Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-01
Police SEEK FIEND
Who Burns Horses
MAN is BELIEVED TO POSSESS
MANIA FOR SEEING ANIMALS
CREMATED.
NUMBERS PERISH IN
MYSTERIOUS FIRES
Chicago Officials Are Aroused by New
CONGREGATIONS in Which More
Beasts Are Burned to Death
Thirty-Seven Die in One Barn.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-A pyromaniac who
seeks to burn horses to death is being
sought by Fire Attorney Frank j. Ho-
gan and detectives following mys-
FERROUS blazes in which several horses
were destroyed early Saturday After
fire in livery stable at West Sixty
third street and Princeton avenue two
days ago in which 81 animals died. the
police were aroused by the similar
fires which have followed. Fire Ats
torney Hogan believes that the arrest
of the guilty persons may take place
soon.
Flames which originated in the barn
Of Andrew McGinn, teaming contrac,
tor, 4S2-4S4 Fulton street, destroyed
the building, burned seven horses and
spread to other structures, causing a
loss of several thousand dollars. Ten,
ants of many buildings in the vicinity
were aroused, but no one was injured.
Members of engine company No. IL
were driven back repeatedly while try.
ing to rescue the doomed beasts.
Other Buildings Damaged.
The other buildings damaged were:
Two-stoy frame building, 486 Fulton
street, owned by John Bushling. Loss,
$500.
Three-story brick building, 4SO Full,
ton street, used as rooming house by
Mrs. Albert Jones. Damage, $500.
One-story brick building in the rear
of 486 Fulton street, occupied by Jules
Derchen G. Co., bronze statuary. Dam
age, $500.
Six-story brick building, 1888 Union
Park place. Third floor, C. w. Baggs,
Sons & Co., patent medicine manu-,
facturers; damage, $500. Second floor;
w. A. Busse & Co., chair seat makers;
$700. Other floors unoccupied.
Awakened by the Horses.
The neighing Of the horses awak,
ened the occupants of surrounding
houses, some Of whom found their
homes threatened. The blaze spread
on both sides, scorching the rear
porches of the rooming house at 480
Fulton street. Mrs. Jones, the proprie
tor, awakened several boarders.
The flames loaped back to the build,
ing in Union Park place, which was
threatened with destruction for a
time. Hard work on the part of the
f1remen under Assistant Chief Sey,
ferlich prevented the fire from de-
stroying an entire block.
Woman Rescued by Policeman.
short time later a barn in the
rear of $40 West Twelfth street was
found to be ablaze. Two horses be,
longing to A. 'Labowitz were burned to
death. Smoke from the fire swept
through the home of Mrs. Fannie
Schiller in the front of the barn The
woman, who is 10 years old, was
unable to leave her bed on the second
floor of the building and was carried
out by Sergt. Cornelius Cullen of the
Maxwell street station.
Cullen was met at the entrance to
the home by Abraham Schiller, 35
years old, the woman's son.
MY mother is up there alone" he
cried to the policeman, who dashed up
the stairway. Cropping his way through
thick smoke, the sergeant with con,
siderable difficulty found Mrs. Schil,
Ter and bore her out to safety. He
was met at the stairs by fremen, who
assisted both to the street Mrs.
Schiller was overcome by shock and
smoke and was attended by a doctor.