Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-18

WlLh reference to the adjustment or the losS, and named John c. Mead, the builder, of Hartford, as their referee. There was $i9,- 900 insurance on the church. The loss is be- lieved to be above that sum. The entire in surance on the church amounts to $49,00O and was placed through H. l.. &5 J. s. Can non's agency in the following companies
 Building Furniture Organ Lancashire England. $3.75O $1,25O
 Springfield Mass. 5000
 Niagara, New York. 3,75O 1,25O
 Scottish Union Ed'bg 10000
 German American, NY 5000
 Orient, Hartford. 5000
 Connecticut, Hartford. 5000
 German American, NY $2,0O0 Lancashire England. 2,OO0
 S42,5OO $2,50O s4,ooo
 Total-$49, ,O0O
 Thousands repaired to the church yester- day to see the devastation wrought by the devouring element. The wind, which was blowing fiercely from the north, drove the flames away from the church front The en- tire walls on all sides are standing, but the rafters and roof are burned off clear to the front. The fine steeple stands like giant sentinel almost unscathed. Some of the rear rooms as well some of the front rooms tSCApcU dlLlUSG uuuAIuSO, 0AC6pl OJ GuS Nd- ter which was dripping through the hard finished ceilings. The galleries still hang, but are badly burned and charred and will have to come down probably and be replaced by new ones. The organ is ruined a mass of charred embers. During the early part of the fire Rev. MT. Samson, pastor of the church, and Fire Marshal Kennedy reached e4,,11 4lo ceeded iL saving the communion service. The silver belongs to the ladies of the church and the pastors library and many of his ser- mons.
 brilliant spectacle was afforded while the east tower was burning. Up in the top near ly to the peak is located small round win dow on the front and side. From these poured out great volumes of flames which at one time seemed to threaten wooden dwell ing house on Chapel street, although separ- ated from the church by vacant lot seventy five feet wide. No damage was done in that direction, however.
 It was nearly s o'clock before the last steamer left the scene and the last tired fire man found himself off duty.
 Iuo UdSSu1SHG Ol bu6 CuuICu IS uS6u lOE d lecture room and the Sabbath school, and underneath that is cellar. In this is 1oca- ted the heating apparatus-four furnaces, two in front and two in the rear. In the pastors study, located to the right of the organ is a small stove in which was fire. deacons' meeting was held here Thursday night. Those present were MT. Samson, Deacons Moulthrop, filling and Lindsley. When they left at 7:3O o'clock the fire was ,ao1l rI,k ca1 &I,0 fire might have originated from this stove, but an examination showed yesterday morn ing that it could not. It was apparent that the fire started on the opposite side of the building, where there is no fue, in the organ loft located in the rear addition. Many of the books in the library, which contained zoo volumes and valued at $1 1000, were badly damaged by smoke and water. THE FIRES ORIGIN. The sexton, Mir. Wiley, is positive the church was set on fire; that the fire must have started back of the organ with no f1ue nor furnace in the vicinity. Had the fire caught from the stove the study would have been more badly burned than it is, and the sexton is satisfied the fire could not have caught from the furnace. He says 6 woman came to him and said that shortly before II o'clock that night she saw two men come out of the church, one carrying Q lantern. They might have been thieves, the sexton thought, as the church had been twice robbed within six months, and while prowling around they might have dropped match or something on fire, which smouldered until it broke into a blaze some hours later. Or perhaps they delib- erateIy set the church on fire. The sexton found two windows which were partly open, which he thinks were left open by the incen- diaries either because in hurry to get away, or by design to cause draft of air to help the fire. Officer B. Jackson passed the church half an hour before the alarm, at | which time everything was all right appar- ently.
 KIND OFFERS.
 Rev. Mir. Samson received the kindest of fers of assistance yesterday and expressions of sympathy from brother clergymen, whose | churches were placed at the disposal of Mr. Samson for the use of his people. Such of fers were promptly made by Rev. Messrs Stifer, Bacon, Kelsey and Buck. Rev. Dr. Stifer even offered to lend some of his old sermons and testament, which offer was I acknowledged in the same jocular spirit of friendship. The Atheneum was talked of as 8 suitable place for holding services tempor- I arily. The Calvary church and lot cost
 little over $1OO, ,OOO, and was first occupied for worship in 1871. TAe organ cost $7 1000 and the church furnishing $15,OOO. The church was a handsome one. MT. R. G. Russell was the architect and Elihu Larkins the builder. Mir. Russell still has the church plans. The list of pastors of the church are Rev. c. B. Smith, Rev. Dr. Gallaher and then the present pastor, Rev. Mir. Samson. THE KoNoLD FIRE. Many people visited the Konold distillery I ruins yesterday, especially in the afternoon between and o'clock, when carriages were constantly passing on the main roads leading to the scene, and people on foot. A host of people wended their way to the scene, people of both sexes and all ages, women with baby carriages, or with young folks able to toddle along, old folks and all kinds of folks. The distillery showed plainly how the northwest wind had swept the flames, the north side being partially standing with part of the flooring intact, though all charred while the southern portion was a heap of ruins' People gazed with special interest, as the in- terior of the distillery though all blackened and charred, could be seen with the tier of great vats still standing, but looking as if burned almost through and ready to fall into charred mass, with the shafting and ma- chinery and distillery apparatus generally heaped about promiscuously. The burned building stands in the rear of the distillery premises and close to the edge of the river. A driveway leads to it from the street on which fronts the residence and office of Mr. Konold.
 The fire was first seen in tho second story of the building, said an attache of the office who was inquired of.
 Could firebug have got access to that flood if he had tried hard
 Yes, it would not have been at all difficult for one to have got up there and set the place afire.
 Had there been fire in that part which might have set the place on fire?
 No. There was no fire on the premises except that under the boiler, which fire is kept all night so as to have steam up quick
 in the morning. The boiler is down in the ground floor. Yes, sir, I think the fire was of incendiary origin.
 What do you estimate the damage?
 At about $25, ,000. Our insurance was S1OOOO. We placed it with Frisbie Chase