The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-04-13

There were no accidents during
the fire of any consequence which is
indeed thing to be greatly thank
ful for. James st Clair fell from
the third to the second floor of the
Miller building and was covered up
with plastering but strange to say
was entirely unhurt He is all
right today. Those who saw him
] fall expected that he would be bad
ly hurt but they were very agree
ably surprised to see him get up all
right except for the jar from the
fall.
The fact that the night was a
very still one with no wind at all is
responsible for the fire being kept
in the small limits that it was. The
blaze went straight up and the
sparks fell for the most part back
on the buildings that were on fire.
There was no wind at all during the
| fire.
The night being SO cold the fight
ing was very hard on the company
and they stood up to the task with
a great deal of fortitude for which
they have the deserved credit. The
crowd at the blaze was very large
considering the time of night and
the GOODNESS OF the weather. They
came early and remained until the
fire was under control.
This was several hours and the
firemen then were almost afraid to
say that they had conquered the
blaze. The John building was still
burning in places as late as seven
thirty this morning and the hose
had to be turned on it then. The
fire was under the roof which had
sunk in making it very hard place
to get the water in on the blaze.
The losses are very heavy and are
as follows as well as they can be es-
timated now. The fire insurance
people will begin to adjust the loss
es at once and there may be some
changes in these figures but they
are in the main not far from being
right.
John and Moorhead are the heaviest
losers, being in to the extent of at
least ten thousand dollars.
Captain Miller comes next. The
building was valued some time ago
at seven thousand five hundred ex-
elusive OF the furniture and lot of
tobacco and machinery stored in the
garrett. The insurance amounted on
all to $3.50, $4,000 being on the
building, 81 1000 on the furniture and
$3.50 on the tobacco, etc.
E. Shisler has loss of fully four
thousand, covered by insurance.
Cox & Baker owned the building
which the fire dest.o Dyed and they will
lose four thousand, on which there is
fifteen hundred insurace.
Jess Turner loses everything that
that he had-stock, clothes, and in
fact all in his shop. The loss will
reach six hundred with no insurance
The Star laundry loses one hundred.
Waters & Wilmington one hun
bred.
The insurance is as follows:
G. w. John g. Co. $250O on build
ing and $4,000 on stock.
E. Shisler $4,000 on stock.
M. H: We'll g. Co. $4,000 on stock.
]. r. Miller $4,000 on building and
$1,000 on furniture.
| Cox & Baker $500 on building.
G. l.. St. Clair $500 on stock.
ECHOES OF THE FIRE.
The big fire is still the topic of
conversation and everything in con-
nection with it has been talked over
time and again. There were several
smaller losses in connection with
the fire that were not given in the
first account.
These were for the most part dam
age to plate glass and paint done by
the heat of the fire. Across the street,
MADEIRA Bros. had lot of glass bro
ken and the paint all peeled up on
their building. This will cost them
about $75 to replace. The building
occupied by U. G. Wells and owned
by Price Bros. also suffered badly
and it will be about the same amount
to get it straight again.
The big glass at the Wallace
House is said to he broken but if it
is the crack was not seen on exam
nation. If it is it will take $50 to
replace it. Nora Hogue who con-
Quoted dress making establishment
in the third story of the Miller
building experienced some loss.
However she got most of her goods
out and aside from the loss of new
mating, some dress patterns and
few minor things got off all right.
The scarcity of water has been
very generally commented on When
the hose was at first attached the
water did not go to the caves of the
burning buildings. 1t was claimed
that the plugs were not opened but
this is not true except in one case
and the water then was on full and
the opening did not make it any
stronger. This was the cause Of the
fire getting such a start of the men.
After they got water they soon con-
quered the fire.
Mr.. Grant was asked about the
pressure and he said that he did not
know what made 1t weak but that it
was weak when the fire was first
fought. He stated that both tanks
were full and that both were on the
lines. He also stated that the fact
that the water was stronger after a
while showed that the lack Of pressure
was not due to lack Of water. The
reason that the pump at the station
was started was chat at the time the
order was given 1t looked like the fire
might burn for hours, and that they
wanted to be ready for all emeTgen-
cies. But the pump did not come on
until the fire was nearly out at Ave
o'clock.
1t might be well to investigate and
find out II possible why the water
was so weak at the start. We cannot
afford to have such things happen and
1t proved very costly In the hre as that
was the main reason why tue John
and Miller properties we're 50 badly
injured. II there had been the head
Of water ~ 0rst that there was at the
last the AZ would never have lasted
as long - u did aud 1 n1eat deal Of
slezAefs would nct ~ been done.
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