The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-21
A FIRE SCARE IN FLUSHING.
SEVEN ALARMS IN FOUR DAYS sU0-
0EsT A FIREBU0.

Chtef OF Police Hanco Says tho Epidemic
IL Due 70 . Fortuitous Combination OF
M,sshievous Boys, Professional Jea'.
ousy, CareIessness. and Sparks fro"
Passing Railroad Locomotives.
Some OF tho residcn,s OF Flushing arc wor-
ricd about tho number o. fires which have oc-
Cured in that village recently. There nro cir
cumstnnccs about all OF those il'es which Mt
first thought point to IN inccndiary origin.
Sone were certainly the result OF intcndtarlsin IN.
Tho big fro alarm lack OF Police Head
quarters has sounded seven times IN tue inst
four days. reoplc talk OF ilrebucs. AMI some
OF them recall tho terrible time that flushing
had with sheridan the incendlary. years ago.
Sheridan was caught and sent to Sing sing.
and that fact comforts the more tinid ones
now.
Thcro have been no really serious ires. 1t
IL the frequent recurrence OF the trifing mes
tina, males people fear that the iirebuG will
soon become moro bold. Only barns have
been tlrcd thus far. and but one OF them was
IN the village.
Not a few telievc that the incendiary Is
woman, They cite for their authority q sup
posed coincidence In tho circum stances ut
tending the ;wo most ser Gus ilr'a II IS saia
that about the ruins OF each OF these IRE" cor
tain nrtitics OF womun's apparel were tound.
Tho rolics story is very different. Can't.
Hancs tho Chief of Police ridiculss the idea
that a ilrobug Is after Flushing. Four things
Can't Hnnce says. have caused tho hres: Mis-
ehievous boys. professional jealousy children.
and locomotives.
rhe Captrin got down hIs fire book last night
And went over tho record for this year. From
Jan, S until Nay % inclusive there wore eight
alarms On June 81 tho prescn. scare"
began, and snce Tia. limo there
have been eleven alarms. seven Of
them In the last four dais. before no
tegnu to talk about tho IRIS Can't Hancc told
about the fire protection winch Flushing has.
The VILLAGE il supplied with water by the Holly
system. and has direct pressure Tor fire pur-
wi want to say" remarked the Captain.
ni 70" nix ysi 10, sns' a aosO In
M S.x " ss o eS5 rs M,
hose carts. and the fourth has hook and lad
der truck. There are grrat many telephones
In thsv!ags. AMI y, soon as IRE - discover.
once whc. IS open % day aud night '' Ths iilo
I:l rs Iust back Of tho tsl.phons ollics and |.
s swsyt so Sss a. "nSs the water works
sosf h Ts.t 10! asaFE Nil; swas rom shs ass
have bought = lot upon which 10 build
more a'ns Rlr ,la sy the e'1 1srs ,su.,ss
should furnish them with apparatus. IhIs
The rs'Ts: has n9s ;esn willing 10 tHr.
gus boys. who. have friends or older
s1 s.v. n n ,ss asppo nss isi
about The need Tor another hosecart. ard
tlnding argument in words to have no effect.
m.nk n this way The Captain accounts Tor
nj. w.s on the night Of June 81. The barn
ISsng; e.. va burned 10 til; sroSad; Tie
l.: Iog bddt # p5 H, ana Il:
department rseed around 10 The North siis
Coal Compsnys office 10 find chimney on
,o:d.y: fhs a.. really y sssrsd .hs sesss. 1sp
pIace. Thl, lime = shed We. burned. The
:a S. . sSSu, nd / sas s.S :, wsrs a
srsan or the ..oasss IN SSn ~ mrs Won
but this iael was NOT gensraIly Known. and Il
Ven SeSsan could afford 10 lose NE s shed as
e. ssn,, a: the barn me loss at this re was
Al II 0 clock on The night Of July 10 another
Alarm wsd ,u'n. 80, H. rromnt ,nvsstixai%I
SssSs away IN vacant ot SSt sSe msrs
ringing OF the FIRE bell helped the score. At
- o'clock thai same morning the big fire bell
son;, IN n. TIFF ,I, VA hs rs & tRs Ares
cupid" was burned With It went bis TWO
horses harness. machinery md quantity OF
s hay; all worth about ssuO. and insured for but
Cupid" Williams is q colored man. He and
{ yi1,, other colorsd lnen s,s sewer cienner..
DO S cheaper ear work and work IN the dayIime,;
~ tho day before his bnrn burned Williams
Dt9ro
flreaJy secured for eli. and GOT tie work. re-.
iy,i a, % MS machine to 10 1t WITH. The next
niKnt ms barn was burned.
alarm called the. department to put out a fire
Pm Inc salt meadows set ~ sparks from tho
1910 e"ek o. 'A the ' Same S'1 nisht Pes barn
alarm VS. tu!nsl IN Children Ha Su Iss
the children put the lire out, At o'clock tIs
next next morning there was big fire IN Eleventh
me nlaro ~ It caught the oys OF n Flushing
citizen, and tho village department was called
r, On Sunday afternoon tho, ianltor Of tho
the cellar and stuffed tio furnace full OF old
sa:t Ti Tha he s shsd T nn,si e n,o .hs
s5sh' old e f ssy A, Ha OK Ini . s$:
Stood smps Tor o' seven S Sesrs S Snd' was
wott,h, a. large estimate. 1875, THIS is list
o. the Grss which have scared Flushing.
aStruth whatever in tho story OF the lindns
e.. wnman's wearing apparsi at two oi tho
ssSS ha b.s so dsnisd that any traces Of kcro-
,Ons Of the villagers who had been moved by
n me nfss AMI tho inslarce aeerts to take out
was all put.up Job on the part OF The insur-
h lac , Companies who found business In Flush
DISSENTING pOWDE8Iy