The morning call., 1892-04-20
HAY AND HORSES BURNED,
Scott & McCOrd's Barn and Five
Animals Destroyed.
lie Vulcan Iron Works, a Lumbsr-Yard and
Two Cottages pamaged-A Great
Scarcity CT Water.

On no less than three occasions has the
hrm Of Scott Sc McCOrd, hay and grain
merchants. suffered severe loss from ire.
LIZ was just As O'Clock yesterday afternoon
when smoke and ribbons of flame shot out
from the roof of the twO-story frame build
ing on the west side of Beaie street, betw cen
harrison and Bryant, and an alarm was
sounded from box 263. The building was
occupied jointly as stable by Scott IL Nc
cord and SOmers & Co.
First TO discover tie flames were three
youths named Joseph Mccarthy, Edward
Failon and Olaf Safer. They at once raised
an alarm and kicked in the door ana side
window of the barn. Five valuable dray
horses were in the stalls. and the lads did
their utmost to save the animals. They cut
the horses loose and were trying to lead
them out when the flames were blown in the
faces OF Mccarthy and Safer and they were
compelled to retreat. Their eyebrows were
Slnged.
STUBBORN HORSES.
Inc liberated horses would not leave the
stable and were burned 10 death. One of
the unfortunate animals fell in the doorway
just after they left the stable the boys
saw sailor named George Peterson enter.
AS they did not see him leave, il was at first
SUPP osed that he had persisted in the flames.
An hour later, however, Peterson was found
near the scene and his friends rejoiced at
his narrow escape.
Within half an hour the stable was COM
pietely destroyed and nothing remained but
lew charred timbers. Tneu the flames
made their way to the Vulcan Iron Works
No. Z, adjoining Oil the north side. Tie EN-
pl0yeS IN the place removed everything that
was portable aud finally had to retreat on
account Of the intense heat. The flames
1ound plenty Of food in the Undertake
wooden structure ana then mount ted to the
roof OF the foundry. From the roof the fire
spread to a row of One-story frame cottages
on Lawrence place il the rear. These build
lngs were owned by a. Clark. That at
Lawrence place was completely destroyed
while the one adjoining, at No. ., was burned
on the roof Both of the burned cottages
were unOccupied.
CUMBERLAND on FIRE.
The undergrad of Charles f. Doe &
Co., adjoining the burned barn on the
south, Was damaged to the extent of about
$1,000.
When the firemen arrived on the scene
they at once discovered that water was very
scarce. There are only sN-inch mains on
Beaie street, and the pressure from the
MIGRANTS was so low that the water scarcely
reached the roofs of the burning buildings.
Another great source of annoyance was the
bursting OF many lengths of high priced
hose.
Two streams from the freboat Governor
irwin were finally brought to bear ON the
flames, and rendered valuable assistance.
Within two hours after the alarm was
sounded tie flames were sUbdued, but for
two hours more streams were kept playing
upon the charred lumber and runs of the
barn.
The total loss was estimated at $4,000,
Scott X McCord being the heaviest ioseIs
Individually the losses were footed up as
follows: Scott IL McCOrd $4,000, Somers &
Co. $500, Doe IL Co. $500. Vulcan Iron
Works $500 and a. Clark $1,000. The dam
age was covered BY ins urance