The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-06
While Others Screaming for Help
Fall Beck Into the Fire.
No Estimate Of the Loss Of Life
Can Yet Be Made. "

was undergoing repairs. one oi the props
under. the girders gave wayywhen the en-
tire structure collapsed, bufying the
workmen beneath the ruins. Fire then
communicated with the front building,
and despitei The efforts Of the tifemen they
were destroyed. The names oil the vic.
tins have not yet been ascertained. Eli.
teen workme1I are 81 opposed 70 be inEthe
ruins. ~.
iOn the second floor was ataoap manI
factory, In which were the furnaces fol
heating the cauldrons. The building
took fire Immediately, and a terrible panic
ensued among the inmates. There were
at the time $50 persons u, the building,
including many girls employed on the
upper floors. The west wing oil the build.
Ing, fronting on Atlantic avenue, went
down entirely, and tits supposed that
many persons were carried down in the
ruins. The flames communicated 10 the
remainder OF the structure which was
standing, and soon the whole building
was in flames. A fire alarm was sounded
alter much delay. This brought the Yfrt
contingent Of iiremen, but hey were up4
able TO cope With the fames, which were
now mounting high above the building
and pouring forth. from the different win
tlows. Al second and third alarm was fiii
aily given, anda general aae souRded,
and soon The streets in the !yicinity,actu:
aily3 3swar,,Sod with fire apua atrses 81 all
Kinds while the firemen quickly
ran nm ladders aud soon had a score 81
streams playing ON the burning strucfure.
Tho burping buildings wereS situated Id
| the rear oi'bnildings fronting Cd Atlantic
ayepne Hicks and State streets and Ccl.
nmbia place. The entrance 10 them was
On Columbia place, State street, and
| throush two all.y ways on Atlantic ave-
nne. When lie wing OF the collapsed
mildinp iell Il crushed into the tenement
houses, IS and IS Atlantic avenue. Mrs.
Henrietta Haas, 8S years ofage, and her
daughter Emma, aged 80 years, were Ii,
the rear room OF the second tIoor OF the
house No. rs. "a; lyS3i
~ n r,ripIsSfS r,tr a1,Sssll t2
They were tbaelen suhaer il.pe fu'noi 70
Foreman Dutf, OF engine and bis men
soon succeeded in digging them Out. They
- ~, !, a Mia; H.as aied
were pot.' oAa's 'ps. s -, - :,
while being removed 70 the 9449spits., snu
but little hope is entertained isr the re-
cossfy ot ler lsngniei suoseqnsnny' 'ass
%nts 's sssa s,tAsna y ~ ~ tbe ataes she
wall says way, and buried tirpmen Ber-
nard stotk and Michael I. Regsn, They
were q9isky estractes q ~ bndY nipsas
spns,,, IONS my iss. ,d anS dA ssiisiea @ severe
scslps wounds Both men were takenlto
the hospital. Firenlan pSashetty Of the
same company was ssiasS Sn s,s s,sd as
pys s i.,Isn ps,s1 nj hnrne,i bnild'n1 Vas Dc.
orn;s1 @ % an tha Al a hi f,oor by George Whit.
Sp.e" 0a ;n;i ss sEs,S,j s " ,tts6n' carmen
,as. .ase anl % tbe seponi @ i.or We secnnled by
WW;I,;am w. M n,,scI, @ metal spinnsrs Wjiiism
n,nisls % na;nt Xiii. the Catlsn + Tannp
Warts, Erant aWr;tner. fnachinist: Geo.
Ynnna @ naias ,naeliinery.S and William
r r. RsIIa;e, % %ara, M soat, ,nan,facturer. THE
t6ird Ilaor was 'osSapied III fj..F. Juddl
maker of rollers for window, shadsst
l;eni. A. Moore, kafsominef; I; Hoyle 4
Heitauiis. stiff manufacturers, On the
foSrth door vas Iha q. l;eflpain Lamp
Works, Eliot & I,udlain, Gshingi iddsy Fl,
Boslisn. manufacturer, The gfth 4oor
VIVA occnpied by Milo lines, lutter maker.
"''S ,,s,ss,,n .,r jd,s,s, ,,;i
gahefitp,e.a.@' III. (. Y. al
,.. I. tLo Z a,nI5 w1basn q. ssttjad aiter
ing ~ le, sue tne, ans ~. Il =, = - 10. III.
tha breaking OF the laok PM y tteff,ple .
panic .snaae9. which Tas increased when q. en-
The flames broke ost beyond az az deseript
toh. the etlP'oyes " Dtt'e stt1 ss II
button manufacturer. were some BY gtts.
They rushed 70 the wiasaoys ;sed shouted