Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-27
A COmplsts List of the Property
Destroyed
And the Companies Writing Insur.
anCe on II.
Fatal Accident at Brilliant, 0ppO-
site Hellsburg.
.SnarinI % Ihe Rsni.l.r

Special 10 Lse Register.
WEILSsURG, W. Va, February 27.-Ar-
other destructive FIRE visited Wellsburg
early this morning. Coming so soon after
the horror Of Friday last, it for time SEEM
ed that the people would be panic stricken.
The FIRE which was discovered at a. m,
originated in q frame tenement house, To-
Gated on the east side of Charles street on
the market house square, and is one square
above the scene of the recent explosion, it
being the house occupied by a mantua
maker, named GilluGe and owned by VIM.
Tucker, and is the house that was damaged
By fire few weeks ago. The flames spread
rapidly, both north and south On the north
it soon reached a two-story frame building
occupied by William Hedges, harness and
saddle maker, and thence to the new Cen
tral rink, large frame building owned by
the Messrs. Hall, and in a few minutes to
the two story frame building containing G.
W. McClesry furniture store and occupied
up stairs BY Edward Hall as pool room,
The building was new and the Joint pro-
perty of A. C. Hall. The next house above
was substantial two story brick dwelling
owned BY Theodore and Charles Dare, and
occupied BY one Of the Dare brothers and Z
Il. Frederick as residences. On the south
the FIRE extended to the corner of Union and
Charles streets, where the two story brick
dwelling belonging to William Tucker and
occupied by G. W. McClearY the
Mayor, and Eugene Browning, was located.
All of these buildings, six in number, were
entirely consumed except the bare walls OF
two Of them. The FIRE was discovered By
Dightwatchman McCammick, who gave
the alarm.
The loss aggregates Sl3, $50, according to
a careful estimate, and is distributed as fol
lows, viz:
William Tucker, on buildings, $3, 100.
Insured for $2,lO0 in the Franklin, OF
Wheeling.
Messrs. Hall, loss $4,000. Insured on
two story building, $1,000 in the Peabody,
of Wheeling, and 81, 500 on pool tables and
fixtures in q London company. No insur-
ance on the rink.
Dare Brothers lose on building $500.
Insured in q Philadelphia company for
81 900.
william Hedges lost on stock Of goods
s., 500. No insurance.
G. W. McClesry lost on furniture $1,000,
covered by insurance in the Standard OF
WeIsburg, and on warehouse Sl50,on which
there was no insurance. Barth lost on
building $500. Eugene Browning $500 on
funiture etc. Charnock 800, on plate
glass and to building, all covered by insur-
| spce. Mrs. Gilluhe, 81 900 on goods and
furniture, insured to full amount in the
| Standard.
IrseRdinry.
The origin Of the FIRE seems to have been
The work ofan incendisry, there being no rea'
sonable doubt of the theory. 1t Is RELIABLY
stated that the FIRE, when discovered, was IN
| The rear and outside of the smsll frame house
in which it originated Mrs. Gilluhe
| who occupied the house as dressmaker
| states that she has not been sleeping IN the
/ building since it took FIRE some weeks ago,
that leaving the place last night she turned
all the lights and fires entirely out, that It
| has been her custom since the former hre
| 70 extnguish the gas, even when leaving
| he bouse for a short time. John Buck
! corrol crates her statement by saying thai
| no made some purchases of her at about
nine o'clock last night, that she went to the
| bouse and lit the Jets and after waiting
| on him turned all lights out and went to
Mr. Bsrth's to spend the night. u. W. Nc
| CIssrv the Mayor, saw the fire shortly alter
! the alarm was sounded. He lives next
dor As soon as Policeman Nichols came
5e directed him 10 watch the premises and
allow no one to enter, ana as soon as ne
conId do so 70 20 and examine the valves
At the FIRE places and gas supplies ana re-
nort their condition. When the hre per-
n,t,ed he did so, in the presence OF Henry
! Z;Iiken and several others. and they were
fnnrd TO have been carefully shut of, so
that gas could not have escaped through
/ them. l..
r;gbt Petitions signed by two hundred
on1 eighty-six property owners and taX-
"aTsrs were presented, asking for modIh-
Lion of the ordinance passed on Monday.
4 connter petition, signed By eighty-slx per-
.ons ssked Council to either adhere to the
oI;,;nal ordinance or else to require the gas
- be entirely shut of from the Poruon Oh
town below Ohio street.
Modified.
The ordinance was modified so as to only
-.an;rs the Gas company to place escape
80 on each alternate corner and IN esGn
XIV. to drill holes in caps OF stop eoeks
Lc,sysr - pipes are attached to mains;
~ - nroyide for careful experimenting OF
So a.ID md inspection Of cellars, as asked
&C. in the first named petition, excepting
hat M for the portion Of Charles street eN,
.noS;ng .uSS from Ohio street southWsrd, ana
- fbe line of the mains, the company
GTS All Mace escape pipes over each JOINT OF
NE main. Both sess OF PenaonefS
e. got all they asked for.
tut TSs vas company signihed their neaLy ny
.Il;n,Isss S 10 fulfill the requirements 70 tne
VII The directors are giving persOnAtr
Ie..el n;;0n 10 the carrying oat OF
SttenUO- o-ov;s;ons of the ordinances
tne nsrS placed all the men al Their com ul
j anu T :, work so the greatest security pos,
%SSI I;SIs nav be obtained at the earnest u"'
possible. N,-rAv and Gsuss are Civ
~ Dsrsonal supervision to the enlOr'e"'N
Of the ordinances. -,
c,amher Of council, ex-