Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-27
A CHICAGO FIRE,
disastrous Flames Destroy Prop
erty Valued at $1,000. 900.
FOUR MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED
During the Progress Of the COnAagra-
ton "A Panic Among
Hotel Guests.

CHICAGO May 26.-A disastrous hre oe-
Cured in large brick and stone structure
At the corner of Congress street and Wa
hash avenue, early this morning, The loss
will approximate fully one million dollars
Among the principal losers sre the publish
s-s Bslford Clark L Co, and the large
book bindery firm of Donohue / Henne-
bsrry. The structure in which the FIRE
originated is at the northwestern corner of
the two thoroughfares, and was six stories
IN height.
The first alsrm was turned in shortly
after o'clock, but before the arrival Of
sny of the ire steamers the flames had
b,rst out of the building with such fierce
Dss, as 10 insure toe destruction Of the en-
ire building and its contents Ia very
.bor, time after the blaze was 6rst discoy-
ard the building was on FIRE from top to
bo,ton. IL was filed with material OF the
rost iodammaoie description. The occu-
o,n,s were BslEord Clarke u Co publish
era. Van Antwerp Bssgg Il Co, IN the
ana bnsinsss; Douahue i Henueoerry,
Sookbind1rs; Il L. Pesle L Co, hthogra-
nbsrs and the Central L'rhogrsPhlng Com
T,nv Mex; door vas a fvs-s'ory building,
Owned bY A. D Slaughter, and occupied
~ the furniture firm Of K. Delm9l i Co.
This firm WAS burned out short time ago
and was lust moving back, and bad only 8
smsll stock on hand. Their loss will not
exceed $1,000.
PANIC IS HOTEL.
Inc mos, exciting part of the FIRE was
the panic which occurred among the guests
NJ me Hotel B,uusRick, directly opposite
tbs burned block The heat was so great
that every paus Of glass in the Wabash
syspra front OF tba hoJsl wSs broken and
,bs s,shes and window flames scorched. |
The guests became alarmed. and, not stop !
ming 10 dress themselves, fled from the hO-
tsI The loss oy heat and water to the !
bo,el folks will aggregate $4,000. Fully |
insured.
yOUR NEx sERIoCSLY INJURED.
Captain Joe Ksnyou, of Truck No. 2l, |
80. seriously injured 10 jumping from
,Ls trick on nrr.v,ug a. the trs be fell and |
the wheels cf the truck passed Over him.
Roth Of Iba legs were broken and one OF .
ham was 90 maugled that it mad to be .
smputsted.
X O.. q ,hs hands and ricbt srm oy fall
ing glass ..,-,,,,
Y,..s \. were also cut by falling
s.Iss
TRa track. wn,ah was g new one, was
..uybt under the falling Congress street !
va. srd vas completely destroyed,
gHg Losses AND Insurance..
Nr RelyorI of B-liord, Clarke & Co, !
places his loss at 100000, many valuable .
mates being destroyed The insurance ,
carried 5y this sem Is not k-o"G, ogi It .
will not cover the loss. Tne other hrm
losses 90 tax as ascertaj0ed are As follows:
.BH Peal 4 Co icss $40 goo, insurance
$}j O03. DouahUe y Henneosrry, loss
S2jOOOO. insurance $3.50 900; Van Ant.
ws,p 4 Co lOls 81 900 no insurance. The
insurance on las huilling and contents
vas written with ihiS,y companies. The
los on the building is 100000, insurance
$4,000
The origin Of tn fire Is not known, but
il is supposed il started Ia the engine room
in the uorthwesr corner OF The basement,
and as ,be building was full of elevator
shafts. which acted as so many Hues, 1t
took the flames out 3 tew minutes 10 spread
through the structure aud seize on the IN
dsuuaole material with which it was illed. 4
Every door was filled ai'h heavy machine
r.. the top floor aloue containing twenty
h7e Gortor p,ssses The photographic and
stereotype plasr- we're stored n the base .
ment a1d Il is lh0ught = good deGl OF this
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