The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-05-02
FIRES And FAILURES.
Many of Senator Stanford's VAL
liable Horses Destroyed.
The Leading Grain speculator OF
st. Louis Forced to Suspend.

The stables on Senator Stanford's stock
farm at Palo Alto, Cal. were destroyed by hre,
and seven Of the valuable horses perished in
the flames.
The fire was discovered between 10 and IL
O'Clock, and in little more than nve mlnutes
the large structure was in flames. When tne
fire broke out there were % horses IN IN Ehe
stable. and seven Of them perishei. Ihe
horses DESTROYED were valued highly by Sen
ator Stanford, and tits estimated tha1 tne loss
will reach 5000, 900.
An alarm was promptly given wnen tne
fire was discovered, and in few minutes tne
entire force of men on the farm were rushing
toward the burning structure. the tire oroKe
ont near the centre of the stable, when IS a
one-story structure ZIG feet long by 10 feet
wide. While some of the men ran to turn
on the water and get the hose line reaoy.
Others opened the stable doors and tried 70
drive the horses out. Those that were lost
were SO badly frightened that was impossi-
bic to either. drive or drag them out OF their
stalls. .ho
Seeing there was no hope of saving the
stable. the men turned their attention toward
saving the Office and the lodging houses
occupied by the stablemen, as these ou1Io-
ings were in danger OF destruction. Inc
flames shot high into the air, and the iignt
attracted the attention or the nelgaools
who were soon hurrying over 10 tne iarin; no
There were many willing hands who were
anxious to rescue the infuriated horses which
were still in the stable. but the heat was SO
intense and the fire spread so rapidly tha1
they could not reach them.
Clifton Bell was got out Of the stable safe-
". but became unmanageable, and breaking
away dashed into the fire again. Frea Mar
grave, the stable foreman, was knocked IN
sensible by horse, but soon recovered con-
sciousness. An hour after the flre oroNe
out all that remained OF the STAPLE was
mass of smouldering ruins. A num-
her of the horses that escaped from the burn
ing stable ran off, and were not found until
the following morning, when they were re-
turned to their proper corralS. Whea tne
other horses were counted over it was tound
that the following had been burned IN the
Rexford, brown stallion, five years. by
Eiectioneer. dam Rebecca, by General Ben
ton Rexford had a record OF 2:24 ana Srlai
heat of 2:l9%. He was valued at SIC, O,OOO.
Clifton Bell, brown Stallion, FIVE years, by
Electioneer, dam Clara Belle, by Abdallah
Star He had a record Of 2:25. and was
valued at $4,000. l..
Kris Kringle, black stallion, Z years, by
Electioneer, dam Lady Thorne, Jr., by "ll'
iams's Mambrino Valued at $1,000
Lowell, bay stallion, 8 years. 6y Eiectlon-
eer, dam Lady Lowell, by Schultess 81
Howard. bay stallion, years, by Elec-
tioneer, dam Mamie, by imp. Hercules, val
ued at $1,000
Two bay geldiugs, 6 years old, both by
Electioneer; the Blarney gelding having
record of 2:24 and the Emma Robson gelding
having record of 2:8.
Norlaine, the wonderful syear-old brown
filly by Norval, was badly burned, but it IS
believed she will recover. Its feared; now
ever. that she will be blind. She is valued at
so0 doc Last fall she beat the world d'srecord
for yearlings, at the Bay District track by
trotting mile in 2:311a.
Among the valuable horses saved were
Manzinita, Hindoo Rose, and Palo ALTO, out
the latter was considerably burned about the
BODY. Hindoo Rose has a 3-year.old record
of 2:l9. and $25,000 was refused Tor her.
Palo Alto had a 4-year-old record OF 2:20H,
and is very valuable piece OF properly.
FIRES ELSEWHERE.
A fire broke out at about 2 o'clock Wednes-
day morning in the Wyoming Pin shop,
operated by T. s. Carroll, at Winsted, Conn,
and the building was entirely destroyed.
Hesreys block, near the shop, was considerably
damaged, one house being nearly consumed.
James Fitzpatricks house, standing just west
of the shop. was badly burned, one side
and the roof being destroyed. The pin shop
had been running about four years, and
Furnished employment to only small num-
ber of hands The estimated loss is $l5, 600,
and is partly covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
A fire broke out in P. Walterss store,
North Braddock, Perm, at $50 O'clock
Wednesday morning, and before the names
could be controlled twelve stores and dwell.
ings were destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. Fifty people were rendered home
less by the fire, which spread so rapidly that
the occupants Of the dwellings barely e3-
cared with their lives. The origin Is not
known. go
A brush fire set by q farmer spread through
the underground at Gloucester, Mass, ana
reached the farm of an elderly widow named
Paine. This woman, with her danghter,
aged As years, attempted to fight the fire
with water, having failed to beat it out.
The mother went for water to the house.
She was gone only few minutes, but on her
return found her daughter burned to death.
She attempted to put the flames out by
stamping on them, and the fire caught her
The Bridgeton House, at Upper Blacks
Eady, Backs County, Penn, has been
burned. Loss, Slo,VUU 1ue hoIei "as Ia
sured for S17, 600, but there was no insurance
on the furniture. The origin of the fire is
mystery.
A Big Grain Broker Fails.
The failure of Moses Fraley, the biggest
bear in the St Louis market, has t'een an
nounced. and created great excitement. 1t
has been known for several weeks that the
calls for margins on Fraley had been
heavy and rapid He was short 2,OeO,.
600 bushels Of May corn in Chicago,
and 2,5OO,OOo bushels in st; LOUIS. Be
sides this he carried a heavy line of short
wheat. This line extended through all the
options, and amounted TO total Of $780,
600 bushels here and in Chicago. For some
time past the market had been going