The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-14

Wipes Out Clothing Store
and Undertaking Place
Very HEAVY Loss.

Fire breaking out in the Baker
underseIling store on Main street
shortly before o'c.cck Wednesday
evening entaf1ed losses as follows:
Mrs. Clara Baker, owner Of Baker
store. between $4,000 and $4,000;
insurance $4,000.
Beesoa r. Brown and Silas Hon
heirs between 100000 and $4,000,
with $4,000 insurance carried by
them and $1,000 additional by B.
II. Brown
CIinord-Osborn Undert king Com
pany, between $4,000 and $1,000
with Insurance OF $1,000.
wiuoughby Harrison, $1,000 COW
cred with insurance.
The b:aze originated in the MILF
merry department OF the Baker store
on the second floor and the store
was a mass of flames by the time
the IRE department. arrived shortly
after discovery was made. The
origin of the fre is unknown but it
is probable that gas Jet turned on
too strong ignited woodwork
Within a few minutes after the
discovery of the blaze thousands OF
people crowded the streets there,
and there was much confusion. A
fire line was finally thrown and this
aided the FIRE fighters materially
But little Roadway was made in
coping with the flames until after
the IRE engine arrived and was put
into action. The pressure was strong
and there was favorable comment
thereon. There was some trouble
with nozzIes but that was not DUE
to the pressure.
> Under the guidance Of an expert
here from New York instructing the
local ere department, the flames
we're fought and he and the mem
Bers OF the department together
with volunteer fremen did desper-
ate work for fully two hours before
the blaze was gotten under control
1T appeared at one time that the
fire would be confined to the Baker
store. but it finally broke out with
fury under the roof OF the eastern
building owned by W.
Harrison and occupied by the Cliff
ford-Osborn Undertaking Com
pany. It was with great difficulty
that the men got at the blaze there
and they did not succeed in exiting
uishing it until after it had eaten its
way down into the second hoor'
where a stock of costly caskets and
general funeral equipment was
stored. Fire and water together
practically destroyed the stock OF
goods.
The Baker store was gluten on
the second floor and in the rear OF
the first door and the immense stock
or goods is virtually an entire loss
While the building occupied by
the Baker store was not damaged to
the amount stated in the list OF
losses, yet its owners estimate that
it will take that amount to rebuild
the location and the times demand
ing more substantial structure
Mr.. Harrison carried $4,000 on
his building, and his loss is fully
covered.
The department worked long after
The FIRE was gotten under control and
it was nearing midnight. when 1t
finally quit the job with the knowi-'
edge that there was no danger OF
its breaking out new.
The flames leaped high into the
air and a storing wind at the time
alarmed the thousands Of spectators
as that entire section of the city
seemed doomed.
Good work on the part Of the fire
fighters kept the flames from spread
ing to the east and FIRE wall kept
them away from the Oak Hall build
ing.
A lack of systematic organization,
confusion of orders and hindrance
on the S.art of spectators featured
the FIRE
The Clinord-osDorn Undertaking
Company announces that it viii con
tinue business as usual at us usual
place, as three ware rooms are in
shape and the Office will be placed in
order at once.
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