Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-01
TFPRIBLE DISASTERS.
.,ssroy OF FEARFUL ACCIDENTS AT
H''- ,rHlJAGO FIRE

,-tr,s,, the Ds5as Of Fallen Walls and
y : :. - y,,,,L-Tae Fearful Prsdica-
'-'', c.., Of One O; the Imprisoned
Nsl-Ll&
., n,tober 3l.-A cOnaagration
'a',. ~. los fuearly quarter Of a
$50 ITr,rs and probably several lives,
-'- -, rbe Knight and Leonard six
','''r E,;Ilins. Nos. 100 and Ill East
'2 : ;...- .,cee,. between 1 and 5 o'clock
.;,, The inmates Of the dozens
q ,r,, houses in the vicinity were
~. fire at the outset, and it
.,,b npid headway that none had
- -, ,br tables until the lives OF
.-'' .,.m were lmperiled. Then q wild
> ~. .s,,seL The proprietors hurried
/. -,.,,l anil srccubacks into satchels
.,,ys,sf ivory chips into bags. \
hal Iown stairs loaded with rOu-
is faro tables and gambling
y .,.-r,,4oi all descriptions, But these
~, executions. The majority
-. Bokouts and players, rose to-
...,,f,lmr tearing out otthe buildings
.,,,rs,, and coatleSS and all fright.
: ,a,-au hours work by the fire
-. ssmr, were under comparative
III u,h., time six men of the in
-s r,,-a, were in the building sling
!. -.,,r,.r, over the stock Of the
....s- Rubber Company. Suddenly
AIEEEIBLE CRASH,
,,.-.f hva dense wave of smoke and
--.. which pulled out into the street.
4 a. and top floor had fallen through
I -. ltswent. hurying the men of the
,...,.- m,roI in the ruins. \ moment
=, 81. crash detachment of fire,
n -l insurance patrOlmeu led by
~ >arsa.e rushed to the rescue. The
- s,-r Imprisoned men could be heard
,s,g 4. ,5e i,n.
a-r- were the rescUerS at work chop
,--l aru. away the fallen beams
|. .r,.e-gj iiOOring when there was
a. -,h sud a heavy piece Of ma
I-.~ III, ,rom the third floor. 1t was
/. nd rsS In the building that no one
= 5--aai the reScuerS continued man
f,.sst stop. George Furneld was
\ s,. man out. He came up
80 4 hole which had been made
! =. SIDEWALK lights over the base
II. H- waS only slightly injured.
n D-av also managed to crawl out Of
! nm, with only slight injuries. The
par,v found Capt. Howe pinned
ar rr-lrra fallen beam, and wedged
..r.ya two boxes of goods. He WAS
-- a1,. with both legs crushed and
s.. s1t burned completely round.
. E.nrus was dragged from under
b hav beams. lie was tearfu'y
.zyl
a HORRIBLE PREDICAMENT.
I'd. lnrr.smenNe WIS being held down
r4aslvy p,~ye OF printing machinery, so
.rl. e.tlrt, 90 release him seemed use
r rlr,mpri>purd man clutChed con-
1sa.y d. IN. iron hlrS and wheels, beg
2. b, comrades to kill him Is they
g.. -r. p, h.m ont. The sewer IN the
g---a. hs3 hryu choked up and the
zllr amount OF water thrown into
b -.l.n- W., rapidly rising under
31.-asgsr. eyes. while the flames
'a --a.ru'v eating their way
uc, -.m Ca.et Sweeuie ordered
z -a- detached from a fire plug and
T. E,.a pumping the basement Of the
.a, aou ,Gr u.hcr engines whose
Or, vrre n~.nuhlrl lglinSt the fire. The
'ar al .a,, reached Boergemenke'S
l- wien ,ney began To 20 down and the
.-> mwuuu..t o. rgcede. With the
-tar> screw, the machinery was ut
&a.>i and Boer-emenke who for nearly
In glrte-,oian hour had given himself
-n, s,, wa- carried 10 the hospital.
z . a., ,rgS Is broken, and an
=, shattered. bur It Is thought he will
De- gae Pap.uc,m, aged 80, could not
.1-t and. after a Ions search, was
Up .u- lost IL was not until IL
/. - after that his body was found. In
. .-.ogery "t the corpse another fireman
VIZ tally injured and 4 patrOlman Sc
: wounded The fire and the fall of
4 .". aAd damaged many telephone and
'zSl?a wines. GlugS OF linemen were
q % me wo., lIlo.uing to straighten
! 4'Svs Lt>, They were requested
'+. lA'. the Uremen found PaplneanS'
y. sl' the wire Workers did not co M
I. While pulling = heavy
s cable over wall, piece
l,ei mon upgu.cr WAS diSlodged. 1t
s = % ,ls 'I~"meUg and struck q fireman,
'[-.s. Hr''uyr-u. The sharp iron
~ N~N 4m M the small of the back,
= "4I.e his companions picked
= 32go.lcrmrn hUrrledtO the roofs and
! '-P,7t The ljBemcn. While helping
.-'s ont the wounded man William
- %; the insurance patrol, fell
VA O hole IN the broken sidewalk and
= N seriously injured that he
7" b. taken 10 the hospital.
~ I'm W., horribly mangled by the
- 4aa Is dying. Eighteen of tine
- -...l We're put under arrest but after
-. - ...sl>sL telegraph officials be, ON
:, ,l-.r S;cetv.
- ''..e.nI was occupied by q number
= 4'mer>. The Goodyear Rubber
4. Nv, lad the basement and first floor
We IOj and lu7.
THE Loss.
- - >.ocN was valued at 500, 900, in
= ... uG Noll pAuN > locS u
!, :, salisbury * Cline, agents
-, -s go~!yrIr Manufacturing CO.,
- br',in- Co, GoSSamer Rubber
~, 70. and James Davis & Co, had
y a'nt AMI first floor OF IO9. Their
~ stock Is damaged $50, 900; in
4 G' >j1ooo Knight x Leon
printers in the upper floors,
fr,-'1. H'pnon Insurance $4,000.
o.. Wilson 4 Co. book
& ~ ana publishers lose about
j - - and have bot $4,000 insurance.
Ut are small losses. The build
W, by Judge l.. c. 7. Freer,
ssrv% %9s Is about $4,000, believed to
oa'num thinks that he has got
a. ,,Sehth century boom in Jumbo,
q, ,,- '-1'; not forget the great excite
Z NatNflL fr LN-.nNf.