The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-29
BURGLARS FIRING 4 yTIItgr
Exploding One Hundred Pouud. or Powder In
store and Robbins the sare.

OcSyNsBURG, March ~. Tho terrible
misfortune which has ovcrtaken the I'M,
farmers village Of Madrid. about twenty miles
northeast of Ogdcnsburg. has thrown tho yholo
country hcrcabouts and the adjoining districts
in Canada in fever of excitement On Sntur-
day night man named ktearns who WIS stop
ping ut Wilson's Hotel two miles from Madrid
saw two suspicious-lookingm men get OF the If
O'Clock train from Potsdam Junction Thcv
started on foot for Madrid. An hour later
three strange men were seen to aight from tho
train from Ol.dcnsburg Mt the same time. and
they also started ON foot for the village. Soon
aftcrward three strangers were seen about the
street of Madrid. ating suspicously and sew
crnl persons. experimenting that thieves might
bc around. locked up their barns with more
than usual care Nothing moro was seen of the
strangers. and the suspicious that their apprur-
am" had aroused gradually aiaied.
At about | 80 A. NJ on sunday the villagers
w"rr aroused from their b'ds by an az
pln-ion. followed 10y a cry OF fire. Gage Broth-
IRIS dry goods store was Il = .ovcrcd i'm flames.
Their was not even hand fire engine to nsht
the fire. and the citizens ran ont with pals Of
water. but the fir" had already gained gr at
headway. and their Efforts were IN VAN "rhr
cunilagration quickly spr0ad a. ross the whole
adjoining bio h Uf wooden hu lngS. sweeping
away !. II liohinSOn's store. +. II M,C1rmirt's
clothing establishment. ana OBricns meat
market. The building occupied MS The Post or
hre went next. nut the mails, nnl most Of the
the same building. w'r. saved In the other
dire ton The fire spread equally fast constr-
INK JunOS smiths shoe slurr. William Crom-
toms harl"r shop. ana j. u. Dards's black
smith shop. Several ncighburing dwellings,
were saved only hy dcsporat' cNrrtious. HaV-
ing swept away the whole husini IS part of the
village. IN" fire WIS ilnnllyrNtlr-ui shed
Alvin Wing OF Oslcnsburg was sleeping i'm
Giasc store when tho fire began, and he ,yns
awakened hy "a terrible explosion. As h, sprnnx
from his bed. missile from some unknnwn
t"urr" struck him III the head. an he frll sense
rs IA N" midst NJ the ilamrs which hnd been
klhdl'i 10y thcrNplosio ION oi on hundred pounds
OF powder which WIS stored IN the cellar A.
soon ~ the crv %. FIR was given, Edward Lo'N-
Moud knuwln- that Wing sl' pt IN thu burn ns
store, rushed IN. at Tia. risk oi HIS life ana res
ru'h him. Whom tn liim,- were cStinguishrl
about daylight. u WIS Il 'uNer0d that the nre
had been the work ul burglars. Tho safe in
Cages store WIS found to have been blown
oE.,n and about 500 ia money stolen rom 1t.
. While the pcnp" were lighting the fire the
burglars had broken into J. T.. Horsfird drug
store, PowcIls hardware store and Jacksnn's
harness shop This work had hcnn don" with
Si'l-, hammer. crvwHr ana Other tools.
which the rubbcrs had previously secured hy
.,fruklng open blacksmith shop. Fortunately
me amount "i property stolen wis very small
thr burglars having hrn too ma h hurried 10
secure their booty. \ lars" amount VI town
bonds and money lrft 10 KohinSun's safe had
rs ap'd them. snd was pr' served 10y the stout
sai' rom the fire. The burglars might easily
NAY. plundrr"d nearly every dwelling in town
burning building. hui they probably became
alhrurd hv Ia" extent of the CONFEDERATION. and
i'ohliins tWp horses AMI q buggy from " sons
h"' th"y drove away ma the darkness. Pursuit
was Immediately st on foot The police OF o.
dgnsnurs w"re NOT fled. and armed parties 5
Wal hing ia" railway trains.
The robbers were seen on sunday forenoon
lls rom OSd"n-burg driv H.. ~ fast as they
rpuld toward the upper emf bridge over the
t'~w'sat'hi" river. In the afternoon the stolen
iior-'s hn buggy were found "a IN" Morris
!. Wh ana O-donShurg road. They had boon
H,rlyrn deep into redar swamp Int the horses
h'h u uni"r"d out upon hard ground. II Is