, 1879-01-04
The Etlifice Said to Have Been
. the Finest ln. the
Country.
A Loss Sustained OF $4,000,
Partially Covered by In
Burance.
The Town OF Schoolcraft, Mich., Wis.
tied by a Largc-Slzed Con-
migration.
Disastrous Firos in Portland, Me., Reese.
nioh., Deoatnr, Ind, and in,
the South,
FIRES.
IN ST. LOUIS.

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gr. r.on,s. Mn, Jan. 9.-At g:nn o'clock this
morning smoke was discovered issuing from tho
grand organ stand OF the SECOND Bapttst Church,
m tina corner Of Twenty.ssycnth and Locust
streets. the nastor, DR.. ". ". Boyd, was }n
hfs atut1v At t,,c lime. md ha and MI sexton
spent consfdcrable t,,no In trYiur TO locate the
flames, and during TINT interval The fro had oh.
tatncd sucl, l,cadway TINT II burst through the
roof in a sroro of PLACES. Tho pastt,r and
sexton hnstencd from ,ho church and turned
In m alarm from Boz Mo, MI. That alarm
was quickly followed by another from tho
American District t,ompany,s office. at No, bo0
North Tycut,.cIol.th street, and it was received
almost before tho frat had been seafstcsed, Tic
steamers Of tho district tnrued ont promptly.
ami enofne Nm. II woa fhe frat m tho 7ro1nsl.
Aso matter nf eourse. thu wator.p]urs were al,
frozen I'D, and some considerable valuable timo
was lost In ttlawIuc them out. When. tbs flrst
limo al hose was manned. the roof Of tho cl1ttlco
Va, ono sheet Of 1lu,nc. and ali hopes Of saving
It wcro then given I'm. Tbe roof Of tho building,
which was ycry ltrb, could not be reached 10
INV cfrcct ty tho streoms ot vater: which, we're
converted tn frozen snrny almost on strlklnp
the bitter cold atmospbera,
Almost will, The atlyoot Of the flre spsapo IN
a strong rale which served to fan the fury Of:
thu lo,nrs' Whon rhlef sorton arrtrcd 1,a At
onco nronounccd the building t1oomcd, and
orocrcd The sknner tr,,c1< Ia t,o run nm 40 n. TO
command thc .st,rr,. ln.tttntc. t]ircctlv ea.t. m,
Tho aonthrcst corner OF Twcnty..cvent,, and
ioc,,st strent;, Eycrv c1rort On ths ,,art at
t,o f1rcrncn VA. .thcn f1irrctrd m aayno thu
church furniture, ona n rrcatcr nort of Il,
woa rcimoyeil m n n,ore of safety with
o,,t on1 coverel Win tsrnauitna 1,y
tha 9o1ror, coros. TIN famcs
h.,, n thc rncanwh,to ron o1onrr the roof fro,n
nm opd to tho othor, mn, communicated win
TIM tat snIra yrh,ci, va, .uIr,o.t m tho Instnnt
cnvc,oncd In dnmc,, and aa tnc forka turncu I'M
and arnuni II II nrrsnntca A atoht never tn ba.
forrntten. In tbo mrnnt,me TIA roof NJ tn.
vcat vim }at, fo,len In WIN n Terrible cra.h.
md thc f}nnea wcre communicated IN TIM to,vcr
1,oor and l,ascnent.; A ln,f doxcn of the hravo
- = ,r... t,.;Ir T., o,,tnr .to
ssu ,' w." "s.o oa, ~
rich carpctsn1 Narrowly escaped hclnG puF!ea IN
tile burning ruins.
At tb1s tuncturo f10,80 b'clocl,l the roof Of
2aarys IN Institute causn. nse W. : an.:uo.e94
p'aees' out eeAto" ano "'s .ncn qu.eAif u.o""ea
1t With d Hood OF water. Tho rool ot tho cast
wing OF tho church then foIt, and. nothing Haa
inf IN hn htYrnhI Ntrk fhH fall nfPrH11. Wh[rh
,,,,,.,so,to ns ~ ~. Ia. hnao ~ s,t:..stso
~ -. i. - e
aha 'eoii rs n'"as WIN tao 'tueftho'ae1ss
degrees below zero. tho hrcncn wcle driven
hack a distance ot 100 feet. The adjoining
hu,titnes. nrtyatc residences. began smoktue.
~. s'' ".s'. p .,.. '.'. s.ss'.u ' 49," ~
"ut "neHsver . '"y pun VI s'ao7s "ua o's,
covered hnse wo"lu Gc turned upon It, ana all
langcr for tho brcscnt n1cvatcd. At II 80 o'clock
Ma r,rc,. s,ccn,o ,yo. tutrnhi1 from n. fonnao.
tion nni, fiji win mn awful crnsh down If,r,,st
s., w.. ".s. w. ~, - ~ s.,M., 10y
street, ineklly missing al! o1 Inc buildings nhd
tho crowd that lined either side. Then the tlro
vas cont|ucd to tho sacerjotoI walls. and there
WIGS no further danger Of 1t spreading. Ths
abort Of sloo,uOo, anu It Will, In AL propaoll-
ties, exceed It. The church Is Insured for
stO0,OOo in various companies pnt thcu tho
insurance money cannot replaces .ne beautiful .tial
stfhctnrc'. "hlch "a8 alHloet coH'p'eteu a'te9
two years of labor. 1t was III tho hands of tho
Eutlders' Association, but They will not 10 he!d
responsible fur Inc Ioss,
Tho origin ot tho liro Is as vet a mystery. A
few Rasfttcrs were at work fitting pipes In tho
church Ut tho time, but shuy arc ignorant Of It's
origin. Az $780,, =, ~. ,u,,..
sma! porton ot t!,o walls on tho rc,naning
s!des have fallen, although considerable poF.
out M Of % ihe iuncr % s,,pnorts. rho cornico thas
oycrIaues thc Twcuty-acycntb street ENTRANCE
nn,I a nnri,nn at ti,o tankinr wors If ths fam.
1a,tan nronnr II thu stecnje has ernmb1cI down.
md moro 81 II viii fojlpw, An untl,lon il cx.
nressetl by lew thae tho preotcr Dort of tho
wallis. which aro ri gray grapite, arc
rrai belief Is that tho entro mass wl aayu to
bo torn down and removed beforo the work Of
resrcct!on y begun. ,
ans e"ten M uesssnSe VS. % Is 1no 81 .no 9iaesa M ~
HIats nf Missouri % Its are t. "ycr thrtv years w s
ard II IL nrkpnwlclon,l as I'm f.ntai,,v pnntlst