Fire! Fire!!

A little after four o'clock Wednesday morning the bell in the city hall rnng for fire. The switch engine on the Toledo road joined in the chorus. In a short time the fire department vas on hand and the boys worked like beavers to stay the flamas. They attached the hose to the hydrant on the corner of Main and Ann st reets, and all the water available was in the pipos. OREAT EXCITKMENT. When the water gave out there ,was hurrying to and fro. The lire started in Sheriff Walsh's barn, who lost his valuable black mare, two buggies and a cutter. The Üaoies leaped the alley and communicated with Snow'i livery. In a very short time the barn was gutted. Horses and carriages had been removed, btit several fine cutters in the loft were eonsumed. Mr. Snow's loss is covered by an insurance of $1,000. H. Kittredge, who owned the barn, had $1,000 insurance with C. H' Millen's agency. The barns in the rear of the livery also took fire and burned up. Jno. Sohneider, Anton Schiappicasse, A. II. Hall and Jas. Kitson had no insurance. As the fire continued to spread ita way northward John Lony commenced to throw goods from the upper story of his residence. C. G. Ml II man also moved household affaire. WATER. It was uot until Gil. Suow dispatched a man on horseback that there was a supply of water. The Courier pertinently says : " Froru an investigation of the water supply by some of our city officials, the whole difficolty appears to be that the water company are attempting to supply about 1,000 cuHtomers with pumpiug and water supply facilities for about 600. We are told that had not the engineer kept the pumps running all night that there would have been no supply to have fought the ure with Wedneaday morning. it was merely a streak of good luck that saved the town." And the Courier is correct on water works.