The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-03

IE MAIN BARN.
wnn hot fs q the sf G Snd
Turning It on the barn seemed nothing more
The only effect was. cloud Of steam that
arose and mingled with the smoke. ons Of
the TO S G%,5e rs
s sGs to a%afsn the % A'F'n man
The bright glare III the sky had ava ened
Mrs and she was dressed nnd with
to s see M' what t was TIE m alter " WV 'e'''
did. The cattle were still GeiIowina and roar.
cited. and she wrung her hands Her daugh-
ters tried to calm her and 3 succeeded tn, after
Of tho herd and the other valuable papers that
were stored In the dairy.
He made dash for, them. The fire then was
reach the door. He knew II he reached II that
he could not stand the heat long enough to
ssr WHEN he ased For
The door went down like a door Of card
board. The records were in the safe Tho
from the scorchlng heat OF the burning barn.
and Mr.. Cottrell had chance to onen the safe
I EGf H. and when it was 'nl he'd no had to run
These papers safe. he devoted himself to the
stifI southwest breeze seemed to twist ths
II h.y sns the nHs
spouts volumes OF smoke were carried that
MIR. Cottrei ordered that, three four-inch
. streams ANS Of water be turned from the barn to
Tie and hSy S.d SST
The $500 oh ickens In them were sauawking
and flying about IN terror.
T1,a anf tha etra hi l,ap
seemed to check tho blaze. but it was only for
moment. The next they started up with re-
hsr tne b
wagon shed. and oyer that encircling the In,
cub eSeator homss; They reached even heyCnd
The hose was turned on the latter building.
and then for the first time the blaze was
At this point the wind veerod around from
parently on aiding IL the complete destru ,,,
fighting the blaze In the dairy tho flames from
the barn reached over and caught the ma
c CHI, shop and the carpenter shop and they
BY this time tie noise of the tortured cattle
cracking Of the flames and the SHOUTS Of the
TO save anything ' but tie '' house and the
] Gs Do es fhe Te bu"ea ' os
That was 8 O'clock in the morning. Then Mrs.
Morton and her daughter went TO the mansion
Cottrel and the men stayed around and con-
shortly after O'clock the Superintendent
arrived on the IL o'clock train and was driven
He. looked around. asked a few questions.
be tGlt the loss q Ms fayorits cattle ysry
9 while. and heIemained here tho rest OF tho
day. He received a few Of his neighbors, who
cal lsd to sympathize. and he received some
kilograms.
To the reporter who called he. said he had
not determined whether he would rebuill the
burned buildings He could not give an nccu-
Be Setwo0n 90 and si5 5 u' The "N srn
itself cost SOS. 900 to buili. 1t was insured for
S20'0030. The herd OF cattle Was insured for
Superintendent Cottrell spent the whole day
q the bd tas F az s q the ioss
had had. Those that were burned were most
Of them what are. known rs broilers They
had been raised for market purposes. and
were worth 81 Iair. so tho lot was worth
The, eggs that were on he point Of Matching
"a" MhS sl been tested Not less than 100 Of +.
was discovered. How they, did il nobody
The two that died had been frghtfully
burned; From this 1t was concluded that tho
FIRE had been burning a long time before Mr..
When Mr.. Cottrell finished his in inventory all
he found LETT OF ths Zig firm stock were the
eight cows that had escnped. and seventy-tlye
heilcrs none OF which have yet given milk.
t %nn Ire IN %s sfs y2~
thing OF any great value WAS burned.
All day iong great crowds Of Persons were
n bout the burned buildings They came from
They came, In carriages and
wagons and on hors" back. One excursion
train WIS run from A,h.1f to i!hnscir .,.
ruins early this evening, md no rslated tho
story. Of tho fire ann told something about the
animals that wero burned. How
tho fire started. he said. was mys-
wSs nG,."f he the va, barn no tsRt
there and no hent Of any kind. The only IRE
Of any kind on the whole five acres was in the
engine house. which was more than quarter
Of mile away.
It win be an ma accident said Mr. CottrsIl NO.
ne gh borhoo1,, but there are u few passing
every day. The doors here were all oren.
hing he cared to do. But tramps don't
90 for the small places. They, are afraid OF
watchnSn and dogs On big Places; we We h hd
one he. would have been able to unlock the
cattle"
The best known to New Workers Of all tho
,attle burned was Good Morning. She was
one OF the hRnGsomest cows 81 the herd. and
,ne Of the handsomest Guernseys In tho
country.