Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-24
MORE INCENDIARIsM.
=. e. KaUraANs BARN BURNED.
Knapp's brewery Dam0ged-aluskei"Us
smith ShOp Burned Out-HOvelI's
stable Lighted.

Knapp's brewery Dsmaged0Musksi"H.'
Smith shop Burned Out-H""ehf"
stable Lighted.
About half-past eight O'Clock last nishs
large frame barn, situated on Grant
street, between Duke and Lime, and be-
longing to J. Il. Kaufman, esq.,, was set
on fire and burned to the ground. The
lower story of the building was dividera
into a stable, carriage house and black
smith shop, and the upper portion was
stored with hay. straw, sleigh and u few
other articles The fire was discovered by
members of the Lancaster MHnnerchOr
whose hal, is in Lawrence knapp's build
ing. adjoining MIR. Kaufman's property.
An alarm was at once raised AMI the men,
bers Of the Mennerchor succeeded in
forcing open the doors of the stable and
carriage house and rescuing the horse, y
family carriage, buggy, harness and few
other articles. The blacksmith shop, oc-
cupied by Samuel Musketnuss, was also
hastily opened. and his fan blower and Il
few other pershable articles were got out.
The flames spread with amazing rapidiry
among the dry timbers and cOmbnstible
contents of the barn, and. although the
r .emen were very soon on the ground,
thov .-ould do little moro than to keep the
Tawss ,,.,m spreading to adjoining prop
ert;es IN. ,,,r,n and its contents, iuclud-
IN" family sle;r'' a ton Of hays couple OF
ha,relS I . % Of cats fsv blacksmith tools and
some other articles were !. 'a'y Nc ues'Ioses' s
The roof Of a back building cn W. .,"',ar m"n
mans lot was partly burned of, Ia. 80.
of fruit trees were badly singed and H.
panels of fence separating Mr. Kaufman's
and Judge PattersOn's properties were,
h,,,., Htn I,nl< Dax<
sOdded lot was burned close to the ground.
Mr.. Kaufman's loss is perhaps S7OO, Oh
which there is an insurance on tho barn Of
$500 in the WeStchester insurance com.
pany of New York.
The cooling room of Mr.. knapp's brew
cry was damaged somewhat, the lattice
windows on the east end being burned out,
the slate roof somewhat damaged and ono
of the lattice windows on the north end
being knocked out for the purpose Of in
Producing water. Mr.. Knapp's loss will
be from $50 to SO and is covered b. insur
aEce.
Sparks from the burning building set
fire to the shugle roof of frame back
building attached to Rev. DIR. ~. Mitch
ellis residence, but was extinguished be-
fore any damage was done. The brick
residences Oil Grant street, opposite the
burning barn We're somewhat sccrcheG
and blistered by the intense heat.
The fire was beyond doubt the work Of
an incendiary, who probably jumped tha
fence at the rear end of Mi. Kauffman's
lot and applied the match through an
open window. Some Of the Mpnnerchor
people say they snelled tho odor of coal
oil when they first discovered the fire.
In this connection it may be added that
-,
tempt had been made to fire
Mr.. Kaufman's barn. A representative
of the INTELLIGENCER went to
see Mr.. Kaufman about it and was shown
through the premises. Mr.. Kaufman was
not certain that the attempt had been
made, but stated that one of his DeighbOrs
told him that man was seen on Sunday
afternoon, week ago, to strike 4 match
along side the barn and then jump over the
fence and ran off. The premises were
at once examined and the only evidence of
an attempt to fire tho place was that three
partly burned matches were found in the
blacksmith shop, which could lave
been entered through open window. MIR.
Musketnuss, the blacksmith, was also in
tervicwed, and said he was of the opinion
that no attempt TO fire the premises had
been made; that the burned matches
might have been used by himself or some
one else in the shop to light a cigar, and
then been thrown on the floor.
Some of the firemen complain, that when
tho fire plugs were opened last night, they
were found to be clOgged with mud,
which had to he forced through their
hose before the water could be thrcuu on
tho flames.
Attempt to FIro > -Other Building.
Soon after the fire ;it Kaufman's 8 stable
began it was discovered that tho stable of
Maj. G. NJ. Howell, situated on Christian
street, near his marble yard, had been set
on fire. VIM. Stormfeltz, of the Friendship.
fire company, was running down this.
street on his way to the big fire, when he
saw fire at the southeast corner of Major
HOwelrs stable. He quickly ran up and
extiDgujshed it before any damage had
been done, except the burning of small
hole in the boards. The parties who set
the stable on fire stuffed lot of dry straw
from the manure pile ON the outside under
the corner of the building and then ap-
piled the match. When they heard Mr..
Stormfeltz coming they ran, leaving be-
hind a cane, which was found sticking in
the manure heap and is now in Major
HOwelrs possession.