New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-25
UOUSE OF WORSHIP BURNED
:, .,,,S N THE REV MIR BRooKss CHURCH.

Ut .uFs IN THE REV. MR.. BROOkSSC HChOh'
.ur INTERIOR ENTIRELY DEsTRoYED-oIidlN VI
THE rIRe UNKNowN-THE Loss ABOUT @!o'oooc
Dwelcrs on Murray Hill were alarmed "' ~
n m. Yesterday. by the rush OF hire ohsii,,s "nN
hook and ladder trucks through the stree - r',o
ing tie fremeu, a crowd soon gathereu "io"i'" az
protestant Episcopal Church Of the Incarnation at
,.a;so,.va and Thirty-ffth-st.. from which dense
,-oIruas Of smoke were issuing Engine NO 20 was
,be frs, to arrive and was quickly followed by Two
other engines and two hook and ladder companies
second alarm brought four engines ana 'Mo
trrcks The firemen proceeded TO pour water .''o
ihe interior through the door on the Ihr'y-
at side of the church, which was opeueu
Inv the sexton. The keys OF the front doors h'u
been left according 10 tho sextons custom uhuei
the cushion of pew near the 'front.' OF tne cnuicn,
md or account of the dense smoke inside couiu o'
he reached A crowd of men broke III one OF the
smaller front doors and fireman. Jumping over
.ba iron cate doors. cut off the lock and effected an
entrance by the main doors. through which several
straems of water were soon directed inc hfe'
however, had gained Roadway rapidly, aud as me
stained-class windows broke with The neat INC
flames could be seen blazing Hereby
The firemen directed streams into the buliuihg
from the chapel adjoining. from the roof wnich
they reached by ladders from the street, and also
from the house of the Rev. Arthur Brooks rector Oh
the church. in Madson-ave, adjoining the ouIiiiDH
structure. At one time the rectory was thougHt W
be in danger and some furniture was removed ou,
il WAS soon returned. BY $3.50 p. In. the hre had
spent itself. "a
Cornelius F. Britt fireman Of Engine No. l6'
feIl from ladder on the north side of the church
and received a serious scalp wound. HIS wrist was
lisloca+ed also He was carried into the rectory ana
dis was removed to Bellevue Hospital III an
ambulance.
The chapel Of the church was opened at 10 a. M
for meeting of the Ladies Sewing Society OF the
church. William Garven. the assistant sexton hau
started fire about $50 "a. IN. in the portable luz.
mace which was on The lhrty-ftthst Ndeoi the Gel
lar. near the outside stairway, and about midway OF
the building. At 1890 a. m. he started TIE fre III tDe
brick furnace in the front of the church There were
two other brick furnaces in the cellar one at each
CORNER on the Thrty-ffth-st. side Plumbers were
AT work in the basement on Thursday lowering tne
gas Jets around the walls by sPlclng the pipe, az ~
had been feared that the jets, being WITHIN TWO ieet
of the ceiling, might cause conilagiatoh. lnSy
were lowered one foot. Yesterday morning, inc
Numbers were engaged IN Timing space 0l ABOUT
eighteen inches in diameter on the ctliiug above
each gas jet as further protection. Inc piuinoeis
said that the gas vas not 1H arncdb on ap ~
the ..nppehr part sor turnrJ o. in the
cellar all the morning they would have smeiIed any
That escaped They lcft the church just before
neon and noticed no sign of fire. They Old not use
any fire yesterday in the church. The assistant
sexton atcd that after the meeting OF ladlcS uiS,
persed he waited 10 PACK "a missionary -oo4' any
linen about l:3O . m, closed the church ana went
home T. dinner. When he returned lie saw tne
smoke and sent an ALARM from the University CuO,
al Ffth-ave and Ihirty-fIth-st, and then ran TO
Inform James Y. Tibbitts the sexton: lie Thought
the ignition of gas ilred the church. I'D. cap. va
engine No. 26, who ext red the basement s'u 'nat
the fire probably caught fT0m the heater Oh INC
Thirty-iifil-st. side.
dressed bTownstone and trimmed with sandstO e.
A square open tower oInamcnted ne SouthweSt cor
nor. Inside the church was hiiSIeH III 2iacA wa.
nut and ASH. The organ, Duiit ny ripei' cost
500 600 There were no GALLERIES IN the bmldlng;
except "a small organ lott. he church was .recIeI
i'm $50 while she Rev. Dr. Henry montgomery was
the rector. The society mp to tnat tIile hau "or1
shipped IN building at MadlS0h-a'e; ana
Twentyeghhst The e2s1 o61 90 Fo,r oT yanrs
ago the society raised SJO.OOO Oy subscription anu
paid the church debt. Another subscription OF
$4,000 was raised recently for the purpose OF re-
painting the church. aud the painters were to nave
begun their work soon. Several costly memorials
had been placed in the church by members one OF
these tablet, with a baS IeneI IN ma Sle; %
Admiral FarTagut, who was member oI nc
church. Another tablet was III memory ~i III.
Montgomery. Within the change NSs d lndIoe
font which was presented by Mrs. i. j. owens,
of West Thirty louith-st, as a memorial oi
her daughter, who died some years ago Inc ut7
morial window richly CItamentod with stained
glass an the MadisOn-ayt. ttoht oil me chuIch was
the gift of MIS- Henry Sheltoo. ana cost QI1,ooO.
Among those who had pewi II The church are hghy
Hilton James ~ Constable, W. u. Lansd1n, j. l..
Riker Charles T. FoscIck, sanitary superintendent
W DEF Day and John II. Earle
Tn. flames destroyed the ROOF and everything OF
value IN the chancel and in the powS. Water Hooded
books nd upholstery were ali mined The tablets
escsI,.G without any apparent injury. The entire
dampac by the lire cStluiated al about ~ JOJo
The 1uildiug aud furniture were insuIed for
$50, 900. and the organ, which was ruined beyond
repair was insured tor $4,000 in addition .
While the flames were stiu raging the Rev; Mr.
Brooks received from DT. Taylor, of the Broadway
Tabernacle and other clergJnen offers OF lhcir
church.s for the use of the ,Ocicty. ] lie sunday
school and morning service will be held tomorrow
In the chapel OF the Broadway labclhac,e ana the
evening service at p. III. III Chllst Chulch.