The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-10
'7HE FIRE KINGS WORK.
Immense Damage Done BY Disas-
trous Flames.
1900 BARRELS OF WHISKY,
Lumber Plant and Tpsaiy.sIx Buildings Destroyed
Al Coal Grove, Os--Tevn If OlIitan, ". Va,
Nearly Wiped Out.

owRSsnoRo, KY, April q The -four
bonded warehouses Of tho 0icnmors
Distiliing Co were burned 70 the
| ground Friday afternoon, together with
| 10, ITO barrels Of whisky.
The fire caught from sparks from the
distillcry smoke stack, 700 feet away.
A high wind was blowing. and the
mammoth frame structures burned like
tindcr Nearly million gallons Of
burning whisky flowed out on the
| ground, and was only quenched WHOM
| IL ran of into tho Ohio river
Only tho blowing Of the wind In q IA.
vorablc direction prevented the entire
destruction Of tho diatillcry property.
which Is ono OF tho largest III this sec.
tion, together with 300 head Of cattle
penhed up Ia stalls Tho burning
whisky ran all over the place. and sew.
eral timce the distlllery was In danger.
The whisky was largely two year old,
though a large portion was Of tho crop
Of 1900. About J, 900 barrels WINS Of the
present crop. Tho total loss Ii cstt
matcd az sasS.00o over and above the
government tax, which amounts "a
ss0s,00O Tho insurance Is t2S5.o II
y distributed among q large number 81
companies.
The water supply Of tho city Il
strongly tainted with whisky. Tho dis
tillcry being located on the river just
above tho wnterworlta Tho distillery
was preparing 70 mako is inst run Of
the season Friday night
CoAL GRoyE. o.. April .. The most
destructive fro that over viaitad this
section occurred at o'clock p. M, Fri
day, originating III the dry house Of tho
yellow Poplar Lumber Co, d wealthy
incorporation.
During drought and heavy gale
every thing was swept before the lro
Nothing could check tho destroying
flames except 70 burn AWAY the thirty
houses and 1000, 900 foot of lumber
This Is ono OF tho largest Of three
plants owned by this company, man
ageed BY u. q. O'Gonnell, formerly Of
Chicago.
Two mon arc supposed to be lost In
the planning mill, which was totally
destroyed The compnny's store and
Office goods were carried windward,
ind were soon burned Many people
nrn destitute 81 homes and shelter to.
night, their household goods lying
about In the field and ncighhoring
houses,
WiLLIAMerowE. Ky. April 0.-0ne
Of the most disastrous Arcs which has
visited this town ia d number Of years
swept over part Of the residence por-
tion of this city Friday afternoon.
About 3 o'clock Games wore discovered
Issuing from tho roof Of frame cottage
on Mill street, owned by D. G. poynts
and occupied BY A. r Van Leuycr asn
tenant. At the time the fire was dis
covered tho wind was blowing 4 per-
feet gale at least forty miles IN hour
The property OF Judge G. q Cram.
occupied by him as a residence. ncxt
caught fro, and, despite heroic work by
the department. was completely dos
troyed The next building to succnmb
TO tho fiery monster WIS the large feed
and stock barn belonging to w r.
Clark While the fire on Mill street
was nt It's height the cry wna raised
| that buildings on Main street were also
burning. Tho terrific wind hnd
carried Goals Of fro 800 yards, ana
| set on fire the roof Of the residence OF
G w. Tucker, on Main street, occupied
| by Mrs Lou Merrill. and hnd also set
on fire the lumber yard Of r II. Ellis
ton, In which there was stored -, 900 in
lumber and farming machinery II
| looked for q time as II the entire resi-
| dence portion Of the town would be laid
III waste IN spite Of the efforts Of the
fire. department and the volunteer
bucket brigade. The lumber yard was
saved, and the flames stopped at the
Tucker house. Very little insurance
was carrid on the property burned.
MIDDIEroRT, o., April 9. Clifton,
w. Va, just across the river from this
\ place, Is on fire, and $4,000 worth Of
valuable property Is now In ashes.
\ belonging to the Clifton Salt and
! Bromine Co. about noon Friday, and
\ spread with wonderful rapidity TO nd
| joining buildings The fire started
from spark alighting from the com
1 pany's engine and as q high wind was
blowing against the flames. the whole
town was soon blazing mass. Tho
/ flames run in northeasterly direction
right through the heart Of the town
/ Only about one-third Of the property
destroyed is insured. Twenty-Five
homes are destroyed and families
i left homeless
DELAWARE, o., April Q. AT about
o'clock Friday morning Mr.. A. W. Linn.
superintendent Of the Delaware conpty
| inirmary. was awakened by one Of tho
inmates, and told that tho insane de-
4 partment Of the infirmary was on fire.
| Mr. Linn rushed out and awakened the
hands that are employed there, and
then started for tho burning building.
i They broke in tho doors and immedi-
ately saw that there was no hope Of
saving the building, and that the only
thing they could do was to get out the
forty inmates that were locked In their
4 rooms
The work Of rescue was begun. but
with great difficulty. as the insane
people preferred to stay In their rooms
and burn to death. Some Of them had
to be dragged out BY force.