The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-11
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This Most Destructive In the History, Of
the sTevr - Total Loss Esiimatsd ~
s5o,oo0-Tyo nuildipgs niown Up To-

Tbs Most Destructive In the History OF
the Town :. Total Loss Es,irnatsd ~
s5o,oo0-Tyo nuildipgs Biown Up To-
Arrest Progress OF the FLAMES.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelllgencer.
MANNfNdToN, W. Va, April 10
Tho most serious fire In the history OF
the town broke out In tho New Conn
nerclal hotel, owned and run BY John
Hayes. about ea5 a. m. to-day. The
flrc was beyond control when discovered
and hestire company tried hcrolcallg
TO canine the FIRE 10 the hotel, but iit
was impossible. Tho building was
frame. three stories, and burned like
tinder. The buildings adjoining were
also frame. and tho fire coon spread IN
oil directions. The loss on the hotel
was $4,000. The residence OF ], 3.
Gump went next, loss, $4,000. M
Other; losses are: W. P. Burt's tbusi-;
ness house, occupied by the Manning
ton Produce Company, loss, s2.ooo;part-
Is, Insured, L. w. Martins bulldlng,oc-.
eupied by Snodgrass, saloon, loss. sl,5oo:
no Insurance. Mrs. Lancaster's build
ing. occupied by A. A. Hayes, meat
market. loss, $500; no insurance. Mrs.
Jennie Hess. building occupied by e. c.
Martins. bon ton store. loss, $1,000; no
Insurance. j. It. Koen's block occupied
BY Mrs. Mlller's confectionery. Kellaf
& Jolliffe's dry goods store, and Her.
bert Bros, merchant tailors, loss, Sc,
partly insured. DR.. w. C. @. Wilson's
residence and office, loss, 5000: insur-
ance. $l,5oo. Bank OF Mannlngtoni block
damaged to the extent Of! $1,000: fully
Insured. Mrs. Carskadon's boarding
house. damaged $1,000; fully insured,
Other damage was done MS follows:
Howard Millan's residence. loss. sso0: II
fully insured; L. G. Furbee's furniture
store, $500, insured: Mannington Pro-
luce Company. $500. insured; Snodgrass5
$500; A. a. Eayes, $500; ETC. Martini
5000: Mrs. Miller. $500; fully insured;
Kellar & Jollltfe, s2,5oO, with 81, 500 {ins
surance: Herbert Bros. 5000
The total loss is estimated at s50,
There was great excitement and II
looked for n time like the whole busl-:
ness part OF the town was doomed,
Wheeling was asked to send help and +
that city responded at once, saying II I
woulu send aid as soon as possible. By
heroic efforts on the part OF the. local 3
fire department. however, the fire was
gotten under control and the request
was recalled.
Dynamite was used to good effect in
blowing up two buildings, which helps
ed to stop the progress OF the IRE. 3;
AZ time when 1t was though. that
the entire town was In danger of de-
struction the assistance of the Wheel
Ing fire department was asked, and a
prompt response was made. The Vigil
liant engine and reel was on the wax
to the Baltimore & Ohio depot, when !
telegram was received stating that aid
was not needed. as the fire was under
control. * sF955
Manager a. W. Ebbits. OF House &
Hermann. on hearing OF the fire. tele-
sraphed Aiessrs. Cropper and Miller,
proprietors OF the Floyd hotel, which
the firm had recently furnished. tender
inG them aid if needed. The firms re-
ply was: Many thanks Fire under
control; will not reach us."'