The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-05
'FIREBUGS /.
AT LAUREL.
Four People Suspected Of
Burning M0ore's Grove.
The following despatch from Laursi ap.

The following despatch from Laursi ap-
pears in the Philadelphia Times to-day.
I Laurel, Del, Octobsr i-Lnurel was to-
day the scene Of another FIRE which was
undoubtedly OF inceniiary origin, At l 30
O'Clock rs tho school bells w,ro calling the
pupils to their studios the CRY Of fire went
up from thousand throat,. The church
bells and tho various factory whistles
Joined that OF tho school bells. 1t was one
great alarm. Thsre have been so many
fires tho citizens are kept in state Of In
tense nervous excitement.
The fire s'artel In large wareroom
owned by Horace Moore. This was soon
in hes. The flames quickly spread to q
mammoth barn which only Tow days
ago had been filed with hay. and this too.
went up In smoke which was seen dis
tance Of twenty miles This dwellings Of
Horace Moore and William Thomas OIL
plant, tho barn and stables of Senator ID.
o. Moore and outbuildlngs Of Ira Melvin
and Luther Elsley followed In quick sue
cession. In all twelve buildings were con.
sumed,I The loss will exceed t2O. 00J, with
less than $l,OJO insurance. :.
PEOPLE vERGlNG ON HYsTERIA: ~
Mr.. Moore, In whose building the fire
started, was away and the building was
locked So many fires In quick succession.
five within less than four months, has
thrown the people iuto a state bordering
upon nervous hystsria. The fires have
all occurred since the bitter light was
made for water system. The town was
bonded and a plant is now nearing COM
p,etlon. The greatest excitement prevails
over the burning OF Moore's village Sun
day morning, when forty cottages were
destroyed. This Il .. as was that Of June
when 12i buildings were burned, was ths
work If an incendary consequently feel
ing runs high against those suspected.
State Detective McVcy, who Is working
on this case, says there were four impll-
Gated In the burning OF Mooro's Grow, and
that he has sufficient evidences 10 convict
at least two. The people he names as tbs
alleged incendarios are William Galloway E
a married man Of good family ; Sammy
Rawlins two women who livs In house
of il-repute. Thompson left early Mon
day morning. Detective cVey came here
and after talking with Galloway drove
out to sec the women, who, il is believed,
have turned States evidence. just asst
detective was leaving the abode OF the
women Callowey's wife drove up, and
although hear broken over her husbands
Disgrace, pleaded with the women that
have robbed her Of 30 much happiness to
snare her husband and not talk.
A high wind which was blowing In an
opposite direction is all that saved tho on
tire nothern section Of the city to-day.
An attempt was also maze 10 bnrn the
large boarding house Of Mrs. Sarah Mel
vim. Servants who smellod smoke rushed
from their rooms in ,inlc to extinguish
the flames.
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As Detective McVey Is in Centreville.
Nd. to-day he could not be seen In refer
ence to the above statements.
Deputy States Attorney General Peter
l. Cooper whom seen in reference to tho
priests said no was not aware Of any being
made. The arrest could have been made
and reported to the Attorney General. The
suspicion rested on two men and two
women from the commencement AMI in
all probability some ono has b,en arrested.