The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-07
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Destructive CoptltErauons-LinsOed oil Fac.
tory at OhIcaro nurneh.

Destructive Con oil Fac.
tory at Chicago burned.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5.-About II o'clock
last night the two-story frame house, un-
occupied, fronting on Sycamore street, in
the borough Of Etua, was discovered to 10
in flames. An alarm was given, but the
fire had gained such headway that there
was no checking it, and it spread from
house to house in the row, until seven
more dwellings had been consumed. A
request was sent into the Allegheny FIRE
department forassistance, but by the time
the steamer Columbia arrived, the build
inGs had been almost totally destroyed de-
spite the efforts OF the bucket brigades. The
total loss will reach $4,000.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-The linseed oil
factory OF John !. Ralston i Co., on Wade
street, was totally destroyed by fire at
80 o'clock tonight. Ralston is mem
Der OF the Philadelphia Oil Company, and
is a. present in that city. The fire was
the fercest known for some years in this
city, The building was four.ssory
structure and covered half acre OF
ground. 1t was built in supposedly sub.
stsntisl manner, but the intense heat
withered it as II 1t were an aspen. The
plant was valued at SS0, 900, and is total
loss. Not nickel can be made out Of the
debris. The place contained $500, 900
worth Of seed dill and psrsphernalia con-
nected with the carrying on OF the husi-
ness. All is total loss. The fire was
caused, it is supposed, by spontaneous
combustion. Several fremen were badly
sCoTched, but none were seriously injured.
YOUNGSTOWN, Dec. 5.-About 10 O'Clock
this evening one OF the most disastrous
fires experienced in this city for years
broke out in Kauffman's bazar, and with
in an hourand half seven frame build
iugs were burned to the ground. The
buildings destroyed were the following
stores on Federal street. Lamar's hard
ware store, Max Eberbeck's drug store,
Kings -four and feed store, Rowinski'a q
jewelry store, GFibbin's shoe store, Kauff.
mans bazar, Meyers tobacco store and an
Italian fruit store. The building and con-
teuta we're entirely destroyed, and the loss
will aggregate $2j,e0Q. phere Ia some in.
surance, but how much cannot be told.
ChIcAgo, Dec. G.-The iour.story block
ct the CORNER OF franklin and Van Buren,
streets, occupied by Hollin, Shaw d Co.,
dealer in dry goods, caught fire this after.
noon and in spite OF the efforts OF the fire
department was completely burned, so
that the walls fell in. It ia impossible to
say now what the loss will amount to, but
twill be into the hIndredS OF tholsands.
IYnnxAEoLrs, ISp., Dec. 6.-The oil
mills OF T. P. Mills & Co., located at the
intersection OF South Delaware street and
the Union railway trackP, were destroyed
by fire this afternoon. The mills contained
sbout 100000 bushels Of tlaxseed, 5000
gallons q oil sn9 q considerable quantity
Of Of! cake.
CHICAGO, Dec I, A. w.-shortly after
midnight the large FIVE story foundry Of
Cribben and Sexton was discovered to be
on Gre. Three Slayms were sounded with.
in short space Of time but before tue
engines reached the spot the building was
a mass OF flames.