The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-01

The FIRES OF w EDNESDAX NIGHT.
We obtained further particulars of
the several fires that disturbed the
peace of the city on Wednesday night
and yesterday morning.
THE FIRE AT sINZTCH's
Was started about eight o'clock in the
evening, in an 81 wooden ware' ouse
on the alley. 10 the re ar of the beat
store of j. S nzieh q Son. between
Sycamore and Vine Streets. The
building was used to ore old ma
cbinery and rubbish, aud contained
large quantity Of the machinery saved
from the wreck of tho steamer Mis-
souri,. In exeavating for Mr.. Samuel
Orr's new building, 1t became neces.
sary to undermine a portion of the
building next to Sycamore Street,
and that side of the build
ing was open and exposed
to view. The fire. fend, it appears
entered the building over the walls of
Mr.. Orr's new block, as his tracks
were found in the sand The build
ing has two stories and az attic. The
FIRE was kindled on the second floor,
against the weather. boarding, on the
side next the alley. a small box,
which had been carried rp stairs for
the purpose, and an old stool, we're
placed against the wall so as to form a
triangle, within which the fire was
kindled. With a knife the Fire
Bug" had evidently whitfield a piece
of dry wood to make kindling. and in
order to conceal his crime as long as
possible, arranged a half dozen whis-
ky or vinegar barrels between the fire
and the open side of The building,
toward Sycamore Street. fortunately
the light was discovered almost i'm
mediately after it was started, and
was readily extinguished before it had
made any material progress.
THE FIRE AT REILLEY & co.'s WARE
. HOUSE,
Corner Of Water and Division Streets,
was started little before midnight,
and came very near being a very de-
structive one. The building is Of
wood, mere shell, containing lot
of salt, few bales of hay and some
grain. and is separated from the
Planters Warehouse about eighteen
inches. The building extends from
Water Street back to the alley. The
incendiary kindled the FIRE in the
Notwithstanding of the wooden ware
house, about forty feet from the alley,
in this narrow passage, barely wide
enough to admit single man of me-
dium size. The fire being thus con,
eealed, was not discovered until the
flames had mounted up the weather
boarding to the roof, and up the roof
to the comb. AS soon as discovered
parties broke open a barrel of salt
and threw it rapidly on the fire, keep
ing it in check until the engines ar
rived, which was ia 4 few minutes,
when the flames we're speedily ex-
tinguished. A section Of the roof,
about twelve feet wide, extending
from the caves to the comb, was
burned of. Tho damage will not
exceed $3.50. which is fully covered
by insurance In the Republic Office,
of which Dr. Hallook is agent.
THE FIRES UP TOWN
Were started between two and three
O'Clock yesterday morning. and about
the same time. The scoundrel who
fred Marlett's stable, before applying
his fend's torch, turned the horses
out, though this may have been acct
dental. When discovered, the build
ing was fully enveloped in flames and
burned rapidly Mr.. Mar1ett's loss
will reach $3.50 to $500, not insured,
as far as we can ascertain.
About the same time, policeman
discovered the FIRE in the new resi-
idenee in process of erection and now
nearly completed by Mr.. Cyprian
Preston, on First Street, between
Cherry and Oak. He at once entered
the building and saw man rush
down stairs. He attempted to cap
ture him, but in the dark stumbled
over a trestle, and the fend escaped.
The fire had been kindled in the attic,
close under the cave, 10 the cornice,
and before it was extinguished de-
stroyed large portion of one side of
the roof and the cornice, and the
building was badly damaged by water.
The ceiling and fresooing are com
pletely ruined, and it will probably
cost $1,000 to repair damages.
A DAsTARDLY AND SINGULAR Our
RAGE.-We are told that on Wednes-
day night, just after dark. young
girl, aged fourteen or fifteen years.
who was remarkable for the great
beauty and length Of her hair, which
she wore in two large plaits, went to
the wood-house of Mr.. Daussman, in
whose family she resides, for wood,
and as she was gathering it up a man
seized her by the hair, and with some
sharp instrument severed one Of tho
braids, or plaits, completely from her