The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-12

Tho work OF excavating among the
ruins OF the Hutchinson aud Chapman
buildings, on Main street. In search for
the two dead bodies known to be still
beneath tho debris, continued actively
all day yesterday. Robert Wiucller and
NJ J. lioran wero still in tho ruins.
Whom tho body OF Eugene Birch WAS
found Wednesday, night 1t was thought
that tho other two would DO discovered
in close proximity, but ml night and all
day the work progressed and not q sign
OF the bodies camo into view.
Tho hoxI which tho two young men
were engaged in packing vas uucov.
cred, but they were not near II. They
probably saw signs OF tho impending
disaster and started to u The theory
was also advanced by many that their
bodies might have been entirely ere.
mated, bu. this was generally rejected
as uutenable.
Tho men had TO cease work about 1
o'clock in the afternoon, owing to tho
danger OF the mass OF stutf above whore
they were at work falling OH them and
adding to tho horrors OF the affair. A
young man named Dudley volunteered
to go I'D to the top OF tho pile OF rubbish
and remove the most dangerous timbcts,
etc, and after this was dono tho mon
resumed work.
The city arc light used night before
last was found 10 be in such a position
that il did not throw its rays on the
point at which tho men were working,
aud yesterday it WAS swung vi on d
rope directly over the scene OF opera.
tions.
Curious crowds. numbering thousands.
witnessed tho work nil day from tho
other sido OF Main street. No work was
done from the alley yesterday.
B%ookkeeper Charles Ilaller yesterday
opened tho safe in the office OF +. z.
Hutchinson & Co.'S store, which was in
the new portion OF the building at the
rear, which did no. fall. Its contents
were found in good shape. They were
taken to the Peoples Bank temporarily
for safe keeping.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN YEsTERDiY.s
Messrs. Scheuck and Thompson, OF
the board OF public works. renamed on
duty all day yesterday. directing the Ia
bors OF the men employed on the work.
Chief Bennett also was faithful in his
vigil at the scene OF the ruins, and Chiei
Healy, OF the FIRE department. was
about from time to time, although his
men did no: have much to do yesterday.
A fine blue smoke issued from the
ruins at intervals. showing that the fro
s,ilI s%mouldered among the timbers be-
meath the mass OF brick, but tho blaze
did not break ont.
The building OF s. VI. Rics & Co.,
south o! the alley. was yesterday braced
up by heavy tinbers in the interior.
Greer & Laing's house. on the north
OF the wrecked building wa. also braced
from the Main street eide and from tho
site OF the Hutchinson building. tele.
graph poles and other huge timbers be.
ing used. This was done not so much
because there was believed to be immi-
nent danger, but as al extra precaution.
The timbers, brick and other rubbish
taken from the building are piled up on
Main street, and from there hauled in
carts and wagons and deposited on the
south end OF the wharf. The pile grew
on the teamstcrs fast yesterday, and
last night it lined both sides OF Main
street for over half square.
A policeman on duty about tho wreck
has a trying time OF it. Everybody
who passes or Gomez near seems to
study up q s!lly question to fire NJ the
officers. OF course the first one is
whether any more bodies have been
taken OUT. Then they all want to know
as tina. wall sale" "What did they
brace tina. wall ior"? rs there any fire
in the ruins now ?""Whntd do you sup
pose the loss wasp "Who is paying for
the work they are doing now?"
So itgoes. These are not q tenth OF
the different inquiries p%ropounded to
the officers by the bystandera and pass-
era.by.