The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-29
FLUSHING HAS A FIREBUG,
AND TEE VILLAGE ~ ALE STIRRED UP
ABOUT 1T.


AND TEE VILLAGE ~ ALE STIRRED UP
ABOUT IT.
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nronsrty o.nsrs AVID Al, rs,nc,an,,r Admitted
ves,ardav ,hst rin.hine hnd an sct,v. ana
ye a maj fiusn'ns nao an ACTIVE anu
on w,,h h, r.S Ss S,s Sun' a. . 'n a,S 49,
night flames were seen shooting from barn
on the old Smart estate. owned BY Mr.. A. l.
Van Bergen and len.ed by Mrs. J. M. Young.
u was q good blaze. and the Darn ana sur
rounding outbuildings were soon reduced to
ashes. On Monday night July 81. he gave an
anni,srsary blaze on the same grounds. 1t
W., was 'u's p,aze 'has orouen' nm Ieookni''on.
no was iook'he LOT pieHer enme .nan NJ
' i,s "'I ball S'0 Of pitch was N plae.d on
tho sill Of ono Of the laundry windows.
anu the Doalos atound sa!uro'eu .u
Kerosene. OH was also poured on tho door
mats and rugs. A match was applied to tho
pitch. and then the nrebug sought eeclusion.
The ritch blazod and sputtered. and then an
ambitious name shot up and attracted tho At
Runnine helor .kelter for the spot and shak-
ing inc windows a.one the way WIN n,s , elaes
ri fire. no found on arrival tho 'front.' doors
OF tho house omen and the women out on the
into tho house and with the telephone aroused
rho village "
Two minutes later tho village fire on slnss
we're raising the dust along Jamaica avenue.
In the mean time the policeman organized
who Tho
got there. u
The cause Of this. fire was apparent. The
donei. This was the third attempt to burn
this place within month: and the women in
the mouse We're h trantr WIN tho Who'll.
village rs w we'll "a dstSi, Of bremen remained
Sed s" wih Ser eehes me
Late that night, alter the fire was put out, the
village fathers DECIDED on Offering reward
'-''' - 90 $3.50 REWARD!
.rtw..o ., $3.50 ...
sy :sD:
to ~ sny ss,hps in a hs y. y; Of clubbing
Inv 30 ,so, CLINTON b. SMITH, Village c'srh.
Early in the morning Mrs. Young drove into
$50 REWARD
Ts and s o. S'I iss ss
or IN or s useuosa % ~. oa
m. So Sye asf .v G.y, from date
july 70. 1891. Mas J. NJ. YouHe
'eauS' $50 REWARD
.rre.. and convection OF nor alton Of
on - sr. 60 day. from
ds,e' A0''e ''""1 Mrs, L. A. vAx BERGEN
July 2s. 1891.
Then the villagers gos together and md d. Ill.,
acon WA As result Of their
dsiib.ra Ions this petition was drawn up and
ci re .r,. =, r,,.,
the rs;dsn OF the vi o. .u,n
way the 'es nc 90 tho hi. village
tho hsadaMn4isr tor recSivine subscrIptions
and y big sum OF money was raised during the
d az 4 Il 5sss Is T. Il i :sf
ono 1"eo Va .'' '~ N ~
There is reassn for the alarm. Following
ne hrGmSn hsd Iua tSa on hs .ss nmt s On
~ rr;Sht - inf nut h,aze which xas miies
AVA ~ top,terine hrirE chimney Attracted
The Sttention Of The whole village on the nieht
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the sacond nttempt to Are the Van Bergen
nlace was made on the morning OF July is
SSnmehody shonted iirs The next nieh! and
oewe the whoie VILLAGE N RIM. Then the next
mcrnin0 INV ~ :Cupid" Willinms's barn
Ws orH n.y.. IN smota and name and Two horses
wa h hn 49, ~ death '''e' "1N '''0
This was att 3 o'c.ock. and two hours la,er q
Homss '1TTh he freman and neonle cot n hreath
inc N,.ell for the ,iay. and nj O'clock in the
lnS Tr0,i N ,onnmnt;:a nn The Long IslsnG
s"i,rnsi ut 'G frs ~, the ID drv meadow nrSss
'rhis gave another run for tie fremen and i'm.
mansa a yc,tement To the peope The GRASS
W ness sgloWe +" bnrn " ''' ''opo'
and tmh to themssl~es dawn for another rnn
MhiSa 'hey icy sntee hous " Pn n an1tnas
nve ann and r MON street The IRE started in
NV n I hsn's nrs, Biddy escaped Without
scorchinn feather. Peopie believe some
one put = Lighted match in The hens nest. it
barn. a ami 'i could be app oached unseen. This
nrr;w wt1 IN nv The scons "