The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-11
sTEuDENVILLE.
Killed on the Ral-farther Particulars
ftt About the Fire. t-
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Killed on the RaIi-Farther Particulars
~ About the Fire. ~
Special Dipatch to the ItaelligeReer. r
srEuBESylLLE, O., March 10-Yester-
day evening John McCanyer, of Mingo,
had occasion to visit this city, and return
ed home by walking down the Panhandle
railroad track. His attention was taken
up in watching a steamboat, and therefore
failed to sec freight train, which was
approaching. lie was struck by the
engine and dragged quite a distance, his
remains being gathered up afterwards in.
pieces. He was 70 years of age, and was
buried to-day.
Around the ruins OF the Market street
property destroyed by fire last night were.
gathered hundreds Of peoplea all day, while
the smoke from the smouldering ruins is
vet issuing from the pile OF debris. The
hotel wall adjoining the city building in
falling fell against the city post Office, max.
ing dent in the end, which will cost $500
to repair. Telephone wires and poles in
the front OF the burned property were
badly wrecked. The hotel property de-
stroyed was q four.Story building and was
among the finest structures in the city.
NOTHING SAVED.
Nothing was saved from the hotel, pro-
visions, linen and everything going down
with the building. All the insurance
agents in the city are large sufferers,
Greasy 4; Maxwell suffering the heaviest.
Their risks were ss follows: For
May & Bro, clothing house, the AEilwau-
kee Mechanics had $500; Springfield
Fire and Marine, $500; Commercial
Union, $500; E. A. Mossgroye, hotel,
German American, S2,u00j Van Vert,
$500. r. Cochran, dry goods, Buckeye
Mutual, 81 900. ,McConville heirs, Newark;
A. r., $500: franklin, Columbus, s, ,000j
Ashland Mutual, 81 500; Peoples Mutual,
$4,000. James w. Mottat, dry goods, had
81 ,5O0in the Northern and 81 500 in Louis
ville Underwriters. With other agents he
had S., 600 in Liverpool and London, 81 800
in Phnnix Of Hartford, Phoenix OF Brook
lyn, $1,000, Royal OF Liverpool 81 500;
London and Lancashire, Liverpool, s., 500.
Greasy 4 Maxwell also had the e'following
risks on the keg factory fire early this
mornings German American, $500; North
ern, $500; Milwaukee Mechanics, 500 i
Springfield Fire and Marine, S500j British
America, $500; Anglo.American, $500;
Ashland Mutual, ShO0j Phpnix Mutual,
The Moe Copyille's heirs also had $1,000
intt the London, England, and g, 800 in the
Eagle, Mt. Vernon. Robert Cochran had
81 500 In golumbiana Mutual.
royAE ISsp RANCE AND LOSSES.
The total insurance anountsto $4,000.
Glass windows on the oppsite side Of
the street from the FIRE were badly cracked
BY the heat. Tho hotel building was built
in 1855, and cost upwards Of slGO,pM. IN
1870 the building was used for court
room and county Offices, while the new
court house was building. The building
at the time Of the flre belonged To- D..
McgSayille, 3ri} private g.. seS9rss.anry s9ssnryy
vile estate and r. Cochran. The losses
on the building aiei McCopville heirs,
$4,000; D. McConville, Jr., SlA ,000I Rob
| ert Cochran, S23,000; hotel fixtures, r.
AIossgsoSa, $4,000; on stocks Of ]. H.
Hawkins, $1,000; Robert Cochran, Sl0t-
900; James w. Afoffat, $4,000; May
Bros, $4,000; damage to city hall, $500;
broken windows, $500; scorched paint,
$500. Total SlSs, 100.
Alexander BickesstaIF the brave fire,
man who lost lie, was well known
throughout the city. He was 32 years q
age. The FIRE companies and the Blaine
and Logan club will attend his funeral
Tomorrow afternoon.