West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1888-02-24
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE!
Three Buildings Destroyed, Aggrega-
ting $4,000.


ting $1,000.
On Saturday night last, shortly
after midnight, the citizens OF our
quiet little city were aroused from
their peaceful slumbers by that fear.
full cry, fire! fire. which was soon
Joined bv the ringing of the Court
house bell and the Citizens large
triangle. The fire was found to pro
ceed from the rear portion OF block
of wooden buildings on the north
side of Main street. in the centre of
the square living between Lawrence
and West streets, and near the divis-
ion line between the rear Of the sa'
loon Of Mr.. Thomas Kahn and ware
room of Mr. c. f. Wall.
First in the block was the store
room Of Mr.. c. +. Wall, and above
it a dwelling occupied by Mrs. An
ME f. Roderick and three children;
next a wareroom occupied by Mr.
Wall, and adjoining this the saloon
of Mr. Thomas Kahn, above which
was dwelling occupied by Mr.
Wall. wife and two children, and
two clerks, Edward Allen and Wal
ter Welsh.
The inmates were scarcely arous-
ed in time TO escape with their lives.
/ Mrs. Roderick and her children on
running out Of their smoking bed
room to the porch, found the only
stairway in flames, and were obliged
to Jump from the porch to the pave
ment below, which fortunately was
accomplished without injury. The
adjoining house, occupied by the
Misses Ware, belonging to ). ). and
W. l.. Dalgarn, was next to CATCH
and was materially damaged. Mr..
ID. ). Hughes residence, which was
only separated from the burning
buildings by a ten-foOt alley, was
badly scOrched, but owing to the eX-
cellent work of the fire department
was saved from the raging flames.
The heat was so intense that all the
glass in the large double front in the
Rink building were cracked and
broken, and it was with great diff
Guilty that the building was prevent
ed from burning.
The following is memoranda
furnished by Washington Il Alexan-
der, bK whose Agency the properties
were insured:
). ). & w. L. Dalgarn's dwelling
insured in the Continental of New
York, n. Y, for $500.
Thomas A. Kain's merchandise
insured in the Etna of Hartford,
Conn, for $500.
Wall & Dorsey's merchandise in
sured in the L. L. Il Globe Of Eng
| land for $1,000.
Mrs. Annie Z. Roderick's saloon
building and dwelling insured in the
| German, Of Wheeling, W. Va, for
/ $500.
Mrs. Annie +. Roderick's dwell
inc and store house, insured for
| 500. and furniture insured for 5000,
/ in the Peabody of Wheeling, w. Va.
Mrs. \. f. Hughes building in
sured IN the l.. L. Il Globe of Eng
land. slightly damaged.
The Rink building, owned by
II. c. and L. ID. Getzendaner dam
AGED TO the extent of $50. No in
surance.
Too much praise cannot be given
to our Fremen in the execution of
/ their trust during the whole manage
ment of the conflagration. The ad-
ditional hose enabled the steam en-
cine to send water from the run,
where the supply was eXhaustless.
The fire was about two squares from
the run, and To force two streams
from there was powerful test for
the capacity of the engine. The
Citizens hand engine, placed in the
rear of the fire, did equally valiant
service in the contest with the rag
inc flames. The calmness of the
night was also favorable, as well as
the dampness of the roofs.
/
Honest brains, in office, are scarce