Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-27
ETRUCTIVF FIRE.
az on THE UNITED STATES GLASS
PANY PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
B, Packing Rooms, Cutting Shops, Straw
BIC, Wiped Ont Together With One
Rslling House, and the ScAmnl-
bach Brewery Ice House.

half, destroying NAN
buildings, and inaicting loss ol
Bout fifteen thousand dollars
The flames were first discovered In
the lower portion Of the large three
story frame building at the southwest
corner OF alleys II and %, by some men
who were working in the packing roon'
lust across the alley, and just at the
southwest corner Of the Schmuloaeh
Brewing Company stables. Inc mate-
rial in which the flames were raging
when they were first seen, preeIuueo
anv attempt on the part Of the employees
IN extinquish the fire, and while some
Of the men turned their attention TO
saving what property of the Glass COM
Danv thew could hastily lay their hanus
On others turned In an alarm from OoA
60. This was quickly followed oy
special call for the Atlantic, ana 'neh
second alarm was sounded, calling out
the entire department.
When the fremen arrived they founu
a tremendous fire raging, ana their
work being hampered by scarcity Oh
water during the first valuable ten
minutes, the flames quickly spreau un-
Ill they involved all the buildings Ia inc
SQUARE south OF the Schmuloacn brew
ery stable, bounded by McCulloch, wet
eel and Thirty-sixth streets ana IN
short time thereafter they spread across
Wetzel street 10 the east, involving the
stables OF the Glass Company In the
general ruiu. The fire covered more
than an acre of ground when at lts
height. and the heat was most IN
tense. driving back the crowds
of people 10 a consideraoie us
tance. and badly bothering the nre-
men. vino could not, for long ume'
get within close range OF the buildings.
Only six engine streams were available,
as the Vigilant engine is dismantled'
and the water thrown seemed 10 have
no appreeiable effect for a long time.
Seeing this, the efforts OF the depart
ment were largely devoted 10 prevent
ing the spread OF the ire TO the ware
house and factory property OF Tue
Glass Company, on the south, ana 10 the
Schmulbach stables, and the frame
dwellings in the rear Of the stables,
on the north, and they won
the admiration OF the spectators oY the
good work they did in this regard.
There was a big fight between the IRE
on the one side and the department on
the other. for the Schmulbach Ice
bouse. but il stood too close to the big
tbree-story packing building and straw
shed 10 be saved, and it was left pref
Nv complete wreck, except on the side
merit TO alley %. 1t was about half full
of ice. and this will prove almost total
loss-at least IL looked that was last
night at midnight. Immediately adJoln-
Ing the Schmulbach stables, on Wetzel
Street. was the frame residence OF
Frank Dixon, a driver for
the Glass Company. Spectators
saved most Of his household goods, but
the building caught fire early In the
fight, and was totally destroyed FROM
this building, and the blazing cutting
shop, ETC., in its rear, the Schmuloach
stable were seriously threatened Tor a
long time, the fire burning out couple
of windows in the upper hoor OF the
stables, aud the wind sending showers
OF sparks into the big building. AL the
horses aud wagons belonging TO the
Brewing Company were removed, aud
the Chemical engine was run into the
stable. and the fire was there fought at
close quarters, this engine and the
streams upon the roof and
those played upon the walls out
side saving valuable property. Had
the stables burned, the safety OF the
main brewery buildings must have been
very seriously jeopardized, as the wind
was blowing right in their direction,
and only narrow street interviewed. To
the fact that the wind was blowing
from the southwest, Is 10 be largely at
tributed the safety OF the warehouse,
Office and factory OF the Glass Company.
The warehouse and office building is
an immense frame affair, on the south
side OF Thirty-sixth Street, and as II
was, 1t required all the efforts OF the
fremen to prevent the spread OF the
flames in that direction.
Al ten O'Clock the fire was grand
sight. The frame buildings were large,
and were filed for the most part with a
great mass OF the most inhammable ma
terial, an immense quantity OF straw,
used for packing, being prominent
among their contents, along with many
barrels, and the result was blaze
which, covering a wide base, shot
hundred and fifty feet into the air. a
SQUARE away the buildings fairly
smoked with the heat, aud new build
ing at the northwest corner OF Nc
Culloeh aud Thirty-siXth street wasl
only saved by being covered with wet
ouits. sheets aud blankets along the
roof and cOrnice, while bucket brigade
kept the walls well wet down. Other
frame dwellings adjoining the Sehmul-
bach ice house and in the rear OF the
stables were also in considerable jeOp-
ardy for long time, and men stood up
on their roofs with buckets OF water,
dousing out the sparks which fell inces-
sanity around them The great light
made by the flames attracted two or
three thousand spectators from all over
the city, while up town there were
some extravagant rumOrS in circulation,
there being reports that the entire
glass plant had been destroyed and that
The Schmulbach Brewery was also
burning. Happily Il was not that bad
by a good deal. There was ire
mendous rush Of street car travel from
the upper and central portion OF the
city. and downtown cars averaged
hundred passengers each for quite
while, men hanging upon every projec-
tion all over the cars, at the Imminent
risk OF life and limb. No accidents re-
suited from this cause, however.
When the FIRE was we'll under control
q REGISTER reporter asked Mr. Il. E.
Waddel for at estimate Of the loss on
the glass works. In reply be said he
could not possibly give definite esti-
mate until he had made an examination