The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01
A VICTIM OF INcEDIARISM.
MIR. HULL'S STABLE FIRE THE
SIXTH HE HAS HAD RECENTLY.

UndOubted Evidences of It's Incen-
diary Origin-The OdOF of KeTO-
sene Plainly NOticed-The Timely
Discovery of the Fire Prevented
Fatal ResuIts--A Vigorous Effort to
he Made to Discover the Incen-
diary.
The burning Of Mr.. A. b. Hubs stable,
in the rear of his residence at CASTOR and
Lincoln streets at 1870 o'clock yesterday
morning is in another fire mystery.
Within less than three years Mr.. Hull
has had three serious fires, and two in
cpient fires in his wholesale grocery, on
Bay street, and the burning of his stable,
makes the sixth fire within a compare
lively short time, all of which are be-
Heved to have been of incendiary origin.
That the last fire was the work of an
incendiary hardly admits of a doubt. The
wind was blowing from the northeast and
residents on Huntingdon street, whose
houses are just south of Mr.. Hulrs,
stated that the odor of kerosene was very
distinct shortly after the fire
was discovered The crime was the
most dastardly Of all, as it not only de-
stroyed ten helpless animals, but endan-
gered the lives Of Mr.. Hun and his fam
lily. Had the wind been blowing in the
opposite direction the residences of both
Mr. Hull and MIR. James NJ. Dixon, adjoin-
ing, would have been in flames before the
fire was discovered, and the occupants,
perhaps, suffocated without an opportu-
nifty to escape. The feeling that the torch
of the incendiary may at any time be APP
piled to their home is an oppressive one
for Mr. Hull and his family.
Mr. Hull is now suffering from nervous
prostration. The shock of the incendi-
airy attempt involving so much danger 10
his family, together with the exposure TO
the cold which he underwent in attempting
to save his stock, compelled him to take
to his bed, and DR.. Corson was sum
moned.
The fire was first discovered by Mrs.
Hull who was awakened by the glare of
the blaze on the windows. She awakened
Mr.. Hull, who ran out at once to the sta
bic. Mrs. Hulls screams aroused Mrs.
James Nj. Dixon, next door, who awak-
ened her husband. Mr.. Dixon ran out
to the alarm box, where he sent in an
alarm, which was promptly responded TO
by the fire department
The same building running across the
two lots, and divided by a partition, serv-
ed as a stable for both Mr.. Hull and Mr..
Dixon. The fire was set in the neigh
borhood of the feed house of Mr. Hull s
stable, and when discovered the whole sta
BILE was in a blaze. In spite of Mr.. HUH
prompt efforts, he only succeeded in saw
ing one horse, and that was badly burn
ed Some of the tortured animals ran out
of the stable INTO the yard with names and
tails ablaze, but in their terror ran back
into the stable and were cremated.
MIR. Dixon, afther turning in the alarm,
ran to his own stable, where he found his
lot man. who lives next door, at work
trying to rescue the horses. There were
six horses in the stable. Mr.. Dixon cut
the halters, which bound the horses to
their stalls. The frightened animals were
driven out with difficulty. The roof of the
stable fell in just as Mr.. Dixon got out.
The arrival of the firemen prevented the
fire communicating to the residences.
There Is no doubt that the person who
set fire is the same one VINO had al
ready set fire to Mr.. Hulls grocery five
times and who started the Savannah
Grocery fire a year ago and made the in
cendiafy attempts upon the postoffice and
the Schwarz building shortly after. A
young man was arrested on suspicion of
being connected with these fires, but there
appeared TO be no proof against him fur
Their than that he was always on the
scene when the fire occurred or shortly
after.
Renewed efforts will doubtless be made
to detect the incendiary. Proof of arson
is one of the most difficult things to OBJ
tain, however, and the prospects of de-
lection in this case are not bright. Arson
is capital crime.