Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Frame dwelling, Carriage House, Stables,
Tobacco Shed, Ice House and Other
PrOEerty DESTROYED.

frame bNcilHS, carriage mouse, SlADAeS,
Tobacco Shed, Ice House and Other
Property Destroyed.
This morning between six and seven
o'clock fire was discovered in one of the
stables belonging to Charles Schwebel on
Low street near Freibcrg, and within a
very short time, his brick carriage house
brick horse stable "a by 40 feet, hay loft,
frame cow stable, frame ice house, frame
tobacco shed and frame dwelling, the last
named being occupied by Hall Nash and
family, were a mass of ruins, most OF the
contents of the buildings being also de-
stroycd. Sorap;d was the spread of the
flames that it was with difficulty the family
of Mr.. Nash consisting of his hOusekeeper
and seven children were rescued from
the burning building, and it was only
through great peril that Daniel Schwcbel,
aged 1G years, and Augustus Ehler sue
ceedeG in saving the live stock by rushing
into the burning stable. Besides the hay,
and other feed, the principal articles de-
stroycd were a heavy farm wagon and hay
ladders, grain drill, three plows, feed
chest, rakcs, hoes, harness and about
three quarters of an acre of tobacco. Mr..
Schwcbcl estimates his loss at fully $4,000,
on which he has 5000 insurance as fol-
lows $500 on brick stable 5000 on hay,
straw and feed therein S400 on frame
stable and $3.50 On hay, straw and feed
therein; $50 on farming implements, all
in the North British and Mercantile also,
$500 on the tobacco shed and frame dwell
ing, in the British America-Messrs Baus-
man & Burns being the local agents of
both companies. In the Williamsburg
City insurance company he had $1,000 in
surance on the tobacco in stock in the
the exception of three fourths of an acre
had been removed before the fire.
There appears to he 10 doubt that the
fire was the work of an inccndiary. 1t was
first discovered by neighbor living in rear
of Mr.. Schwebers premises, who saw
flames bursting from the stable and at
once gave an alarm. Some time before
the fire Mrs. Schwcbel saw a man, whom
she thinks she would recognize, running
away from the building, and the quarry
men who were at work at the quarry, say
they also saw man running across the
wheat field, some distance from the barn.
Mrs. Schwebel did not think much about
the matter at the time, as persons have
been known to sleep in the stable several
times heretofore, but as soon as the fire
broke out it flashed upon her that the
man she had seen had fired the building.
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ground, but could do but little service.
There is only Il four inch water main to
supply that section of tho town. This
main runs through John street and the
draft of water is SO strong on East King
street, that it is almost impossible for resi-
dents OF John, Frciberg, Low and other
streets in the southeast section of the city
to draw water from their hydrants. This
morning the fire plugs in the vicinity were
found frozen and after they were thawcd
out, the water main was found clOgged
with mud, and after it had been partly
cleaned by the sucking of the steamers it
was found to be entirely too small to fur
nish them with a quantity of water. This
insuf1iciency has been noticed on several
former occasions, and it is now in order for
the water department to remedy the mat
ter by laying larger main.
Charitably inclined people will do good
work by contributin" something towards
the comfort Of Hall Nasl's family. Mr..
Nash is an industrious colored man, and
had gone to his work before the fire broke
out. His housekeeper is cripple, and has
to go about on crutchcs. She has three
children and Mr.. Nash four :aIl of whom
lost nearly every stitch Of their rather scant
wardrobe one or two of the smaller
ones being carried out of their beds in alb
solute nakcdness. When the reporter
left the scene this morning, Betty, the
was sitting in an open field,
houscless and homeless, surrounded by her
and sadly keeping guard over the
little furniture that had been saved from
the flames.
Cur Great Local Cigar Trade.
Seventy-six millions, two hundred and |
ninety y-nine thousand, five hundred and |
lifty cigars (76, 900, 500 were sold in the |
9th district of Pennsylvania during the six