Show HORSES BURNED TO DEATH In a Fire in a Barn at Noon Yesterday Yes-terday Two Horses Perished Miserably Two horajs were burned to a crisp In afire a-fire at 1223 p m yesterday which destroyed de-stroyed tho barn and a small house In tho rear of 121 South Ninth East street Tho buildings wero the property of Wilson Simons whllo tho horses were owned by his brother Thomas Simons The latter also lout III thu llro three wagons harness and other property his total IOKN footing up nearly Kffl The house was occupied by W T Clark whoso loss on furniture wan 1 J50 Tho value of tho buildings destroyed de-stroyed was about SIOO Tho origin of tho tire Is a mystery Two boys had taken the horses to tho barn only a short time before the tire was discovered dis-covered and opinion Is divided its to whether It was a cuso of cigarette smoking smok-ing or wholhor tho flro was communicated communi-cated by sparks from a nearby resi dance Thomas Simons the owner of tho horses was at a store only a few rods distant I when a neighbor told him he saw smoke IssuIng i from the roof of the barn Simons I run tn fln barn nt ninr In thr linn rf LJClnJ able to save the horses but when he arrived so llorcely wore the flames raping that ho could not approach even close enough to take away the wagons Thlcn were standing Just outside the barn There was no possible chanco of saving the poor horses they having perished with willing help In easy reach hud their danger dan-ger been known In tlm Although the fire department responded promptly to the alarm so dry were tho wooden buildings that they were con sumed with almost Incredible rapidity and tho heAt that could be done wns to save the surrounding homes Fire was com municated to two residences fronting on First South street hut It was put out In both caKos without loss Tho small house of Mr Simons which was destroyed was on the court distant only a few feet from tho barn and it was all In flames when the department arrived |