New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-16

was all paid for. The insurance was small. how
ever. only $4,000 of which sum $4,000 was in the
Continental Company. The house was built III 1868.
Since the great fire the Society have found the build
ing inconvenienty far north, the great majority or
the church members living s6ttl e Twenty
ST. This calamity will almost certainly result III re-
building on the grounds of the present Indiana-aye
Baptist Church, situated on the corner OF Ihrteth-
ST. and Indiana-aye. The ground and the building
that site are the property OF the first church
THE ST. JAMES HOTEL
This hotel was on Safest, corner Of Van Buren,.
From the roof of the hotel it was seen, early as
81 o'clock that it must 60 unless several buildings
between it and the fire were blown up. Looking
down Safest the whole wooden district, ending at
Harrison, was doomed. Also, at that hour, looking
far down the alley TO the of the St. James, 1t
was seen that the flames were stubbornly advancing
northward and eastward. The First Baptist Church
was on fire at o'clock. and little later the sparks
had caught in the surviving pinnacle Of the old
Methodist Church, known more recently as the
POst-O1ice The long warning had OF the disaster,
almost sure to overtake the st. James, gave ample
time for preparation in the removal of valuable
baggage and it is probable that everything of i'm
mediate value. except furniture, had been removed
before o'clock at which hour the fire on State-st
had reached nearly to Harrison The st. James was
burned at 10 o'clock making, perhaps, the brightest
blaze of the evening.
OTHER BUILDINGS.
The old Church of the Messiah north OF harrison
ST. on Wabash-ave., was occupied by Pennoyer'
Shaw & Co.. carriage makers, and was owned by II.
NJ. Wilmarth & Co. The carriages were all got out
of the building before it took fire. The church must
have cost originally some $4,000 1t was built tor
the Rev. Laird Collier in 1861 Since the great fire
-. Ia; Hoo ucadh ~ r WImaTtl
a few months ago,,as a depot for the sale OF gas
fixtures.
Woodss Hotel corner Of Safest. and Hubbard
court the Jones school building built year ago at
cost of $4,000 at the south east corner Of HARM
son-st and Third-ave.. among the other promi-
nent buildings destroyed Also, the boot and shoe
factory of G. NJ. Henderson * Co.. and the furniture
factory of Sampson Il Gilbert.
There were three churches DESTROYED belonging 10
colored congregations; first the Queens Chapel, on
Fourth-ave, between Taylor and Tweltth-Sts
valued at about $1,000; second, the Oliyet BAPTIST
Church. on Fourth-ave., in the same square, valued
at $4,000; and the Bethel Church, on Third-aYe'
between TAYLOR and Twelfth-sts. Thus, three OF
the five places of African worship are destroyed
leaving but two for that race in this ciy-the Prov
idence Baptist Church, Perch-st, and the African
Methodist Episcopal Mission, on Herbert-st.
Wabash-ave.. and The Inter-Ocean building, Just
opposite Pinssing's vinegar establishment, at NO
S4l Safest and the Commercial Hotel on State-st,
were also burned.
One of the miracles of the fires was the saving Oh
st. Mary's Catholic Church. at the corner OF Wabash
ave- and Eldridge-court. This edihce was IN the
very center of the flames and was several times
ablaze; but through the daring efforts of Mr. T. T.
Driscol and Mr.. Albert Patch, aided by persons on
the street. the fire put out every time and the
building eventually escaped through freak OF the
wind
Warned by previous experience to put no faith IN
the ostensible intentions of Chicago fire, Field
Lester a. Co. and number Of other leading mer-
chants removed the goods from their stores al
though there was apparent danger In conse-
quence. business men to-day have been generally
engaged in replacing their stocks on their shelves