Show ANOTHER BARN BURNED thought to bo ba tho the work ci 6 a spiteful incendiary on monday morning 1 at 8 00 oo 0 a blaze was discovered in iu the birn barn of prof apperley near the depot the alarm was soon boon riven given by a small hoy boy on a sti ift horse and in a 2 very short time our firemen were on the ilic scene the barn bo however wever was too no far gine to lo think of saving iland their ener cici q were accordingly centered on n adjoining property to prevent the spread or of the conda conflagration gration A buggy and a cow ii in i the birn barn at the time the fire commenced were both eared but several bushels of oats were consumed no ordinary cause can call loo lie assigned ened for the fire and it is thought to lie be the work of an incendiary is as a low threat had been made against mr apperley Ap perle some time a ago 0 O NN whoever hoever r made that threat should be taken upon lipon suspicion anyhow and mado made to give giro an account of himself this business of threatening mens lives or character or property should be nipped in the bud it shows shoes a disposition to crop out the chemical and the hoso bove cart were both taken to the fire and it was lucky for the former that tho the latter WaSt was there bere again I 1 the chemical demonstrated its inefficiency as mayor quayle once described it etwas generally observed during the fire that the chemical had no effect whatever in subduing the flames and if it had bad not been for that old standby the hoie cart in all probability the fire would be burning yet two streams from the che chemical were kept playing I 1 I 1 on the fire the whole time but just is as moon loon as they shifted the fire blazed up again again where those streams had been playing and ludicrous as it may seem two excited firemen were shouting n what at do you think of the chemical now whilo while another picked up a burning board with 0 one tie liand and as he played on it with the chemical ca I 1 gas lie he cried bring on your wet spon sponge 0 c A bucket of water put the fire on the board out now these are absolute facts and the people who were present know knor them to be so no amount of published statements from the firemen or any one else will convince tile the people who were there that the chemical was any good at all because they know better it was not the fault of tiete alit ate men med they worked hard enough ca to get the pretty toy to make itself a record but the chief should know better than to allow the chemical to be discharged on such a fire whatever a chemical may be good for it Is of no acco account u n t in a fire of that character the agent who would say anat anything hino g reasonable in its favor in order bosell to beell it said when hero here and we have him on record as having said it is not for the purpose of extinguishing a fire that is spreading n all over the root roof and exterior of buildings knowles ought to know that and he ought to know that it costs the city something every timo that chemical is charged 0 and he be ought to know that every time ho be allows his men to disei discharge arge it on an outside firo fire lie he is throwing r that much money in the blaze and whenever a fire is completely under control as scores of people will testify that the one at the saunders house when tho chemical arrived on the scene it is unwise to use that 0 gas as for the purpose of quenching 0 sparks and embers we havo have no desire to criticise criticism critic ise the chief for we recognize in him an active courageous fireman and a gentleman whom we personally like but we do desire in a friendly way to call his attention to the fact that the agent of the halloway company told him and told the people that a cher chemical should not be used on exterior fires |