The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-19
INDIANAPOLIS soononnp.
An Early SIorntoE Fire Results In Great
Damage 20 Properly.

GloCh NUla uluIAlHR ulu pIoku uuk uH
tho third floor in tho lvo.s.ory stone
aud brick building occupied by East.
man, schleIchsr & Loe, on tho south
side of Washington street between No.
rldian and Pennsylvania streets. II was
at oncs realized that the fro would ba u
DISASTROUS ono, and the entire lTo do
pRrlmont was summoned. NotWiih'
standing tho hard fighting on tho part
Of tho department to check tho tirO, 1t
soon spread to tho four.story stone
building Of tho Indiana National Bank,
Immediately east, OF which NOlney I.
Mallolt is president. This building was
soon at tho mercy OF the flames, which
continued 10 spread, and soon tho entire
northwest corner Of tho square was
within the fire limit. Tho Western
Union building, in tho rear aud fronting
on South Meridian street, with Pearl
street running along tho south side,
soon caught. This latter building is OF
brick aud il Ave stories high, The
upper floor used US the battery room,
aud the next floor below, used ua the
operating room, were soon Hooded with
water and all wires were burned oil,
cutting OF all communication with
other pointa.
Tho furniture and china store Of
Eastman, schleicher & Loo, was ono OF
the largest in the country, and an im'
meusa stock was carried, The entire
building aud stock was totally destroy
ed and only the walls remain standing,
The Indiana Bank building is com-
pletely wrecked. Tho banking room
had recently boau rdmoaelod at cost
OF about $4,000. Next TO the bank
building is tho four story brick occu-
pied by tho Pacific express uhd United
States Express Companies, with office
rooms above. Next comes tho three
story brick building occupied by
George Manifold, clothing merchant,
and George Wingerser, tobacco dealer.
These buildings and stocks were badly
damaged,
10 the west around the corner Of
Meridian street, 10 the blackboard build
lug, four storios high and OF brick, This
10 occupied by the American express,
Boston Clothing Company and the Big
-Four ticket offices, and the SPoncerian
business college. Tho damage sus'
tanned in this block will come largely
from smoke and water, At 0 o'clock
the fire on Washington street was I'M
der control, but the Western Union
building was still blazing up.
Tho three story brick on Meridian
stFeet north OF the Western Union
building, occupied by the Mayer Stencil
Company aud the saloon OF George
Weiss, was flooded with water.
The great vault in the Indiana Ma
tional Bank, which Is situated in tho
rear OF the building and fronting on
Pearl street, contains nbarly 100000
in cash. Tho flames licked clean eveIv.
thing around it, but the money is be-
lieyol to DO safe.
Across tho alley from the burned
quarter, on Washington street, stands
the six story PettiS dry goodu building,
built OF stons and brick. The smoke
penetrated this building and the win
dow stills caught fire. Tho water WAS
turned on and the upper floor soon
flooded. The water soaked clear through
to the basement, and the loss will be
tremendous.
A. +. Pe.tis owns tho Eastman,
.Schleicher & Leo building and ia now in
Switzerland. Tho Western Union build.
ing Is owned by W. II. Coleman and
tho Condit block by L. +. ClRypool.
The losses aud insurance are as fol-
lows, though many OF tho minor Losses,
which In the aggregate will amount to
several thousand dollars, arc not in
GUIDED:
Eastman, SchleiCher & Lee, six story
building; building loss SOS, 000, covered
by insurance. Tho firm will lose Sl7j,-
900 on stock, with 100000 insurance
The Indiana National Bank building
DESTROYED loss on building $4,000 to
$4,000; Addison @. Harris, law library
Slj. 900; no insurance; George Mana
field, stock valued at $50, 900 to 5000;
total insurance $4,000, His damage is
from smoke aud water. George Vim
gerlos, tobacco store, 5000, covered by
insurance Shoe store Of ]. W. Hart,
stock damaged, no estimated loss, bu!
is covered by insurance.
The New York store owned by the
POtLis Dry Goods Company, is heavy
loser BY ire and water. No figures but
II will run IN into the thousands. The
CoudiL wv. W. block, loss to tho tele.
graph company $1,000 in batteries and
Instruments. The building vas also
badly damaged. In this building wero
located tho Offices Of Baldwin, Miller
4 Company, whose loss is $4,000
with 5000 insurance.
Across Washington street from tho
fro tho intense heat cracked many
plato glass windows oil the stores.
Tho total loss on stocks, fixtures and
effects will amount to $4,000. Tho
loss on buildings aggregate 1000, Civ.
ing a total loss OF S4ji.00O