Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-21

having set fire to stable ON the property
Of Michael Trisslcr, deceased, several
weeks ago. It is said that there is strong
evidence against him.
1~UTni X GREAT FIRE.
"A BarD, Horses, Cattle and Crops Ds ssroysd.
Shortly after o clock Sunday morning .
large stone and frame barn belonging to
Jacob Griel ard leased by Jacob Web,
situated 1T the junction Of West WalnuI
street aud B;.c,,llan's s lane, was discovered
to be on fire. and in short tims was
totally destroyed. The barn was about
30 feet long and GO feet wide. Adjoining
it was carriage house which was also
destroyed, and short distance to the west
was large frame tobacco shed, 81 by 45
feet, which shared the same fate. Also
large building south of the barn, 60 by 30
feet, used as cattle stables and . tobacco
warehouse.
MIR. Griel has an insurance on the barn
of $500 in the Westchester of New York
and $500 in the Springfield Of Massachu-
setts.
Mr.. Web, tho tenant, who has long o.
cupied the premises, is dairy farmer, and
loses heavily. BY great effort he managed
to get his cows out Of tho stables, but iivo
valuable i,orses, fine bullock, three
heifers, smoking calf and scores Of
chickens persisted in the flames. The loss
ON live stock alone is considerably over
1900; and besides, he loses fifteen tons
of hay, seventy bushels of wheat, a milk
wagon. u horse cart, u cider mill, a corn
shcller, thresher, plows, harrOws, bags,
harness, meat stands, barrels of vinegar
aud great variety of farming implements
that were stored in the barn and carriage
house. Near the barn was an immense
stack Of straw, containing 80 tons, which
was also reduced to ashes. In tho tobacco
shed were hung 1,5OO stccks Of fine tobacco
cut only q few days ago, aud thousands Of
tobacco lath, all Of which were burned. A
small detached carriage house was partly
burned, but the carriages aud sleighs were
saved,
Mr.. Weh's loss will reach from 81, 500
to q, 900, on which he has an insurance of
~, $50 in the following ,amed companies
In the Royal of Liverpool, Of which Rife
& Kaufman are agents, 500 On horses,
s4OO on cows, $14O on cattle, $50 on farm
implements in sheds, 800 ON wagons,
$500 on hay, grain and feed, $50 ON car
the Phoenix of London, Of which II. X.
Breneman is agent, $500 ON hay, grain and
feed.
Ana Yos Another Fire.
About half past Que o'clock this morn
ing . two story frame building situated ae
the corner OF Walnut and Marshall streets,
owned by Charles Behme and leased a. a
soap factory by Leo Mampe, was fired by
and all its contents consumed. The build
ing was Ax17 feet and worth about $500.
1t is insured for $175 in the Delaware Mu-
tual, of which John Zimmerman is local
agent. Mr.. Mampe has an insurance OF
1926 in the same company On the contents
Of the building, consisting of about 600
worth of finished soap, largo quantity Of
material, fixtures, kettles and other i'm
plements worth about S4O0. The loss il .
very serious one to Mr.. Mampe, as he is .
new beginner and had incurred debts to
start his business.
That all of the above fires Wefo started
by members Of gang Of scOundrels, ono
Of whose objects is to bring the paid fire
department into disrepute, is not doubted.
and that they have also failed TO do SO ID
also certain. The admirable conduct Of
the firemen while fighting the flames, and
their uniform success in preventing tho
destruction of adjoining properties, is the
best evidence of their efficiency. That tho
above named buildings we're not saved from
destruction is no fault Of the firemen.
They were all in the suburbs of the city or
beyond the city limits !; were composed Of
and filled with the most c0mbustible ma
terial, and were masses of flame before tho
firemen could reach them. The depart
ment has been admirably organized BY
Chief Howell, and is receiving, as it de-
serves, uDstinted praise from all sorts Of
people, except the fire bugs and their SYM
pathizers.
Unsuccossful Attemps
Sunday night an attempt was made to
fire the carpenter shop OF VIM. WOhlsou,
corner of Green and Christian street, but
fortunately the attempt niscarried. !
Accident ut the Ranck Fire.
During the progress Of the fire at
Ranck's on Saturday afternoon, large
crowd of spectators Were standing around
when q boy named Matthias Hinkle came
up riding on horse back. His animal vas
quite spirited and it stumbled. falling
upon John Green, who was standing near.
Green was picked up and carried into =
house. when it was found that he had sew
cral ribs broken. He was also injured in
formally, but will not die. He in about 30
years Of age, . brickmaker by trade, aud
lives on West Chestnut street.
Alarming th0 Whole Towo.
Tho chief engineer of the fire depart
ment desires holders Of keys snall not
strike box when they know that the fire
is not in the vicinity Of il. This morning
boxes 26, 81, 80, "a and 10 wore struck
for the fire on the commons. Box 26 is at
Market and Chestnut street, at least
mile away from the place where the fire
was, and why that box should
have been struck NO one knows.
Some people seem to think that because