Evening journal., 1893-11-14
SETTER BARN AGAIN
Fiends Apply the Torch TO
More DUPONT Property.
ABOUT $4,000 WORTH DESTROYED


Iucendiaries Fire Another Barn Belong
ing to the DuPOnts aud IL Is Now in
Ashes-The Nesghborhood Now Thor
oughlY Alarmed--N Nothing But the Live
stock Was saved-"whose Barn VIII
Go Nextg"
The tends who did so much nefarlous
work among the property Of the DuPonts
a few years ago have again CON.
menced their depredations Last
night the barn near Rockland
belonging to William DUPONT,
and rented by Edward selizerIwas burned
to the ground and everything in it ex-
cept the stock was destroyed.
What was yesterday barn filled with
nearly years product of the field is now
a smouldering mass Of ruins. Had it not
been a wet night the house and other
surrounding buildings would have
been destroyed After bard
struggle upon the part Of Mr.
Seltzer, his wife and .daughter'Na
the stock, consstingI of twenty-five
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horses was saved. This same barn
and all the contents including the stock
was burned down Just three years. and
Eve days ago.
Seriously III From the shock.
As result Of the shock caused by last
nights FIRE Mr.. Settler and his daughter
are seriously IN and unable to be
about. Mrs. Settler is also suf-
fering severely. She is so excited
that it was with difficulty that she could
give connected account Of the fire. As
she related the accounts to a reporter
this morning she broke down and sobbed
like a child.
Discovered at 40 O'Clock.
The FIRE was discovered about 100
o'clock by negro employed about the
farm The farm work had all been fin.
+ isbed for the day and Mrs Settler was
, hulling beans for the dinner to day She
, sent the colored nelp out 70
! the pump to fiji the wash tubs for TO day.
} He saw a small light in the barn and
] came running 10 asking who had left q
light burning in the barn
The thought Of fire immediately flashed
r ! through the mind of the farmers wife
% She made a rush for the door and had not
- gone ten feet before a mass of flame,
n flashed up apparently from every part Of
T the barn
d This gives reason to believe that fir,
s was started In several parts Of
:. the structure. The sight nearly
p made the strong and healthy woman
g faint. She Gained herself, however an'
calling TO the rest of the family com
J, menced the work Of rescuing the liv
It stock
Animals Rushed Into the Flames.
The cows aud horses we're nearly Graz
h and they struggled desperately an
e, rushed right INTO the flames A
8. Mrs. Settler ran back after th
N last COW the bedding under be
70 feet was burning Her husband saw Oh
re danger and called to her to come bac
" but she did not heed him and rescue
the animal.
OF The negroes were almost crazy an
sank down In a heap and remained theI
, until the fire died out. 81
colts, which were in feel
10 near BY, becoming frightened, rushed int
the flames and narrowly escaped bein
8, burned to death
The Property That Burned.
10 Some Of the things burned are ss 70
lows A road cart, carriage, farm Wagon
10 jaeger wagon, farmers milk wagon
IN hay cutter, which was a very vRluabl
IN machine, self binder, moving machine
and many other farming implements
he Nearly all the summers hay crop VIZ
Az In the barn, together with about AZ
IA bushels Of rye, 200 bushels Of corn an
ne the entire wheat crop which hs
nv not been thrashed, the farmer intendin
NJ to do that TO day The thrashin
e. machiae which was worth hundreds q
ne dollars was also badly damaged.
nd But Little Insurance.
n. Mr.. Seltzer had very little insuranC
to Oh the burned articles and he will los
about $4,000. The barn is about OF
at half mile above the Upper yard Of I'll
ca Dupont property.
9 Cut Horses Throat
i'd The fend seemed bent on doing all Il
1 damage possible After the horses ha
been let out one OF them was found
mt have his throat cut This was done att
be had been released FROM the stable
th The neighbols, as soon as they discO'
We cred the FIRE. came to render what he
he they could, but that was not much. ri
Ist water soon gave out aud they we
ot forced to stand back and see the lar
ng structure burn without being able
els render any aid.
Fire Not Seen Here
The fire was not seen in this cit
There was a heavy fog last night al
Us besides, the barn had a slate roof, viii
kept the fire inside As soon as the 81
led ports burned away this fell 10.
az ALI the harness twas destroyed and
Or set had to be borrowed before one of t
vi negroes could come to this city.
.he Selizer wishes to thank his neighbC
who came to his aid and who were
ss- willing TO do everything in their pow
Ger TO help him.