Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-24
The Point Breeze Fire.
BURNING OF LARGE AND VALUABLE STUB OF
RACING HORSES.

BURNING OF LARGE AND VALUABLE sTUp OF
RACING HORSES.
[From the Philadelphia Lsdger.l
At about four o'clock yesterday morning tbs
well-known training stables of John Turner,
adjoining Point Breeze Park, were destroyed by
fire, with their entire contents of hay feed, har-
ness, &c and with eleven out of the seventeen
valuable horses which they contained. The fire
was discovered by one of the female servants in
Mr.. Turner's public house, who At once awokb
the proprietor, and, at the same time, George
Camden, one of the hostlers who slept in the
box stall adjoining that occupied by the mare
Nettie, was awakened by the kicking of tn,
mare, and found the fire running along the roof
of the stall. He Immediately raised the alarm
aud awoke James Nolen and William Kelley,two
other employees, who also slept in tue stable.
Camden Immediately opened the door nearest
to him aud succeeded in rescuing Nettie. He
then returned and saved the mare Matte
Lyle" and a young brown mare. Nolen IL kel-
lev also lost one-the brown horse "Candy,"
and brown horse owned by VIM. Wood tho bay
mare Lizzie Medium, and the horse dick,
who was badly schorched. The flames sprea
very rapidly and in a few minutes the entire
structure was destroyed. 1t was large brick
stable. furnished with every possible appoint
ment for the safe keeping and proper care of
the most valuable horses. There was large
stock of feed on hand, d number of sets OF tne
harness, worth from $l00 to $3.50 set, and
quantity of horse clothing, worth about 500 y
suit. The building was valued at about $1OUO,
Which there ID an lnbuThnco OI pzUUU Inc
Queen Insurance 90 of Liverpool. The con
tents of the stable. exclusive of the horses were
estimated at $4,000 which is q total loss and
on which there is no insurance.
The following horses were saved from the
fire
Bay mare .'Nettie' owned by Mr.. Frank NJ
Ellis who paid $40, 900 for her; she is seven
years old. and has a record of 2.27IS.
Bay mare Matte Lyle" nine years old, own
ed by John Turner record, 2 3o.
lrnW URldinU tt(JAn0V." owned by MF, K1D-
Brown mare. owned by Mr.. Thos. Wood. This
| is young horse and has no name.
Bay mare Lizzie Medium" owned by Mr..
Frank M. Ellis.
Brown gelding "Dick," owned by Mr.. John
Turner.
Among the horses that were burned to death
| were many well known among sporting men,
The following is list of their names;
Sorrel gelding Dot" 10 years old Record
2 32k This horse was foaled in Nova Scotia
| from an Irish hunter mare sire unknown. he
i was formerly owned by the late Joseph ). Cana
/ van, who left him to Mr.. Turner by will. Re-
/ peated efforts were made to get him out of the
/ burning stable, but he was unmanageable, and
/ the men we're forced to retire to avoid suffoca-
| ton.
ed by Frank NJ Ellis, valued at $5OOO Insured
| for $3.50.
Bay mare "Daisy Vernon" years old, owned
/ by Franklin NJ Cotton, valued at $4,000.
| Brown stallion owned Dy VIII IoHn IOuuBI
valued at $1,000. This was young horse with
out name.
Black mare, Lady Girard, owned by William
/ HunsIcker, very fast, valued at $SOOO
Bay gelding, owned by a Mr. Smith, (no name)
| valued at $1400.
Bay Patchen mare, owned by George For g.
paugh, valued at from $l5OO to $4,000.
Bay HambletOnian stallion "Brutus," owned
| by Richard Penistan, who recently paid $4,000
for him and has since refused an offer of $4,000.
Sorrel gelding, owned by Frank White, val
ued at $500.
GRAY gedng ''Safe," seven years old, owned
by Wm. Yewdell. valued at $500: has record
| of 229
Brown colt, four years old, owned by Mr.. Pan
| coast, valued al $1,000
The total loss from this fire, according to the
figures given above is $50 400, On which there
il an insurance of $3.50. or the entire loss
$42, 400 is in horse flesh.