The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-09
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

Inc ulOhL ulHubNIOuh uIG ever VNpShA
enced in Knoxville occurred this morn-
ing between 4 and o'clock. The en-.
tire block between Union and RegervolF
streets, on Gay street. with the excep.
ton OF the McGhee building. on one
end, the longest and hnndsOmest block
in the city, Is u mass of ruins and the
loss is estimated at nearly million
dollars.
The fire was discovered about 4
o'clock in the Wholesale grocery store
OF the McNulty Grocery Company, by
porter OF the Knox hotel, which adjOinS
the grocery. a general alarm was
turned In and all the local fire compa'
nles were soon on the scene. Their ef-
forts proved futile, however, and the
flames spread rapidly,
Among the heaviest losers are: Dane
Tel BrIscoe & Co. wholesale dry goods;
SterchI Bros, wholesale and retail fur"
nlture: Marble City Hat Company,
wholesale hats; A. p. Lahr Dry Goods
Company; Hines & Company, whole
sale shoes: 8. B. Newman 4 Company,
printers; Cullen, Newman & Company,
printers; w. w. Woodruff & Company,
wholesale hardware; Henneger. Doyle
& Company, Wholesale hats and shoes;
Sanford, Chamberlain & AlberS, whole
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Gerry Company.
Many smaller establishments, among
them three livery stables in the hear OF
the burned block, were destroyed:
An explosion Of dynamite In Wood.
runs hardware store shattered every
window In Gay street.
A portion OF the Chattanooga fire de.
partnent arrived ut s o'clock and rem
dered valuable assistance.
Among those injured in the fire were:
W. II. Keppart, one Of the most prom
inent men In the city, formerly city ed
itor Of the Journal. After assisting hve
men TO escape, he jumped from the
third story Of the Knox hotel on to the
roof Of an adjoining building; badly
but not fatally hurt
Joe Mcmillan. travelling man; Jumped
from second story; leg broken.
James Hogan, barkeeper Knox hotel:
Jumped from third story to roof OF ad'
Joining building; both legs badly
sprained.
John Boyle, resident OF Morgan coun-
ty; rescued from third story OF Knox
hotel by flremcn; probably fatally IN
jured and burned.
legs hurt.
ed. seriously injured.
c. L. Hudson, clerk In Knox hotel;
jumped, ankle broken.
John Mcdaniel, Jumped; badly In
jured.
will amount TO about %i.2OO.0Oo The In
surRnoe will be about one-half. Among
the heaviest losers are:
McNulty Grocery Company. N5;OOO,
insurance not known: Hotel Knox, loss
S95. 600 Insurance not known; Daniel
Brfgcoe 4 CO., wholesale dry goods
building and stock. loss $276.OOO; insu-
rance $4,000; E. P. King, insurance
agents. 5000; 8. Il. Newman q Co.,
printers and engrnvers. loss $4,000; In
Surnnce $50. 900; Cullen & Newman Com
pRny, wholesale Queenswnre, loss 40,.
so. insurance $4,000: Henegan. Doyle
q Arnold, wholesRls boots and shoes,
loss 100000, insurance $4,000; n. L.
ROSS & Co. wholesale Erocers, $4,000.
Insurance $4,000: w. w. Woodruff &
ca Wholesale hardware. $3.50, 900; insu-
rance 100000: Murphy & Robinson,
wholesale hats, $4,000, insurance S25,-
900: A, p, IIaher, retail dry goods, loss
500 900. insurance 100000; stercht
Bros., wholesale and retail furniture.
IoHs Sa5 900. insurance $4,000; Sanford,
ChSmberlain & AlberS, 10000. insurance
not known; B. NJ. CuSIc, livery stable,
81, 900; John Mcmillan, residence, $1,000,
The Iosse so far reported, which 90
not cover any small losers, amount 10
$3.50. 900. with insurance OF 8Ib,OOO.
The fire stopped at Union street on
one side and at Commerce street on the
other side OF Gay street.
LoSSOH Life.
The loss OF lie Is uncertain as the
register OF the hotel in which fttV.slx
people were sleeping was burned The
proprietor OF the hotel says that he had
hve or six guests who have not put in
an appearance. a. E. Weeks OF Locke.
N. Y, drummer for Rochester stamp
ing company, IL known 20 have perisn-
al In the flames. r. W, Hopkins, st.
TouiS drummer, was last seen in the
burpIng building IN a sunOcatlng con.
dillon, w. II. Kephnrt, eX-seoretary or
ire ChambeF OF commerce. saved the
life OF John Boyle, an old farmer by
dragging him TO q window and letting
MIN out on the roof Of another build :
inc Kephart jumped one story and
wss uninIured. When the nremen
Thought nll the inmates OF the hotel had
eEcaped, a woman with an infant In her
arms, rushed TO the rear window ana
screamed for help. A net was Quickly
Ann Inc child out, but rs the smoke
almost choked her. she told them that
| n one had TO die. both would die. The
woman was finally rescued by the fire.
men. In the Wholesale hardware house
~ w. W, woodruff l. Co., large dyn-
omItc expIoslons occurred and scores OF
pcople were hurt by flying brick and
glass. II became necessary, az last' 70
have tho walls Of one building blown
down by cannon to stop the mad career
OF tho fire. w..
foil dead on the street, from fright.
\ man named Robinson, from Pulas-
vi Tenn. is supposed tn be- another VIC
| tim, lie was registered In the hotel,
and has not shown up.
One Knoxville architect received or
derR to-day for plans for eleven build
IngS to take the places Of the ones
"A Ali the buildings are to be replaced at
once
| injured Il as follows:
The dead: A. L, Weeks Locke, N.
Y. Il. ~, Hopkins, ST. Louis Mo; -
| Robinson. Pulaski, Tenn; s. ~ WiII''
Iams, Springfield, Mass
The Injured: ]. c. NJ, Boyle. Tenncs-
sce. burned and viii die: d. NJ. Dean.
indianapolis, ankle spraincd; Tnomos
peck. Morristown, Tenn" ankle cut
ana sprHlned; Lieutenant Hood. Knox
Vile, police, cut on face and head bv
glass from explosion. Claude Harris,
Knoxville, cut in dozen places; Police
man AsQultb, burned and cut by flying
glass; Policeman Duncan, bnuly burncd
ami was carried home; Fire Chief Nc
Tntosh. bruised from fall; W. II. kep-
hart. Knoxville, internally hurt.
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