Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-15

added immensely to the popular ex-
element.
THE FIRE AND THE RUIN 1T WROUGHT.
About half-past wo fire broke out
in some unknown manner in the wash
house adjoining the residence OF b. n.
Lindsay, on the east side OF Fourth
street, south of Market. An alarm was
promptly turned in and the department
responded, but before the tiremen could
get down to effective work the flames
had spread to Falk g. O'NeaPs restau-
rant. fee cream saloon, ETC., ad-
Joining on the south, and famed
by stiff breeze which was blowing
from the north, adjoining property was
soon on fire, on the south and east, and
IL became patent to the thousands OF
people who had been by this time at
tracted to the scene that Steubenvilie
was in for one of the biggest conhagra-
tions in all her history. The fremen
brought every bit of ire-fghting ap-
paratus at their command into play,
and were aided by hundreds OF volun-
teers from among the ranks OF the citi-
zens, but despite every exertion
the flames spread from house to
house along the east side OF
Fourth street, and to the east towards
Court street, and few minutes after
three o'clock, after a consultation be-
tween Mayor Scott and Fire Chief Bar.
ney Martin, it was resolved TO tele-
graph to Wheeling for aid, and mes
sage was dispatched to Mayor Caldwell,
asking for help. This message was re-
ceived about hali-past three o'clock, and
after a conference with Chairman Of the
Fire Committee Edward Robertson, the
Atlantic engine company was ordered
to Fourteenth and Water streets, and a
train Of fat cars on the Panhandle
road was prepared to take the appara-
tus to the threatened city.
Meanwhile the fire continued to
spread, and at half-past three had
burned south almost as far as Adams
street, had crossed Court street TO the
east, and had did considerable damage
to property on the west side Of Fourth
street, taking hold OF several buildings
on that side of the street, upon differ
ent occasions, but being as often extln-
guished by the fremen, who kept close
watch upon that side. At four o'clock
IL was seen that the fire would at least
be confined to the square
north of Adams street, and
would not extend west of Fourth,
and half an hour later the danger was
passed, and when the Wheeling train
arrived, at twenty-five minutes Of five,
after remarkably fast run, their SER
vices were not needed. The Wheeling
boys would, nevertheless, have linn
bered vp their engine little, but it
was found that the suction pipes would
not fit the fire plugs, the threads on the
screws not being the same on the pipes
as upon the plugs. This difficulty could
have been overcome had the situation
been serious one, but as it was, the
apparatus was taken back to the cars,
aud about hali-paSt FIVE was loaded up.
A complete list Of the buildings
burned or damaged is as follows:
BUILDINGS DESTROYED
On Fourth street, east sids-L. n.
Brandenburg, grocery; E. B. Potts, no.
tions, ETC.; Henry Shafer, music; Leav-
isson, notions, etc; William Swearingen,
meat shop; DR., L. A. McLain, residence;
John Shilling, residence; Humble's mil
linery store; Falk 81 0'Neais restau-
rant, ice cream saloon and residence;
Atlantic Tea Company; George Fisher,
grocery; Linsley's stable; Shaw & Ford,
plumbers; Patriotic Order Sons OF
America; Walter Haler, saloon.
East side Court embellishments
stables; Louis Anderson's stable; VIM.
Helms & Son, blacksmith shop; Laugh
Inns double dwelling house
West side of Court street-Jacob
Chapman's blacksmith shop.
PARTIALLY DESTROYED OR DAMAGED.
East side of Fourth street-Jaeob
Engle's New Home; Lemuel Branen-
burg's grocery.
West side Of Fourth street-Mrs. d.
w. Meyers residence; A. p. Rabies nov
city store; Hugh Robinson's grocery;
Porter & McKee'S meat store; j. w.
Stuart & Co., music; James Barry.
North side OF Adams street-residence
OF the Misses Paxton; dwelling owned
by Hugh S. CobIe; residence of Hugh 5.
Coble; Round Corner Hotel" stable.
In addition TO this list, several other
buildings suffered from slight scOrch-
ing, broken glass, bllstered paint, or
other comparatively small damage. but
these individual small losses will be
quite large in the aggregate.
Soon after the fire broke ont Frank
Grace, William Stark, and several 9TH
er volunteers were in the second story
OF Lindsay's stable, getting out some
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