The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-26
photograph by McCoyD

Sundays. and his morning l arose
nbvu. : 80 u'clurk. dressed my "hild-
rem tor sunday school aud duIlnE inns
trmr smrii"d Efs. For som" reason l
was IN I hurry L. ct the boys 10 sun
day school. and tncy left HON" about
S:5j O'Clock. soon after they LETT. 'hr'r
father came down stairs. and asked
hm to look IN IA" cellar for. a leak IN
the gag Inc II" went out the nark
door and started down the stairs INT"
the cellar. and thought | would help
hlm aud went down the stairway lead
ing from "a" Kitchen TO the cellar. we
looked around III the back part Of the
cellar, and Mr.. RurCk opened the door
lcrdl'r 10 the front. II" no more than
opened the door. when heard terrible
crash. durkrd and was not hit ny th"
failing bricks. | then looked up and
saw IN opening and started for II. call
ing IN the meantime for Mr.. BurCk 10
follow me. AS | came TO the opening
the ilamrs lillrd It and ! started I"
n"ht them. huI TO no avail. | then put
my hands oy,r my fac" and attempted
When asked who helped her to crawl
through the opening, she SAID: L didn't
know anything after | started I" light
tho flames until they brought me here
meaning the NCuhard residence.
AS Mrs. BurCk attempted 70 climb
through the opening IN the cellar TO the
first floor She was seen by a younS
man. VINO was passing the house in
her through the opening and assisted
her tn tho Ncuhard residence. The In
tclllGcncer reporter attempted to aScer-
tain tho name OF the resCucr but he dis
appeared soon after he helped Mrs.
BurCk 10 find shelter.
The Daughters Story.
Il did not get up until about $50
o'clock. About nine O'Clock | started 10
prepare dinner and soon after my
mother requested dad TO 20 look Tor a
ras leak IN the cellar. IL, went out tho
back door and down int" IN" cellar from
down into III" cellar. hut She ~ent down
the stairs from the kitchen. | did not
think anything about II. and had pre-
pared Il pork roast and placed II in the
oven to bake. thor went into IN
pantry L. !ook FOR 4 pam when several
tell and hit my head turned around
and looked towards the door. and The
wall seemed 10 part. 50 | jumped
through the opening into the yard
Interesting Facts
Ambulance Driver Bob Jones was on
tho scene within fifteen minutes after
the explosion and much credit ~ due
him fur the fino work. lie helped Mrs.
Rurck and ms daughter Elra from their
After hurried call to several doctors
no finally rushed Mr.. and Mrs. Burck
10 the office Of DR.. Phillips. and then
10 the North Wheeling hospital In rec
ord time. fc 'n"h aiueu the HreHieh ny
helping 20 keep hack the crowd.
Several fIrsmNn attempted 20 lay
down hos" ltry and lost control Of r.
For a few moments the water played
havoc with the crowd that was standing
near by and some were treated TO Il
cold shower hath Two youngsters were
cauch, by the full force OF the stream
and were carried up the street for S"v-
cral feet before they finally crashed 70
the ground. and tn" hose wiggied into
some other position.
Victor Brinkmnn, foreman OF The Il.
z. Kitchen company. rendered valuable"
aid t. the members Of the Burck family
rs did Rob Hnkelman.
Pete Henry was tho fireman who re-
covered the jcwelry. money and sever
nj other articles Of value from the
ruins.