The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-31
MAI. aYALs' STABLES BURNED.
A Negro Tramp Supposed to Have
Fired Them.

FIRED 4uem.
Another destructive fire occurred on
Mai. Ryals' farm, south Of the city, last
night. The large stables, house in which
provender aud farming implements were
stored, and pumping house were burned
t. the ground Maj. Ryals e,timstes his
loss at ABOUT 81 100, with 500 insurance.
I lie stables and storage hOuss were insured,
but no Insurance was carried on ths pump
ing house.
The fire broke out at clock and is be-
lieved to have been the work of an incen-
diary, and the party who set fir TO Maj.
Rivals big barn the latter part of November
is thought t. have burned the buildings last
night
At O'Clock, when the hands on the place
were about going 10 bed, some colored men
discovered the fire in the stable. 1t was
burning in tue south end of the bu ldlng
The wind som carried the flames across TO
the houses north and west OF tde stable.
An alarm was given and the
emploves turned out and fought the
ire The est they could. 1t TAD gained too
much head Nay, however, and it was With
difficulty that the horses and mules were
got out Of the stable before the root fell In.
Thirty head of stick vera rescued. but the
rest If the contents Of the building was
burned.
In the storage house were 165 barrels of
Irish seed potatoes, six strawberry refriger-
Gtors, two potato plows, six other plows,
several mowers aud grain cradles, several
sacks of guam. and a quantity OF
hay and al tae farming implements
on the place. In the stables
was large quantity Of hay, which was
burned. The fire burned for two hours.
As the farm hands were running to the
fire. several Of them saw negro, wnom they
recognized as Reed, a tramp, whom Maj.
Ryals had driven off tho place a short time
before the burning of his barn in Novem-
her, run into the swamp, toward
the junction Of the Ogeechee road and
Charleston and Savannah railroad. He is
described as % or 30 years of age, five feet
ten inches high, weighs about 100 pounds,
stout build, round face, very black, aud is
lazy in his walk. He is very dirty, and has
the appearance Of an all around tramp.
The National Board Of Fire Underwriters
has offered a reward of $3.50 for
the arrest and conviction OF the
party who set fire TO the barn. Maj.
Ryals is confident that Reed is the man
who is wanted. When the negro applied
for work he WAS pointed out by some parties
as being Morea, t re negro who cut his wifes
throat few weeks Def re.
The officers were notified, but when the
case was looked into, it turned out to be
CAsS Oh ulASJuksn ltieuOiLy. IbSSu WOutu
slip into the swamp, however, whenever
he heard that any strangers were about
tue place, and acted as if
he were afraid of being overtaken.
He proved to be n worthless fellow, and
Maj. RIVALS ordered him Off the place A
short time afterward the barn was burned.
The same night the house OF one Of the
servants on the place was robbed, and Reed
was seen run ing away from the house
while it was burning. The next day the
stolen articles were found in an old
house near the place where Reed had
been seen. Maj. Ryals reported
the matter to the mayor and the mayor told
him that detective would be put on tue
case. but not until couple of days after
ward, Maj. Ryals says. was any effort made
to apprehend Reed. The negro was not
seen about the building again until last
night.
The matter was reported at police head
quarters last night, and Chief Green will
telegraph to the stations near Savannah to
try and capture Heed. A great inconyen-
fence to Maj. Ryaps farm operations will
result from the burning Of the stables and
his farming implements.