The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-04

!e:'!0E ,Ar liquid glass Hr"at N al
directions. causing tn" "Godwork :"
takr fire.
TIC tamrs spread rapidly, ~ IN" dry
wood hu-Hrd !.ko i;nd"r and w:tHm 2
f,.w n'Gu'v~ that section IF N" hu''d'nC
vas Il mass "t namcs. As ,!Ir flames
alN 'hc.r way through n" r""'n 'hrl
Goa: .nu"G t. spread. and in" cr::r"
building Mas son a roaring furnace WIN
N" iirrm"u practically unah." :" Il" any
thing
caM 20 the Ba-nrevi,'" !!-r depart
NC: WAS sen, q: once. hu; they were
Handicapped by the intense hstt and
IA" .uil"Uratc "qr!nn"n; nj calls
were Dispatched 10 the Er,,a!-". Martins
f'rry and Nrtdcpo-t departments.
A.! three towns sent Assistance And
he trucks laden with flrrmrr hrriv"d
about $50. by that tim" thrr" was H.
Il" loft OF tho koarnS-,I"rsu"h hu!'d-
lnES. except no walls and thHy wrC"
90. n p>inE. Lines were .mmedia'cIy
strung and Tie booster pumps started
work NJ. hui The f-c laidlrS w"r" hAndi-
! capped ~ TIE low war~r pressure.
The four departments united ,h-i-
efforts N combating rhr tt2m"S NH'
tho" was no chanr" 90 rhtcEi"r tho
Dr.. and streams az watc- were thrown
81 all ~" buildings surround: -"
burning structure to prevent spr"ad:rr
ThronEs OF Volunteers
Throag> Of volunteers stood hy. w.t.
ing - asei~t tho "r,mcu All h.!r"l
! ala he nose mos McanWh." ~"
W";nc7 LIVING nearby a;l"d. CARED
: oG"E",s or hot rofi"o t. n" tr".1'"" a.
{ morning.
/ |, was oar IN ;he nrr ,h.; lh-c. box
! rs,rs loaded with g.asswar" and iw'
! empty cars were consumed toy IL"
flames h"for" ar enF:n" could IL ro'-
: zen 70 rIN them away from ~" danger.
The cars were standing ola IN" H. q
/ ~. sd nG along N" s,tc o. IN" hu,!i-
! ing. and wrc" consumed TX" 'uGr7.
much "C the glass ware hcl"S packed
N straw and excelsior
Ftro Truck Ditched.
Viii" sp"rdins: "a rhc hr" ;hc Bridge
| port truck $k.dLc4 will. passing in'
Riley Fruit company farm on The -
; "'.t!-svIl!" pike" ami WAS thrown in,,
/. ne ditch "IonESid" % the ruA! TIL"
! i;r"r."u had difficulty IN getting ~"
: truck back on tn, road hw' n';'r ,..rt"
! minutes labor 81, ""'d'0. and cuU;:' U,'G
! their rush 20 tn" Iir,.
The truck WA not damaged nor were
, any Of the tr~ncn injured III 10" crash.
! although the place wNcr" IN" 4; iI"nt
occurred is 4 dangerous Cn". hmC that
| :hc truck did nn; UPS: seemed m!ra''W-
, IouS.
| The three tracks from he river towns
started back toward r., eastern end ~
| the county about II "'c.",k.
However, a. tho Hcl!A:rC truck passed
through Morr.s,uN" t was il"EE'I and
the hr-mcn called back - K"THcSv:llc
| because Of the hrc III thc Mar|"i Mill
ing company hulldinB. II Was feared ut
the time that building. too. w'did fail
before the flames ana the truck va, At
uNv" turned bark, but arrived after :hc
niazc had been "XtInCuiSh"d
The Martins Ferry and Hr.ia!rr ,rG' rs
rad started from BarnvSvllic about
twenty minutes before the N".la!rr
truck. and when tn"y arrived a: their
stations found calls waiting 10 \" back,
However. another telephone "a: m
formed tho men they were not needed
The water suppl system o: lie ;cwL
- l mechanical filtration system. ~
soon as fire alarm Is sounded thH nj
ration system is thrown out Of use and
he water is drawn dirrct from 'h'
reservoir, and this is Thought 10 naNc
been tho cause Of the lack Of wa;"r
carly IN the hrc.
City Hall Ptre.
The fire IN the c!ty building hruk" out
about - o'clocN, hut did 40 carnage.
However. much excitement was cr"a;rd.
ana the 'hrVnEs which had been II IL"
glass factory i.rr rushed To the r!ty
hUild,uS.
!, was found the supply Of water n
III" boiler Of the steam heating system
had br,oInr exhausted by the water be