The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-27

A1NAANA8 NNAAA-sf~-N~
with tho ConnaErntion-gIrcs in Other
cities Cause Considerable IOrs-Ths So
we're Cold Tells Against the Firemen.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2s.-A tiny
spiral of smoke curled out Of the cellar
window OF a big building on Market
street at $50 o'clock this morning. a
few hours later, one of the most valuable
blocks of real estate in the city had been
consumed In raging flames. It was the
block bounded by Market, Thirteenth.
FIlbert and Juniper streets. in the very
heart of the city. A few steps to the
right looms the massive city hall; around
the corner stands the Pennsylvania rail-
road terminal and directly across the
way John wanamnker's great store
stretches from street 10 street. So fierce
was che flame and SO strong the wind
which aided its destructive work that
even this building distant the width OF
Market street, was saved almost by u
miracle from total destruction, and Mr..
wanamaker tonight places his loss at
100000. The total loss IS varlously estl-
mated at from $1,000. 600 to $500 900. but
in the chaos and confusion now existing
st is all but impossible to secure accurate
figures. The losses are very generally
covered by insurance.
The fire originated In the basement of
the six story building extending from
1903 to 1917 Market street, occupied in the
lower floors by Hanscom Bros, grocers,
and above by the umbrella factory of
Hlrsch Bros. The amoke was discovered
by a policeman, who promptly turned in
an alarm. but the fire made such head
way that before the engines could pc put
10 work, the building was a mass OF
flames. With uncomfortable rapidly II
then spread In all directions, destroying
about thirty buildings before II had sbeen
finally controlled. The fire reached the
big tower of Wanamaker'5 store ABOUT
an hour after It started and the energies
oF the department were then concentra-
ted upon saving that building. The
tower was entirely destroyed. together
with the valuable clock and chimes. the
roof ali along the Market street 'front.'
-. ,'-',ti,, daS1nFed and q great deal OF
was uaIl' a. 49,. NJ Inc store suffer-
the STOCK IN I'm ttie ,,,S i,S,, ,.s,sr y. ~
eI ItoIl srigSS ,,.bii,, ar nsrtially de-
Ihe Ouiluii,ss t., ~ ".tiT,a,ed losses were:
sfoyed anu tne ,sSiuo5 Potter X Co.
Market street- I'S,,, VI. iItiIon druggist,
photograpners' =. yo'tii si,..,,ar civsrs ss7.
SSO,Og0; lSg9' - pohsrts nj q "a pbotogra-
~, SSsry sSS az too. isos-i7. HIEseh & Bros.
i.t..,,t,,. TJaparOFn RrOs ETOCers; \.
umbrellas,. H.thssu. ,1.S,,,.,,,t Sl6o mo. i3Ig.
w bennett Iiasi.s Igs, on5 snIts 100000:
Blum Bros.; c,VaNs . .a,'r,,,t a,'G Ss ann. i2Ss
1891, y. Marshail, Ies soS ndo. iSS5 Jobn
c. B. Wells' mats; 80 SSS. SSS.VJ7 JSS7 SSoveII &
Dickson heateIs' SSV,yvS' ,o 5SS +'-''
Prayer, grocers' llV;VVV; ,t,,-,. s,r,,c-
A number OK small I'M, threc S'v, ~ tSIihe,,
lures on Ihlrteentl NJ S' t,JI,,cS tho si,,
street. about $lto'OOV IS,,.,I.r =. S,loTis
story printing house Oh Duiliap y ,s,, ~,
valued at Si50'VvO ~ Gdn n,,S tiirsst a.
stock, VIII reacn S=''y'V' az"
Bros, S2JO,OO0. 80. ,,..,rttrs,
Thrilling Incidents were uoL "s1,,5'' ~, c,,,.
While the fire was az us lieisIs Ell INin..,
pioye OF the carpet hrtn Vl iSiHa, w. NJ.
& Magee. whose building Is III lhe oo,,'ss o,uSS
below that devastated oy 5ne i'iij ,,,,
on Market street was over, 9NeISot',g i,.o,,,sI
the excitement and suudehIy u'"PPsN
dead =, ,,o s,-
James VI .,',.,s..,. ,T Innjner and Fli-
bert streets, IL critlcAlly @ lli ", ~, ont
MIA When the flames ueS"u ad ~ grsS