The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-02
BENWOQD
FIRE VICTIM s
BURIAL TODAY
JAMES CIANFARANI BURNED TO
DEATH WHEN FLAMES DE-
STRoY HOUSE.
Three Families Escape In Night Clot!e 3
- Loss Is More Than
$4,000.

Flrrra: "crv!ccs for JAMS cianfar-
aft, aye s., who was buried 10 death ~
n,.; homo. No. 1nhN-l0 South Marshall
street, early yesterday morning, Will he
Mold from ST. Johns Catholic church
this morning 1T Q o'clock. Rev. Ihther
=. NJ. Srhornrn Will orticia'" and
burial vii! b, made ut Mount Calvary
cemetery.
Tho fire in which C!anrarani lost his
ne occurred ~ . O'Clock yesterday
morning Fox No. 81 was pulled and
Comrau!cs -. ma E responded Inn
mcdIatrIy. TIL" nrrm"n arrived mt me
sccnn 81 thr hlazo and headed by Fire
chief George Ecll fought desperately TO
save the structure. hut tn" hre had
ro,trn such Roadway that their nKht
vaq frulilres The blaze started In the
room occupied by Clanfaran! and 4 was
believed that il j" had fallen asleep and
rns Overcome, nv smoke before he could
escape Tho charrcd body OF tho victim
was found about five o'clock WedHes>
dsv morning on II chair IN tho room
which he occupied
The origin Of the f're IS not known. al
though II II supposed ~ many to have
started wh,.u Il rubber hose on the stove
In C!aNsaran! room Let 80. The
charr"d Nody was identified by George
Ciancnraul. Il brother Of tho deceased
TIL" families OF Tony SCArnc"hIa. Louis
CAMPING and Frank Young escaped
from the building. WITH hut Nttlo OF
,hcir personal property. and wero given
shelter Yesterday by nearby frlcndh.
The building was damaged - tho eH-
zen, OF ST. n00 and Fro chief Bell stated
Yesterday that damage including that I"
tho nearby furnishings nearby s'ruc-
,urrg would probably exceed Slo.ouo.
The building, a three story J. room
slructurr. VAS ownnd 10y MIX" Manning
nrG was totally destroyed. nothing but
tn" rrarno being left.
Coroner r. =. Nr"o'nhs and Il jury or
local citizens Hold thA inquest into
,!antaranl'a death yesterday and reach
I'd vcrilct Of accidental doatH.
C!nnrarauI camr 10 this country orout
10 wears aro. and aot,l"d IN th!s city
where 10 secured "rrnloyn"1t NJ the
s,ecl mml or H." Wheeling Steol and
1ru,, company. The deceased Ia sur
y,,7d pv ha h-D'hcr. tirorre n this
city nnA his VII" and two children IN
Naples. Italy. Ills wife cano 10 this
+ country crom Italy about four months
aro and srrnt month visiting him
rf,e~ wr!ch they returned 20 tho Old
, Country.
Now Motors Installed
c,-oat Comm, .,!nrcr Jacob keGe'cr
1 rnd 4 crow &C ron ~" Mt work !"s'a Hing
-nroc now electric notOrs for IN" Hood
{ r,tr ru,,.pq Tho city has long hrrn in
! u...! or ;hcso now motors aud with their
! m ..raliatInu to pu.ni8 vii! \" IN Nrst
, r,l;4 condition Rrnln. Tho pumps are
,yca rar pumping tho water nut Of tho
sewers og,r tho ton OF III" flood gates
when tho river III h!rh and tho sewers
mr., closed 80 tia; tho high water can
( not como through them
! Dance friday Night
! Members Of tho Fourth and Fifth
! Ward fro department VIII hold their
| neat dance Friday night In ;he hose
| house hall Tickets for the AFFAIR went
on saIe yesterday and the committee in
cnarcc IL lnAk!ne elaborate preparations
| for the occasion. The music Tor tho
! evening viii ho furnished by n licIlairo
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