Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-20
FIRE.
Burning of the Pearl Mills.

city, situated nC1r the depot IT the IrX!ng-
ton y -. Lnut. railroad. was discovered 10
be on fGe. The alarm was quickly given.
ana the ever vi.I!ant citizens of Old Town
promptly repaired 10 the scent with the en-
glue and dr! everything that Wa, III their
power IN save ;he property, but the gire hal
gained such Roadway that it was impossible
to do more III III save the engine house from
the iianrs. This they lid. The heat with
IN being intense, and the pressure of the
cold air from without being prOportionately
strong the walls OF tho building collapsed
aud ir.i iuwur,i- only Two corners, the north
west and suulh-we,t. remaining standing.
As we Nicwr,i il the day after the file. the
whole of tue basement floor being filled with
hrIkeu bricks. wrecked tiInhers and d!slor-
ted bars o! iron, il reininir.l lis forcibly OF
some III Il tina; We have seen. aud the eJacu-
lation forced ii>erf from our lips. "a total
wreck" bat tti- was not s1acilI the case.
for the engine. though covered with debris
OF the falling roof AMI waii-: Is, no doubt,
not very materially injured. and under the
rubbish twruty--ryrn or iwenty-eight hum
drel bushels OF wheat lie piled up, much OF
which may he saved. though IN Il damaged
condition. TAiS mill was built i'll IS.3 by
Mr.srs. itsnj amin NJ ,rshai and Robt. TaGb-
man. at a cost of twenty thousand dollars.
The work being done With the greatest prac-
ticab!e economy. As the gentlemen At the
tim. Were the owners of a saw mill and pre-
pared their timOcr>. Tue work tn 1t was
let out was contracted at very favorable
rates. and 10 good mechanics, and for every
dollar that was speut upon 1t the buiiIcrs
got value received. Both being practical
mitIcrs. with a pride in building and equip
ping \ perfect mil, They supplied 1t with
all the latest improvements in machinery.
The building WAS 1 substantial, hessy-w.llci
brick. four stories high from tho nrst floor.
with ahlsh basement, which made it equal
[" 4 nfc-.t"rieh h use. In its erection Mr..
Alien /. Camp 'eiI was the milIwright, Geo.
farrIr brickiay-r: Barley ~ Cheathsm. car
r%enters. and the tin roofing and gathering
WAS done 10y III /r!Ier Bros. The engine
wa "ul.t Dy Mr.. Wm NJ. Jordan. OF this
city the mil contained four run of - foot
burr. ample slna>, elevators. aud boiling
machinery, and IN addition, tIr II. A. Ba.-
nard "usi.rss wheat .elrrraior AM oats and
weed "ctrLSf"r, Il n"IU'iiul ami expensive
plecc OF machinery Al lngh,n smut mall.
Auown a, the California. i InroI,p wheat
brushing Inlrh3ur AMI all Excelsior mid
dtin.> rlIr.fi !. Iha capacity far STORM.
VAS about s.ar0 hu>iIe;, u wlicxi ,ni 5000
ss"~s - EJur,lIl irluy situated witiln s I, W
fec, g: the railroad track, the facilities tor
sni!rtnS were rS client. AshorI time after
the completion "t the mill. Mir. IauDmtu
disposed OF his Interest TO Mr.. Marshall. wao
mas since been the sole proprietor and who
has conducted 1t In person. Al the time OF
Us destruction l. contained about i've thou
sand dollars worth Of wheat. corn, finur
sacks and other articles included III the gen
ersi term. stock. If anything a few hundred
/ t0iArs more would have been shown by cafe
ful invoice. There were about six undred
bushels OF wheat deposited in the mil by
iarm"rs, non. Of whom. W. believe, la.
any Insurance. NJ. Marshall was insured As
follows. on mill, stock and fixtures: with
the agency OF +. Win>or & Son. in the
Aetna. $1,000; Hartford. 81. zoe; United
STATES. 500; Total. $500. With the agency
OF Mr.. Ihos. stauIish. i'll the Pennsylvania
FIRE. : 'Ip. North America, & 500; Niagara.
= ,lJJ; Total. S4..0D. Grand total. Si3 .250.
placing the value of Is mil. therefore, at
81. 900, and II is doubtful. without some o,
the facilities which he possessed tor build.
ing before, whether or not 1t can be built for
that. and counting his stock at 81. VG0. 1t will
oe seen that mis- loss Will he $50; counting
the salvage at 3. 300. the loss wItI still be
S'.2J0 quite a serious mater these hard
times. in this los. Mr.. Mir-hsiI has the
sympathy OF the entire community. fmme-
CiatelI after the tire. aud before The excite
lnent consequent thereon had died ont. It
vas Thought by some persous tnat the ire
WAS the work OF lucendiaries. In this theo-
~ we cannot agree, and we have taken
some pains to inform ourselves on the sub
jet, as II would be 4 terrible thin. indeed
IN have Ill eur midst men so lost to hon
or, decency and manhood that they could,
either for the sake o; plumber or Vengeance.
p.rpetrLte such , crims. From all the fact.
that We have Seen able to gather. it seems
that there bad been no ire iu.any part of the
mil from saturday II light, when the engineer,
Hlll"rani proprietor carefully shut down
here j., nothing to show that any ore had
entered the mill for improper purposes. and
NHs - - 49, iAih ~ IA VI Al
ire wa spontaneous combustion. The fire
began IN the northwest surner of the first
floor, where there WAS a lot Of Old sacks
aud 10 any one who has paid any attention
10 the subject il i, perfectly plain how such
\ result was not only possible but probable
y few greasy rags thrown in a corner ant
left there are just as certain to fire u hous.
az that they are left there a sufficient length
OF time. and In case they are wooden Ol
WOODEN and silk mixed. it Will require but
very few days TO produce a blaze; with cot
ton il may require 4 little longer time. bu
The end Is sure 10 be the sama. II not 70
plumber an iucendiarism here could onl,
have heen 10 ~reak vengeance upon the pro
, pTIetor. ard we do not believe that he ha
an enemy in the world, or that there Is
!, mar in LAFAYETTE couuty who would desir
to!harm HIM 10 the extent Of Il dollar. Mr.
, Marshal has always been u Kind, generou
= aud liberal hearted citizen, and we cannO
believe anythin. OF the sort possible. Tn,
4 loss has not been his alone, but q loss to III
eutirr community. as where manufacture
- are 50 >aiiy needed, one such a. this mi
, was. new. In gooi order. and perfect in a
IL l!IpIi!tUieH -, NOLiI De sAhiV mls-eu
, not imlne Iiatelv replaced. We unIerstan,
. that Mr.. Marshall intends to take promI
. steps To rebuild, an We hops that nothing
may prevent ais doing SO. and that the net
pearl may only be more beautiful thu
the old. ,
" We wrote 4 paragraph for our last issu
warning farmers against pntting frozen BIT
IN" horses mouths. The Importance of IL
advice was exenipIited III this city 4 fe'
days since. \ physician, who has g yer
good saddle horse. was called to a short iii
tanre in the country on a cold day rccrnrl'
and his horse was bridled and ssddla,i witt
gu; n thought as 10 the bit. which was FRI
zen. The mex: morning the horses tongu
was swollen 10 such a degree that it exten,
ell from the mouth ana could not be draw
within it. For two days the horses Il
W y. in danger, but finally, by good nur
ing and feeding with Cruel. It WAS save'
lie Inc remedies used were burAI and sugar
al lead. Though such serious results may II,
$ always ensue This case fully demonstrate
IN the cruelty Of Ei,cln. frozen bits In horse
mouths. Meyer do il.
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II For good hOme-maIP Boots or shoes
er any kind, go to the cheap cash house
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