The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-25

home, while passing along Main street,
saw smoke rolling out Of the third
story windows of the building at the
corner Of the stamm house alley, Nos.
1900 and 1909 Main street. He at once
turned in an alarm at box %. calling
out the entire fire department, which
made very fast run to the scene,
The chemical hose was first turned
into the interior OF the building
through second story window at the
front, but the smoke was 60 dense and
ere had attained such headwaY that
1t was seen the chemical could not
master It. Then Chief Klleves had a
line Of hose sent up into the second
story at the front, while another line
was introduced into the building at
the rear through the third story win
dow.
The fire started from an unknown
cause at the rear Of the building on
the second floor, near the elevator
shaft, which made It more dangerous.
However, the flood OF water that was
poured into the building at front and
rear speedily had the desired effect and
at 2:iO a, m. the FIRE was under control
The FIRE was in the building, NO.
1902 Main street, which has been unoe-
pied since Henry Speyer, the wholesale
notion man, vacated It several months
ago.
The loss to the building was not very
large. The principal loss Is that OF
the wholesale millinery firm OF A. L..
Rice & Company, located in the upper
half OF the same building, No. 1900, at
the corner Of the alley. The smoke
soon permeated the entire building and
this was followed by tons OF water
which soaked through and carried ruin
to the wholesale stock OF millinery.
which Is said to be worth from $4,000
to $4,000. At o'clock no estimate OF
the loss could be made.
The buildings, Nos. 1900 and lSVs Nam
street are owned by the Elizabeth TuT-
rer estate. Of which Mr.. W. d. Johnson
is the administrator. The loss to tine
building could not be named.
At 3 o'clock the engines were stu at
work and the Rice stock was rapidly
becoming ruined, which means a big
loss reaching from 5000 to the full val-
ue, said to be $4,000. The loss on the
building will probably reach $1,000.
Was Sat on Fire.
At $40 o'clock this morning the In
learns OF additional facts
which tend to show that the Turner
building was set on fire with the OBJ
iect OF securing Insurance on stock
that was worth not nearly the amount
for which 1t was Insured.
About week ago man came here
from Chicago, calling himself William
Eaton, and representing that he was a
manufacturers agent, Among other
goods he received and stored in the
second story of the Turner building,
was lot of willow ware. He also said
he had other lines OF merchandise
which he would Job in this territory:
One OF his first steps was to go to the
w. r. Rice Insurance agency and take
out insurance TO the amount OF $500.
This was thought TO be fully as much
Insurance as the stock would stand. 60
when Mr. Rice learned that Eaton had
taken out $500 additional insurance
in the Morgan and other agencies, ne
became alarmed and the local undef-
writer's association placed special
Waterman az the turner b,,f ai,v pat atten,5t to ~
Snrn SiSTt ont ~ tbe " stock. II Is also learned
that Eaton went to the Fire and Ma
rine Insurance company, OF :, MneeIng, rne ,linL.
anu sueaSoIeS .S that thsre was
,,n o,S,aS l., s,,,.,ncs an the siock This
.,.o,,Id ~ h,vo hssn 20 csDO Insurance ON a
N,ooi, ,i,at ,noy have been worth "a. 600
S,n, S!TVI 1,,os S'." ,rnlS NV nnt worth 81 40
UIS NJ "H ~, - sSJJ "a hive left Wheellng
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Police Aftsr Eaton.
ThIs morning at $40 o'clock the police
oa,ror, ore searching the town for Eat
An who vos seen in Wheeling Yesterday
ge had returned from PITTS
tnrch ne was pot.seen nbou, the Tur-
:, ~, o. ,',,,,dInr ,hls norrIng hut tho ron.
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eral theory IS tnat nc set the puiiulhs ON
fire for the insurance money, and II will
tole rocls. ribbed alIbi for him TO get
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OUT OF very tlEut nO'o u '''e PN'i'S S'iS-
reed In landing him.
This morning al $40 O'Clock the Intel
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