The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-05

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regardless Of the destruction Of
the building. which had been
their home.
Glasses to Meet
The classes will meet this after
noon in the Market Auditorium to
discuss plans with the faculty and
: tomorrow they will enter upon their
work IN Webster school where ar
rangements will be made for the reg
ular school work.
Many OF these pupils gathered ae
the building during the fire Saturday
night and watched the flames as they
worked their way through the cor
iluors and rooms. destroying their
place or learning. They watched the
demon fire gut the building. not with
pleasure as the boy or girl OF tender
years. but with sorrow, expressed in
every motion.
Inc IRE which destroyed the place
on learning. also DESTROYED two younr
hNes- Two men. ole married. leaving
a widow and two babies. and the
other single. nonresident OF the
city leaving a widowed mother 10
mourn the loss. Such was the toll
demanded by the demon of fire thar
worked its way through the massiye
walls and forced them TO crumple To
: the ground
The hremen worked valiantIy. but
/ were working with odds against
, them IN the building, so long thai the
equipment would not reach 10 the
necessary places. These men worked
I IN wafer some drenched and placing
their llNes In danger and the result
/ was that seven OF them sustained
Injuries, hVe of whom are serious.
Ihese men climbed onto the build
A N.
while others went within 10 no or
service In either checking the flames
OF endeaVoring TO save pronerfv
The police. likewise did excellent
/ service in keeping the curious from
Ihe danger zone and in saving prop
Live wires caused no end OF dan
ger 10 the men who were thus work
/ hs 10 save valuable property. MANY
4 OF htem were cut and the loose ends
/ iell To the ground. Here the poIice
performed duty in preventing the
crowds from surging to close TO the
| seen.
Records Saved.
, 10y the quick work OF the poIice ana
~ Ielnen, assisted by Prof Odgers of
| ne iacuIty. all OF the records OF tha
school and board OF education were
! ,a,,''' u' MS report was received with
day. Sesper-
Oners were made yesterday by the
BOARD OF education OF Bellaire 10 tha
iocal DCard Offering several rooms I'm
me new school building in that town
uhlIi such time as the burned building
CouId De repaired. but the offer was
] Sourteously declined. as the local
! BOARD Ieel that they are well able 10
I tdhe care or the situation. Prior 10
I 70 the meeting Of the local board YES
! teiday afternoon. II was rumored that
! arrangements might be made for
! transferring the school TO either the
{ new Hawiey building or the Market
I auulJorium. but at the meeting tbe
| webster school was considered better
lhan either OF the above mentioned
I 49,, what Was the Cause7
WIN the investigation going on aa
/ 10 the cause OF the cOnfiagration. ru-
4 !hois nave been circulated from many
| sources oHerinS many causes, but in
! each case denials have been made.
l Nany nave asserted that the fire was
caused from pile OF shavings in the
manual training department I'm fba
/ basement The rumor has N that the
I shaNings were piled beneath the
/ stairway. but this was denied when IL
was said that the steps did not burn
l ana nothing could De found there that
l would lead 10 this theory. Others saw
| mat the hre started in the Chemistry
[ room ana still others that Il was
| started IN the room adjoining the
I chemistry room. The truth will not
ne known, ~ least until after the in
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