The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
ANOTHER FIRE.
Big Frame Stable on The Property Of
the Misses Dickson Destroyed
Last Saturday Evening.
MIGHT HAVE BURNED WHOLE TOWN.

oors properly, ana endangerlne
the lives of the sick, scored an
other inning last Saturday by
burning the stable on the pro
perty Of the Misses Dickson,
within 200 feet of the center OF
the business section of the town.
Ia plot had been laid TO burn
the whole town, and destroy the
lives of those who were lying al
the point Of death, no more au-
splclous moment could have been
selected for the application of the
torch. The weather during the
days preceding had been unusual
ly hot and dry; the water IN the
reservoir was so low that the
supply was likely to be exhausted
at any moment, and the wind
was blowing IN the right direc-
tion to carry the burning embers
upon the roofs of the buildings
along the nam street and into
the stables and other buildings
northward.
1t beng Saturday evening and
the weather pleasant, a large
number of cut of. town people, as
well as of our own people, were
on the street, and the town pre-
sented an unusually lively appear.
ance. AT half past eight o'clock,
there was a sudden and powerful
burst of flame from the Dickson
stable (the old DR.. Duflield pro.
perty), the wind CARRYING a show
er of sparks and burning EN- bers
and dropping them down right in
the heart of the town. Fortunate
ly we have few fighters in town
who do not lose their heads, nor
do they lose any time in getting
the hose attached to the nearest
plug and stream on the fire, and |
1t Is to these faithful men, that
the town owes Its rescue from de |
struction.
la the stable were a horse, a
COW, two buggles, a spring wag.
on, about two tons of hay, the
same quantity of straw, grain,
harness, &c. The doors we're
broken open, and the live stock
liberated, and the vehicles taken
out. A bucket brigade was
formed at the street, and by the
AID OF ladders, and garden hose,
the roofs Of the nearest buildings
were kept wet, until the danger
was past, while the men with the
nam hose protected the adjoin.
ng stables and other buildings,
lnd confined the fire to the Dick.
son stable.
Watch was kept up during the
night, but the loss was confined
% the destruction of the Dickson
stable on which there was an in.
of $3.50; the partial des.
ruction of w. f. Stouteagle's Ice
louse, with no insurance. and the
Iamage sustained by Isaac Wat.
on's stable, which is insured.
In consequence of the wrought.
Ip condition of the citizens of the
}orough resulting from the
persistence of the incendiary or :
ncendiarles, it was felt that il
vas quite time to take steps that
you'd lead to the apprehension
nd punishment of anywho might
e engaged in the nefarlous busl. |
ess. Hence a detective was q
allied from Harrisburg, who ar. b
wed Sunday evening and went b
D work on the case at once. BY Il
londay afternoon, the detective L
lformed the District Attorney |
nat information should be made d
gainst Russell Slpes as one who K
robably knew something about L
le origin of, at least, some Of the a
res. No one citizen caring TO
ike the risk of making the in. q
alone, 4 number of Fl
'adlng citizens met at the of. e
ce of the District Attorney :
nd joining made the formal IL
information" before Justice n
the Peace Conrad, who Is. fl
led a warrant and placed it In fc
le hands of Constable Steach at T
30 Monday afternoon. Russell b
lpes voluntarily placed himself N