Wichita, Kansas Church Fires
May
1884
Wichita, Kan., May 3. -- Kirby Chapel,
belonging to the Methodist denomination of this
city, burned last night. Fire has also
been kindled at the base of the steeple of the
Presbyterian Church. It is supposed to be
the work of an incendiary, the result of the
enforcement of the prohibition liquor law.
The owner of a large skating rink, who had
rented the place for a temperance convention,
was anonymously notified this morning to cancel
the lease with that organization. The barn
of an active Prohibitionist was fired two or
three nights since and the shade trees of
another ruined. The excitement was
intense. The church burned was valued at
$12,000 to $18,000, and was insured for $8,000.
The valuable library of
Rev. J. W. Phillips,
pastor of the church, was also burned.
Evening Observer, Dunkirk, NY, 5 May 1884
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