The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-14
lieye that the population would reach
1900: Martins Ferry people will be
dissatisfied with the figures, but should
DO thankful that the city has grown 30
steadily, and has O,35l people.
BIG FIRE At PHILADELPHIA.
a Haze That Could Not bo Checke,
Crent p1uniuv NyIii n,r,.I

a Alaxe That Could Not b0 Checked.
0rent Planning Mil burned.
PnILADELruIA, Pa, July l3.-One OF
tho most destructive fires that has oc.
CURED in this city for several years
broke out about four this morning, in
the turning and planning mill Of Ii. T.
Atkinson, Mt Tenth and susquehanna
avenue. The wind blowing from the
southwest carried tho flames across
Tenth street to East side, and Atkinaon's
lumber yard also caught fire. While
the tremen were ut work fighting the
flames which were devouring A,kineon's
two properties, the wind veered around
to the southeast and the flames, fed by
sheds and dry lumber which surrounded
the planning mill, was carried against the
extensive wall paper manufacturing es.
tablishment OF Carey Bros, which was
separated from Atkinson's mill property
by narrow street.
In anticipation that fismes would at-
tack the wall paper factory about doz.
en- Of the employees who had beon sum-
moned to the building stood with hose
10 hand ready to pour water upon the
blaze, but as soon as tho fire gained Oil
entrance to the building it spread with
such startling rapidly .ba. the men
were compelled to drop their hose and
flee for their lives. The upper floors were
filled with paper which had been print.
cd md spread on racks to dry, and this
burned almost like powder. Inside OF
bali al hour from the time the flames
attacked Carey Bros establishment,
that magnificent building was Il com
plete mass ofruins. The building ex.
tended from Tenth to Eleventh streets
distance OF 800 feet and from Nevada
to Colona streets l2O feet and was five
stories high.
When the north wall fell tho bricks
piled up against the house, and the
frightened occupants made their escape
from the rear, and women and children
halt.dressel ran through the streets ter
ror,stricken. Meanwhile the planning
mill had been completely destroyed BY |
the flames. The Gremen succeeded in |
quenchiug the flames in the lumber yard |
alter its contents had been partly de-
stroyed.
The iremen succeeded in ouenchinc
the flames in the lumber yard, after it's
contents had been partly destroyed. No
such complete destruction by fire has
been seen here for years. Carey Bros.
estimate their loss at $500, 900, the build
ing costing 100000 and their stock, ma
chinery. patterns, designs, ETC.. being
worth S300,000. Their insurance is
100000. Mr.. Atkinson places his
loss at between $4,000 aud $4,000,
on his planning mill property, stable and
lumber yard. His insurance ioots up
$500. Dwelling houses on Nevada
street were damaged to the extent OF
$1,000, and other small losses to sur
rounding property will aggregate S. 900
more, making the total near s6OO,O0O.
The origin Of the fire is a mystery.
Carey Bros. factory was probably the
most complete establishment OF its kind
in the United States, il not in the world.
All grades of wall paper were mannfac.
tured from the cheapest to the finest.