Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-24
INCENDIARY WORK.
. BIG BLAZE IN A LIVERY STABLE, BUT
THE DAMAGE RATHER LIGHT.
A Lot Of Feed Destroyed While the Stock Is All
S~ayed--Ths Origin Of the Blazea
Mystery.

Last evening, about nine o'clock, q fire
broke out in the livery stable, on Four
teenth street, just above Market, owned
by Joshua Rine, which might have re-
suited seriously had it not been for the
efficient service of the fire department.. In
the real of the one story edifee, which Is
used for a stable, there is a two story brick
building, in which all the feed and bed
ding was kept. The fire originated In
this building and the smoke was seen issu-
ing from the windows by parties walking
along the opposite side of the street, before
the people inside were aware of the exist
ence of the fire. As soon as they were
notified they began to rush out the horses,
vehicles and movable stuff rs rapidly as
possible, and it was several moments before
an alarm was turned in, and the fire had
gained some Roadway when the depart
ment arrived in response to the call OF box
IA, located ut the corner of Market M
Fourteenth street. The flames had al
ready burst through the roof and were
lighting up the heavens with q brilliant
glare that soon attracted hundreds oil
curious people to the spot. There Is an
almost undefinable fascination about a hire
for the majority of the people, and last
evening they crowded in the way of the
firemen and interfered with their rapid
work, but many Of them got a drenching
for their trouble.
However, o after the department got
water on the flames they subsidized and were
entirely distinguished without having
communicated to the frame building at
all. All the feed, consisting OF about
three tons of hay, o 0bushels of oats, quite
a good deal of corn and some straw, were
entirely destroyed, most Off being burn
ed, while the balance was damaged by
the water. There were twenty-one head
of horses in the stable at the time of the
fire. butthey were all rescued without in
jury, as was everything else in the front
building.
The origin of the blaze is unknown, but is
supposed to have been incendiary. The first
person to see it was n German woman who
resides in the alley almost opposite the
stable, and she ran to the Office OF the
establishment, where she notified Con-
stable Lauchlin who sent in the alarm rs
stated. The woman stated that She first
noticed q light in the lower end of the
building close to the alley wall, and as
there was no light or fire of any kind in
the building previous to the fire, it is pre-
sumed that it was the work of an incen-
diary. The buildings are the property Of
Joshua Rine, the land being owned
by Mr.. Alex. Rogers. Mr.. Rinc
was out of town when the fire
occurred, and nc definite in
formation could be obtained regarding the
insurance, but it is understood there was
none on the building or contents, it having
expired only a short time before sMr. Rine
purchased the stable, several weeks since.
The damage to the building will altogether
probably foot up to $500 or $500.
Chas. Straub, of the Niagara Company,
was struck on the right side of his face by
n falling brick, which cut q small hole i'll
the flesh, but caused no serious injury.
Mr.. Rine was seen at an early hour this
morning, and he substantiated the state
ment that there was no insurance on the
the property, and his loss will be at
least $500.