The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-02
TIE GRAY DAWN GRIASONED
BY tho Red Glare that Lit up South
Street
BURNING CALDWELL I PEIERSONS
Plant and extending to Henry Bic
bcFsop's PFoperty.,,some Narrow
Esospes-wThe Fire starts in the
Corrugated Iron FaotoFy.-The
Hero,sm Of the PiFemepr-The
dreadful vell Demonstrating Smoke.
Extent Ofthe Fire,

About four o'clock this morning an
alarm was rpng in, which for some Fea'
son was misunderstood, The depart
mentapswered promptly, vhep the call
was understood,
The Ore was in tho Caldwell Peter
son compppy's factory on South street,
From the amount Of smoke which is
sued from IT. it seemed probable that
tho entire establishment was o mass Of
~smOlderIpg fire,
1t was said that some one had cried
fire, at least twenty minutes before the
alarm wa rung in, but why this WA
80 nobody could,say.
Tho lFm uses q good deal Of oil in
paint, and 1t 10 probable that q fire in
this factory would be about as hard to
control as ,apywhereln the city.
When the INyEtLtaEScER's second
edition went to press the lire was still
raging and the department working
amid stt1ipg, smoke. No idea Of the
extent Of the loss or tho amount Of the
insurance could then DO formed. but
from the time the flames had ragod'it
was feared tho result would prove dis
astrous in the extreme.
Inthe most3blindinp aud %sutFocating
smoke, before the flames lit up the
scene, two women were seen to enter
the alley in the rear OF Btebcrsop's
+. s%uloon, and it required tho united
efforts Of Lieut.. Gaus and a patrolman
to drag them away from danger. at
this point the wind shifted and
cleared the nelghborhood Of the dense
black log that overhung 1t, In the
meanwhile the aremen braSely stood
by their posts. and frequently one
could not SOC his hand betore him,
much less breathe. II was an awful
condition, women dying for their lives,
Weeping and wringlng their
hands, and looking on tho
despollatlon Of all that had.
been dear to thcm-thts together with
lIurrying Gremen, tho shouts Of excited.
people, and ever and anon the black
canopy of smoke sailing down tho
street. was enough to mako tho stoutost
heart quail.
The lames spread until the whole
block was ablaze. and the adjoining
building, Henry Bteberson's saloon aud
restaurant, had caught. The fire SEEM.
cd at 4;15 q, N. sure to envelop tho
dwelling part OF Amick's property, next
cast on South street, and the high wind
carried the blaze east across South.
street and enyeloped B. L. Caldwell's
store and the adjoining buildinga on.
Main street north Of South with flame,
in away which seriously threatened
the entire square from South to Four
tenth street on Main, It seemed a
cure thing also, at ono time,
that the Gre would reach tho
creek on Main street, and at
least as far Us the Baltimore 4 Ohio
station yard on South street, The Bal
timoro & Ohio passenger station was
also in danger and would have been,
had 1t not been for ita rather tire-proof
character, in great danger
At 4,sOt tho fire caught on tho oppo.
site side Of South street. II seemed at
least possible that tho flames might
sweep the entire sphco for three squares
on encli aile OF the placo where they
originated.
At4:56a N. the fire was under con
troll. THO Caldwell Peterson conpany's
factory was completely destroyed and.
B~ieberson's place Quilted.
II was great work on the part Of tho
fire department to save other property
in the Vicinity. AS 1t came out, the
fire was tho most serious seen in
Wheeling for many years.
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