Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-11-13
THREE FIRES.
Thomas is Nearly Wiped off the
Map.
Fierce Flames Play havoc with South
ern West Virginia Town Davis Gets
Dose Of the Same Sort Clarksbnrg
Visited by Severe Blaze.

Desc Of the Same Sort--Clarksbnrg
Visited BY Severe Blaze.
THOMAS, w. Va. Nov IA bout
eighty business and residence houses
were destroyed by fire here this
morning between two and five o'clock
the total loss III which is estimated
at 100000 It started in the Gels
berger hotei, right in the business
section, and as the buildings were
of wood, the waite works dry and a
high wind, and therefore no chance
of fight and no chance to get any
goods out. SixtY-two residences and
tenements were destroyed, besides the
following business houses: Gels
berger hotel, Mack's restaurant,
Scholarships saloon, Joe Schelan-
sky's store, James Testa's store. a
boarding house and Charles Patsey's
fruit stand, Cottrells saloon. Geo
Schatz's store, w. +. Wright's bar
Der shop, McIntyre's big opera house
in which was also the postoffiee, and
w. A. Jones store, H Balzer's
clothing store, J. w. Duncan's resi-
dence and undertaking establish
ment, restaurant, Town Council
chamber and lookup, town water
station. Laughlin d sapp's pool
room, Rubenstein's saloon, Record
office, Thomb d Ferris grocery and
number of smaller establishments.
There was about 100000 insurance
on the total, mostly on the business
buildings. Waiting women and cry
ing children around the ash heaps
made piteous sight this morning
and to add, to it cold rain set In
There was not building left in
town in the direction the wind was
blowing lit had started at The
west end Of town instead OF the cen.
ter, not house would have been
left. Temporary shelter has been
provided for all those who were
burned out.
Thomas Wiped Ont.
CUMBERLAND, Md. November 3.
- The mining town of 1homas, w.
Va, on the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg railroad, was almost
wiped out by fire which started al
two O'Clock this morning under Gers.
berger's hotel. The town was with.
out fire protection, and the frame
houses fell easy prey to the flames.
Twenty business houses and seventy
dwellings were consumed. The Cath
olic church, Opera House, Gersberger's
and Reynolds hotels, the jail, the
water station and several houses be-
longing to the Davis Coal & Coke Co..
and the West Virginia Genital rail
road. The latter has given the resi-
dents all the box cars at Thomas to
shelter the homeless. The east end
OF town was DESTROYED, including the
four principal business blocks. Many
travelling men lose their smples and
money and scores OF people were
driven from home in their night
clothes.
CIarksburg Plant Destroyed.
CLARKsBURG, Nov. 1.-THE mag
nificent plant OF the ClarksDurg
WOODEN mills, owned by r. Z. Lown-
DIES burned to the ground last evening
in less than an hour, entailing a loss
of $780, to machinery and buildings
with no insurance. The flames origi-
mated from spontaneous combustion
In the picking room and were famed
by fierce north wind. The mills
were established in 1871 and have
been operated successfully since,
within the last few years much new
machinery had been added and the
capacity Of the plant increased almost
double. As result of the fire be-
tween fifty and sixty hands, mostly
girls, are thrown out of employment.
Their tear stained faces were in evil
dence during the heat of the confla-
grafton. The buildings containing
the finished product upon which there
was insurance, and also the store room
in which the good was stored, We're
saved The industry will probably
be rebuilt at once.
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