The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-10

criy Loss sl,573,0OO. IA
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb. "a fre OF
mysterious origin was discovered at
about o'clock this evening In the large
ak story cold storage plant Of the
Chautauqua Lake Ice Company, and at
this hour III p. m.) itSooks as though
the entire building would be destroyed,
together with about n million dollars
worth OF merchandise OF all kinds stor-
ed within Its walls.
The building occupies the block from
Twelfth to Thirteenth streets between
Pike street and Mulberry Alley. II is
4 six story brick. with three heavy fire
walls. making In reality four buildings.
The Ice company has its Ice making
plant and storage warehouses or the
lower floors. and the Union Storage
Company occupies the balance Of the
building with merchandise of all de-
scriptlons. the property OF innumerable
merchants and householders of the city.
One OF the compartments Is used as the
government bonded warehouse and con-
tains about four hundred barrels Of
whisky and alcohol. Fifty horses be-
longing to the ice company were sta
'bled In one end of the building, but
were all rescued In safety.
The windows Of the block are. pro-
tected by heavy iron shutters. which
cannot be opened and for this reason
the flremen are badly handicapped. be-
Ing unable to get at the fire properly.
At HIS p. m. an explosion of whisky
occurred, which blew out the Mulberry
Alley wall with terrible results. At the
time the alley was filled with 1remcn,
policemen. newspaper and Others.
Many were caught by the falling walls.
Rumor has at least twenty-five, or thlr-
ty men still under the debris.
Three dead have been taken out,
among them Police Captain Berry. The
other two are n. the morsue unrccog-
nized as yet. Many people were injur-
ed by flying bricks and beams. and all
the ambulance and patrol wagons OF
the city are in constant service.
Some OF the injured whose names
have been secured are:
Charles Simon, a travelling salesman,
from Cincinnati. badly cut on head.
William Fleming, squeezed By falling
rafter; may die. Daniel Maloney, car
ried through to the cellar. but dug his
way out; is hurt internally. Charles
Wilson. bridge builder, badly cut and
hurt internally. William Desmuke,
peddler, head and shoulders badly cut.
Mary Desmuke. his wife. hurt Internal.
ly. Davis Stewart. badly cut on head.
Captain ]. a. Brown, building inspec-
tor, both legs broken. Robert Rosa
tnond. lieutenant engine company No.
9. leg crushed. necessitating amputa-
ton: body bruised. Owen X. Fielder,
compound fracture Of right leg. George
Douglass, Bellevue. thought to be in
ternally injured. Owen Mullehan, scalp
lacerated. William Fleming. contus-
ions on body. Joe HeadIey. body and
head cut. kit Wilson. Paducah. Ky.
head cut. Robert Dawson, head and
body injured.
The telegraph. telephone and electric
light wires at the corner OF Thirteenth
and Penn fell shortly after the explos-
ion and killed an unknown man.
Just after the explosion the large
warehouse OF w. y. Hoeveler & Com
pany, situated on Pike street. directly
opposite the Chautauqua companys
buildings was ablaze and In short
time was beyond hope OF saving.
AT about :l5 the fire was gotten un-
der control aad no further spread is
expected.
The two large buildings are a total
wreck and the loss cannot be much less
than million dollars.
s Until tho fallen walls nave been
cleared away there can be no certainty
as 10 the number OF victims.
, PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1O.--At a. m.
there are six dead at the morgue. only
two Of whom have been identified. They
are Police Lieutenant A. J. Berry, who
was acting captain, and William Scott.
jr.. aged twenty, son OF William Scott.
president Of the Chautauqua Ice Com
pany. his brother John. aged eighteen,
Is missing and supposed to be buried
under the ruins.
The following is the best list OF losses
ob,ainablc tonight:
Noevoler Storage Company, building
and contents. s6OO000; Chautauqua Ice
Company, sl60.00O; Union Storage COM
pany. Sl,oOo,O0O: Small Penn Avenue
houses. $4,000, making total of sl,775,-
900, all OF which was well insured, most
ly through the agency of W. G. Nc
Candies G. Company.
Some of the heaviest Individual los
ers. whose consignments In tho ware
houses are:
The Economy DistillIng Company,
5000 barrels of whisky. worth $4,000
Mononsahela Textile Company. wool
dealers, l25.o00 pounds OF wool
Collins & Company. 25 car loads of
tobacco.
W. H.Williams, commission merchant,
20 car loads OF sugar.
A statement of insurance cannot be
obtained Tonight.
To X-rtay n vifo Murderer.