Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-26
GAVE II NO SHOW.
EMENPROMPTLY SQUELCHED WHAT PROM.
ISRD TO BE A BIG FIRE.
Lukss Big Livery Stables Severely Sccrchsd Las
Evsning-All the Horses and Most Of the
Rigs Savsd-GOOd Work By
the Police.


shortly after half-past seven o'clock. 1t
looked as though the block Of low
buildings on the east side OF Market
street, between alley twelve on the
south and Fourteenth street on the
north, would be laid waste by fire.
That this didn't happen is mainly due
to two things-the almost entire alb
sence of wind, and the splendid work
of the fire department.
About twenty-five minutes Of eight
o'clock several people noticed, about
the same time, thick volume of black
smoke pouring from the rear win
dow OF Luke's livery stable, these win
dows opening upon alley c, In the
rear, and alley twelve, on the south
side. Officer Pat Scalley was close at
hand and turned In an alarm from box
25, at Market and Fourteenth streets,
and the department came upon the
scene in It's usual quick time, while
large number of citizens rapidly filed
up the street in front. A large force
of volunteers, seeing the iminent
danger of the entire building, and
perhaps OF the block, at once
organized an impromptu property-sav-
ing corps, and the way horses, harness
and all sorts OF wheeled vehicles were
run out of the livery stable was a eau
ton. Another detachment, while this
was going on, invaded the store-rooms
north OF the stable entrance and the
apartments up stairs, over the livery
stable, fronting on Market street, and
In few minutes +. Fresmuth's barber
shop, No. 142S. Trieber' store, No. 1922,
Luke's harness room, No, 1924, the
livery Office, No. 1870, and the Office OF
DR.. Leon Refer. Harrison 81 Snider's
tailor shop, and Mrs. Smiths sleeping
apartment, up stairs, over the the num-
bers named, were cleaned OF all the
portable property they contained, the
stuff being removed to places OF safety
in buildings on the west side OF Market
street. There were thirty horses in the
stables when the fire broke out, nnm-
Der belonging to Mr.. Luke, and others
being animals boarding in the stable,
but the stable force, aided by citizens
and police, soon had the nags out, and
they were taken down alley twelve to
Main and South streets, being followed
by hearses, landaus, coaches, buggies,
hacks, and everything else which had
wheels which stood upon the ground
floor at tho time. A vast amount OF
harness, lap robes, blankets, etc, were
rescued, and by the time the fremen
had water on the blaze the lower por-
ton of the stable was we'll cleared. Up
stairs, however, where the fire broke
out, and where 1t was raging fercely,
there were about thirty rigs Of various
sorts, and these could not be gotten at.
The iremen were trifie slow in get
ting water on at first, but when they
did get down to work they made it
count, and the flames never had
chance from that time on, being easily
confined to the upper portion Of the
stable, where they originated. About
eight or ten streams were employed In
all, the fire being attacked from front,
flank and rear, and although it was
some hours before the last of the fire N
the great mass of hay was eXtinguished,
there was no danger TO adjoining prop
erty after ten minutes OF eight o'clock.
How the fire originated is unknown.
The police did great work in
clearing the street. Officer Lukens
had temporary command of the
police who responded to the
alarm, until Chief McNichols ar
rived, the ropes were promptly
stretched, and as soon as all the fire APP
paratus was on the ground the ropes
were put up and the street in front Of
the burning building was kept abso-
lutely clear Of all persons except re-
porters, insurance men, city officers
connected with the department, and the
owners or occupants Of the premises in
volved in the fire. Much credit was
given the police for this work.
The livery stable building belonged
to William Bailey, and upon 1t was in
surance to the amount OF $4,000. Mr..
Luke carried insurance to the amount
of 81, 755 upon horses, harness, and
vehicles. The complete list is as fol-
lows:-
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