The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-09
M'MECHEN HAS A
DISASTROUS FIRE
SEVERAL BUILDINGS BURN
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
entsilins a Loss OF About $500.
Partially Covered by
tnRurarre

Insurance.
The city OF McMechen was visited
by "A very destructive IRE early Last
Saturday morning n a. a result SIX
buildings Veer burned 10 ashes and
Tour others badly damaged The total
loss viii each nearly SIS. 00u With
about n third OF that amount Gov.
cred by insurance
Following are the buildings de
Z. y Hart. saloon and residence.
where the FIRE started He lost his
a nNtures and household furuituf-
AND his loss is estimated az about
$1,000. with no Insurance The build
ing was owned by William Schad OF
ben"ood and was insured for $1,000
With the Emsheimer agency in this
city
Next came the double .esidence al
20 oHncd by William Schad. and oc.
/ cupied by George Kerns and James
iiall and families All the household
furniture was DESTROYED and the build
ing. valued az about $1,000. was in.
sured for about $500 through the
Emshotmer aFency
j. G Woidman Five and Ten cent
store was the third TO burn TO tEa
sround This building was worth
about $4,000 and the stock and huild-
Ing was insured for $4,000 through the
Emsheimer agency.
John Vented hotel and restaurant
vas the next 20 burn on the north side
or sixth street and the building was
prohably worth $1,000 with house hold
goods worth about $500 No insur.
above.
City Records Saved.
McMechen's city building WAS the
next 10 burn. and the loss 10 the city
VIII not Mount 10 over $500 The city
records were saved by Fire Chief
wesley Baumberger and q. V. Mar
! pie. who were among the first on the
scene. The building was owned IA
NJ. \. Dowler. Of Glendale. and was
valued al about $1,000. with no in
surance.
Peter S~eltner's dry goods and no.
ton store was the next 10 burn. and
about One-third Of the household and
stock or goods were save. He csti.
mated his stock worth about x6.5O0
with $500 Insurance through tho
Emsheimer gem The building was
also owned by Dr. Dowler and was
valued AZ S2.50O with no insurance.
The Charles Schultze residence also
burned and his loss is estimated az
about $4,000. with about one-haIf GOV
cred by insurance His meat shop. ad
Joining his residence. was also slightly
damaged. amounting 90 about $3.50.
James Mitchells residence. a small
one-story frame structure. owned by
y. -. McMechen. Of Glendale ana
values az 5000. was also destroyed
MiichelTs fnrnitE9 was partially
800.
Damaged Buildings.
The Underleider saloon, adjoining
the Wells barber shop. WIS damaced
10 the extent OF about $3.50. This
building Is owned nv J. J. Skinner of
McMechen. The plate glass i'm the
front OF the building was broken and
the weather boarding was badly
scorched.
The Wells barber shop was badly
damaged. but the fixtures were saved
% the BARRIERS damae. will not
amount TO SO. The building was
badly burned and the loss will amount
10 $500. VII no Insurance. Tho
building was owned bv W. u. Wells
considerable stock belonging 10
L~inebercer & Hunter was damaged
amounting TO probably $4,000. includ-
Ing a fine barn and q car load Of -four
u goods damaged by tho water The
damage TO the building. which is FIRE
proof, was very slight.
IN" ure was FIRST noticed IV .TOhn
Bissett. who is employed hv Hart as
bartender. ~ about g. O'Clock and
ne tried 20 awaken Hart from his
slumber. bur was unable until ne
threw q stone thrCstrh the window
Hart quickly got his wife. two chill.
dren and father .oWn the ladder I'D
mo ground only 20 keep them from
being burned 20 death. as thcf fire. and
names were very close 10 them and
had "a great Roadway.
Mayor Morris was tolephoned 10
and he az once appealed 10 the Ben.
wood and Wheeling fire DEPARTMENTS
for aid. and both responded Tho
Eenwood department had brf 500 fset
ot hose and could not reach the FIRE
However. Fort HalhIfzor engine Of
th city. and the Eighth ward engine
resi- onded and together with the two
over 1000 feet or hose was stretched
and soon water was playing on tho
iames The fire was soon gotten I'M
der control Had 30 not been for the
help of tho Wheeling and Honwood
departments the whole BUSINESS sec
ttioH of the own would have probably
I burned