in the atables in the ~nar of the former Freeport Inn at L. I. R. R. and Main Street, were burned to death in a fire that de¬ stroyed the stables and their con¬ tents, and damaged several other buildings, shortly after 9:00 Vclock Tuesday evening.
Jesse Carbin, in charge of the ani¬ mals, had locked the bam and left at 6:34 p. m., taking one of the hones with him, fortunately one of the most valuable animals, and no one waa aup- posed to have been in the building from then until the fire was discov¬ ered. I Notwithstanding the buildings were almost in the heart of the business section, the fire had gained terrific headway before the alarm was sound¬ ed. Two fire companies were on theground in an incredibly short time, followed soon after by the entire de¬ partment, but by the time they arrived it seemed that any living thing in the building was past help. Firemen tore away one comer of the building, how¬ ever, and took out one of the horses, but this animal was so badly bumed it was killed the next day.
Peculiar circumstances surrounded the fire. In addition to its terrific headway when the alarm was sounded, almost as soon as the firemen ar¬ rived, there was a heavy explosion from within the building', and the fire carried along the wagon shed, which extended almost to the Inn, so that it seemed that in spite of all that could be done, this building would also catch. Close, hot