Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-23
FIRE At MIRGO JUNCTION.
Seven Buildings, Including City Hall,
Destroyed,
Loss $4,000; Insurance S13, 900.
The Stsubenville Fire Department
Takes Down an Engine and Does
Good Work-The Fire Wipes Out
the Business Centre.

Special to the Register.
Steubenville Ohio, January 22.-Ihe
/ Gazette this morning in its last edition
gives this account of this morning 5
fire at Mingo Junction:
NIingo Junction was visited by most
disastrous fire AT midnight. The print
ed statement that the fire was started by
the upsetting of lamp in a gambling
setto in a saloon is false. there being
no basis for such statement, and every
body is indignant. The fire originated
from a defective flue in the butcher
shop of Edward McNeal on the east
side of the street. The butcher snop
was in a double twO-story frame bulld-
/ ing. owned by McNeal. In another
room was Charles Hanna barber shop.
/ the upstairs being vacant. The WIND
was blowing north at this time. good
steady gale. On the south side OF the
McNeal building was two-story frame
building owned and occupied by John
Scanlon. with his saloon, and he occu-
pied the upstairs. South OF Scanlon
is the Ed McLister building, and TINS
frame building is the only one IN the
entire block of houses not destroyed.
A line of hose was run across the tracks
and ties piled on the c. q ?. tracks TO
stop the c. &, p. engines. while the hose
was run under the Panhandle tracks.
| North of the McNeal building was
/ two-stOrv frame building owned and
occupied by Robert McElroy with his
! saloon: next was a long tWo-StoTy
| frame building owned by George tloto
and occupied by Henry Becker with
grocery, bakery and residence; then
came a double two-story frame one
business room being vacant while W.
E. Pellev occupied the other with ms
drug store and resided in the second
story: north of this was double Two
story frame building owned by Mrs.
Tucas who lived in the second story
and had a saloon in one of the down
stairs room. while l.. S. Dadosky,
/ tailor. occupied the other room; then
was a two-story frame building, the
three down stairs rooms being occupied
bv VIM. MeKee's butcher shop, d: II.
simpsons lewelry store. ana Lon Gar
sons bakery. and up stairs lived the
+ families of Messrs. Simpson. Carson ana
/ Ollie Linn: next north was the hotel
building owned by George Floto ana
occupied by John Steen, big. two
story frame: next was I. G. Cooper
one-storv frame shoe shop; and all or
these buildings enumerated with the
single exception noted. were Wlpel
out.
About the time the fire was raging az
/ Pelley's store the heat was so great across
the street that people could not stahd
there and buildings were smoking. Al
this time little flame was noticed al one
corner OF the city han and little attention
was Maid 10 il. as the Steubenville iremen
We're on the ground. but as they Were
DELAYED in getting water. the flames got
beadway until IL was too late 10 stop H.
and the hall was Quilted upstairs. Down
stairs I'm tho city hall was the Mayor
office. Chess club and Frank Hess pool
room. and everything I'm these three rooms
was damaged 10y water. No one was In
the lookup at the time
The city hall cost 5000 and the damage
will be Sc 500 There is 5000 insurance
on Il. Ed NcNcaTs loss is $1,000. with
g 900 insurance: NcElroy. who saved
nothing has loss OF S2.Joo. and has
& 001 insurance: the loss Of Simpson. the
fsvele-. will be 81 90: the loss of John
Stcan nj the hotel was considerable.
though some goods We're gotten out. He
has insurance covering his loss: T. O..
CooDer.s loss is $50 I'm house and tools.
no insurance: Charley Hanna cot his bar
her chairs and mirrors out; he thinks
500 will cover his loss. no insurance:
Henry Becker got some household goods
out. his loss is $500, and he has 5000
Insurance: Lon Carson's loss is small as
he got most Of his goods out: the Chess
clubs loss will he so: Frank Hess loss
S1oo and the Mayors office 800; John
scanlan's loss IS $500 with $1,000 insur-
ance: w. z. Pelley got his show cases
out. his loss is 5000 covered by insur-
ance: Mrs Lucas loss is about 5000.
with 81 600 Insurance: VIII McKee's loss
Is 1900. with only $1,000 insurance; Dad
oskv's loss is about sos, I'm six pieces Of
wooden goods. the balance he saved.
George Floto loses three buildings the
hotel. Becker and Peliy buildings. His
loss is 5000. with only 5000 insurance.