The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-01

took several minutes TO revive him.
He was resuscitated through the ef-
forts OF Drs. +. b. Plant and Andrew
Wilson.
Good Work.
The work OF fighting the fre was
directed personally py Chief Rose.
The first stream placed IN play was
from the Eleventh street chemical
Spreading from the rear OF the build
ing. the fire was very hard 20 fight
AZ IN advantage. IL was necessary
TO place most OF the apparatus on
Main street. and most OF the lires
were used from that side. although
three or four lines were run In a
small alleyway leading 10 the rear
OF the building from Fourteenth
street. near the St. Charles hotel.
Two pieces OF the apparatus were
stationed on Water street. and sew
eral lines were run in from that
side through the alley leading to
the stables. For time the blaze
was fought at an advantage from the
top OF the r. G. Flaccus building on
Water street. directly in the rear Of
the Wagner building.
Every piece or fire fighting appar.
atus in the city was pressed into
service Even the old fire engine.
which is stationed at the Atlantic
engine house. and is used only as a
reserve. was located on Market street.
at Thirteenth street Nineteen large
streams of water were kept playing
on the blaze.
Owing 10 the crowded condition OF
the streets. due TO the Halloween
celebration OF last night, a fast run
TO the fire was impossible. Notwith-
, standing this fact. the companies
Mace excellent time and Il Is really
remarkable that no serious accidents
/ occurred. One man was knocked to
, the pavement on Main street near
Fifteenth street ~ a team drawing
on engine. but WAS not painfully in
iured.
Saves Horses.
Albert Finity. a small boy "a years
OF age. who has been almost living
around the Wagner building ever
since his early boyhood. stated last
night that he saw the Gre first. and
when he went TO turn IN the alarm
IL had already been done. lie said:
Il was in a room at the Stamm when
l discovered the FIRE on the secopd
floor OF the building ! ran out into
the yard In my stocking feet. and
saw that the building was burning
rapidly. then thought OF tho
horses in the stable and ran for the
door. but when | got there some
sparks had set IRE 10 a pile o, straw
In the entry way and I had TO iump
over il. ! ran into the stall and cut
the ropes OF the halters and led the
horses out on the street"
II IL the general opinion Of all that
| the fire originated on one OF the
lower floors and went through a
small slide IN the rear OF the build
ing and spread over the whole struc.
F ture. IL seemed TO start from th.
rear OF the building near Water
] street and burned toward tho front
. The floors began collapsing about
/ Il 80 O'Clock this morning and the
nremen had 20 use a great deal OF
caution IN hght!ng the flames
Iddie McGranahan. driver for the
island nose house. was overcome by
imoke early In the night and wa
carried into the Ellis 4 Helfer build
We "nere ne Was taken care OF along
Win Harry Wagner Both OF the
men were almost sunocated when
found. and only Tor the quick work 81
me men around them. death wOulI
have been the result
Mr.. Wagner Talks
d"ard wagner. ST.. proprietor OF
The store stated that ~ could riye
no idea AS 20 how the Ire originated
lte said T took especial care fo l.o
mat no loose papers we're left lying
nn tho first and second floors. ana r0
wires were strung Boo tho building that
~ could catch from that -1urce
here was no fire in tho building af
TN" time, and no gas was left burn.
ing. Tho building contained urfrrI
Daily groceries and general ur~pflr.
tl". and nothing that would boo TO-
corded as exceedingly combus'IhIo
Tho third floor contained m 0rsrt.t,
NJ sugar and there fhe Ere bu-r.I
.Ir Longest Tho fourth floor Gov.
firnd 81 large quantity or beans dri..
ir..'. and 0lrr products There Ra
NOT hI' Df $50 0r lard In the I.rf.rr
.ni mo- gasoline or other products ~
that nature