Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
CATTLt BURNED To DEATH
A Horrible Railroad Accident
in New York.
A DISTINGUISHED ACTOR GONE
A Reported Strange Effect of Cross
ing the Equatorial Rumor
Concerning Gar6eld's
Cabinet.
A view OF IRBLAND'S SITUATION
THE RLTZABE7H FINN

Tine Bulk OF the Cattle al Dne Of thc
rinest Breeding Farms in This
Part of the Country Destroyed by
Fire-a sad and DiscOiraging Loss.
The barn on the Ellz ,beih Farm, in
I4soosster county, was burned To the
pruund in the beginning of this week,
together with all the cat,l5 IL 1t. Il will
b4 remembered ,hst u correspondent OF
STATE JOURNAL writing from Speedwell
Farm last sulmeT, alluded to the Eliza
both Farm as heing devoled entirely to
the raising OF tiue hreeds Of cattle. In
fact, iu this ~ spt ct, il WAS Que of the
lines; establishments in this pari of the
country, aud when the time. trouble and
expense taken to bring ii mp TO the
standard which IL bad reached the sud
den destruction becomes rt ally moorpful
disaster The farm belongs to tho cele-
oFated Coleman estate and was managed
by Colin Cameron.
The total value OF the cattle destroyed
numbering II head according TO the in
ventory made at the frat of the year, was
S35 725 value Of goats destroyed, 800 !;
dogs, mostly hunters, $3.50; chickens,
$3.50 There was not OuC auiMa of value
lett, 80 complete was the destruction.
Among the loss WAS the whole herd of
Jerseys, catalogues OF which were circu.
atod all through this country aud Europe.
10 give an idea Of the value ot these cattle.
for one COW 81 800 was refused within two
weeks; there wore three bulls which were
valued OF $3 900, 81. 500 and 81 900 re-
spectively Many of tine cattle from this
farm have been seen ut stock exhibitions
and one of the bnrnrd bulls, called Com
modore Roxhury, has won | | first prizes
in Penrssivauia Ohio, Maryland and Vlr-
gina AnCug the other stock were O
lumber Of imported COWS.
Ftcm the suddenness of the outbreak
and the utter reduction to ashes of the
very bRckbon's of the unfortunate ami
mails, il is builpved thnt the contlaRration
was the work OF an iGcaudiary, or party
Of such tiends, and that sor5e sort Of oil
had heen poured on the cattle. To show
the strong interest in tho mstter ii is aGid
that thousands of penplo have visited the
scene. All the remains OF the animals
that could be gathered up have been
buried, and many tear was shed by the
keepers.
There have been no arrests mada, but
tracks found in the snow have been care
fully measured and sharp eye is being
Acpt open for any further clue TO the in
human villains. The barn will be rebuilt,
but it will take many years OF enterprise
aud financial outlay TO bring the farm to
its former STANDARD of excellence if such q
thing is attempted.
While this cattle breeding headquarters
has never been Described in these columns
rs has the Spceiweil Stock Farm, the fact
thai they afioia md ese part of the same
estate, uAkea the above facts Interesting
to the Wilmington reader, more especially
when he knows that Elizabeth was ss far
advanced il caltie breeding ss the Speed
well in the raising of horses. The loss il
far beyond the money value of the burned
animals, nud the discuuragibg eject on
ta4 Interested por'ies will bo foit Tor
wears