The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-29
Terrific Fires Sweep
Liverpool Warehouses
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authorities have no doubt they came
from Ireland bent on the destruction
of every Industrial edifice in Lam
cashire.
Two clashes occurred between the
IRE bugs and the police. While q
brigade was fighting flames at
Sparkling and Jordan streets, youth
named Ward warned the police that
two men were lurking in the dark
ness near another warehouse, the
lock Of which they had cut. At the
appearance of the police the incend-
aries bolted, one of them firing q
shot which missed the policemen,
but struck Ward above the heart,
killing him instantly. The assassin
escaped, but civilian grappled with
a confederate, who when arrested, 1t
is stated, spoke with stronge Irish
brogue. He refused to give any de-
tails as to his identity.
Between 1880 and IL o'clock a
party number eight were challenged
by constable, who closed with the
gang. He held onto one while the
others fed. The captured man freed
himself but the neighborhood was
secured and another of the gang ar
rested.
Bottles OF petrol with cotton and
wool and two loaded revolvers were
found on the ground where the con-
stable had the struggle with the man.
All the visitors in the neighborhood
were subjected to the closest scrut-
my by the detective branch, who
stopped all persons in the street and
made them show their warrant cards.
The London Daily Express states
that the chief constable Of Liverpool
authorities the statement that it is
definitely established that the out
RACES were the work of Sim Feiners.
The reason that the fires did not
occur in still greater number" he
states, :" is due to the fact that the
police were prepared and were pres
ent in the affected areas in unusual
numbers"
At Bankhall, another dramatic in
cident occurred when five men who
were acting suspiciously were ac-
cOsted by two policemen who ar
rested one of them who was carrying
lock cutter. Another Of the crew
fired four shots at the police, but
altho one bullet cut policeman's
coat there were no casualties. The
four men escaped.
Bullets whistled about the police
in the darkness as they rushed into
other buildings, where fires had Just
been started, but none was hit.
LONDON. Nov. 29-The Daily
Sketch report of the fires at Liver
pool declares that eight cotton ware
houses, three timber yards, and seven
other warehouses were fired. One
timber yard had four separate fires. |
The first alarm was turned in at 8.27I
p. m. and the last two alarms were
rung at 9:17. Three alarms were
sent at 9.16.
In all, eighteen fires were re-
ported. Seventeen persons were over |
come by smoke and fumes during the
conflagration.
The fire bugs worked with thoro- |
ness, with special apparatus they |
burned out the locks and bolts of the |
wal CuouoSS anu Lleu having maze
an entry, poured gasoline on the
stocks.
Four men were captured and are
being held for questioning. The
warehouses were situated in the
neighborhood of the docks.
The police while rushing to the
fires were attacked by band of men.
Shots were fired but no casualties
were reported civilian, Daniel
Ward, caused the police to believe
he was assisting in the arson plot
and was shot dead.
The warehouses are still burning
in Spralan, Paley and Jordan streets.
There are also five timber yard
blazes in Vulcan street and Bamfield
Lane.
In the suburbs of Bottle there
were incendiary outbreaks at six diff
ferent places.
The firemen of all the neighbor-
ing towns were called in to assist
local forces in fighting the flames.
An eye witness informed the police
that he saw gang of men believed
to have been Sim Feiners, set fire
to one warehouse.
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