Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

Department Did Good Work I'm
SAVING Adjoining Property-Sev-
eraI Persons Injured-News and
Notes From the Oil Metropolis.
Special to the Register.
SISTERSVIULE, w. Va, March 16.
This city suffered another serious fire
this morning about 10 o'clock when
the handsome residence OF Edward
Sanders, rig builder and contractor,
in McCoy's orchard, was entirely con-
stunned by flames and the residence OF
"A. Bruce Hunt, attorney, was severely
scorched. The fire started in a room
on the first floor of the Sanders resi-
dence In which there was a small gas
stove connected to the pipe by a rub
Der hose. The general opinion is That
the hose became detached and the gas
catching from the stove set fire to tns
building. Mrs. Sanders was in the sec
ond story at the time the fire was dis
covered and barely had time to a V
herself.
A c~ommendable act Of bravery which
occurred during the progress OF the
fire was that performed by Miss Emma
Strolls, a thirteen-year-old girl who
rescued the infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanders from the burning build
ing. After Mrs. Sanders had been res
cued she screamed that her baby was
in the building and the brave young
girl rushed through the flames into the
building and got the little one, but not
before both the child and its little res
euer had been burned. the child SO Sc
yerely that its life was in danger this
afternoon. The loss on the Sanders
! home will amount to about $4,000,
| about one-half CT which will be cover
ed by insurance. The home of Mr..
Hunt was damaged by the flames and
water to the extent of about $500,
which loss is fully covered by insur-
ance.
The volunteer fire department re-
sponded very promptly to the alarm
and they did commendaDle work in
saving the property adjoining the
Sanders residence, the latter be SO
far gone when they arrived that they
could do nothing toward saving 1t.
A sad accident which occurred at the
fire was the loss Of an eye by z. L..
Simons, an employe of Ryan's Boiler
Works. He had gone to assist at the
fire and while removing some furniture
from of the houses some one threw
a chair out the window. 1t hit Simons
in the eye, knocking it out. What
makes it all the worse is that but a
short time 6 he lost the sight of his
! other eye, and is now totally blind. Tile
was sent to the North Wheeling Hos
pital this afternoon for treatment.
Mrs. Harry Tibbens, formerly OF this
city, now living in New Martinsville,
arrived in the city yesterday with her
daughter, Miss Wanda, and they will
be the guests Of friends for a couple
of days.
Arrangements are being made for a
large amount of building to be done
here, commencing rs soon as the
weather will permit. Already a num-
Der of fine residences have been con
tricted for and it is likely there will
be others. Several good business
buildings are being talked of and the
summer will be an unusually lively
one in the building line.
NJ. l.. Gerwig, a prominent business
man OF Uniontown, Pa, arrived in the
city the first Of the week and has been
visiting relatives here during that
time. He will leave for his home the
early part of the coming week.
Mrs. r. II. Cowell, of Oil City, Pa,
| who was the guest OF her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il.
Cowell, of Water and Hill streets, for
several days during the past week, left
yesterday for home.
Victor III. Stanford, a popular at
tacle of the Eureka Pipe Line Co.,
at the Thistle Pump Station, was call
ed to his former home in Braddock,
Pa, the early part of the week by the
serious illness of his father. Mrs.
Stanford and family left Thursday for
Braddock, Pa, also, and will remain
there for several weeks.
Mrs. V. N. Jones and children, who
have been the guests OF relatives and
friends at Fairmont, W. Va, for sew
eral weeks, have returned to their
home in the North End.
Thursday evening the members of
the Cotillion Club held their weekly
dance in the Hill street hose house. 1t
was one of the most successful and
pleasant affairs of the season and was
well attended, about sixty couples be-
ing present. The music was furnished
by the Auditorium orchestra.
Mrs. E. E. Eisenbarth, of New Mar
! tinsville, who was in the city several
days during the past week, the guest
of her father, Hon. Robert Henderson,
of Wells street. has returned home.
She was accompanied by her two
charming little daughters, Ignace and
Denell.
Eugene ]. Lehman, who has been
in the employ of H. Levey, tailor, for
a couple OF years, left Thursday for
his former home at Youngstown, O.,
where he has accepted a similar posi-
ton with a large tailoring firm.
MI. and Mrs. w. C. Bastagle, of the
South Side, left Thursday for Chicago,
where Mrs. Bastagle will undergo
treatment in one of the noted hospitals
of that city. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Bastagle's mother and will be
! absent from the city for several weeks.
A. M. Sweeney, who was in the city
several days during the early part of
the week, has returned to Salem,
where he is employed.
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