The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-08
BARN FIRE RAPIDLY SPREAD.
Continued from page One.

II was 5Ox5o feet. with a large ell and
was valued at $1,000.
In the barn. which was in the care OF
Toulln Swanson, the night watchman,
were seven horses belonging TO the Ar
mour Packing company and in the ell
was one belonging to c. NJ. Whipple,
drummer in the employ OF the company.
There was also large quantity OF baled
hay and several barrels OF grain.
The barn was surrounded by tenement
houses, several OF them being very close
TO Il.
The first known Of the nre was when
Swanson was aroused at o'clock by
the cracking Of flames.
At that time the fire had gained such
headway that Swanson had TO work fast
TO get out the horses
He rescued Ave belonging to the Ar
mour company; but the other two could
not be reached.
Patrolman Fay saw the reflection of the
fire and pulled box 3s at 2:o5 o'clock.
There being no response atrolmsn
Hunt ran TO box IS, which he pulled al
2:10 o'clock.
That box also appeared to fail to work
and by this time the barn was one mass
OF flames.
Patrolman Hunt, not to waste any more
valuable time, sent in a still alarm which
brought out the Smith street apparatus;
one Of the firemen dropping Off and pull
ing box 1853. which worked all right.
Twenty minutes had thus been lost and
the result was a fiercely hot fire which
had spread in many directions
| The ell OF Peter Crossin's house at 1b7
| Holden street was all ablaze. a cottage on
| Revere place owned by DR. Isaac Sawin
| was burning and roof fires were plentiful.
The fremen worked to good advantage
! when they had located their hydrant
chucks and at $50 the recall was sounded
| ed.
In Mr. Crossins snare tenement resides
James c. Connery. an invalid. Mr.. Con-
merry was removed from the burning house
! by James Giblin
The other neighbors were assisted I'm
| getting out OF danger by the police Of
| ncers. who were first TO arrive from their
/ nearby beats.
! The rear OF Mr. Lincolns residence at
| AZ Common street was badly scorched and
/ the roofs Of two OF his houses at 72 and IS
! Jefferson street wore slightly burned
other roof fires we're at George Mowry' s
! house. 173 Holden: Kate Taylor. l59
! Holden street. and ]. s. Mlller's. Revere
! place.
The total loss will approximate 5000;
| fully insured.
A large shed occupied by the Armour
| company stood near the barn and in IL
]
| runabout. These were badly blisteterd,
while the roof OF the shed was reduced "a
charcoal.
The entire front and one-half the roof
| OF DR. Sawin's cottage was burned and
| John Walsh and Joseph Burke. the oc-
| cupants, suffered about 800 damage each.
| mostly from water.
| Messrs. Crossin and Connery lost fully
I 500 each in the way OF kitchen furniture
| Aa A.,
| aged to the extent OF $500
At 2:3O o'clock Lieut.. Hartnett and
Patrolman J. j. Doyle went 10 ~ Jeffer-
/ son street and there placed under arrest
one William Patry. 20 years old. on sus-
| picion OF knowing something about the
/ origin OF the nre
Patry. who was kept at tho Second po-
lice station all day. was questioned closely
| by Capt. Horton.
! He at first said that he had been down
town with another young man and had re-
| mained later than he Intended, so that n
was 1920 o'clock this morning when he
got home.
! Patry was arrested on Information given
\ by one OF the Second station officers who
saw the young man coming out OF the
! lane which leads from Jefferson street "a
where Mr.. Lincoln's barn stood az 1920
| o'clock.
Patry was footed and had no coat
\ at that time.
capt. Hortor. after listening 10 the
| story about L. .- Sr-r town. told patry
what the cficer h. aid.
Then the young IN. so Capt Horton
says. admitted tina he was in the lane
/ az the officer had a.
Beyond this the ina Try was not as sat.
lsfsctory as Capt. Ho' on had anticipated
as Patry was sharp al fencing and gave
guarded answers
patry r. the young man who late one
| nisht last week discovered a nre ir
Mowry Ennis barn A. iSs orms street II,
broke . pane Of glass IN nearby store
secured a box key and gave an alarm