The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-16
MANY HORSES ARE
STILL AT LARGE
Impossible Yet to Figure Deii-
nitely on Loss in Burning OF
Big Stable.

The scene of tho destruction OF
I.asitters big sales stables was stil
one Of desolation yesterday afternoon.
An immense pile Of debris. almost as
high as the second-story window was
heaped up before the front door. The
water. OF which thousands OF gallons
were pumped into the building by the
Fire Department. Thursday night. was
falling like n heavy rain from,
the second to the first floor, and rum
ming in streams down the cutters. We
htcles OF all Kinds were drawn up
along the curb. and blankets, harness
and horse fisfugs were piled promise
cuousiy around the ruins. Aside from
the damage done by the water the
first floor and what was left on it..
Were Intact. Several wagons were left
on this floor. and they Were npparcnts
- undamaged.
Captain Edmund Bossieux, who owns
the building. has been sick for several
days, and has not been able to visit
his property since the fire. He has
made no estimate OF the damage. He
carried on the building Insurance to
the amount OF $4,000 with the Pills
adelpha Insurance Association. Ais
loss will be covered by this.
Others In Danger.
Besides the stable, Captain Bossieuxi
on the same block, owned twelve build.
ings. which Were all at one time In
danger of being consumed. II there
was any damage to them at allEit was
from, water and was very little. Three
of these houses were not insured. Cap
tain BossieuS said that on the rest, sn-
Guiding the burned building, there was
about $4,000.
AS soon as the insurance adjusters
have viewed the premises work will ba z
commenced on the stable. and Mr..
kf,,t,A H. ,ct~
there certainly untlthis lease expires.
Mr.. Lasitter is still at work on his
books, and Is as yetsunable to make an
estimate of his loss. Yesterday even
ing he said there We're still twenty-five
horses and mules not accounted for.
He has had several messages, however,
telling him OF stray, horses and mules,
and feels sure that within few days
ne will have them all. Besides his ac-A
tual losses by. fire and water, his stock
has greatly Deprecated in value on
account Of their night In the open
without food. Some Of them have suf-
fered permanent injuries and disfig-
uratlon from their wild race from the
stable and through the streets. Mr..
Lasltter has quartered his stock In the
various stabl in the vicinity and q
his farm In Henrico county.
Pigs Survived II.
& The two pigs which SO mlraculous1y
escaped the flames are wei ] and hearty
and have apparently suffered no narv.
Gus or other bad effects from their
experience,
How these lucky animals saved their
hidss Is matter Of Wild conjecture
to all who saw the i're. They were In
a pen III the second story. here the
flames appeared to be hottest hut
emerged yesterday morning from
mass of wet straw and feed which was
.afla AN 4 a "A 4 Ial oil rF
the fire the purliers must have become
SO frightened that they scrambled over
their inclosure and took refuge under
ono OF the tirst piles OF hay that the
water was turned on, There seems
10 DO no other way In which they could I.
have CONC through such fire un-
scathed,