The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16
Particulars OF the Fire I'm Detroit,


The most eesr uitts- fe which has occurred in our
city for oopsid-r.b fg' OF time took place st an
early hour yesterday * Before its ravases ware
stayed the FRS, rrsns.rIap Church. vs one
dwelling house were Ftsl consumed The Are broke out
between Tires and uu- "cloct in the part OF the
building occupied by smith Tyler as . boot and
shoe store the Wood ward and LArned
street and in l. xtepded to the whos block
Of wooden budir ~ .schrg on Woodward avenue rom
that TO the 10 hoe store OF Mr. L. L. Farms.
WORTH and was Uncatd also to the yelling house
OF Mr. Pierre Teller Lsrred At Get all of which were
burned To the ground Toe so.sr yed
tpectivsly folu~, Smith Tyler, boots and shoes,
George Dsvis, groceries AMI PROVISIONS Lewis groce
ries and provisl Emil Henmsun clothipg aud r. Il.
Armstrong hats The frat Pre- Church.
the opposite side Of Lsrned stest to Saith Tvler
store caught FIRE In ~ the large columns which
port the peoiment mo was loon ped in shset of
flame The eight splendid ope-ths danes shooting
in streams the tty siire All exerons to the
edi6ce proved unavArg and In brief space of time It
WAS completely gut ed by the devouriny element-the
steepe falling ON the ins;e with tremendous crash
The walls were stantiug terday morning, but
thrown Gown by the hrapen In the OF the day
The church was houshi few months ase by Msssrs T.
Chandler ana h p Bsdsn AID he possession OF 1t vas
10 have been given by th- congregation the lss Of
May oext when II .s- g. have pean taken down, aud
stores erected its The it Is SIS 600
which it is thought vii July the loss. Most Of
the furniture was saved Toe organ partially saved
The buildings occupied BY Henmann aud T. Fl. Arm
strong we're owned by Mr. Amberg, whose los is about
81 200 insured 5000 Henmauns loss is 81 500 ,ured
$1,000 Armstroni los Is about he same, also In ns
insurance rhe ouiiipg occupied by 7. Lewis owned
by Mr. Sowersb', whoee loss have not ascertAioed
buildings Owned by Mr.. VIM. Stead. He in
sured for $500. Mr. Davies loss understand is
ed by his insurance. wpch is 81 600 Smith &Tyer's
surance is s60oo loss 81 oco. Mr. Teller was insuret
his house and ti.urs for 81 loss about ST.
There were numb- OF Offices Id tas block consumed,
and also barber shop The loss from their buraipg is
small.
TIE bull ings Destroyed ALL with the exception OF
tae ohur sb, of wood, atd OF small sze
At time fire caught he roof OF the store occu-
ped by Mr. J 8. Farfand IN the splendid OF brick
buildings the church. and spPrshe
anfe cd afafu fhS fiw thav
proved to be unf unc-d the Are tngushed
small amount OF d, sustained by Mr. FArrapd,
and also by Messts Holmes Co., whose store adoins
that OF Mr. Farrsnd
The First Presoy esu Chi rch the destruction OF which
formed the princI feature VI the confagaton, vas
built in lS3s-5 It's erection commenced in the
spring OF 1884; but the work bcirg interrupted by
vta lion OF tho cnolsa that year. 1t not completed
till The spring Of 1879 10 Nay OF which year IL dedi
Gated, Rev. John p Cleveland being installed as pastor
Mr. Cleveland 'emAib-d tie pastoral charge Tor few
years VII. n he was ,ucc-,dsd by Rev George Dniist
who has since rtanrd the position The extreme
epgth Of the church hundred feet: It's length
exclusive OF the portico ninety feet AID Its breadth
sixty feet The general style OF the ecihce ~ss Dire
oian. In ont p>tinent supported by six D5rc
oolun ms, twenty fou- feet in height tho material
of construction ~as brick Asee from the Body OF the
ira and large library In the The number OF
pevs, we believe. was QUE hundred and forty six The
eepIe hurcr-d and thirty feat 10 height, and
consisted ssctions-A base, belfry and dial
seoticn. with spre thirtr feet 10 height The cost Of
the buili ding exclusive Of the land VAS s25 900 The
Al the time of It's ,tion Was one Of
the finest structures OF the character the West and
currg the past few years It has been, In many
rspec surpassed BY ,ut lev ednce' Of the kind in this
section OF the country.
several arrests ok place during the Gre OF persons At
ten ptng cspredstons upon property In contrast 9Th
the vile conduct OF these persons, We are pleased to
chronicle an instance OF honesty exhibited by lad
nam &C BsrjsmiD Clark -ho, finding In the ruins Of Mr.
Ts~r's house gold watch belonging to Mrs. T., imme
dasiy sought the owner and returned to her the
watch upon receiving reward for bis honesty, dc
oarsd that be would not accept IL were IT not thA' his
mother vas In want.