The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-30
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
GREAT DAMAGE AT PITTsBURaH
sunday MOrnlDE-Throo Hundred Thousand
Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed
In tho BusinsSS Center Of the City.
The Losers and Losses.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2s.-A defective Aut
in the four-story building Of O. G. Hussey
No. 42 Fifth avenue, occupied by Urling &
Sons, merchant tailors, and Heeren Bros.
manufacturing jewellers, resulted in q fire
this morning, which burned Aercely fol
eight hours, and occssioned q loss ol
$4,000. For q half hour after being
discovered 1t did not look as II 1t would do
much damage. Before 1t was gotten under
control, the communicating building oc.
cupisd by William Haslsgs & Sons, whole
sale grocers, and fancy goods store had
been included in the general destruction,
neighboring building deluged with water
and q block full Of people treated to q
night Of terror.
About halt-past three o'clock this
morning q policeman passing down Fifth
avenue noticed smoke and flames issuing
from the windows OF the Urling building
and gave the alarm. The department re-
sponded promptly, and for q time 1t was
thought the flames could be controlled,
but before four o'clock they broke out
with renewed fury, and few minutes
later the fire was In almost every part OF
the building. A general Aalsrm was then
sent in and the fremen were soon hard OF
work. Il was not until this time that 1t
was discovered that two men were sleep
ing in the thild story. They we're O. P.
Weis and O. Neubsrt, employed by Hee.
gen Bros, who occupied the upper part OF
the building. There was an immense
crowd on the street aud the
GREATEST EXCITEMENT PREVAILED.
The fremen ran ladder to window
in the room in which the men were. and
rescued them.
When they appeared at the window q
cheer went up from the spectators. The
men who slept in the builaing had retired
before midnight, and were seeptng when
the fremen came into their room. In the
meantime the hames continued to spread,
and in short time had communicated to
Hsslsge & Sons grocery, the rear OF
which reached to the Urling building.
The iuaammable material in the Hsslsge
building aided the fire in getting the bet
ter OF the fremen. Finding that It was
impossible to save the burning buildings,
they turned their attention to adjoining
property, and in this way succeeded in
keeping the fire from spreading, although
considerable damage was done from
water.
The total loss was 1926, 500, on which
there was sos, 600 insurance. William
Haslsge said this afternoon that his loss
would be $4,000. The building was val
ued at $4,000, and the loss on stock Ia
fully $4,000. The building was insured
for 500, 900, and the stock for $4,000. OF
this amount $4,000 was in Eastern COM
pRnies, and the balance in home and for
eign companies. Heeren Bros. carried
stock at from 100000 to $4,000. They
had $50, 900 insurance. The stock Ia not
nearly all destroyed. They had $4,000
worth OF goods packed for shipment to-
morrow, which were saved. Five large
safes are also in the ruins filed with
watches, valuable jewelry, ETC., which
they hope to save.
OTHER LOSSES.
O. g. Hussey, owner Of the building
occupied by Urling and Hseren & Bros.,
places his loss at $4,000. The building
was valued at $4,000. His loss is fully
covered by insurance.
Urling L Sons place their loss at $l2, 900,
on which there is $40 900 insurance. The
loss Of DegelmRn & Black, dealers in
woolen goods, is estimated to be S12, 900,
all resulting from the store being flooded
by water. 1t Is impossible TO get the list Of
insurance companies interested as most OF