Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-23
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A Disastrous Fire at New Martinsyille-A
List of the Losses
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Special 10 the REGISTER.
NEw MARTNsvILLE, January ga FIRE
broke ont in the Messenger printing Office
building this morning about daylight
The bells soon brought the entire populace
to the scene Of destruction, and the contest
for rsupremacy began. Although the entire
second story was wrapped in flames by
the time working force wac on
the ground, yet nothing daunted,
every man, woman and child
witt desperation and will which only
sue. scenes call forth went TO work to save
what little they could from what seemed
to be On impending conhagration. All
efforts were soon directed to saving furni.
ture and goods in the adjoining buildings,
for it seemed universally conceded from
the beginning that the entire block would
be swept away, for it is almost compact
frame row. The flames soon spread to
the adjoining dwelling oisC C. Eisenbarth
on the north and it was but a tew MIN
utes until the flames were leaping
from every window, and the adjoining two
story building of NJ. T. Grouse on the south
was wrapped in flames and beyond hope.
A desperate effort was made to tear this
building down in order TO save the dwell
ing Of F. c. Bucher situate about ten feet
south, but it was in vain, for the workmen
were soon driven from their vantage ground
and the destructive flames marched on.
Already the Wetzel House, situate on the
corner, about ten feet north Of the Else
barth dwelling, was apparently beyond
hope, cut by superhumsn eilorta it was
saved, and the flames in their northern
msrah checked. The flames had by this
time spread from the Bucher building to
the dwelling Of NJ B Davis, situate about
eight feet south, and one side Of it was
soon ablG2s Desperate eXertions were put
forth, and this building wss saved.
Following is complete list Of the losses:
NJ. B. Davis, loes $500, iusYed in Home,
New York, loss covered, business building
burned; Levi Shuman, loss $500, no insur
ance, household nrGiture burned; I. Z.
Jacobs, loss $50, insured in Ktna Fire
and Marine, Wheeling, loss covered, lag
library and Off iee furniture burned; Bow
ers & Young, loss so, insured in German
Wheeling, loss covered, law library and
office furniture burned; Justus Eakin, loss
$500, insured in Hiheraan, New Orleans
Peabody and Manufacturers, Wheeling
loss covered, hotel furniture aud fixtures;
F. C. Bucher loss 81 500, insured in .E'na.
Fire & Marine, Wheeling for 5 900, drugs
and furniture; r 7. Richardson loss
$500 insured in Equality, Manufacturers
and Franklin OF Wheeling, and Pelican,
covered drugs and household furniture;
Levi OblinRer, loss 500, insured ia Man
ufacturers Of Wheeling and Home Of New
York, covered hotel building; NJ R.
Gouse, loaa 81 500, injured in Franklin OF
Wheeling for 81 400, printing presses &c
NJ. T. Gouse. loss 81 400, insured in Ma
ioual Of Salna, Kansas, for 81 POO; c. c..
Eisenb4rth, loss $500. insured in Fire Il
Marine, Wheeling, for 81 900, drugs; c. c.
Eisenbarth los 81 600, insured in Queen,
of Liverpool, for $500, store and building;
C. c. Ei8enbsrth, loss $1,000, insured in
Qneen ol Liverpool for rl 600, household
furniture and stock OF groceries Total
losa 81 800