New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-09
GREAT FIRE ~ BROOKLYN.

BURNING OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF
ST. CHARLES BoBROMEO.
The Roman Catholic Church of st. Charles
Borromeo Oh Sidney place. Llvngston-st, Brook
Ign, destroyed yesterday morning The origin OF the
fire Was defect in Of the heaters in the basement
Private Waterman William Murphy who is also sexton
Of the church. lighted the fires shortly after midnight
and at O'clock having closed the dampers, ana behg
satisfied that every thing was secure went on his usual
around the neighborng blocks. dense smoke was
seen a. 2, O'clock and 1t found that the fire had
already made cOnsideral lie progress The Rev Dr. Frie
the pastor and his assistant, the Rev. Father Givern
who occupy the building adjoining. having been
awakened FASTENED into the edce and, together with
others who lad by that time arrived began tho removing
Of articles Of value such the sacred vesmens altar
ornaments etc. but the surpces necessarily left
behind. The fremen were quickly hand, but the
whole interior fire before sufficient water could be
procured They therefore turned their attention TO the
house occupied by the priests the flames having already
entered OF the windows of the upper floor.
That building and those opposite Sidney place aud on
the southery SIDE were saved with slight INJURY NOT
wthstandlng the rapidly with which the fire had leaped
through the church, II Ave hours before the hremcn
could suppress the flames was then after daylight,
and nothing but the bare walls left standing,
was plain brick structure about 50 by feet
deep and IS feet high IL erected by tho corporation
sls when and the plot OF ground adjoining were sold
the Roman Catholics for about $4,000 1t was occu-
The REV. Dr. Pise who retained charge Of the parish until
his death. May 1865 He succeeded by the ncum-
bent pastor the Rev. DIR. Fue The furniture and Mt
tngs Of the BEST expense or pans haNug Deeh
spared make everything comfortable and attractive
AS possible. the altar fe.size painting OF the
CrucihNon and on the Epstle side stood superb life
size statue Of Italian marble OF ST. Francis Of Asssiun
The spaces between the windows htted with me-
size paintings OF the four EVHngests, the Immaculate
Conception II. Charles Borromeo, st. Cecilia and We
roniea These the organ and large and rare collection
o church music, destroyed. The music alone IL
valued NJ less than ST. 200 The basement was occu-
pied school room, and had recently been newly htted
The losses about follows:
cushions 8Jyl
OyAn............. 300a Psnings 1000
Church school furniture SC $500
Painting CrafIoh. 1900 Damage opsroHsge.,... so
Statue Of ST. Francis Ais' -
In consequence OF the destruction OF the old building
the work the edihce which begun some TIME
ago is 10 be pushed forward rapidly as possible inc
congregation Of ST. Charles BOrTOmeO having increased
rapidly under The pastoral charge OF the Rev. Dr
Friel, the necessity Of more spacious building became
apparent some time ago. and IL was with tho view OF
providing for the increasing number OF worhpers that
the plot FOR the erection Of aud nrger ednce was
purchased. The old building is to Do rebuilt for 0ccH
pancy as Academy and for Sunday school purposes
The assurances the building destroy cd on the parOchia
residence, &c are as follows:
~ hr.y An Mechanics Fire Insurance $1,000
or psroehsl residence Atlantic lire lusursacr Co. 800
On Niagara
On nrnure IL Pre,bysry Atlantic 80 1000