Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01

ON THE WEST SIDE OF PARK STREET,
going south from Saratoga street, the
sufferers were Mr.. Kunkel, beer sa-
loon; Henry p. Leitz, beer saloon
Pat. Rogers, liquor saloon; two
dwelling-houses, occupied by colored
people (names unknown) Caruthers
Il Sons, plumbers and gas-ftters, and
Mrs. Kraft, Park Avenue vegetable
garden.
South Of Clay street, ON the west
side of Park street, were J. Krager,
shoemaker; Henry Myer, timer and
sheet-iron worker a dwelling, occu-
pant unknown Denis Haefner, tailor;
Thomas Fox, grocery and liquor store;
F. Jenovah, boot and shoemaker
Thomas & Sons, sash. door and blind
manufacturers barber shop, occu-
pant unknown Thomas G. Burton,
furnishing-house; Mr.. Dawton, cigar
store; and DIR. Morris, apothecary.
ON THE EAST SIDE OF PARK sTEET,
south of Saratoga street, were S. Leon,
| flower and feather manufacturer; Mr..
Clarke's junk shop, the marble and
stone-yard of Mullanne & Son, Lewis
LIE Praed, barber; the dwelling of Mr..
Smith, MIR. Fitzberger, timer and
sheet-iron worker; Eberheart Wels-
ner's machine shop and John Lees
dwelling and store.
On Clay street there were the dwell
ing of Seeger Brown, four dwelling
houses owned by Mrs. Lewis Deter;
Stewards extensive livery stable, Rein
dollars stair-building establishment,
John S. Hogg's great carpenter shop
| Mr.. Hogg estimates his loss at S., 900;
insured in the Firemen's, of This city.
for 81 700; Sfewart's carriage factary;
a dwelling-house occupied by colored,
people which like much other property
in this vicinity. belongs to Cumberland
Dugan the extensive school building
of st. Alphonsus; the dwelling and
shop Of Pat. Connolly; q dwelling
house occupied by families named
O'Thaughensey, Gardens, and Rosen-
berger; Arnold Gottendeck's paint
shop and dwelling, large building
occupied by Georges carpenter-shop,
Redeger's paint-shop, and Ed. Baum
hauer's cabinet-ware establishment,
the dwelling of Mr.. Leverier; and at
the most western part of Clay street
the carpenter-shop of Mr.. Bulkey, the
residence of Lizzie Miller, and the
carpenter-shop of Hayes Morris, and
opposite to those a number of small
houses and the Clay street portion of
Thomas & Sons establishment.
On the south side of Clay street,
near Howard, was a large four-story
building, belonging to Daniel B.
Banks, which had been built for a
silk factory, but had never been used.
1t was burned out by the fire, nothing
but the bare walls remaining.
With the exception of Thomas &
Sons plaining-m the central Pres
byteria. church, and the fine row OF
buildings along the south side of Sara
toga street, a maj jority of the houses
burned were not fine buildings. Many
of them were old, and quite number
of them We're ancient frame houses
[erom the Sun If Saturday,
THE BURNT CHURCHES.
Both the burned churches possess
historic interest. The Central Presby
terian church was one of the largest
structures in the city, built OF brick
with an imposing square tower, large
auditorium, and recently brought into
prominence among members OF the de-
nomination from all parts of the Uni
ted States, as well us foreign countries
on account of the recent cOnvocatiOI
within its walls of the General Assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States. The church was built
, i'll 1865 for its first pastor, Rev. Stuart
Robinson. He was minister up tt
1857. Upon the resignation of his
charge to go to louisville, Ky, where
he is at present, he was succeeded
+ by Rev. j. E. Peek, ID. D.. who re
NAMED up to 1859. Rev DIR. Peel
was succeeded by Rev Silas q. Dun
lap, who had charge of the congrega
ton mp to 1861, when he was succeed
c.l III his apostolic mission by Rev
Joseph L. Smith, ID. D., who was or
, daincd early IN the year 1862, and who
is the present pastor of the church
The elders under Rev. DIR. Smith wer,
: DIR. James McIntire, William Boggs
James Warden, Richard X. Cross, Ed
ward c. Small and William III. Cole
the deacons, William S. Cross, f. j. ID
Gloss, Archibald McElmore, Harding
Longcope, Theodore X. Miller, Louis
G. Dietch, William Reynolds. II. III
Milllken, and Henry G.. Tyson. The
original cost of the church was so,
900, exclusive of the organ. brilt il
1868 by Henry Erben. of New York,
at Il cost of 800. 1t was insured, il
is learned, for only a small amount
compared with its value. Nothing but
the bare bricks OF the walls and tower
remain.
The cornerstone of the first English
Lutheran church edifice was laid il
1925. 1t was plain brick structure
with brick columns covered with plas
ter, forming n portlcO IN front. The
first sermon was preached i'll the edi-
flee by Rev. John G.. Morris, in Feb
ruary 1927. DIR. Morris is at present
pastor OF the third English Lutheran
church, on Monument street. Dr.
Morris was pastor for thirty-five years,
when, in 1862, he was succeeded by
the Rev. Dr. John McCron, at present
president of the Ladies' Seminary at
Gettysburg, Pa, whose ministry up tc
September, 1872, was eminently sue
cessful. as DR.. McCron was not only d
finished theologian, but pulpit ora
tor with but few superiors.
DR.. McCron resigned his charge in
September, 1872, to accept the position
shortly afterwards succeeded by Rev.
Joseph H. Barclay, of Estern Pennsyl
vania, whose ministry has proved un-
qualifedly successful. The elders
under Rev. Mr.. Barclay welc Messrs
Samuel Appold, Jacob Ehrman, James
Mathers, and Oliver F Lantz the
deacons, Drs. Hill and Lafar, G. J..
Doel, and - Colladay. The insu-
rance on the church, organ and furni-
ture is $4,000, the policies being held
in the Baltimore and Howard Fire In
surance Companies. Upon the par
sonage, (adjoining) the amount of III
surance was not ascertained. The
church was completely destroyed in
side, the front and parts of the side
walls only remaining.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
Good judges estimate the total
amount of damage done by the fire at
as low as between $500, 900 and $780,
but it is probably more. The insu-
rance risks are divided among
several Baltimore companies and few
foreign companies, but in no one of
them to such an excess over the others
that the losses will be seriously felt
The largest amount of risks are believ-
| on to no fba torp,an Tho Fu1ito