The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-19
FAIRIiONT LUMBER Col gfPPA8
PLANT DEST YgEEDD5 b les
MCINTYRE BROTHERS susFaIN
AEAvs LOSS aEARts MORN
ING FIRE
ORIGIN OF. THE FIREais a HYS
TERY-maa HAVE BEN
WORK RAMPS

WORK 8TRaMPs-
The most dessructISe me- the
city since the IifIIerscl grsIn sIe-
rators burned last sprInS1 occurred ins
TIE Fourth ward this mornir wien
the plant OF The FairIncnt ss-se5es
Company. owned by thes aIc1rtiFe
Brothers. was locally aestroye cE
falling a loss OF about = 200
AT cc..so O'Clock this norntns ire
was discovered In the plant 81
Neale living near and an aiargn psas
sent in The plant was 5IocaseI On
CASTOR avenue at Sixth street ana the
department. Lad a harst .ln
icy streets When discovered IRE
had gained considerable aeadwa ind
owing TO the infsrlus able matertai
the building was a mass IaEsesS
when the departn ents arrived
Then began one OF ssssss
fights the local departssent has a.sti
For some unknown reason the ssaser
pressure was weak only one hosss
playing fun stream The tifrsntep
and minute men an did :neir bestand
staid by 1t until the entire ding
and stock Of lumber mad bees, con-
sumed The men from the First
ward station were soon on the Iorra
.zrs -
Had the water pressure been
a part OF the baild ding might
been saved. The IRE was one OF tho
hottest IN the history OF the city and
three OF the men were burned =
burning board struck Clarence Siam
ilton on the head burning an rsssIIg
place James and John Jenkins we're
burned about tie face ard hands
being too close. The helmets ard
rubber coats Of several OF q men
were blfstered- No blaze can De At
tached TO any Of The hghters5as every
one did his best and received Enary
deserved compliments.
The building was owned by W
Nicholson and was insured at Insost
It's full value The stock Of the air
mont Lumber Company composed Of
lumber. lime. cement, etc. was saiued
at about $4,000. partly insured
The Gre started fron an unlHosn
cause. No night watchman was Kept
by the company and It is claimed that
all gas was turned on. The bnIsdine
was such that tramps could enter and
several have been driven from che
building heretofore II is probable
that some OF this class were in the
building and caused It 90 be fired. tEer
ran away rather than TO give the
alarm Others are of the opinion
that the fire was OF tncendiary origin
The true cause may never be known
The regulars and minute me-. IRE
very thankful to Mesdames RIGS
Minnear. Kinkead. Collins and otners
FOR lunch and coffee brought them
while on duty this morning. Only
hose who have been engagedin such
can appreciate a sand-
wich or a cup Of the best coffee At
such a time.
The IRE was kept out of the nd
dining houses. though they were
icorched considerably. The peopfe m
general did not turn ont 70 this Gre
- 10 uS0<A4AS- IL4tlE S4Azf>
nG not more than one Lundree PEG
lie out at any one time.
a large cable containing wires OF
he Bell telephone was melted IN two
% hot was the blaze. When this SOY
red 1t was feared that the poles IN
hat Immediate vicinity would fan.
.ausing damage and perhaps loss or
ife. but the poles were strong enough
0 Withstand the jar. Men were sent
ut at once TO brace them butsma-
;outh Side phones arr out OF order
o-day.
Fire Record Broker.
The PRESENT year has ben q record
realdng one so far as fres are cons
erned. Heretofore the recorc has
cen IS dres but this makes IS Tor
le present year.
1t was necessary 10 keep Wafer
,rned ON the smouid eling etnners
lost Of the day to be sore that sorne
,als might not be tanned into q
Iaze and the surrounding propertv
adangered.