The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-08
speeIal Dispatch to the Intelllgencsr.

has occurred IN thls part OIL the sVa'e
and one which, but for miracle, would
hoya cor,nIatalv v,ned the oil metropn-
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lis OF fitchie county O'l 'he iNee VI '''s
earth.
The hre-swept area lies on both sides
, ns,.,....o q. oh,o ,roo,,s AND In
oL the N'l,' 1iltlI.ole "a tn,,,,, ,,,hicb Ia
the northeasleIh par or I'VE hws,na.s m sac-
si vhs "L yits ~ iitoSs toSr ''''P'' ''''' ''''
The total losses cannot be more than
approximated at this time, but Will
probably 1901 up a total OF SoVUVv;
,,,.Ved mVeEy s tho oro,,nd ma bSIne a total loss
They we're all OF wood and very dry and
burned like finder.
steamer from this city was tele-
graphed for and was sent to Cairo on
special train, doing good work after ar
rivIng there.
The fire was discovered first in the fur
mace room of the Cairo Manufacturing Sc
Lumber Co, where IL originated, Just
how can only be guessed. w. l.. Dalton,
local manager OF the National Supply
Co. was about the first to discover the
blaze al about midnight. When he did
90 the planning mill OF that company was
a mass Of flames in the basement. He Mt
once gave the alarm by shouting fire
and I A. Darnell, clerk of the CONNER
oIaI hotel Immediately Get about rousing
the guests and regular boarders, of whom
+hora ,,ora about +hjrty-fiye altogether.
These were safely gotten up and out, and
irs, In Hme for the hotel basement
ceneht fire almost nj once from the lum-
ber Mani. which adioins It and which
bnrnsd like n straw stack.
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bn'iu'hE' ihat n"rhe"'
The handsome three story building OF
which Mayor Scoyille was proprietor
-. ,,,.,,,,I,5 a., ,,ar,ors ,yoy. In tho
"a' -. -.
hotel proper there were ABOUT lofty
rooms On the hrst Ioor tne VI wen
supply % orailen stIi1 was ,oS ioatJu, ~
me STOCK was total loss, aiso tite
warehouse oL ti1at ma cIi,ps.y sa ooo tie iUsS 70
ing about SlV'OOV, Win SS'VVS iIIsu.dHsS ny
carried tnruugh tne urn vi - d. 9iiii'ti
& Some, OF TINS CITY.
In another part OF this spacious puilu-
ing were located the oiiices, cohposlhs
rooms ana 1oD once Oh the CAIRO TIMES
and the BIG Arm Chalr' magazine re-
Gently started by Mayor senVllle' WHO WHO
was also proprietor OF me Iltnes. Ihe
equipment of that printing plant was
very complete and almost new ana is'
with the rest, a total loss.
The Intense heat communicated the
fire to the buildings on the other side OF
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, but the
flames were soon extingulshed, and those
who were fighting the fire left that part
OF town, thinking 1t out of danger, I'm
known to them, however, spark had lit
In n lot of mattresses stored in portion
of the building owned by Misses Annie
and Mary Lavelle, and occupied by them
as a millinery store ana py Dr, D. a.
Ilerney as utus ,sS en.is s0tie bincr % ohnyo the
TailroSS rail nd was in iIames ana beyond con-
troll. The loss to the Lavelle sisters,
both OF building and Stock Is tnlly COW
cred py lnsurailSe. ,ov,o or,,oa
In the SAME piock was a n9use @ O"l,Ju s,
by h. >. Mllsoh anu occupiyu ~, u ~,
dence by MIS-; CalVert, WniSIi t.nn sha'eu ''e
genral rate; loss ABOUT cow. 49,,
Another bulldins whLch Was y 'Uua, aa
loss on that siue OIL tne Ial,,onu i, Mhs
that occupied py the Leaen bLos. US a
speakeasy ana poker room, ulluer ,,,il .ile
name OF the B. q y. restiurInE .I .sl- nl Ine
loss theTe was hot s'e"' anu 'is'e ""3
no insurance. 49,,
The Baltimore d Ohio tool mouse ana
stable belonging 10 MuyIs Ss5'ihe
also Durneu VI tne Nv 60 81 VI s,si ~
Baltimore q Ohio tracks. Some dlih-
Guilty was experienced III saNlIs tne
horses out or the staDie, put tnelr Tes-
cue was Ihaliy accomlpHsntu'
-Four Baltimore Ohlo uoNIcuIs
standing on inc tIack n.y., MI thg uepot
were Durheu, tosethtr WIN , tnvIt Vo az
tents valued at several 'housahu uol-
lars'
Some Narrow EstnpeS'
The Alpha hotel, owned by Mrs Mer-
o,,r, yy,s n, 0re more ihnn once and
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only the most assluuous ullorts sa'eu
II. The same Is true OF the branch store
OF the National Supply Company. Both
nj tbeqc huiIdipra ,ycrc connecting links
between the burning district and the
main part OF the town ana u either hau
tus'noss u'n,u 1 noriion lion W ibc town inch,iin% ding
Markec's store, McGregor 4 IIill's store,
the new Cairo bank, etc. II the flames
had once gotten fair hold upon any OF
them nil must have burned, as the
buildings are OF wood and built solldly
together.
''f During the connogratlon numerous
exnlosIona lent an additional element OF
perII and excitement 10 the stirrinG
acene
Two kegs of powder, one in the u. &
n tooI house and the other In the OH
Wei supply Co.'S store, caused two OF
tbcen cxnInsIone while nnothor was
tbat OF n small oil tank In the latter
stnro Tbc iIvnlIaat fugIlIado howoyrr.
wUs @ ihot "Susod by a case of cartridges
In ma ana ~ IN" box cars roIng or lIke n
hnncb of ,ire crnrl,ors. and causing n
sudden stampede among the spectators.