The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-01
THE M'MEcHvS FIRE
The Insurance Given in Pull-TLs Losses,
DOIpg business Again,

Doing business Again,
The MCAleChen store presented a very
ragged appearance yesterday morning.
The glass was all mashed out, and piles
Of soaked paper, paper boxes, cigars,
candies, and other fine goods were strewn
about the floors, The office furniture
and all the tirn's papen, except the
books, which were carried out before the
fire got under Roadway, lay soaked and
scattered about the lower floor, The
burned floors and tlmbers and the
smoked and waterstained walls present,
ed desolale appearance, Even the gas
fixtures were bent by the force with
which the heavy streams from the fire
engines struck them, and wherever any,
thing was loose those streams turned II
out OF place. In the second story hum
dreds Of cases OF fine bottled and canned
goodsw dumped inpromiscuous piles,
Mr., MtAleohen stated that nearly all the
canned aud bottled goods which are not
mashed are ruined by becoming heated,
In the third story, where the canning
and bottling machinery and preserve
kettles are located, the damage is lightest.
the fire did not reach 1t, and the damage
comes principally from the liberal supply
OF water thrown into the front windows,
Mr., MCMechep still estimates his loss
at from $50, 900 TO $S5, 900, 10 say nothing
Of tho Inconvenience and business delay
they will suffer, Their insurance was
placed as follows;
Northern Assurance COMPANY, OF Lon.
don, England, 5000; London and Lam
Canshire, OF Liverpool, $1,000; Phoenix,
OF Hartford, Connecticut, two policies,
$4,000; German, Of Freeport, Illinois,
$1,000 Peabody, Of Wheeling, $500;
franklin, Of Wheeling, 81 800;
Standard, Of Wheeling, $780, Liver.
pool, London & Globe, $1,000; total
$40 800, ], NJ, Doddridge says he has q
81, 900 policy on tho stock, but Mr., Nc,
Mechen could tell nothing about it, The
Standard Company, Of this city, rein.
sured It's policy with the American, oil
Philadelphia,
On the building owned by Mr.. Charles,
Loehler there was but one policy OF
81, 500, held by the Standard, ofthis city.
Experts examined the building yester-
day, and It is thought that the policy
will more than cover the loss, and will
put the building In better shape than 1t
was before,
Il. 4. Hutchinson 4 Co.'s stock was In.
sured for $3.50 Us follows: Liverpool
London and Globe, 5000; franklin, OF
Wheeling, $1,000; Fro and Marine,
Wheeling, $1,000; n ma, Of Hartford,
Conn.,, S3,000i Home, Of New York,
81, 900; HRdover, Of Now York, $1,000;
German, Of Wheeling, $1,000! London
and Lancashire, $1,000.
How much Hutchinson & Co. will lose
cannot be known until they make an
examination Of their stock, The insur-
anCe people have arranged for them to
go on with business, and to make q set.
clement when the amount oil loss Is
discovered,
The building which they occupy be-
longs to Miss Lizzie Miller, and Is in
sured for about $4,000. The damage
will not reach more than $500, the tim
bsrs OF the second floor being burned in
one place, while the south wall is soaked
with water,
Yesterday morning Mr. Augustus Pol
lupK leuueFeu 70 MCMeCnen " son tne
use Of q part OF bis counting room and
the second story Of his building on Water
street, These offers were gladly accept
ed, and by noon their office had been
moved in, and they were doing huuipess.
The Messrs. McAleChep expect TO have
their old factory and packing rooms in
operation in three weeks provided salts.
factory arrangements can be made with
the insurance people,
Mr., w, D, MCMeChen was much elRt.
cd yesterday over the fact that he had
heeh able TO carry ont the prediction
lie made the night before, during the
progress Of the fire, that he would ship
goods yesterday, Several orders we're
filled aud Cotton Oh despite the chaotic
condition the frp found itself in. To.
day the Arm will establish itself tempo.
raFily In the store room on Main street,
just south OF the creek, formerly Occu.
pied by Roemer. The firm Is deeply
grateful to the many who have extended
Them assistance aud TO the thousands
who have spoken words Of sympathy. :,