The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-03
INCENDIARY FIRE
AT WORLDS FAIR.
Continued from page one.


a first alarm was Immediately followed
by a second and third and then a general
alarm. The iremen soon had many
streams playing on the blazing buildings
and the fire was eXtinguished before IL
spread further.
Investigation by the police and the JEFF
ferson Guards strengthens their belief
that the fire was Of incendary origin.
One suspect has been arrested, Arthur V.
Dunn, 20 years OF age who gives his oc-
Cupation as a waiter.
lie has been identified by John Mean
mar employed as a watchman at the
Moorish palace as the man he saw run
from the building in which the fire was
discovered.
Dunn was arrested in Hereafter" an
attraction Immediately opposite the
burned buildings and the jefferson
Guards, who made the arrest say that he
could not give satisfactory explanation
OF his presence In the building. The
guards attention was attracted to Here
after some time after the fire in the
Streets of Rome was discovered. by "A
bright light which proved on investiga-
ton 10 he a pile or burning newspapers
and straw.
Dunn told the Jefferson guards that he
had entered the building TO extinguish the
fire but could not explain why he was
When searched IL pocketbooks were
found In Dunns possession. In addition
TO the loss OF the building which Is es-
timated 10 he about 5000 series of oil
paintings. illustrative OF scenes from
the novel Quo Vadis. which formed the
principal attraction in the concession
known as Quo Vadis valued at SIS 900 were
burned.
The paintings were the work OF Jams
iat NJ
brought to this country under so, 900 bond /
The fire was discovered In the Streets /
OF Rome by Jefferson Guards. The blaze !
was small but the guards say that Il /
spread rapidly and assert that they found I
traces OF kerosene oil before they were /
driven from the building by the flames
The guards first attempted to extinguish
the flames without calling the fire de-
partment but after they had stretched the
emergency FIRE hose from the plug 10 the
scene OF the ire Il was found that the
hose had been cut and was worthless
The first alarm was soon followed by
r general alarm and a large part OF the
fire fighting appartrsA OF the city was
called to the assistance OF the Worlds
Fair department. II is believed that a
waiter named Alexander Dixon called
'Scotty' was burned. as the last seen of
him was just previous TO the discovery
" the fire, when he was asleep within
few feet of where II originated
Two Japanese. Y. Muto and J. Ktnnatsa
we're painfully burned. having been res
'ued by Lieut.. Scheppe OF the Worlds
air police force from the building where
hey were asleep The widest excitement
Prevailed upon the pike and hundreds
r persons were attracted TO tho vicinity
4 the exposition grounds by the glare
= the conn7gration, which was visible |
ron all parts Of the city for nearly ,
alf hour.
Three arrests were made, but with tho ,
reception of Dunn all were released after ,
cling questioned n II stated bv per. ,
ons who were on tho scene soon after ,
he fro alarm was sounded that there !
'ere two distinct con1agrstions. ono IN :
he streets ~ Rome and the other
-h.ch was observed about the same tin,o
! Old 81 Louis. Tho police are work
ls upon the hypothesis that there was
n attempt 10 destroy several of the con. 4
,ssions b. rrsooncerted arrangement !