The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-01
Are Scenes of Distinctive
Blazes As a Result Of
the Flood.
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
Terrible Conditions at Park
efsburg Are Calling for
Much Outside Aid.

tnv AsseemTEo PRESE
n P.ARKTRSBuRG, April THE
tio4d water of the Ohio river, which
haA covered q large part OF the city
forA 1.-THE last several days, Is falling
raplhiy today and 1t is expected that
by tonight the river will approach
its normal conditions.
The three story building OF
the Martin wholesale Grocery
Company with its contents burnt
to the water line soon af-
ter daybreak. The blaze was
caused by an inner wall collapsing
and falling OH pile of matches
stored in one OF the rooms. Nothing
could be done toward saving the
building as the water surrounding
the structure was too deep for the
fire department to reach it with It's
apparatus.
buildings Collapse.
The adjoining buildings occupied
by the Miller Furniture Company
and filled with large stock of fur
nitilre collapsed No estimate of the
damage sustained by these concerns
has been made.
A wholesale fruit store adjoining
the Miller furniture factory and a
three story building adjoining that
collapsed and are burning. At noon
a building on the opposite side OF
the street also caught and is burn
ing, The only fire fighting apparatus
available is one engine and four sets
Of hose
The fruit and produce house that
burned belonged to Brunicarddui and
Company.
Nathan's clothing and shoe store
OCCUPYING a three story building next
to Miiler's furniture store was also
burned.
I. Z, Halls grocery store adjoin-
ing the Brunicarddui fruit and pro-
duce house also collapsed and is burn
ing.
At a meeting here today Of city
officials and the heads of the relief
Captain is a Hero.
While the fire was at its height
national guardsmen and flremen did
their best but we're handicapped by
the flood. A fireman. a guardsman
and negro rode to the middle of
Ann street carrying a hose. Their
boat was swept by the current against
burning building whose walls
threatened to fall at any moment.
Captain Charles jackson, of the
Second Infantry jumped from his
patrol boat into ice cold water up to
his neck, made his way to the endan-
gered skin and rescued the men.
committee 1t was decided to accept
all outside aid preferred. The reliet
boat which was reported to have left
Wheeling yesterday for this place
with a cargo of provisions and cloth
ing had not arrived this morning,
Charleston Inquiries.
A message was received here last
evening from the mayor Of Charles
ton asking waht help was needed. \
reply was sent requesting that tents,
clothing and food would be very
welcome.
The business moq Of the city
raised an emergency fund Of &c.
900 which will be used,to alleviate
the immediate wants Of ths desti.
tute. The relief committee ii rapid
" taking steps to rehabflitsie thu
city as soon as the water has re-
ceded.
Four Lives Lost.
The loss of life is said to have
been confined to four.
Railroad corrections it is ex
pected vii be established 10 the East
this afternoon. Mail' service is, al.
most promised from that direction.
1t is difficult at this hour to say
when the city water supply viii be
flowing as the extent of Damage tc
the water system may MOI be aseer.
tanned for day or two. The city is
without electric lights and the gas
supply Is nor too strong. There has
been no sas in the flooded distrtct
for several days.
The stage showed this rooy
q feet, fall OF rs feet from IN,
high point reached.
No. . expected to arrive here a
bout 4 o'clock carries two car load.
Ct provisions to be distributed her,