Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1907 — Attempt to Burn a City. [ARTICLE]

Attempt to Burn a City.

Allentown, Pa., June 6.—What was „ apparently an effort of incendiaries to destroy the city of Allentown occurred here early in the day when firemen were called almost simultaneously to fight three fires In the business section of the city. The first fire occurred in the stock house of Bittner. Hunslcker & Co., one of the largest dry goods houses In the Lehigh valley; the Prince Furniture company and the third at the furniture factory of Helfrich, Bohner & Co. An effort was made to draw the firemen from the business section by turning In a false alarm from a remote residence section of the city. Total loss. $125,000.