
ufiCe vide enough 20 admit q tgO-iach
plank Outside several new cracks had
opened in.t3e walls rear the southwest cor
rer. aud all the way up TO the roof little
,,iytrs o: brick aud mortar had scaled
Cf under the treat strain. Clerk
Bowers and Receiver DInsway at once re
moved their badly besrimed books and
papers 10 q place OF safety, aud busted
themselves in clearing up the mass of rub
bish, Nhi!r His Honor Mayor Grub. who
had teen agprissd OF
Il CATASTROPHE,
at once caused .ummouses for the Commit.
tee on Real ESya to be prepared and SEN
out.
At three 0 clock Messrs. Dobbius, sc.
Gregor, Peterson, Stanley and Myle5 IS
srmbled in the chamber of the Secono
branch. aud after a survey OF the extent o.
rtr damages h" COMMITTEES unanimousl,
agreed ihat Il vs. dangerous TO longer re
main in tn Al, aud passed a resolution
that the f%urnilur, and archives be removed
forthwith 10 temporary quarters in the NORTH
wing of The Capitol 4 resolution was also
adopted directing the chairman 10 have 4
halt dozen men from the workhouse sent t.
the building in the morning to sweep and
scrub out, and then the members. aCcOmpa
MED by sundry Of the city officials. repaired
10 the Capjtol aud took a look at the various
apartments. 1t was finally decided 70
LOCATE II OFFICERS
"a 'ol'ows:
The First Branch of Council in the o.
office Ct the Secretary of State; the Second
Branch in the ouser office Of the Governor,
rho 1naft.. fNayarF - - -. ska y-,r,Na ,AE, ]
o. The SeCre;ary of State; the Clerk auG
Receiver IN the inner Office of the Governor
and Clerk Darrah in The Offices of the Au
nor. The work Of removal is to begin.
his morning. as above stated, and With,
r~enty-tour hours, II Is 20 be inferred. n.
old home will be abandoned forever.
THE Old BUILDING
from which our municipal dads are ab1u'
20 lee was erected away back in 1927
when the Nail City contained but about )
UuU population. IL was built by the Ma
sonic Fraternity, the Lodge having it
rooms on the second floor, while the frs
wGs used foS theatrical purposes By L.oga,
~ Beam. Here in the old days, cam
such stars as Junius Bru'us Booth suc
Misses Ncl.ane and Williams. who edited
the cultivated portions Of the then
small city from a stage erected in the cas-,
end Of what Is uow the Second Branch
chamber. In lS0l the cry government
bought the structure aud moved down from,
he cid City Hall in the upper end-,of tn
Second Ward Market House. and there /
has been since. For years the house ha,
been in q dangerous condition.
but the city has stuck to he venerable pile
putting q brace here and q patch there, d
occasion required. 1, was ;h4 intention t,
Lave for The new City Hall about tn
middle OF September, but the mishap Q
yesterday mas compelled q departure 81,