The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-04-14

all his baking machinery. Washington Wei
mont had $3.50 in money burned with the
dwelling. There were stables on these lots.
Mr.. Zentgraf was insured in the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Carroll County for
81, 987, and has some Insurance in the Mutual
Fire Insurance Companyin Baltimore County.
On the site of the old "a temporary bakery is
being erected by Case Bros. carpenters;
Samuel kneller, mason. Mr.. Sayler is now
in David Lippy's house on Pennsylvania ave.
The house occupied by Saylor and Stout
was built of brick.
Across Carroll street on the corner stands
by wet blankets and carpets, and was only
damaged to the extent of $25, to the carpets
and blankets Mrs. Dell was lying quite i'll in
the house at the time of the confagration.
The wind was blowing stify from the south
and sparks from the burning buildings were
carried by the wind to buildings on Carroll
street. Miss Lizzie Yingling's frame house,
which stood nearest to the burning buildings,
though several times afre, was saved by the
efforts of persons on the roof with buckets OF
water, whilst the double brick dwelling of
Josephus Bankert, occupied by himself,
closely adjoining Miss Yingling s. was burned
Only half of the building was occupied. Mr..
Bankard s loss is about $1,000, and he is in
sured in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Carroll County for 81 ,050 The walls are
standing.
Nearly opposite stands the ruins of Grace
Lutheran Church. This building took fire in
the steeple and roof from sparks blown from
Thompson's burning stable. Assistance was
at hand, but despite all efforts all was burned
except the walls. When the fire was discoy-
cred, Rev. II. w. Kuhns, the pastor, and j.
Milton ReifSnider, George W. Sullivan, Prof
Devilbiss, Milton Schaeffer, John Grumbine,
Stitely and others assembled to the
steeple by ladder, and fought the flames with
water until the ladder began to burn, when
they were forced to retreat by the rapid head
way of the flames. Besides the church 5000
worth of property of the Sunday School was
destroyed, though most of the library was
saved. Whilst the church was burning, K.
l.. Linthicum, student of Western Maryland
College, from Dorchester county, Md, mar
rowly escaped death. Whilst engaged in
carrying out the last armful of books in the
library the bell in the steeple fell with great
force within foot or two of where he was at
work The bell was a new one, put up re-
Gently, and weighed over l 200 pounds. The
cornerstone of Grace Church was laid August
6, 1866, and altogether the congregation had
spent S22, 900, and had but recently cleared
the property of debt. The building was in
sured in the Dug Hill Company for $4,000.
The parsonage adjoining was also destroyed.
Mr.. Kuhn saved about two thirds of 81 800
library, but lost all his manuscripts and some
valuable works that it will be difficult to re-
place. About two-thirds of his furniture was
lost also, together with much of the clothing
of himself and family. The value of the par
sonage was about 81, 800, on which there is
an insurance of 81, $50 in the Mutual Fire In
surance Company of Carroll County. Mr..
Kuhn's loss is unknown, and his insurance is
but $500 He and his family now occupy a
house on Main street, opposite the residence
of VIM Rinehart.
Joseph Swinderman, on John street, north
of Thompson's stables, across an alley, had
his back building damaged and fencing burned
involving a loss OF about $50. He is insured
in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Carroll County.
Thomas b. Bond, proprietor of the Mon
tour House, which stood opposite the scene
of the fire, loses about $3.50 on furniture dam
aged by water, and Messrs Edward Lynch
and Francis Orendorff, owners of the hotel,
think that 800 will pay for the damage done
to the building from the heat They are in
sured.
Diagram of Burnt District.
Below we present diagram of the burnt
district, showing the houses burned. There
were stables upon all the lots but two, and
upon all were outbuildings of various kinds.