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« irtuta in uo exception the general rule.t ire at Plallr Clljr.Last Wednesday night PlatfeCity t arrow ly • ~ iped a severe conflagration. V party of burgUn while 4,g**n» throng” a oUv.n, ac- -n*h otally m-1 lire *.» a qointhy of hraudy I The Litndm-itL give* tbi* vei.-am «lt;f the fire:A billiard table -io»*d about h»ur feel from i the brandy and *hi-*kv. The table wa« «*i»v- I errd arith a clo’.h. 1 »•- doth the* frightened thievea evidently *ei/d and with it attempted j to put out the tin I hit hr thin time the burning fluid wa* ninmap all over the flur, aud the burglar* melt* haute to vacate the premie**, who h lh«v •!«•! hr iinhuUing the rear door, leaving it mj.-h. i.. thr in anlitur XJr. B K« iCer, who keei*- » r»-.u»«iraiit a few j doors above, awakened t.y the ur.ii-ual lark* ing of bis dog, went to the rear door in time to we the burglar* escaping. Seeing (belight he gave the alarm, and auon the Me»n*. Kant, Mr. Krouw and other* were on the apot, and by deluding the ll *ir with water, •ucceeded in putting nut the tlime*. S*veral Urrcla partly tilled arith *lii»kiw and hran-din were burned, and the hiiiiard uhle walt; •u badly arimsd as to be of no u»orc use. All the picture in the ki1i»h were srorrhed and the gbow- broken. Mr. Blakely think* VlOO will c*.»ver bis lo*e. No insurance.We have given the eooitnnnly accepted theory of the aflai:. The arson seemed to be accidental. Had ihr fire piO’re-wl five minuUs longer the entire block, composed of ncodes building*, would bareiren destroyed, it waa tl».* narr**we*t e*ra|»e «*ur town h»ever bad.Wtal We h«n Aksai A4»rril%*afMrwu*. Keatuer A Colt', the great dry good* men, f..r the past two Keek* have beenvt chiaiiif'iSperml^'OOtOlmjiJ.t •»tows off murriai.UM4. (•!«.tu #«(al •'-—I »»v* r (••.((•uu K I) fairlt;li'rtt I- ill Si* rUiiraui, If—*! P*rn 1. 4 la i •»lt; ;•***# l»w*»» U*I. •*. irt»»HAS1 mabI a Bamnttl
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The Leavenworth Weekly Times
Leavenworth, Kansas, US
Thu, Jun 13, 1872
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