The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-08
CECIL planning MILL
6cOnanu.d from Fir,, P.s.1
OF course the exact amount Of the
loss cannot be figured yet.
Lumber Supply Received

Lumber supply Received.
The old school house was used as
a warehouse Last week two car.
loads Of fine lumber were placed
there. enc OF them a carload OF ceuar
shingles valued at $500. and the sec
ond carload OF first class poplar m
addition TO this was quite a stock OF
good lumber
In the building was new gasoline
engine with 50 horse power capacity
Cleaners. plsners and other machinery
were practically destroyed This was
practically all new. having been
placed in the new addition.
Mr.. J. NJ. Meek. secretary-treasur.
or OF the company. said this morning
that as far as he could say the build
Ing would be- rebuilt Immediately. al.
though the regular order would have
20 De gone through
The confederation Is considered the
worst that has ever visited the out
the-pike town. and clearly demon.
strates the need Of better fire-fghting
apparatus. II was. estimated that .
300 people visited the scene OF the
FIRE
lneendiarism Believed.
Although the authorities have not
f"ANs ~ AAAi'llhldl ISM Is feared &C
cording To the men affiliated with the
plant there was no FIRE in the building
and had not been since Saturday.
There are no electric wires In the
building. and Il is claimed there were
no lights In IT, one man said. how
ever. he saw a light burning during
the evening. preceding the fire.
Shortly before the fire was discover.
cd "a freight 81.
road. past the planning mill. but the
fact that the FIRE broke out on the in
side Of the building. practically dis
credits the theory that IL could have
caught from a spark
Phones All Out.
Telephone service through the
country. especially on the Bell lines.
was hsmpered. and about three hun.
dred phones were put out of commits.
sion. John Rinkus. lineman for the
Bell. cut all Of the high power wires
with the exception OF the Wheeling
traction feed wires.
Three maple trees standing across
the street were scorched so badly
that the bark curled up and fell of.
The palins fence enclosing the lot OF
Mr.. Howard Simpson was completely
charred.
Al 2:30 o'clock this morning il was
learned that the fire had first been
seen on the first floor OF the building
and spread to the second story.
Mr.. l. =. Halter. member OF the
board of county commissioner. and
whose home is situated near the scene
OF the fire. served hot coffee to the
firemen and those helping the fi-emen
Clerk Of the Circuit Court John l..
Kingdom. who was leading the horses
from the stable. was tramped upon.
by horse. but was not seriously hurt.
When the Chemical was called. chief
Rose and Ashby Jackson placed KEY
OF soda and five gallons OF chemicals
on the chiefs machine. On the chem
ical were Captain Charles Schulz.
Hughie Nettles. Sugar" Weidman.
driver and William Kelly
Near the Wheeling Park. Chief
Rose. in endeayorinE TO pass tho
chemical. skidded into the bank. and
almost buried his car In the mud
Chief Rose was cut about the head.
his injuries were dressed by Or Con-
rad al Elm Grove. The machine is
badly damaged
old School Building.
y TT" NNAANAANNNH ~ W. W ~. NAAe Arf.A f'H
planning mill. was used as 2 public
school being the property Of the lri-
adelphia district board Of cducation.
II was built either In the late SOS or
early In the 20. 70 was impossible
TO learn the exact date last night %
was used for school purposes up until
1907. when the new school building
now beinE used in Film grove. was I'm
ished
Following De- abandonment as
place ~ education BE- was sold to Mr.
". y. Cecil who conducted q lumber
and hardware business in tho Grove.
and was used ls warehouse until
about four years ago. when 90 was con.
verfed into a ulauinE min by the
Cecil Lumber company Modern ma
chincry was installed. and fhn bulk ~
tho company business wac done no
that MILL tho machinery and equip.
Wout BEING moved from iI' lower
plant because lf growing business