Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-22
INCENDIARY FIRES
n GANG OF VILLAINS TRYING TO
BURN THE CITY.
Three Incendiary Attempts During Last
Night--Fortunatoly But Little Damage
Done--The Scoundrels Should Be Caught
and Shot or Hung.

It wasn't much of blaze, and aside from
keeping the fire laddies in good practice. created
but little disturbance. It broke out in the
barn of the Eagle Hotel between Seventh and
Eighth and Wabashaw and Cedar streets about
10:40 o'clock last evening, and in few mo-
ments the sky was illuminated with lurid
gress. The fremen were promptly on the
spot, and in the course of fifteen minutes all
vestiges of the blaze had disappeared, save the
charred timbers of the rickety old structure.
The barn was owned by Peter Pfeifer. and leased
by Peter Schrantz, proprietor of the Eagle
Hotel. The loss on the barn will be about
5000; on the contents. consisting Of hay, straw
and feed, from $50 to $40. There is no in
surance on either. No cause is assigned for
the fire. Five horses were in the barn at the
time the flames were discovered, but through
the exertions of Mr.. Schrantz were saved.
fire, Mr.. E. A. Hemenway noticed smell of
burning hay in the vicinity of Perkins barn,
back of the Custom House. He obtained en-
trance, and discovered a quantity of hay in
flames, which threatened to spread quickly
through the building. Calling for assistance,
was on fire from the rest of the pile, and Mr..
Perkins coming in with a pail of water the
danger was averted.
Both of these fires were undoubtedly the
work of incendiaries. A few minutes previous
to Mr.. Hemenway's discovery, tramp called
at Michauds grocery, corner of Seventh and
Wabashaw streets, and purchased some kero-
! sene. He was evidently drunk, and the clerk
followed him short distance down Wabashaw
street in order to place him under arrest, but
| meeting no policeman he allowed him TO pro-
coed, and within fifteen minutes the fire was
| discovered by Mr.. Hemenway.
Both of the fires Saturday night were the
work of incendiaries, and here were two fires
| last night set by incendiaries, who had evident
| ly arranged to have two blazes at the same
time that they might the better perpetrate
| what crime they had in view. 1t is time tina:
| some vigorous movement was made to protect
the city, especially against incendiary fires.
STILL. ANOTHER.
About a quarter before l o'clock this morn.
ing the loud alarm bells again summoned the
fire department to duty. This time the flames
were found to proceed from the upper story Of
the wagon shop of Mitsch d Hampers, on Wash
ington street, near Franklin, used as a paint
shop. The flames burst out through the ROOT
near the caves, and for time there was good
prospect of lively blaze. But the fire-fghtert
were out in full force, and by hard work sue
ceeded in extinguishing the confagration in the
room where it started. Some of the wagons
that were being painted in the shop were quite
badly scorched, and the seasoning was taker
out of the unfinished work on the love-
floor by too copious immersion ir
water. The upper part of the building
was pretty badly damaged. The loss on the
stock will probably amount to $500, and OF
the building $500. There is no insurance
There has been no fire in the building for sew
eral weeks, and the fire was undoubtedly tn,
| work of an incendiary