The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-11

viewed from a distance was grand,
while in the immediate vicinity the
scene was awful,
While the Ames building was burn
ing there were repeated explosions like
fire works mingled with the hoarsee
shouts OF firemen, the changing and
putting OF engines, the crash Of falling
walls, the rumble from hurrying teams
and the surging of the vast crowds
which soon gathered, and rushed to and
fro in eyerybody's way,
EXCITING SCENES.
Itwould be impossible to narate all
the events OF this exciting night. There
were deeds of valor that are worthy OF
more extended account than can be
given here, There we're plenty OF eye
witnesses, too, actors in the fiery
drama, who were ready and anxious to
relieve themselves Of the burden oil
their experience by telling some one OF
the things they would never forget.
Mr., ]. q. Young. manager oil the
Larlet Manufacturing Company, says;
ave saw one man Jump from the fourth
story to the street, landing on his head
OF our employees, Miss Lillian Scott,
Miss Aleyis, Miss Perrins, Miss Richard,
Edward Lambley and a boy are missing
Tho first smoke came out with dis
tinct puff like flashed fire cracker,
with hardly any report; was dense,
binding and sutiocating, and very hot.
The rapid progress OF tho flames was
the most marked feature. The smell
might have been burning rubber. There
was no smell OF gunpowder."
Mr.. Young and his party escaped
without injury beyond few scratches
from falling glass. The patrol service
was admirable.
The employees OF many large stores
in the vicinity were on duty until the
fire was under control, ready 10 move
out goods ii necessary. Jordan, Marsh
4 Co., kept 1000 men for that purpose.
The three largest buildings burned,
tho Ames, Lincoln and Brown Durrell,
were OF modern construction and built
in the most non-combustible style pos
sible for mercantile use.
Tho Brown Durrell had front walls ot
sandstone and rear walls OF brick. The
Amea and Lincoln were much ike 1t.
A conservative estimate OF tho total
loss is S4,50000O. The insurance will
amount to about si,0OO,0O0. No attempt
will be made to compile the insurance
tonight.
David Geddis assisted in removing
some of tho people who jumped from
the burning Partridge building. "Ihe
first thing knew OF tho fire" said Mr..
Geddis, "was when an engine came down
Essex street. | looked aud saw
smoke pouring from the second and
third story windows OF the Partridge
building. saw women rushing to the
windows in the third and fourth stories;
they were in n state OF high excitement
and pulled tho windows up.
"A man jumped from tho third story
window into Lincoln street and was
quickly followed by another They
struck telegraph wires, turned somer-
saults and fell to the sidewalk. Then q
| girl came next and her throat was cut
by striking wire.
/ saw u man jump and grasp
n heavy wire and hang on by
his hands. Just at this moment hook
and ladder No. II rushed down Essex
street and stopped near Columbia
street, and men began to raise
ladders. All this time both
men and women were jumping
from tho Essex street windows and
others were getting onto the telegraph
poles at the corner Of Lincoln street.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
The following victims OF the fire were
taken to the city hospital: =
DEAD-Unknown man, aged about
twenty-five, supposed, from library
card in his pocket, to be Fred Meadow.
craft. Robert ]. Reisteaux. aged
twenty-five, u lNdderman. Girl, too
badly burned to be identified. Leonidaa
H. Rodpath, merchant, died ut hos
pital,
INIuREp-John j. Sullivan, engineer,
fell off ladder at Lincoln street and
received serious injuries; Joshua Shep-
pard, injured ankle; Charles j. Well
worth, multiple injuries; John r. Den:
nison. disocated shoulder; Michael
Harkins, injured thigh; Margaret
Flynn, scalp wound and informal in
iuries; Ada Perrin, seriously in
jured; Daniel X. Murray, com.
pound fracture OF lcgj Paul
Murray. injured leg; Benjamin Pond
and Mr.. Rich, members of steamer
No. we're injured by falling walls, Rich
seriously. Michael Devlin, fractured
thigh. John i. Ryan, injured ankle.
A. W Redpath, badly cut. Miss Mary
Flynn, badly cut. q. j. WClworth,
badly hurt. George L. Rulin, arm
broken. Charles Gaskins, scaded and
burned. Matilda Richards, injured
slightly on hip by jumping out Of q
window. John j. Lyons, driver OF hose
carriage, fractured his leg whilo at worl;
near tho United States Hotel, caused by
hose falling on him.
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MAYNARD's ACTIONS.
puriiIgt Ignores Ills Starving Parent,