Five Horses Ordered Shot

FIVE HORSES ORDERED SHOT

Were Badly Burned in the Haas Fire Monday.

HUMANE SOC. ORDERS

The Cause of the Fire is Supposed to have been an Electric Lighting Wire.

About 3 o'clock Monday Mrs. Millman, of Ashley st., discovered fire in the Jacob Haas livery barn on W. Ann st. as she was looking out of her window. She sent her son to a telephone to turn in the alarm. The department responded so promptly that the building was saved without being burned to any great extent.

However, there were 18 horses in the barn, and the fire, in burning through the upper floor, inflicted such injuries upon four of the animals that the Humane Society ordered them shot this morning. One of the horse's ears and eyes were terribly burned, while the three others were affected internally. The remaining 14 were led out of the barn without much trouble.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but there is a theory that the blaze was started by an electric light wire on one of the beams.

It is a difficult matter to arrive at the loss, but it is fully covered by insurance. John Nailor, the owner of the building, has $1,000 policy on it and Mr. Haas has one of an equal amount on his stock.

Later - About noon today it was decided that another of the horses which was injured should be shot. This makes a total of five animals put out of their misery by orders of the Humane Society.

Mr. Haas says that many of his carriages and harnesses were badly scorched and estimates his loss at $1,-300. Mr. Nailor, it is understood, claims a loss of $800 on the building.