The Ypsilanti Fire

iïom MoiKiay s Times. A rather disastrous tire broke out in the barn belonging to Frank Glanfield about 9 o'clock last night. A quarter of an hour before Mr. Glantiold walked by the barn and as he passed the window he glanced in but saw nothing unusual. When the fire was discovered, however, there was one cornor of the inside of the all ablaze and it was impossible to get at the horses. To hinder matters the snap c r lock about one of the collars of the new drop harness belonging to ilose Co. No. 1 became unfastened at about half the distance to the scène and one of the horses stumbled. Before everything could be put in readiness again Ihere was a delay of five minutes and i.he flre was past control when the company reached Mr. Glanfleld's. ïhe workshop belonging to C. P. Damon and the barn belonging to Gabriel VanWormer had caught in the meantime and the three buildings were entirely ruined ulthough the things inside Mr. Dam m's and Mr. VanWormer's buildings had been saved. Two of Mr. Glanfleld's horses were valuable ones, Flora Glen, a runner, laving taken third raonsy among a field of 17 in the great Columbian stakes1 at Chicago last yeár and would lave been entered at many of the gre:it meetings during the coming season. She was valued at $1.000. Abbie Fearnot. a standard bred mare, was lost and a draught horse also perlshed in the lames. Mr. Glanfleld's loss will be over $2,000 with about $1,000 insurance. The loss on the other two buildings will be under $500 with no insuranje. The origin of the lire is another of thpse nexplicable mysteries which have been SO common during the past six months. Hose Co. No. 1 got out inside of a minute frpm the time the alarm was griven, but it is safe to say that the next time there will be a little rr.ere time devoted to seeing .hat the snaps are all right before starting.