The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-14

the business men OF 1AlVebtOn Vi luhI
81 100000, this calamity Is the climax y
the woes and affections Of this city. Will
the exception Of half dozen grocer!
stores and the iron aud car repairing foun
dry, where the fire started, no places o
business were destroyed. Insurance agent
are nov going over their policies, and 1t II
hoped that by nightfdll they will hav'
completed the insurance list. Telegram
Of sympathy and offers OF aid are already
pouring in from sister cities in Texas.
THE BURNT DISTRICT.
one Hundred Acres BurnSd oTsr-on'
Thousand Persons Hom'1es-.
Accurate charts ottheburntdistrictwe
completed this evening, showing that The
course Of the FIRE was in southeasterly
direction. Beginning at the foot Of six
teenth street, on the Strand, tho fire
crossed Avenues @, D and E. Here ii
worked its way to the east half Of the same
block on which stands the postoffice and
U. S District Court. The flames threat
ened the ros.ofice in the most aggressive
manner, end the building was hastily
cleared OF mail mater, and valunbles were
place in vaults. Fortunately the flames
spared the government building and
passed onward toward the gulf. AT
Avenue | the fire fsnd revelled iu the
statsliest mansions OF the city. Ole OF
the frat Of these splendid houses to sue.
cumb was that OF Mrs Magale, $40, 900
sr,a aV,uaanstnn tho EPn GIANT
to the residences Of Julius Runge, OF the
house Of kaufman & Runge, and
Leon Blum, OF Lron Blum & Co.
Green Dltield's new mansion, r F.
Georges $4,000 residence, Thomas Gag
gans, and three hundred of lesser value.
These pamGs represent LOIS OF $40. 600 10
$4,000 each, but all are insured. The
business portion Of the city was not touch.
ed, but In the burnt district were twenty
one groceries, saloons and small stores.
The chief OF these are Gross 4 Crock, gro
GERS Werner, timer, and John L. Ham
mer, Lumber merchant. They lost every
thing, as did other email stores.
PRISONERS IS JAIL FRIGHTENED.
As the fire swept past the Jail, rejecting
It's fearful glare and intense heat through
the grated Windows, the forty prisoners
became frantic with fear. They set up a
yell which was heard for fqaure above
the awful roar Of the FIRE. On top Of the
iail and court house were corps Of strong
men determined TO save the buildings, and
with the aid OF brick walls they succeeded.
The isil was on fire dtzan times, but was
saved.
All the street cars we're hastily run out
OF the Galveston city railway stables and
they were abandoned 10 their fate, but, as
il in rnockefy at the fright, the fire mon.
ster spared the habitation OF the humble
mule. seeking richer fields. When the
fire .talted gale was blowing at the rate
of thirty miles an hour. At 2 O'Clock the
signal observer estimated the velocity Of
the gale in the vicinity OF the fro at
sixty miles an hour, and this We
locIty was maintained until near
6 o'clock when the fire gave signs ot ex:
haust!on and the cyclone vacuum seemed
broken. The Are swirled through is
path as though It were gigantic funnel,
and for two squares on either side the
heat was sutfoca'ing and the clouds OF
c;nders binding. The FIRE department
had become utterly helpless and the wa
ter works gave poor assistance. The only
public building corgumed was the second
district school building, a frame structure,
which was recently built at cost ot so, :
900.
ONE THOUSAND FAMILIES HOMELESS.
The total area Of the burnt district is one
hundred acres, and forty and half blocks
were swsp! clean Of everything combust.
BILE. Something over 400 houses were
burned and it is estimated by the relief
committee that one thousand families
were rendered homeless, the great
majority Of whom (pspeCially the poorer
ones) lost everything. As the fire started
in the poor district they had little
or no time in which TO move
furniture, while the wealthy moved
valuable pictures and effects. Several OF
the finest houses, however, were burned
without single article being saved, 30
confident we're the occupants that the
fire would pass by them.
The meeting At the Cotton Exchange
| IUIB hllEIuUuH NlAH A1lSNAy abNNhASA W
huBiness men, who at once set about pro-
yiding for the homeless and suffering. A
general fG'ief committee OF twenty .sevep
prominent members WAS organized with
Col. w. i. Moody, President OF the Cotton
Exchange. as Chairman. A Finance Com
mittGe OF i've, with Col. Wm. Sinclsire as
Chairman, was named by the original
committee. Beaidcs these committees
there are sub.committec1 for the various
sections OF the burned district.
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Contributions are pouring in from all
parts Of the city. At the Citizens Meeting
at the Cotton Exchange, $40. 500 were cub
scribed by business men. Among the
largest subscribers are Ball, Hutchins &
Co., bankers, $1,000; p. J. Willis & Co.,
whole,Glc druggists, 81 ,OOOi L. ( II. Blum,
$500.
Capt. James b. Elds, tho celebrated
engineer, telcgraphs 81 900 from st. Louis.
The following telegram WAS received at
. o'clock tonight:
EEw YoRR, November IL.
Hon. Roger l.. Fulton, Mayor GaIrestou;
lam just in receipt Of dispatches with
an account OF the terrible Conilngration
that has visited your beautiful city.
Please accept my sympathy in
your misfortune. | only hope the
loss 10 over estimated. You may draw
on me at sight for s. 900, to be used under
the direction Of relief committee, or
otherwise, at your diicrelion, to relieve
tho needy. [signed ] JAY GOULD.
A. A. Fowler, general manager ol the
Boston Globe, ielegraphs Mayor Fulton:
"What can the people Of Boston do for
the suffering and homeless in Galveston.
Please anBTer. We will collect for publ.
cation and do our best"
Ford's "MikadO" Company, now playing
here, gave benefit tonight, which Noted
$500 Tor the sufferers.
Tho Council met in special session this
evening and voted donation Of $4,000
for the sufferers and appointed commit
tee Of three Aldermen TO act with the cili'
| ,.V.t nnu,n,iIlnn In ItGi Fibulinu tln I1nIQ