Show A haystack burned A little after four thu this morning the ominous sound af 0 atlie the fire alaria alarm bells rang through ahli stillness of the air ahoua ing the affrighted citizens and calling the firemen to the discharge of their responsible and often hazardous duties they were wern soon eoon on the scene of the fire corner of second and spring streets tracts sherea large stack of old hay bay about five tons had bad caught fire and was sending iab lUi lurid names into the gay dawn it is thought that the fire originated from spontaneous combustion although there is a possibility that it waa was started by tramps tho the firemen did efficient work I 1 in squelching the lire fire before it had bad reached n any valuable property and the whole damage consists in the lo 10 loss of the hay bay estimated by at about 40 46 and the burning of some fence around the premises which belong to mr AV G saunders ders by whose request w ve add the following CAIM EDITOR HERALD through hie the medium paper I 1 wish to return my thanks to tho the hook and ladder and hose cart Compa companies nips for their able assistance i in extinguishing iho the fire which mccurr occurred ed on my premises thia this morning W G bEnS CITY july |