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Show nm. in a TAiMm shut. It Originated Amiiig Kindling, Coal, Paper ami Itagi, llino Kero- srtie Caul, The flro department vena called out last night to extinguish a bhu In u room ut the rear of No. 131 west Bsoond Bouth strejt. The place was occuptud by John Dubet, a merchant tailor who recently uammencet business nt that tolnt. Mr. Dubel claimed to have 3(M worth of stock In the store and said It wss I usu red to the amount ol (000. Tliorj was something very strange about thu aflalr, Tho place ha 1 been closed but u short time says Mr. Dubel when someone llllorniej him that theru was a lire In the rear of tho place. A lamp IinJ been left burning there and It was at llrst supposed sup-posed that It had axploled and caused the tire but this was proven to be Incorrect In-correct aa the lamp was found Intact. In a corner near tbu partition wall which separates thu salesroom from the working room waa found n wooden box containing coal, kludllng nnd paper the whole of which was sur-roundel sur-roundel by rags, bundle of cord, etc. Ill addition to this the fumes of kero-tenu kero-tenu wero plainly illitlugulshabln and n fireman so statu I, Mr. Dubel do. tiled this nud said there was no coal oil lu the house, but this waa proven to be a mlttaku as ouo of ttireu cans standing wlthlu turco or four fietof the lire was l Icked up unit a consider ablu quantity of uoal oil poured out. Thu lois was (inly nominal nud n liberal uio of chemical prevented what might have been a distinctive blaze. |
