San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-09
INCENDIARIES AGAIN.
They Continue Their Work of De-
struction-An Office Ransacked
And Then Fired.


And Then Fired.
Yesterday morning. at about 1920
O'Clock, fire was discovered in the res
idence of Mrs. l. Guiberson, corner of
Martin and Convent streets, and the
whole house wss soon wrapped in
flames and damaged beyond repairs.
1t is private boarding house and the
guests barely escaped with their lives
and . few stitches of clothing.
The landlady was awakened several
times during the night by her dog,
but could discover no one about when
she went out to search the yard. Mr..
John O'Br1en, one OF the roomers,
came In at about ~ O'Clock and stated
that he had seen man coming out of
the high weeds on the river bank and
running away.
1t was at first thought that the To-
year-old son of the lsndlsdy had per-
ished in the flames, but he was after
wards found with q whole skin.
The house lie owned by MIC. Shack
lett, formerly proprietor of the WASH
ington theatre, and was valued at
81 500. 1t was fully insured. Mrs.
Cumbersome damage amounts 10
about ST. 300, with only $3.50 Insurance..
The losses of all of thebosrders would
probably reach $500 Not insured.
THE FOURTH TINE.
At about 6:45 p. m. yesterday the
Office at Martin & Schryver's lumber
yard, corner of Walnut and Hays
streets, was discovered to be on fire.
and almost Immediately Mr.. D. P.
Hauser turned in an alarm from box
213. corner Of Burnett aud Walnut
streets, one block south of the Office.
The Sunset hose cart was soon on
the spot and had a stream of water on
the building Engine No 2 and hose
cart followed close behind AS Geo
Fried, driver, aud Frank Clock cap
tain, for the Sunset hose company,
were entering the Office, can of
kerosene oil exploded and flew all
over them burning them slightly in
some places. The can struck Fried
in the cheek and caused his face to
swell up considerably.
The fire was doubtlessly the work
of an incendiary as no one had been
about the house for several hOnrs
The fiend probably entered through
the back window which had been so
badly burned that it did not show
where it had been cut. The drawers
and everything were found open an d
their contents scattered about the
place showing that the place had
been ransacked and then fired. In
the room which was used by Mr.. w.
w. Philips. yard manager, to sleep
in, was turned topsy.turvy. That
gentleman's valise and trunk had
been broken open and ransacked; his
clothes were thrown about In the
greatest disorder, showing that the
bug is also q thief.
The building was valued at about
$3.50 dollars and its contents at about
$500; everything fully covered by in.
surance.
Mr.. Philips is said to have been
seen about the office a. about 4:30
O'Clock p. m and q report was out
that q negro man was seen to leave
the place just before the alarm was
turned in.
This is the fourth time this COM
pany have suffered by fire and the
third time during the past year.
The Sunset ware house also burned
just across Hayes street from the
office.
There was No money or valuable
papers In the office as they are re-
moved every afternoon.
The night watchman was on bic
way TO work when the alarm was
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