The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-07-01
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Moof''s Opera House And Number Of
Oilier Houses Destroyed.

From Fridays Daily.
This morning about one o'clock
fire was discovered in the building
occupied by Mrs. Annie Denton,
as Millinery Store, and by the
Point Pleasant Mutual Building
and Loan Association.
The fire when first discovered,
seemed to come from the rear of
the building, near Hooff IS liv-
cry stable.
1t had then gotten SO far adj
vanced that it was beyond control,
and soon this building, which was
of wood, together with the livery
stable, Moriarty & Sons black
smith and wagon shop, were de-
stroyed
The fire communicated from
this building to Hooff IS New
Opera House, which soon went up
III flames.
Ii next attacked the Gable block,
which was of frame, which was
entirely destroyed. This block
was occupied by Filson Bros,
Hardware, Davis & Son, Meat
Market and VIM. Steinbach, Bar
Der.
From here it caught the brick
property of Mr.. Ben Franklin, oc-
cupied by Drs. Petty q Petty as Il
residence and Dental rooms. This
building was entirely destroyed.
1t then communicated to the
building owned and occupied by
Mr. r. S. Bickle, and it too, with
all the out buildings, was soon laid
in ashes.
The out buildings to the Kline
House were nearly all destroyed,
and it took hard work to save the
Kline House from destruction.
A building in the rear of Mr..
Bickle's residence, on 4th street,
and occupied by o. b. Harper, as
residence, although several times
on fire, was saved, by the perse-
vering work of the fire laddies.
The burnt district, this morning
presents desolate appearance, but
the losers by this fire are taking
matters philosophically, and most
of them are already talking of
re- building.
The fire last night, more than
ever demonstrated the necessity
for some sort of fire protection.
Had the town owned only 500 feet
of hose, the fire could have been
stopped at the first building, by
connecting with Capt. Pete Nc
Dade's pump boat at the wharf.
The purchase Of these hose had
been talked of but the idea aban-
doned.
Now will the town take some
steps to purchase hose and engine,
or contrive some kind of water
works, if only for fire protection?
The papers of this town have
warned the town authorities, of the
great loss that might be sustained
by fire, and have urged them time
and again to purchase some kind
of fire apparatus.
The lack of water also retarded
the work of fighting the fire.
Below we give list of the esti-
mated losses, as we could ascertain
them this morning:
Geo. w. NJ. Hooff, loss on build
ings and stock between $4,000
and $25, 900; insured for $1,000.
b. Franklin, loss on building
$35OO; insured for $1,000.
r. s. Bickel, ON building and
household goods, $4,000; insured
for 1,9OO.
DR.. Petty, loss on household
goods and Dental furniture and
tools, $4,000; fully insured.
NJ. l.. Moriarty & Son, black
smiths, loss $4,000; no insurance.
w. A. b. Covert, Baker, dam
age to household goods, $4,000;
no insurance.
A, F, Kiser, loss on building de
stroyed by falling walls. $4,000;
insured for S175.OO.
Levine Bros, damage to stock,
$1,000; insurance $1,000.
Mutual Loan Association, loss
not estimated; no insurance.
Harper Bros, furniture dealers,
loss $1,000, 5000 of which was in
cash; no insurance.
Davis & Son, meat market, loss
S4O0; insurance $3.50.
VIM. Steinbach, barber, loss