Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-18
QUARTERLY REPORT
OF FIRE CHIEF CLINE
SHOWS HEAVIER LOSSES THAN
HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED
FOR A LONG TINE.
LACK OF SUFFICIENT WATER
At The yeibcrsau Fire, and at the
Central, which Was Not inci""e"
I'm the Quartcr-The Origin of
Fires. the Amount of insurance.
and OtIser Interesting Data.

Fires. the Amount ot
and otIser Interesting Data
Robert d. Cline, chief of the fire de-
partment, has prepared his quarterly
report. which will be presented to the
fire committee Of Council at its meet
ing next Monday night. 1t shows to-
tai loss during the three months OF
s13,056.43 of which amount sl0,3l4S3
was upon real estate, and the remain
def upon personal property. This sum
is in excess of any recent quarter, but
Is largely due to the $1,000 loss in the
Neibergall fire. the next largest loss,
$1,000, being sustained by the Wheel
ing Wall Plaster Company.
The Central glass factory fire is not
embraced in the losses of the quarter.
The department was embarrassed
somewhat in both the Central and
Nelbergsll fire. by an insufficiency OF
water. and the less might have been
lighter in each case but for this reason.
An improved water service will greatly
increase the efficiency of the depart
ment.
Following is a list OF the fires during
the quarter ending September 30th:
July fisherman Bank, caused by
upsetting pot of beeswax loss slsI65;
German printing Office corner Twelfth
- ra.S4 and a1lav n loss ga SIS
July 4th-Chas. Ebeling, 2740 Eoff
street, unknown origin, loss $3.50, in
surance $1,500.
July Sth-Mrs. Harris, 1909 Chapine
street. lamp explosion, loss s175, insur-
ance 81 600.
July 9th-Wm. Hicks, f15 Fourteenth
street, electric wire. loss nominal.
July 15th--Louis Neibergall, no loss.
July 1eth-Ruth Samuels, 1909 Eoff
street, lace curtain burned.
July 17th--Bank fire foot of Fourth
street.
July 19th-Same as above.
July 20th-Bsker Bros. 1920 Market
street, loss nominal
July 21st-Mr Nicoll, 1927 Market
street, loss nominal.
July 22d-G. Bowman, 1872 Zane
street, loss $107.50. insurance $1,000.
July 26th-Telephone pole burned.
July 29th-Rubblsh on creek bank.
August 1st--Mrs. r. Lindeman, alley
F, frame shed burned. loss s125, no
insurance; rubbish on creek bank
burned.
August 2d-Louis Neibergall. Eoff
Forty fifth streets, ice plant and other
buildings destroyed, unknown cause,
loss $1,000 insurance $4,000.
August 5th-John Wilke, 2742 Jacob
street, no loss.
August 7th-Wheeling Wall Plaster
Company, south end OF Main street,
cause, loss $500, insurance
$500.
August Sth-still alarm, same place,
no loss.
August 9th--F. G. Caldwell, Ito
South Front street, natural gas stove.
loss $s5, insurance $1,000.
August 10th-Chas. Kies Delaware
street, oil can explosion, loss SIS; Mike
Burke, Z Delaware street, gas stove set
fire to clothes, no loss.
August 12th-Mr. Bashar, Fourth
street, no loss.
August 14th--Frank Stamm, Water
street, paper ignited from furnace, loss
s25.
August 15th-Still alarm, Flaccus
Bros, loss So.
August 19th-Frank R. Scroggins
laundry fire, loss s42O.6o, insurance S.
600.
September 19th-McLure House. lace
curtains caught fire, loss So.
September 22d-Cora Peals, Nine
teenth street, lambrequln bu ned, l5ss
S.; still alarm, Swift Bros, no loss.
September 23d-still alarm, John Nc
Cannon, McColloch street, burning tar.
loss 81.
September 25th--L A. Juergens, rear
Of store, unknown origin, loss $500,
insurance 81 900.
September 26th-City property,
Wheeling Hill, sparks from furnace,
loss 800.
September 27th-Lawrence Murphy.
eS15 Eoff street, loss s..
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses TO marry were issued yes