Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-26
building
FIFTEEN MADE HOMELESS
nntinned from paRe

continued from rage
- bod after no had placed asl over
cot over his head 10 eRoape the tiiee
enoke. This overcont wae N hhitAes
- the father rushed otif of The honH'
with the little fellow
so,cp,eon Crowded In One House
,,.~ each one ~ tho frer the home
,oaa vare taken care Of at the hoHs'
II Nj. ard Mrs Townaend IagttFs 'la
ntra nr, reaultinR 81 fo'nl ~ u
,.r,.-,,,,s beins houaed under the Taylor
,oof Improviaod beds we're tnade ana
-l,thea were gathered frum friends. md
/, th,a nakeahift faahion Il was poHHi=
ro "a temporarily shelter these IN
.r,,rat.a who had lost their MI
1be ardent family haH moved TITO
,his ritv 10 the home uf Mr.. tnrdefh
,notbcr mra Nice Cardenti. CID Freneh
.,veet Tho iHadora family secured
three beds from uciKhb0ra and tho lam
n, - seven are now living IN a frame
.hask about 20 feet square. short
t,atanoe from tho site where their home
formerly stood The fnrnily ia making
,hla uttlc room answer all purposes
Tor their living and nieepinE quarteFA,
a small stove. rescued from the ruins
~ tho nrc serving FIR heating and
cooking purposes An adjoining shack
houses "a horse and cow.
The B,dwells are still with the Tay-
Iors An appeal has been made 10
several persons In this city for clothes
and considerable wearing apparel mas
bean obtained, but not sufficient fer al
the homeless
Those whose homes have beer de-
stroyed have suspicious which theS 90
not regard as groundiess. One man
believes that the work has been done by
insane persons Others claim that the
bousea were fired through spite
Dogs and Hogs Poisoned
The trouble first started with the
theft OF chickens from some Of ths
places afterward visited by fire. Th'
| next form Of vandalism resorted 20 wa
| the roisontng Of number OF dogs
Two Of Isadorc's dogs. several belong
ing TO Cardenti. two Of Ridwelis an'
SIX Of the Taylors died only shor
time before tie fires flrst started IN
cause Of the death Of the dogs wa
mysterious Subsequent investigation
however. has show that powdere'
glass was the cause, In sonle cases a
least
On the nights Of the various fires tn
| ,or dogs being almost beaten 10 deau
: with some blunt instrument. apple
10 its head. sixteen hogs. belonging I
; Cardenti. have died from an unkuow
) cause, the hogs dying at tho rate OF on
and two "a day Veterinarians who hay
| examined the animals declared tia
= there is no trace of cholera and attrih
: ute their death to poisoning.
9 Strange persons have been see
]. prowIinR around in the Mniquadai
S section. using small flashlights. on III
nights that the fires have occurret
+ The fires are aIl believed to have bee
n started with the aid of gasoline. an ode
{ Of il having been discovered about II
o TAYLOR house. although its occupant
q had remained on guard all night. Wit
o their house In total darkness.
Mrs. Taylor said that she has not ia
IF her shoes off her feet since the night
r the first fire. Mrs. Bidwell is in sue
Ie a nervous state that the least noise
/ night results in her crying and scream
le ing. Tho children of the various fan
i lilies are afraid 10 be ont after dark. 4
s. fear some harm will befall them.
Some OF the homeless wonder whet
4 or the dogs could have Influenced Il
l. work Of the incendiaries. Some Of q
10 dogs have barlxed and howled on Il
h nights that fires took place. white q
D. next day would Disclose one OF moro
le ing dead
te Isadore says he has two Naludh
dogs now. which he uses for protectio
~ but that these dogs prefer 10 rema
IN inside the little shack rather than
is stay outside. The fact that several
s. the dogs have been beaten and hurt
G. thought 70 have caused this state
~ fear among them.
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