The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
.SR0.000 LOSS IN FIRE WHICH
DESTROYED TWO Bic GARAGES

IN tho. fire, preparations were made 10 !
move records and valua blrs 10 safety. !
Jail Door Takes Fire.
Scyrnty.hyc inmates Of the county
Jail. Just across the alley north or
the fire, were thrown into 4 near
panic. At one time big door closing
the alley under In" Jail took fire and .
Captain Burnley Thompson of the Fort
Henry engine company had his men
turn their attention 10 saving the jail.
Sheriff Howard Hastings rushed INFO
Tho jail and stayed with tho prisoners
until their fears were allayed.
After Il batl" Of moro than an hour.
the flames had completely destroyed
both garages and their contents, but
The tlremcn succeeded in continuing the
fire to one structure. Two streams
Of water were kept playing into the
ruins until nightfaIl II guard against
new outbreak.
Building Not Insured,
RI. MCCullagh, who owned tho hlE
building. placed his loss III $1,000,
The building. however, he said, could
not be replaced for that sum now. lie
did not carry a dollar Of insurance.
owing 10 The prohibtyc ra,es.
George Flarllrih, proprietor OF the
Lincoln garage. lost every dollar he
had, h. stated after Inc fire. Besides.
his garage equipment two cars owned
by The Lincoln garage were burned.
Every car saved from the Lincoln
garage was owned by his patrons.
The REQ MOTOR Sales agency. owned
by Henry NJ. Russell, IT.. Arch OTTO
and Z. J. Browning, lost most of its
equipment besides valuable stocks OF
oils, accessories. tires and supplies,
as was also the case with the Lincoln
garage.
Many Lost Their Cars.
W. II. Koch, general manager OF
the Hilchman Coal Il Coke company.
lost Two cars in the Lincoln garage.
Others whose cars were destroyed
there are Tho>. Mex Hrarne, Harry
a. Paradise. Joe Donavan, Herman
Swickcr. William Barlow, Harry Mel
Ions and the Lincoln Garage company.
The cars destroyed in The ReO
Sales agency were owned by Joseph
r. Curl, Ed Rominc. Christina Bach.
man. Emma Burkman, Andrew McGln-
ley, King Jewelry Store, J. W.
Wyant, W. f. Hoffman. w &; Becker,
II. 4. Jacovetli. \. Allen. Curtis Il.
Rice, H. 3. Moore. James MaIoney. J.
Il. Schrllcrossr. OF Dcllairc; Camden
5. Taney, Harry Sribold. City En-
sineer {. d. Cooke, Deputy Prohibi,
ton Commissioner EGrt +. Phillips.
George LobenStein and 6. H. Ritz.
Chief OF Police ThOs. Leyland and
Councilman Chester q. Thompson con-
slider themselves fortunate. Iester.
day morning Chief Lryland sold his
Maxwell car to Mr.. Thompson. Just
about noon Mr.. Thompson look the
machine out for drive and was just
on his way back 10 put ii in the garage
llwhcn he saw the building burning.
He parked his machine and rushed 10
the scene to render what assistance
he could and help save the city hall
property should the clty-cOunty build.
ing take fire.
Guard Registration Records.
Mayor II. l.. Kirk WAS quickly on
tn" scene and he with City Auditor.
/, Charles H. AhrenS gathered together
the records Of The registration in
! Wheeling which were being checked
up TO determine if there are any
slackrrS here. County Clerk j. II.
Wells and Cecil A. Robinson OF the
county CONSUMPTION board, looked after
the safety OF The county regiSfra lion
records while Sheriff Hastings and his
deputies were busy quoting the
frichlrnrd prisoners in the jail and
looking after the safety of county
records