The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-22
news OF THE SOUTH Side
Barn OF Scheuer Brothers, Bakers,
Damaged by Fire.
WORK OF THE FESTIVE FIRE BUG
No Insurance Was Carried OIL the Stable
or C0ntcnts--Nnrrow Escape OF Seven
Horses - Damage by Fire and
Water Estimated at 81 500.

Some persistent fire bug Is engaged at
his nefarious work on the South Side,
but fortunately, except in one instance,
the destruction of the barn OF the Casey
~ Kelley Brewing company's barn, his
attempts have failed. Whoever the in
dividual is, or whatever his purpose,
the property owned by Scheuer Broth
ers, bakers, appears to be his special
object of attack. At one time it was
suspected that woman residing on
Locust street was responsible for the
fires, but enough of proof could not be
collected to convict her, and on that
account her name Is not given to the
public.
The fire which broke out last night
at S:45, the alarm being sounded from
box 80, at Cedar avenue and Elm street.
originated in the barn owned by the
Scheuer Brothers. II is situated be-
tween Locust and Brook street, and
stands on the edge OF the creek. 1t is
directly in the rear of the Meadow
Brook brewery and surrounded on all
sides with frame buildings. a super
human effort would have to be made to
control the fire If it had not been dis
covered in time.
Harry Rennie lives at 343 Locust
street, less than Il block from the barn,
and he works as teamster for Scheuer
Brothers. Some one shouted to him
that the barn was on fire, and he rushed
to the scene. When he arrived he
found the fire broke out in the rear part
of the stable where large quantity of
bedding straw had been stored away
The flames We're eating their way rap
| idly to the roof. Seven horses We're
stabbed in the barn and 1t was Rennie's
| first effort to liberate the animals, which
he succeeded in doing with some diff
Guilty. In the meantime the fire COM
panies had arrived, the Centurys first,
| and their hose was the first to direct a
stream on the fire. With the assist
ance OF the Neptunes and William Con-
| nells the fire was got under control in
less than an hour.
Chief Engineer Ferbcr was punctual-
| ly on the scene and directed the efforts
of the firemen. He was seen by Tri-
| bune reporter after the fire and eX-
pressed the opinion that 1t was of in
cendiary origin. Philip Scheuer of the
| firm, was interviewed. and declared
positively that II was the attempt of a
| fire bug. No insurance is carried on the
building and counting the damage to
| the barn and to the stock OF hay, feed
and straw, he estimates the loss incl
| dent to the fire at 81 800
Whoever the person is that applies
the match to the buildings that have
been set on fire in that vicinity, he
chooses very appropriate field of
operations. The fire last night is the
sixth attempt made in that neighbor-
hood. Less than twenty feet across the
brook is the bakery, and in the upper
story are packed away upwards of SOC
empty barrels and boxes. The Meadow
Brook Silk mill, Hands brewery and
Helreigers wagon making establish
ment are all situated closely together
| and would feed the fire most disastrous
| ly. Evidently this is case for the po-
lice to investigate.