Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-12
BY FLAMES.
Eight Fine Horses Burned in
Their Stalls.
Frank Bucknef's Stable Near New Prov
idenee the Scene of the Confagra-
tion-The Estimated Loss
and Insurance.

Montgomery county has again been
visited by disastrous fire to fine
horse flesh. This time the stock
farm of Frank Buckner, near New
Providence, is the sufferer. About
3 O'Clock this morning the static
boys, who were sleeping in the Of
flee Of the stable in which were hal
tered some of the best horses in the
county, were awakened by com
motion among the stock and by a
choking sensation caused by smoke.
1t only took them a moment to see
that the stable was on fire at the rear
end and that the lives of the horse s
were endangered. One of the boys
threw himself against the front door
OF the stable with such force as to
tear it from it, hinges, giving a clear
road to the open air. Lady Elliott,
a fine FLY, occupied the first stall,
and it was only a moments work for
one of the stable hands to cut the
halter and set her at liberty. She
darted out of the door, but made sew
eral attempts TO run back into the
stable, which by this time was filled
with flame and smoke. One of the
boys, whose favOrite horse was Frank
b, ran to the animal 3 stall and made
an effort to save him. By some
means the bar to the door became
fastened and before it could be opened
the flames drove the boy from the
stable, So rapidly did the fire do its
work, by the time Mr. Buckner was
awakened at his residence and
got to the stable everything
was gone. After he arrived on the
scene the main work was to save
another stable which was only few
yards from the one that was burned.
Fortunately the wind was favorable
and by hard work this stable was
saved, though large hole was
burned in The roof.
The horses confined in the stable
numbered nine, and only one of
hem was saved. Those that per-
ished were rs follows: Alderay,
Grey Dick, Frank b, Cozatt, Doctor
G, Bessie q, frankie and Hendricks.
OF these eight animals Grey Dick,
Bessie G., Hendricks and frankie
were owned by II. ID. Ellis. the 9TH
ers being the property of Frank
Buckner.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
1t is a hard t'sk to properly est
mate the loss by the fire, from the
fact that no one knows what the
horses would have brought at cash
prices. While there were only two
standard bred animals in the lot, the
Others were good stock, and worth
considerable money.
Alderay, Mr.. Buckner's fine stallion,
was purchased from Bell Air stock
farm last fall at 50, 600. Since that time
Mr.. Buckner has been offered 5000
for the sta lion, but says he would
not have taken $4,000. Alderay was
a well bred animal, being sired by
Bostic&'s AlmOnt, Jr; dam Little
field by Enfield, Cozitt, the other
bred stallion, was by Mes
senger Chief; dam Lannehan by
Pacing Abdallah.
Frank b, the pacing horse, was by
Avants Ahue; dam Lady Alice.
Doctor c, the fourth stallion, was a
horse, though without
pedigree.
MIR. Buckner's loss is estimated at
possibly $4,000, with an insurance
Of about $4,000.
The loss of r.. ID. Ellis is harder to
estimate than that of Frank Buck
ner. Grey Dick, his well known
pacing horse, il valued at from $500
to 500. In addition to this animal
he lost three others, all of which
were good stock, but their value is
not at present known. The LEAF.
CHRONICLE is informed, however,
that he had an insurance
If about 81, 800 on all of his stock
hat persisted.
THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The origin of the fire is somewhat
n doubt. Mr.. Buckntr thinks it !
vas the work of an incendiary, from
he fact that the stable caught at the (
opposite end from the office, and at
ime when no one was stirring in the
table. Others advance the match
nd rat combination theory, while
ONE talk spontaneous combustion. \
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In Memoriam. =.
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