The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-01

Last evening at b.2O O'Clock an alarm
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AlarAe' S'Fee'S' cal'eu OUT the eu'ire l'Ee
department to nasty fire in the heart
OF the business district. which looked
quite dangerous for half an hour or
longer. Happily, however, the depart
ment did It's usual tast work. and the
IRE was confined to two buildings, with
total loss OF not more than $500 OF
which all put $500 Is covered by insur-
afce' MOST OF the loss was caused by
the copious streams OF water which the
fire ladies were compelled to pour into
the buildings.
The blaze started in the engine and
dynamo ROOM located IN the one-story
frame addition to the two-story brick
building at the corner OF Market street
and City Bank alley occupied by the
retail salesrooms OF the wheeling pax
cry. The addition Is occupied for the
purpose stated by Thomas Hnlpin'
owner OF the White Front saloon whose
electric light plant hshts the restau-
rant Of Henry Otto as we'll
The origin Is supposed 70 nave Deeh
the crossing OF electric lighting wires.
PERSONS IN o'i'ces On Tue seeonH 'i"oF y.
the CITY eahk Dul1uihg nFst u!scoVereu
the blaze ana soon the alarm naa Oeeh
turaed IN The ire sperad with re-
markable iapidlty, and seemed al It's
worst under the TN roof. soon the
blaze was ehVeloplhg the en'lFe ouilu-
Ing and stretching across tne ailey ana
tapping the Sides OF the orlck oui'olhs
occupied by W. u Ianhey'
the chemical was hrst on the scene,
and the hoys dld excellent work until
the steamers began aFrlVins' "nen,
atter a shshe ue'as' seVeraI pO"eftui
streams OF wafer were Put INTO ac-
ton The hremen at the start tought
the blaze from the alley, ana a2paf-
emily had II under control "heh
warming yell arose from the people
watching the fire from the windows OF
the bank building caused by the SUD
den bursting OUT OF f" tongue Oh tFs
from the light SHAFT OF the two-story
frame building to the cast occupied pS
Henry otto as kltchen ana hVlHs
rooms.
With all dispatch pair Oh ladueFs
were set up against the building where
the fire had started ana man a MINI
ute later two lines OF hose were being
operated from the tin roof on the niaz
ing building adjoining Ihe wate: was
introduced through the burning nsh'
shaft, but 1t didn't seem TO reach the
right spot, and Chlet G'lne oruerea MS
men to cut holes IN the root through
which such volume OF water was soon
pouring that the hre was drowned out
in few minutes
But while this point OF danger was
being attended to the ire again broke
out with. renewed vigor In the building
where 1t had started. ana IN order 10
get at 1t better holes were cut IN tne
roof on which the ftremen were work
Ing. This method was not round sue"
cessful, and finally 1t was found neces-
sary to get at the olazs from below.
The building occupied by W. L. ian"
ney caught fire at the edge OF the roof,
but 1t was littla more than spark ano
was put out without difficulty. In the
City Bank building MI wafer Ken
hart moved a desk and some furniture
from his office on the second hoor at the
rear. fearing that the IRE would COM
municate to the big office building out
fortunately the wind was caFrylhs IN
another direction Tenants IN the DOL
lar Savings Bank building were FatheF
nervous for few minutes out II was
soon evident that Chief Cline had the
situation well in hand and NOBODY
moved out A stream Of water crashed
through the skylight OF VIII Z Browns
photograph gallery, In the Dollar saw
tngs Bank building. and did slight dam
age. In the Wheeling baKery's retn'
sa'esrooms there was e0"s'uei @O,S
water in evidence, but the loss was only
sIIVbt
The rear portion of the building in
,yb,cb tho Nro or,U,no4od was occupied
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u,,reroor LJoro vere stored number
~ nov, oroons ana wanv socond.hand
oraans on5 n,onos Members Of the
connnrv wore unable 70 state what
tho,r ,"ss would no as thew have not
got toror n Iool, ot rho damaged goods
Ttro ,TfJ MI roocb them but II Is
p"e u'u "o' t'n ' M ,.on