, 1869-02-22
FIRE.
Total Dcstruc ctlOn of the Union
Park Congregational
Church.



wooden structure 80 s,n,cd =, the southwest cor.
ner Of neuoen and Washington street. and
iseine en.on fafA' "as nea'y to1sllJ consumed
" nfe last evening. Shortly before sc!cn o'clock
In tic vicinity Of tho pu]pIt. md an ea9n vas
n,or,nt,. rn,.,o IN .,av hi, nroc,cs, hu, In no
pnrpoto. Tho building afforded no obstacle 10
en-, ~ prey. rts entire rssr portion vss cnvsop,d.
when al.r,n =, s.,tn nom 1at ~ - .ioes.s!
mar the sctnc. lev minutes sftcr ward = te:oud
alarm WAS sounded nom tho tsmc boz. bu. cr-
nrs,lY rvmr,le,n wick md iht ff5s un,:sr snb.
inrslfun, TEouuh ,,urt|on Of lbo e!inctuto ~.
issipp siandIbr, II ID bryond shY p,scticsj az,
ip.mbes. Tne o,rsp, = eostly Instrument, i,ut.
eh,aed a year d !*o syo. W.. draiioyed.
ieet'h,, vim svet,thng tha church e9n..'aod;
rii,uV Thts visitation, though uniortupa.c.
~ill only ptoya = inltsl ot inconsopisnce 10 III
sntsnsn. 11,r orrap. ysuot nj xvi, r. iu.y1rsa M
fsr ihst a,nt,,,ut ia ie mor;h hnctcxn' Of t,hit"
oelphs. Wills tha Church il tnsafad fot iii. .oTj,
Tonscn, Nrw Yort.....,..., ....,,, s,oop
roisn hmss,csu. I:hiIsdeirhia. .,..,,,. .,, sWs3
thppi,e, Gsp1e, tt,.{....'..'....'..'..''. INK ~,
ltnknoTn. ...,........... XIII,
Tl,e building bad . scaling capscity for eSout
7oo. Tho osiEin Of ths flrs IL atIibutss 10 the
| furnace Wbie6 Was located In tho vou,hwest cnr.
net of tic hascmens. Ihe IapIlor I'D. II soams.
rcp1epIshcd tho 1ro Leaving the dours OE thn fuY.
| n,ce eipted, TINT thc church might bo romfoffs.
| hl7 hOlted bY tte t(mo for the commoncemtnt nf
tto evening service. A,ter ,he nrc, tho uss q,
he sudicnee roam o. iho Tn!sn i'ark nsptlst
GhufeS. ii ths eofnef .. Taul1a. md We.t Ws,h:
nefs os ths Gons'es.iio1 ChuteS nd w was vp. ac.
Fhe following brief bi.torIea, akstch of The
| ehnTeh NAV nrnyn of intn,eet fr 1ssG
| fhe d.rect6,u Of TIM Chicapn Thrn,oolr.1
|
fnetitut!cn, 9 jot Of land fiontinr On Honbnn
| stre.,s anI cY,cndtoc from Wsshlnr,on street r.
| Pask srcuue. II wns decided shortly aftrrwara
| howeyer Thai tho tnatltntjon sbonH ocrnnv M
| avn nYemires. In Jana. fAs8 Tho Fir1, Convfa,s
| tiontI Chnrch opened a Hteslun Bahbath Hrhon]
On Wcst Wsslj1rtou slrsrt. NEAR Wnod. sn1 the
| foi]ou1nu aniuHn rrrclsh n ram ndtnn, hni,tnr
H"s;rrsd 1slIh rcf.,encs n r. nn".ihts ma :,
snms fn,urs lime ~ niatr ~ xnrsh,n
! VIII, fhr snh,ert ri tcmno,5rs hn,id,1T r.. *.
gcmtrsrT vsx nndsr dssrnssin1 ihe VIZ ~ t,nn. ~
cr"csitorai Church nfonnsed 10 otTe liz psn nj
| fhfs sabtath HchppI bulidlnc. proY.uod iht
| Hoard Of UIrfctors would rtmnyo Il and III II nI
The two par,fcs In ouusiton Should nR,on To- cnn
Wv lie Swnershjo Of sNd butidior the,asltsr ie
| q CopofcRAt,cptI cbu1cb, Il any euch chureh
| should be formed with their annroyai IN fhsi
ncirhborhood. Thu ofIer Was arc enie1 Thr
bnildinc was removed. futehed ana cniarrsd NJ !
cost of ri .9Oo. tho main nuditnre ronm 1rmWn
Ing a before, aud library and Lecture room,
in 2,ctnhrI. 1SS1. Tho Hen,n.rx toni, no,,..,to,
of ia aite md liz hullnirp. Iha ne,rhbnrhno
Waa tnsrsciy sctticde snd thcre WIS M rhnrrh II
tbt civ 40 iar weat. few tamtIies living west d
i1Eion fark enon Yenested thn Frofe,snrs il
Bartlett and Fisk. 10 Commence tebblth service