The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-19
The En,ire Amount IA Total Loss.

was immediately givcn.but before Tue Ell
gines had time to arrive, the cutirc build
lug. the structure being built OF light maj
terial,and the upper portion oft filled with
hay and straw. along with twenty-five
head of fine horses, aud fourteen or fifteen
fine buggies and carriages were burned,
besides between thirty aud forty sets Of
harness. ten saddles and number OF
riding brides, halters. robes, horse blank
els aud foot rugs.
At the time the fire broke out, Mr..
Drmps Solomon, the head man at the
stable IN Mr. Parker's absence, was at the
terry landing. where lac had taken horse,
which had been stolen some time ago, TO
ship to his rightful owner, who lives in
Shawncetown, aud could not give any in
formation whatever ~ TO the cause Of the
fire, but says that when he arrived at the
stable. ii was one solid sheet of flame. and
that the horses were running 10 and fro
ncighing and stamping. and that to enter
In the hope of saving any of the property,
would have been certain death.
Harry Thomas, colorcd man about
twenty-five years OF age, was asleep in
the office connected with the stable when
the flame, were discovered. aud SAYS that
the fire first started near a pump ia the
centre Of the barn. but cannot account for
the way it caught, declaring that there
was no light within twenty feet of the
pump. lie also say, that when he first
saw the fire, he ran ont into the stable.
but says he was 80 badly scared that he
did not know what TO do, and he ran TO
the residence OF Mr.. Parker. burst
open the door and told him what had hap
pcncd. Mr.. Parker ran to the Stable, but
says that when he got there the horses
were all dead. aud that it would have been
madness TO have tried to enter and make
an attempt to save any Of the property
in the stable.
The heat Of the barn soon ignted the
roof Of small dwelling OF a widow lady
named IimmOns. Oh the corner of Tenth
aud Walnut streets. and before the engine,
could render any assistance, the entire
building Wa in flames. There was con-
siderable furniture in the house. which
was all burned except piano and sever
a! other articles. none OF which were in-
surcd. The room fronting on Tenth
| street was used H. Il grocery store, and
/ had a small stock Of goods slowed away
Ia, 10
was no insurance whatever we are in
| fOrmedb by Mr. Parker. on the barn, which
was the property Of Mr.. Field,, and wa,
but recently improved by her Mr.. Par
kcr's To-, will reach al least three thou
| sand five hundred dollars, with no insu-
/ rance whatever.
Among the private turnOuis IN the sta
Bile ut the time il was burnt, was num-
/ Der OF the finest horses and carriages in
! the city, the vehicles bciugv ,lucd at from
| two hundred and finy to six hundred dol
/ lars. aud the horse, from one hundred 10
tour hundred dollars. Among the horses
burned WAS a fine bred pet pony belong
ing to Mr.. Parker. which he priced very
| highly, and says he would sooner hay,
lost a thousand dollar, than her. Their,
wa, also line bloodcd pacing mare IN
the barn owned bya gentleman named
Edison. of Villa Ridge, valued at lour
| hundred dollars, that was burned. II j.
! said that the means OF the
poor brutcs a. they rushed irantically
| through the ilamcS from one end of the
barn to the other, stamping, kicking aud
rearing. was most irigh,iul to listen to.
! Chief Mcllale, who was one OF the first
persons to arrive on the ground. tells Us
that the fine grey grlding belonging To
Woodward, in company with the pony sC
highly priced by Mr.. Parker. both ran
out to within five feet Of the door front
ing on Tenth street, but when they saw
the reflection of the flames upon the
ground in front of them, they turned AMI
ran back into the rear end of the stable,
which was II dense mass of scething
flame. The animals seem to have tried
TO find each other as in several places
two and three were lying with their head,
and shoulders close together. There was
Il number OF chickens roostng in the
barn, which were roasted, and were TO be
seen lying In various places after the fire
was extinguished. There were only VIC
buggies saved out of all that were IL
the barn, one belonging 10 DR.
Smith, any one to Mr.. Latin.
The following is list of the names o.
those who are losers by the fire. and also
the amount, as near as we could learn, o
the loss sustained by each;
Mr.. Parker, proprietor of the stables
seven horses, nine buggies, carriages anC
spring wagons, ten sets OF harness
seven saddles and q number of riding bri
dies, halters, whips. robes, rugs. blankets
ETC., which at the very least were wortl
$500.
Mr. Jewett Wilcox, proprietor of tn
St. Charles hotel, on last Monday bough
of Mr. Parker bay horse, and n neat lit
Tie family carriage, for which he pal,
that gentleman $3.50, both OF which wer
burned.
S, p. Wheeler had a carriage, on
seated top buggy, a set # harness. robe,
whip and horse burned. valued at s., OOC
Mr.. q. Il. Woodward loses his fin
, grey geldlng, anda fine saddle and br