Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1912 — Barn at State Prison Is Burned. [ARTICLE]

Barn at State Prison Is Burned.

Michigan City, Ind., September 23. —The state prison barn was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss includes a quantity of hay and grain and an automobile owned by the warden. Five horses were rescued. Two smaller barns owned by the state were saved by the city fire department. It is supposed that the fire started in the new hay from spontaneous combustion. The loss is about $5,000 with_s2,soo insurance. The barn was outside the prison walls.