Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-18
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Al Upstairs Room Believed 10 Have Be
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An Upstairs Room Believed 70 Have Been
Purposciy Fired.
Between o and 10 o'clock last night
nfe was discovered in an upstairs
room. Of the Lamb hotel, South
Queen street below Vine. A general
alarm was sounded and the fremen quickly
responded. The flames were confired to the
room !. which the fire originated, and we're
cxtinguishcd before any very serious loss
was sustained. The room is front one at
the southern end Of the building. 1t was
unoccupicd at the time, and there seems to be
no doubt that II was purposely set ON hre.
There IL large chimney In the room passing
mp from the room below, but there had peeh
no fire IN Il for some time past. Alongside
the chimney Is n large enclosed closet or
clothes press, and In this the fire appears TO
have been kindled. The closet IN burned out,
the floor, window sash and other woodwork
are charred, the plastering is damaged, the
glass broken, the lower rooms flooded and
some other damage done, which it may take
500 or $500 to repair The property is occu-
pied by Mr.. McComsey, and owned by j. w.
Johpsnn, esq, who has it insured in the
Phoenix, of Brooklyn, of which Messrs- Rife
4 Kaufman are the local agents.
The firemen were again put to disadvan-
tage by frozen plugs. One at the corner oil
Vine and Beaver street and another in front
OF Odd Fellows hall could not be used.
Accident to an Engine.
AS engine NO. L, IN cnarge OF james hautZ,
was being taken TO the fire Mt the Lamb hotel,
it ran into two cabs in front of the Stevens
house, ing the horses down and dam
aging the vehicles. One of the cabs, belong
ing to William Rosenfelt, had the shafts
broken, one of the wheels torn off and
the door smashed. The other, belonging
to Mr.. McGeehan, had panel crushed
in. Adolph Strauss hoseman of No 1, was
thrown from the engine, but not much hurt.
The wheels of the engine were Scared but
not otherwise injured. No blame attaches to
MIR. Kautz, the driver of engine No. l, as for
the purpose of avoiding the cabs ho ran his
engine close 10 tho east side of Prince street,
but owing to the icy condition of the street
and the heavy grade, the engine, which is
long-coupled aud top-heavy one, swung
around and struck the cabs.
Fire At Chestnut HILL
Last evening about 8 o'clock a small frame
barn and tobacco shed attached, situated on
Chestnut Hill, above Mountville and belong
ing to Adam Herr, was burned to the ground,
and the contents, consisting of farm imple-
ments, feed and tobacco, were consumed.
The loss on the building is about 5000.
The following additional particulars are
furnished by a Mountville correspondent
At the time of the discovery of the fire Mr..
Herr and family were absent from the house,
attending the revival meeting in Mountvlle.
The contents of the farm consisting of hay,
straw, chickens and two acres of very fine
tobacco, which was almost ready for sale,
were entirely destroyed.
Mr.. Herr thinks the fire was tho work OF
an incendiary, as there had been no fire in
the barn for several weeks The barn, to-
gethcr with its contents, We're insured in the
Penn Mutual Insurance company, which
will probably cover the loss to Mr.. Herr.