The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-07
AhIES DESTROY WHOLESALE CANDY CONCERNS EAgIgF
d [. YELLING
HOUSE ALSO
BURNED
WILLIAMS IS BELIEVED TO HAVE PASSED BAD CHECKS IN THIS I0Y

The most destructive fire within
many months here broke out at
about $3.50 O'Clock Wednesday even
ing in the establishment of the Wal
thour Candy Company, on Jackson
street, and within less than an hour
the three-story frame building and
its entire contents were in ashes.
The fire originated presumably in
small room between the bakery
and the boiler room, and is believed
to have been caused by a gas leak
age, as there were no fires in the
building = TIE time the same clos
ed at thn end of the days work
r. F. %altho2r, the manager, left
the building half an hour before the
fire was discovered and went to sup
per. He had scarcely reached home
until he was notified by Charles
Jones, one of the bakers, residing
across the street from the establish
ment, that the building was afire.
Mr.. Jonas appears to have been one
of the first to discover it, The
alarm was sent in, but by the time
the department arrived few min
utes later, the flames were bursting
from the building in a fury that
meant certain destruction of the en-
tire building and threatened con
Migration in that section of the
city.
So great were the flames that the
entire populace OF the city was arous-
ed and thousands of persons hurried
to the scene, but could not approach
within reasonable distance because
of the intense heat.
The department was powerless to
save the candy establishment, and
devoted most of its efforts to con-
, fining the fire to the one building
Shut two-story frame residence in
very close proximity caught afro.
when the west VOL of the wholesale
building fell against it, and it too
: was soon heap Of ruins.
The wholesale building belonged
TO the Williams & DAVIDSON Com
pany, whose loss will reach $4,000
with $1,000 insurance.
with no insurance.
The Walthour Candy Companv's
loss reaches beyond 100000, but
there was some insurance, and there
fore, it is not altogether a totA loss
There was Il $4,000 stock of goods
On hand and TIE value of the
machinery, which is ruined, was
$4,000. In addition to this there
was other loss, and the exact amount
rs vet has not been fully determin-
ed.
The holiday trade was well pre-
pared for, the establishment havin.
worked day and night the past two
months preparing for it. and many
!ar.ge Christmas orders had been
iilled to be shipped December 10 and
Is.
Fixtures and supplies for the re-
tail store to be opened in the HUGH
building by the company had JUST
been received and these were destroy
cd, too.
Fhe bakery was one of The best in
the state and the cnndv concern was
not to be excclled in even larger
cities, and the fire was especially un-
fortunate not only for the company
but also the public, coming at this
season, when the demand is so very
heavy.
The residence DESTROYED. was a
two story building belonging
IN the Clifford estate and occupied
hy Horace Oils and family. who lost
practically all their household goods
saving ony three hogs that had been
butchered a day or so before, and q
few small articles.
Some damage was done also to the
Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad tracks
and the telephone and telegraph
companies also suffered consider
ably
The only part of the Clifford
property saved was the one-story
: KITCHEN, and it was Quilted. Thus
1nay the loss be considered total, as
there was no insurance. 1t is esti-
mated that the Clifford loss is be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000, ana Mr..
Dis loss is likely $500.
Other buildings were scorched
some, but not sufficiently to regard
the same rs damaged, to an extent
worth mentioning,
.tture of the fire was the aid
N the railroad company, which