The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-09

anu ROOu revival WORK. hHu nef cQulluR
again would be hailed with delight.
This evening there will be prayer
meeting held at the Fourth Street Church.
THE MARTINS FERRY FIRE.
A Section Of Hose Cut-A Revised List of
the Insurance.
Naturally the principal topic Of CONVEX
sation in Martins Ferry yesterday was
the destruction by FIRE the night before
Of the old or main nail factory connected
with the Laughlin Nail Company's works,
The companies from the Wheeling Fire
Department that were sent over to assist
in subduing the fire were on duty until
after o'clock yesterday morning, 10
their efforts is due, mainly, the saliva
ton Of all the buildings con-
nsctsd with the works, except the
factory in which the fire originated. The
fremen worked under disadvantages, but
did most excellent work, The engine had
10 take water from the river and force 1t
through long lines OF hose, but the new
silsby did itA work well and vindicated the
wisdom Of the Council committee that se-
leGEed her from among the machines
offered by rival Concerns, The tlremen as
soon as they arrived went to work Coolly
and with good Judgment, The forge and
plate departments were seriously threat.
ensd at that time. They are enclosed in
q large wooden structure covered with
sheets Of corrugated iron, that stood
between the new and old nail
factories, The end nearest the fire was
heated to a red heat when the engine ar
rived, and the timbers were Just about to
break into flames. The fremen directed
their attention to this point the frat
thing, and practically cut the fire off at
that end, They also SealOusly guarded
the warehouses and office, hemming in
the fire to the old factory, The officials
Of the works were loud In their praise OF
the work done, not only by the tiremen,
but by their own men and outsiders,
Yesterday the officials were busy put.
ting the office TO rights and notifying Gus.
toners that the delay In shipping nails
would only be one week at the iarthest,
The ruins were still smoldeTlng and had
to be watched by gangs Of the employees
to prevent blaSs breaking out. all but
three OF the ia nail machines in the
factory had their foundations burned from
under them and fell into the pit,
with burning timbers and the
sheet iron roof. Care was taken that
no water should be thrown on them,
and the result was that yesterday
the mass Of ruins and machines In the pit
was 30 hot that no examination could be
made to ascertain the condition Of the
machines. The walls are standing aud
appear to be in good condition.
The origin Of the fire is still mystery,
but the general supposition continues to
ba that It was accidental. The place In
which the fire IL supposed to have started
was one Of the most unlikely for an in
Cendiary to choose for his base Of opera
tons.
The firemen when reoling up their hose
yesterday morning found one section cut.
1t had laid along Cinder road about half
way between the fire and the river. The
cut was clean one, undoubtedly made
with sharp knife, and extended half way
around the hose in about the center Of the
section. The cut was evidently made
hastily, as only the thick linen jacket was
cut. This, taken in connection with the
cut factory hose, would give rise 10 an
inCendiary theory. This theory,
however, all are very 10th to accept, espe-
Cially the Company's officials; they cannot
think that anyone would be 30 base as to
Ore the works.
President Glessner is still OF tho opinion
that the loss will be somewhere between
SIS, 900 and $4,000, although he has not
yet gone over the books for the purpose OF
making q careful computation, prefOrring
to leave that work until such time as the
underwriters are ready 10 commence adj
justlng the loss. Insurance men state
that in their opinion the loes will not
reach over $4,000, and possibly not be
over $4,000.
The total insurance on all the company's
property was 100000; Of this amount
100000 was placed by Major j. V. L.
Rodgers and sos, 900 by Anderson Il Akin.
aon. A revised and corrected list Of the
insurance is as follows:
NV. L. Rodgers-R0yal, England, $l5,-
900; Guardian and Queen Of England,
$4,000 each; Fire Association OF Phila-
delphia, $500; London & Lancashire,
England, $500; Washington Fire & Ma.
rine OF Boston, 5000; Lancashire OF Eng.
land, $1,000; Kenton OF Kentucky, s., 900;
Anderson 4 Atkinson-UommerCtal
Union OF England, $4,000; North British
4 Mercantile Of England, 81 500; British.
America OF Toronto, Lion Of England,
America Of Philadelphia, GermRn Amer.
lean OF Now York, Connecticut Of Hart
ford, S. 900 each; Mercantile Of Cleveland,