The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-11

mont tina, no had just learned from tho
railroad operator at Rosoby's Rock OF
tho wrock OF the relief train aud do.
molltion Of tho steamer thRt was on
route 10 n v oil that human powor
could Of their doomed town. Then
It was that hope wal utterly conc.
and by all tho icar was expressed
that tho South SidO would follow tho
North us food for tho flames. In fact,
tho houses across tho railroad tracks
and creek did at several periods nearly
catch tire. aud II was only by untiring
efforts mud tho liberal uso OF buCGeta Of
water aud many blankets that many
houses In that section did not 20.
At 4 o'clock tho fro had reached ita
limit, and OF tho solid array OF business
blocks, only two remained unburnod.
Roiuhcimot'a and Francis ~ llondcr.
sons. Both those ilrma had removed
thoir stocks Of merchandise, fully x
pccting their buildings TO burn,
Although tho greatest property loss
was In tho burning OF the twnnty.iour
business houses and their contents, tho
loss OF tho twonty.cight h%ouseholdcrs,
whose places wOro burned out, was tho
moro pitiablc. Very iow saved any.
thing at all. or the thirty.two families
who aro rendered homeless, probably
not ton have resources OH which TO RI.
coup. One oma was taken out OF her
home half dressed with q naked baby
In her arms; to-day ste has nothing on
which to depend but tho charity Of
those who feel disposed to extend 1t.
Othors saved articles Of wearing appnr-
Of, but very few saved household goods,
and arc also dependent on charity.
This morning tho good people Of tho
town who were 30 fortunate rs TO bc
able to have n roof over their heads,
opened their homes generously to their
afflicted noighbors and gave them n tenn
porary refuge. Still their condition Is
truly pitiablo and steps for rolieI as do
scribed below have been taken. Tho
response should be liberal.
Daylight uniolded q Wow, the desc
la,cncss OF which could not DO sur
passed. To the north OF tho railroad
tracks above tho Baltimore Il Ohio sta.
tion, in tho "hollow" that marked the
centre OF Cameron'a business hum,
where once stood two and three story
brick and frame business houses. moth.
ing renamed hut smoking cnbers,
gAunt chimneys and bare brick walls.
1t was a spectacle that will probably
never no forgotten by Cameron's poo.
pie, aud ",hc grea. fire Of 90 will DO n
story that will be told 10 future genera
lions.
The business people OF the town have
received 4 blow harder in proportion
than Chicago received in 1871, but they
arise with spiri, to be admired. Ono
merchant whose building aud stock.
had been completely destroyed this
morning sent in an order for $1,000
worth OF goods to a Wheeling jobber.
The noon trains to-day brought out
representatives OF several wheeling
wholesale houses and it is learned that
nearly all the merchants will at once re-
build aud enter business again. The
following is a list OF the business men
who have announced this intention:
Booher & Hutner, w. B. Hicks, Boncr
Bros, Willard ( Wilhelm. Call *
Chambers, NJ. B. Helms aud Timothy
Sisson. The Masonic and ODD Fellows
associations will at once erect their
buildings, the former organization to
build two. The Crawiords will put up
two or three brick business blocks. In
fact the CameronItes arc showing en-
ierprise OF the first water.