丹佛的萤火虫。
在丹佛市，纵火现象非常普遍。《落基山新闻报》说:“我们想问一下，当局是否已经放弃了所有的努力、希望和期望，不再去发现任何侵扰该镇的纵火犯?”因为如果是这样的话，它将主张立即组织一个警戒委员会。几乎每24小时都有一处或多处纵火。正是由于市民的警觉和消防队员的高效率，这座城市才一百次逃脱了毁灭。断言这些恶棍不会被发现，真是一派胡言。大家都知道，一所房子空着一个月很难不着火。官员们知道，某些房屋被一次又一次地开火。如果一所房子被搬到一个新的地方，它就会被点燃。如果被租客腾出来，它将被解雇。 If it is undergoing repairs, it is fired. Fires have been repeatedly started in the thickest business part of the city. The danger is growing worse and worse. When an incendiary is caught, if such a thing happens, a summary example should be made. String him to the nearest lamp-post and leave him there as a warning until all his fellows and all the thieves and pickpockets who have flocked hither from the East have an opportunity to see his worthless carcass and migrate to other regions.”
