Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-30

as If they had been outlines OF paper.
All these buildings were consumed
within half an hour OF the time when
the flames leaped over Br .sdway.
Suddenly the wind turned around.
Where IL was northeast when the fire
alarm rang, 10 was now almost due
south, cutting out broad avenue Of de-
acknowledgements the Milwaukee river
and Lake Michigan. In its path lay
the big freight yards OF the Chicago and
Northwestern road, together with the
round house and its valuable contents
Of rolling stock The end Of the freight
shed on the corner Of Chicago and JEFF
fersOn streets, was the first 10 ignite,
and the flames soon spread all over the
yards, burning freight cars and every
thing before It. One hundred aud fifty
long trains Of freight cars stood on the
Northwestern tracks, when biliow or
fire leaped across Van Buren, street and
touched the south end OF the freight
house. A million dollars worth Of rail-
road property was doomed. The south
end Of the freight
HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH OIL.
Soon the smell OF burning petroleum
filed the air aud a volley of explosions
shook the earth. The low brick freight
house stayed the onward sweep Of the
flames, but only for moment. Through
the square windows the red glow could
be seen aud an instant later a shower OF
burning cinders flowed away toward the
lake, covering a thousand freight cars
filled with merchandise.
On and on the resiStlesS wave Of FIRE
was sweeping, consuming everything In
its path over TO Jackson street from
Broadway. The fire was now following
the south wind along Broadway down
jefferson street along Milwaukee street.
Along Broadway it swept to the Weisel
& Viiter Manufacturing COmpany's
plant on Chicago street, and 20 No. 10
engine house, Broadway. When IL had
reached the Weisel Il Vilter plant the
department had prepared TO attempt to
cut it of with dynamite. Three kegs
were exploded 10 the building, having
been stored there to await the coming
OF the flames. As each went off in
close succession the cry went up from
the thousands who blocked the streets
for the radiusof mile. The gas works
|. had exploded but the plant was almost
entirely saved.
Seeing that the fire must surely reach
them, the men rapidly forced the air
into the tanks, diIuting the gas so that
il was beyond the point OF explosion.
Then they let 10 out sufficiently TO sink
the tanks below the level and fed for
their lives. As result Of this Milwau-
kee will have It's usual gas supply in a
day or two.
The Bethel Home, near the gas
works, caught fire soon after with
Hamme's livery stable on Broadway.
HUNDREDS OF HORSES
we're fin the path of the flaming circle.
Some horses were safely taken away
whilea number were stampeded. The
Laura Catlin kindergarten also sue
cumbed despite the dynamite. Around
on Erie street the w. TOepfer iron fOun-
dries and the Rideburg vinegar works,
we're also destroyed, together with in
hume small buildings, saloons and
residences Hausen's malt house with
i'm a few rods Of the border Of Lake
Michigan and with an adjoining elevator
made brilliant display when they
caught. The elevator, after smoking
from the heat Of the 1ames, suddenly
burst into flames from the lower win
dows to the top OF the high ventlIatlng
house. In an instant it was all ablaze.
As bowling blast or wind
struck il, the flames swept across the
street and i'm an instant the malt house
proper with It's tall tower broke out in
spots OF Pickering fire. The elevator
was so strongly built that it maintained
its form long after the hottest period
was passed and from the upper floors
the burning grain fell in the street like
the down pour of Niagara. Then from
the windows of the large malt house
and from the caves came jets OF bright
green flames. gas from the heated malt
Ii was not long before the entire build
ing was ablaze, and the roar was tre-
meudOus. A large ventilation wheel
i'm the upper story was burning and
wbirIing like q huge St. Catharine's
wheel. The heat was intense within
block OF the malt house Ii was a close
call for the house OF the gas company,
only the most vigorous work OF the
saloon men with hydrant, hose ana
buckets OF water saved the wooden
saloon which adjOins the retort house.
Now having watched the march OF
flames 10 the north and east, let US see
them sweep
RED PATH To THE SOUTH AND EAST.
Across the way from Bud & Kip was
the store of Roundy, Peckham Il Co. 1t
caught FIRE before the department was
ready 10 prevent IL. Next to Roundy'
Peckham & Co.'S on Buffalo street was
A store belonging to the Phster estate
and occupied by II. Shaftals q Co., ana
west OF this was the warehouse or the
National Distulng Company. All three
csurbt fire almost simultaneously and
the alcohol stored up in the National
DiStilipQ warehouse was re-
spousible for the destruction
of almost the entire block on East Wa
ter street south or Buffalo street. The
burning alcohol ran over into the base
ment under the large block occupied by
Leidestori, setting it all afre. This
buildiDg was five stories high. 1t
looked solid and indestructi5le. The
flames gradually worked their way up.
After awhile there came leaping out OF
the roof a mass Of flames, then the cor
ner walls fell. They tottered Tor
while. as II trying to balance them
selves then they bent over and
went down, covering the whole
street from corner TO corner, with
spIintered stone and brick. Fortu-
nately the fremen withdrew in time
and no one was hurt. From the Leider-
storf building the fire spread to the
buildings south Of it. Inbush Bros,
the Mann Brewing Company and De-
'arme & Yuentine's soap factory caught