The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-04-27

The nasroastown Fsnals Sem
inafy Burned 70 the Ground
LOSS ESTIMATED AT TEN THOUS:
AND DOLLARS,


Loss ESTIMATED AT TEN THOUS
! AND DOLLARS,
Partly Covered by lnsur
ance.
The Morgantown Female Semina
ry was burned to the ground OF
Tuesday. About 1890 o'clock il
the morning the alarm was raiset
and an immense crowd assembled
about the burning building in few
minutes but the fire had gained
much Roadway that little could be
done to check 1t and the crowd be
gan to carry everything out of til,
house. All the furniture was takel
out, but much Of it was damaged
more or less by rough handling.
The origin of the fire is unknown
the first signs of it being seen b
Mrs. Brand, who kept the boarding
department. in through the traT
door leading onto the roof from the
second story. She at once called
Mrs. Moore, and by the time the lat
ter lady had arrived on the scene
the ladder leading to the trap door
had ignited. 1t was then that the
alarm was given and by the time the
people had collected, the shingle ROOF
of the edifice was completely ablaze
and it was readily concluded that NO
effort possible could check the fiery
element, and the work Of carrying
out the household goods began.
Among the first articles brought out
were two pianos and an organ, then
followed household goods of every
description. There were some losses,
but to the credit ofthose so manfully
working be it said that nearly every
thing was saved inside the building
The house was full of dodgers,
both ladies and gentlemen, and to
all there are probably few trifing
losses but to few the loss is of all
the clothing, &C., they had in the
world.
The building and furniture, the
property of Mrs. Moore, were insur-
ed to the amount of IS, 000-$4, 900
on the building and $1,000 on the
furniture, pianos, &C., in the Pea
body, Fire and Marine and Ameri-
can insurance companies, all OF
Wheeling, and it is probable that a
discount of but small amount will
be thrown off this, as most of the
effects were damaged. The building
is totally destroyed, though the out
err walls are standing.
Several other buildings ignited
from sparks of this big fire, namely,
Maj. McGrew's and DR.. Lazier's res
licences and the Presbyterian church,
but ladders were soon hoisted and
water poured on the burning places.
Sparks flew to the northern end Of
the town.
OF course the principal losers by
the fire are Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
Brand, the former home made dear
by the association Of many years
residence there, and to the latter on
account of the almost utter destruc-
ton Of all her worldly possessions.
The property destroyed was val
ued at $4,000. Since the fire there
has been considerable scurrying
around for lodging and boarding
places, but many places are open to
receive the ones thrown out so I'M
expectedly and all will be comforta-
bly, domiciled within a few days.
There are ladies, young and in the
more advanced stages of life in near
ly every city, town, village and ham
let of West Virginia, and many from
other States, who will be grieved,
sympathetic and regretful when they
learn that the Morgantown Female
Seminery is no more. In this insti-
tutional the intellectual culture of
hundreds of women's minds has been
developed. Morgantown is the loser
of one of her most historic edifices by
a confagration. The old seminary
will no longer figure in the annals
of this community as it has for years
past and the absence will be one re-
GREETED by every person in Morgan
town and many persons abroad. A
history of the institution may be in
teresting reading and one will APP
pear in these columns soon.
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