The national Republican., 1867-12-16
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

ExTEysIvg Destruction Of
day morning Officer Auldrige, Of the SIKH pre-
church, corner Of Eighth and II streets, and,
main door to gain admission, but finding il Sc
entey y fastened, raped against the door with his
on' wSom' e IN o,aer to arouse the eolored sexton,
the time. Recoivi Ing no response, the oacer ran
70 ooS u to sound an alarm Of fire, but finding It
alarm from box %, corner Of Tenth aud ii stfccts
rm,s eSS appeared to be saested, probably thc
geant reports that he turaed the handle thirty
times before he received an answer; but we sub
mat the alarm was being turned In from two
boxes At he same time.
Soon after the alarm was made general the flrc
Tnlon Hi5orn Ra:Se snd on sns
!rho ana MMetropolitan Hook and Ladder Company
and having to sond to the Franklin, engine.
house to procure another, was delayed a short
Franklin having burFtcd one Of her fiues sat at the the
ih street IRE % on Friday night, was not present
out the moribers, with the hose-carriage, were
on the ground, and rendered efficient service
Inc morning being stormy, and the water
great fury, the names isaping to the TOP of the
lolty stoepe, ,ilulnihingt the northern and western
uSd blaze tSs tSs %iss H5Eund while the
l,s windosa Of the church presented scene Of
maKnincence indiscribable.
the Central gasrd-house, consisting Of Oalcers
wsnwsy wsps sseE Eisa bhstney Acton and Hopkns
e %ors hey rssasres and SUssdeG
ing not with Se "d% PdsTsR, Depart
the flames. The police remained on duty until 5
Ho HHeIoSk yesterday morning, when they were ra-
While shf tbe baa1Eer Ne OF falling walls having Passed
portion OF the rear wall Of the church fell with
Tremendous crash, crushing in the rear portion
t o. frame house occupied BY Mr.. il. Richey asa as a
I'm shop, on the corner OF the alley and III street
ny this accident female In the house, 1t is re-
rSr'ed' barely escaped with her life, witch gave
asleep In the building, were killed; but, for.u,
hhateiy, no one was injured, as that part OF the
ns Sc was usea ior the storage Of tin-ware and
1T The aIemea worked noLly apd perseveringly,
and beautiful edidce, A fireman named Spell.
man, belonging to the Union, received a very
anE Ss hI ppfg Pe SgSd, To his s
ms ieet and cutting his instep in q serious man
The heat from the burning pile was very in
tense, and sparks and blazing chunks larger
than mans hand, were lifted by the wind and
hnriedin every direction, shooting through the
shower.
The interior of the church and steeple and roof
were entirely consumed, the fne-toned bell fall
ing from The belfry to the basement below about
IL o'clock Yesterday morning
was fortunate that the roofs OF the sur
EounulnB houses were covered to depth of
several inches with snow else there is no telling
what the destruction Of property would have
oeen, as the burning clnders fell fast and thick
on the houses squares distant, as on Eighth
street street nearly nearly opposite the church, are row OF
During the entire day of yesterday the scene of
the disaster was visited by thousands of our clti.
6shs, whS SSp expressed much sympathy az the dis,
during, great part OF the day, watching the
smouidering cmbers, in fear OF the Are 6res&ing
Much apprehension is felt for the safety of the
steeple, as also the front and side wallis and po-
iicemen were detailed yesterday and last night
The origin of tile fire is a mystery, as the SEX
ton left the church, 1t is said, about O'Clock
properly secure from fire. The loss is estimated
~ over 800 600 on which there is an insurance 1t
sSi IS SAD, oi $4,000 Competent persons who ex-
mem 10 DC as good as ever, with very few excep-
Mrs. Johnson, an invalid in the nelghborhood,
moved to the residence of friend a short dis. |
lance lance away hGm the scene, as the excitement
already shattered constitution
Among the Incidents connected with the fire,
we he pieased TO record the kindness and hospi- |
tality extended to the hremen by the residents |
in the neighborhood. The noble fellows, chilled |
ceptable breakfast by Mrs. Sinclair, resIdIng on
Seventh street, near HI Mrs, B. Harne, on ii |
street near Seventh, and other ladies in the |
neishborhood, whose names we did NOT ascer-
tain. "S''
Mr.. Major, on the corner of Seventh and II
streets, also extended hospitRlites to a number
of fremen,
At the conclusion Of the regular morning ser.
vice at the Thirteenth street Baptist church,
yesterday, Rev. Dr. Gillette, pastor, announced
the destruction of Calvary Baptist church. when
resolutions OF sympathy were offered and adopt-
ed, and the use OF the Thirteenth street Baptist
church extended to the congregation of the un-
fortunate temple of God for the purposes of wor-
ship for the present,
The edihce cost about $4,000 for Its construc-