Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-14

to be particularly fierce, and to be burning
with grsenish fame, as though some sort
of chemicals were located there. The at
tention of one of the firm was called 10 the
matter, when he said with q smile, "Oh,
that's where we kept our stock of Perfect
fire extinguishers- fifty dozen of
EN-" There was good deal Of fun over
this
The double four-story building next
north of Wilson & Chapman is owned by
James W. Paxton and was occupied by s.
II. Bal, produce; AL Stoltze, express Of
fee; J. V. L. Rodgers, assignee of Jacob
Berger, and the Wheeling Hat Bleachery,
on the first and second floors, while the
third and fourth is taken up with old Union
Hall, where the G.. A. R., the Knights of
the Golden Eagle and the B. P. o. Elks
were located. The upper part of this build
ing was badly scorched and the entire
structure drenched with water.
Next north of this was the building Nos
1907 and 1909, occupied on the first floor
by the offices of the American Insurance
Company and the Laughlin Nail Company,
on the second by the insurance Off of J.
V. l. Rodgers and one or two private
rooms, and on the third floor by Wheeling
Tent, Improved Order of Red Men. The
fourth floor was vacant. The damage here
was light, being mainly due to the water.
On the south. the building No 1917, oc-
cupied on the first floor by the dry goods
firm of Kraus Brothers & Baer, and up
stairs by Augustus Pollack as a residence,
was very slightly damaged.
The Howell House, on the Water street
side of the block, suffered some little loss
from broken windows, etc.
The losses and insurance are summar-
lied as follows
G. A. r. Posts-Loss, 81, 200; insured
for $500, on furniture, in the Jrfsrson, Of
Wheeling.
Paxton building-Loss, 81, 900; insured
on three year policy for s., 900, in T. +.
Phillips Chicago Agency.
S. Ii. Bell-Loss, $500; insured for $500,
in the Providence Washington, of Proyi-
dence, r. l.
J. vi Rodgers, assignee of Jscob Ber-
ger-Loss, $500; no insurance.
Wheeling Hat Bleachery-Loss, $500;
insured for $500, in the Jefferson.
B. ?. o. E!ks Loss, $3.50; no insur-
ance.
knights Of the Golden Esgle-Loss,
500; insured for $500.
Peoples Bank Bnilding-Loss, $3.50; in
surance, S.. 900, in the Royal, Of London.
Kraus Bros & Baer-Loss, 800; insur-
snce, 81. 500, in the London and Lancaster,
and 50, SEQ each IN Queen, of London,
Northern Assurance, of London, and Phoe-
nix, Of Hartford.
American Insurance Co. and Laughlin
Nail Co Iss, nominal.
Augustus Pol!ack-Loss, $50 or $50; in
sured for So, 0O0 each in the Liverpool and
London and Globe, and London Assurance
Corporation.
Sons of VeteIaps-Loss, small; no insur-
anCe.
Wilson & Chapmsn-Loss, probably,
$1,000; insurance, SIS 600, as follows: Ger
man American, of Freeport, $1,000; st.
Panl Fiie and Marine, $4,000; Fire and
Marine, of Wheeling, 81 900; Imperial, of
London, 1000; Louisville Underwriters,
81, 500; AnglO-Nevsds, of San Francisco,
81, 600; Citizens, of New York, s., 800; Nj
agara, of New York, 81, 900, and Hamburg
German, of Hamburg, $4,000. This was
placed through the Collier agency.
Unruh buildipg--Loss, So OjO, insured
in Franklin and Peabody, So 600 each.
Total loss Sl3,s75. Total insurance,
$4s,70O.
The origin of the fire. has been traced to
natural gas fire, which was left burning
Thursday evening, in the produce store of
Mr.. Bell. The gas pressure was quite low
when the store was closed In the evening,
and az the weather was chilly, the FIRE WAS
lett burning. Daring the night the
pressure became stronger, and the stove
pipe becoming ovefheated, the fire Was
to the Wilson & Chapman
building through defective fiue, spread
ipg thence up the elevator shaft to the
upper portion of the building
Daring the firemen's long fight, they
were materially aided by supply Of hot
clffee, furnished them by Charles Van
Keuren, the Twelfth street restaurant
man.
A telegram was received from Mr.. Pax
tOu yesterday afternoon, stating that the
insurance adjuster would be on at once,
ard that the work of rebuilding the G. A.
K hall would he commenced Monday and
pushed to completion az rapidly az possible
Repairs will also he commenced upon the
other property damaged at the earliest pos
sible moment. Indeed, some work in this
was done yesterday.