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: BDBNUGHOB89*■ « • - • . . • . 1 ..* . Jfc • lt;r- “ r , • - ■- i .■ L ■ • _ • r .I 4 . I t r ¥ ■ m m m hj, ft I .X. Mr Btltbro|»«’fl UTftixStablo Hft-■trojeil Thl* nonUas-Nlne Hone*V-—i ■ • ■ ■ B» ^ ■ Sm *. ■ r ^ ^ a _ (Thtsmoroingbetween 4'and 5;o’clock J.MLBaltbrope’fi livery stable on the corner of Seventh and Vermont was discovered to be - on ;fire, and before the department could reach the place the Itmee bad gained finch headway that they conld not be controlled. The building waalt;- completely destroyed, Mr. Balihrope lost four horses, nine double hack* or- carriages and eight buggieft. Judge J,:CL Thompson lost bm horse, buggyand harness; Beddiager Oertle, a horse, wagon and; harness; George Ernst* a^borse,. harness and two buggies; CoU W,.P. Moore, horse, baggy and harness; John Boulter, of .Lima, a horse, buggy and harness. The only articles saved'.were one cordage and the child’s hearse,-.:.i.- The fire was caused. by the explosion “Of a lamp in the rear of the stable._ » 1,1 ■ * . . • , j' * ^, - KEKEST BALrgROPg’g (STATESQCST* -a m * r f ' ^Ernest Balthrape, son of the manager of the bam, told the reporter that he went to sleep in the hay left of the barn about midnight, Abont 5 o’clock‘this morning he was awakened by bte father, and bn opening bis. eyes discovered smoke rolling up Ihrtfngb the hay, fie climbed down the ladder in the northwest corner; of the building and found an old hacki which was partlyfiiled with atraw; and paper, oh fire. Assisted by anptber man, -who was also sleeping in the barn, Ernest attempted to roll the burning hack into the alley, bat this was prevented by a wheel coming off, •There were three men beidea the
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Quincy Daily Journal
Quincy, Illinois, US
Thu, May 19, 1887
Page 4
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