The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-03
rIfE,FtRR AS sEEN FROM MAIN STRICT.

..IHs tiIl IlNal f4 ll1-b4GAA 40 t9AsASN
squares in thectty. at one timoslt
looked as though this square would
certainly burn, and but for the magnil-
cent work OF the fire department under
the efficient direction OF Chief Frank
Healy, the fire loss would by the burn
ing OF this square have reached the
enormoustigureo OF half million dollars,
and it's effect on tho businessint OF
the city would haye been terrible.
The story OF tho fire up to S o'clock
yesterday morning wac 'chronieied In
tue second editionIot the lNTELlIoES-
CgR yesterday, At that hour the fire
department had the contlagration under
sufficient control to assure Its being
kept in the limits Of the Caldwell 4
Peterson plant and .Bieherson's place,
adioiuingthe former on South street.
At4:3O the Ere was tierccst and had
communicated to the cornices and VIM
dow frames OF the buildings on the OPP.
posits side of the street, occupied by u.
/, CaldweIl's Inantel establishment and
Waterhouse Bros, Wholesale grocers.
AT this time alnostthe entire energies
OF tho department were conferred on
these buildings. which 1t was OF the ut
most Importance to save, as they were
on tho edge Of one Of the most valuable
squares in the city. MIR. Caldwell's en-
pfoyes also dillallsin their power with
buckotsot water, and at 1850, after half
an hours almost superhuman work, 1t
WIS seen thatthe danger in this direc.
ton was overcome, and that the fire
wontd be confined to Its original limits.
Thb total loss caused .bythe contlagra.
ton will foot up 1ienrly $8S 600 divided
as1ollows:
Caldwell & pCl1taor Manulactu ting Com i. a,
SUl,usy
IL !'nS S
HOnty ''.'..''.'''''''. ~
Union News c0lnpa w! HSS
Other l0Gcs a. elVVS
Henry Biebetson Is insured in the
German for 81 COO, .. =. gaIdwell's, loss
ftillycovered by insurance, Union News
Companysnoinsur rance.
The insurance. on the Caldwell y
Peterson Manufacturing Companyis
plant amounts to $4,000, while the
loss as estimated last night will be,
about SS5 900 OF, 500, 900. \ a statement
Oh this FIRMS insurance 10 asfollows:
oubuildlnFS, stock and mabhlnety. ssS ,999
on alOuk. NJ. 2,9gg
On buildlnga alono .,as'.'S t'' 4, ~
Total iuSufancc SlVVgV
The companies and agencies are
iollowa. K z
Nv u FopoEas' AGENCY.
FifS Aaoe s o
Guardian Of ~
LaucAhitc OF England 's''..'''.,' S wv,
rs,Rldon co.'s AdsSCY.
WcslcNeltct 81 NON York;, .,,,.,.,,s s26Gs9
Queen OF ,,,'.',''..'''''"' SIVVV
ialFilEllifas AcEsuE. isi
sColilh tihlot IS llptal s2,oQV
AtpHg uS' Adf Sui,
American ot thllad ,..s.,,.,e. 1850
fboii . AetsuS.
PcuhlyivanlA 81 riiilA olnhie aese,..ete, $500
slcf5kNl AZ EscY. "A - &
Providence Mattlh s2b0
0iilliAt of yglltEliNd, n.
German oiWheSAngesNie,s .'e.t,,i,,.' s269o
ThoRodaots ugency ID caught for the
gteale8t loss; S22, 900 and the only
home company That suffered 10 the Cor.
man, MI 1S6dg0ta 6aid last evening
that the aiiUstoFa would probably DO
on Tue ground 10 Rdiutt The losslwithin
two of three tlhysI all He chmpetllea
having boon AZ once moi iled Of the fire
by telegraph, but thHytgill not "a, able
TO acknowledgement the wreck aye ~ 70;
moved soasto allbwian oSainlnA Oh OIL
themauhinefy .Whiglt.at fteteht " puts;
iudIundNt tohaoi rubblHlis
The otiglno Of tue iife ieJjust 90 NY
8lOtlou6 now III IL Wa yeAt0fdny Mh
Frank Caldwell, Of the Arm Nj " in the
Office Of Observation-Disclosures sunday ayens
ing about eiS o'clock aud SAWS ihefe wac
no lighter Gre Of any N stflptien whom
hblalt shortly after that hour one
theory NJ 10 tie OH slH NJ that ono rs
moro tfAnpa had tllt0h betths uhdet
the building, aud that the Die started
from d ttibe on tnhtehNg, The mystery
WlllpFdbahly mover btuntAyeloul
AT THE time ui tho Gre Gle company
was doing d fine hutlngaal having o.
number oil orders iot theft rood RON