New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-01
FIRE IN SACRED BUILDINGS.
CHAPEL AND A SYNAGOGUE SUFFER.
THE AHAwATH CHFsED TEMPLE SLIGHTLY DAM
AGED-TOTAL LOSS OF THE CHAPEL

THE AHAwATH CHFSED TEMPLE SLIGHTLY DAM
AGED-TOTAL LOSS OF THE CHAPEL
While i. Loebl, the secretary of the COngre-
CATION Ahawatn Chesed sitting the library the
basement OF the temple at Fftyhfthst. and Lexington
ave. little after o'clock yesterday afternoon he was
disturbed By strong smell OF smoke. Going out into
hail he discovered smoke coming from Of the Sun
day-schOol cassrooms on the right hand side of the
church. lie rushed the aud informed Rounds
man stemkampf, OF the Nineteenth Precinct, who at
once sent out an alarm. Hook and Ladder Companies
Nos ths first to arrive at the OF tho
fire. with their the quickly made
a breach in the heavy doors of tho syna
gOgue and went work searching for the source
OF the fire. Az soon as Battalion Chief Broslin
reached the place. lie caused third alarm TO be seht
out.
The fire bad started In tho sub-basenent, OF the
big heaters bv which the temple Is warmed having set
the adjacent woodwork. The flames had made
considerable headway before the remen reached them,
and tho mai place OF worship flied with sufocat-
ing Of smoke This did not prevent the sexton D.
Ncsscr from reaching the tabernacle at the back OF tho
altar making certain that sacred rolls safe.
After AN hours hard WORK the flames were got under
control. Nearly all the handsome stained glass WIN
dows smashed by the hremon, and several yards
of pastcring were down. The damage Will not be
less than $1,000 Had the fire broken out two hours
earlier there probably ould have been serious panic
and possibly loss OF e for the Sunday services
at which there were In attendance upward OF 800 chill
drcn, had only been finished at 1890 O'clock.
he AuaNath Chrsed ~ or the oldest ana rlcnest
Hebrew rSaons In tho city For many years theV
worshIped at Avenue and FUurth-sL, uudcr
the charge Rabbi Huebsch. who died recently. In
1871 they erected their present place OF worship at
Fnty-nIth-,t. LrXlugto-Ye at cost OF %2IOOOO
At death Dr. hurbsch the Rev. DR. kohut was ell
gagged a rabbi Of tho congregation and has been III
charge After the ire ~ the temple or the
gregaOn Bnai Jrshurun, IN Mad'sOniYr, that con-
grrgatlun Invited worship In the temple AhaWath
Chcscd and for the past three Saturdays they have
used it, Their place OF worship VIII be ready ior use
by next Saturday ami have offered its hOspitaHtes
to their former hosts until their temple Is
again hi for occupancy.
About two wrrk Ia ago report WAS made TO Captain
NJ cunt Of the Nineteenth Precnt that burglars hsd
synagogue and blown open the safe in the
rOum fortunately there was nOlhlnB OF
safe NJ the time.
st Lakes Protestant Episcopal Chapel In Pacihc-s,
near Icdurdavc Brooklyn, WAS destroyed by hre yes
tcriiy morning. FIRES lighted IN tho furnaces on
Saturday uIgnt the building for the services 10
have been held and It's presumed that the Dud
Ing was set ire from defective uue. me htmes
discovered 23O a. but as the edluco was OF
and wind high, IL was Impossible To save
IT, 4. tue building WAS suited there lto danger
t. any ncigIburlug cdiCo save from the sparks lhe
buldiug biaLrd brilliantly for short time, ana soon
nothing left OF IL ashes.
The loss was estimated at $4,000, and the property
wa. insured for $4,000. Tho rditce built about
thirty years ago the Bedford congregational Church
ana II was = pretty Gothic structure. Tho chutch
iNindled after the growth OF larger congregational
churches and after the resignation O1 tue Kew
Dr Hugh smith Carpenter from the pastorae two
years ago the society disbanded. the building
having been sold Ia St Lukt's Episcopal Church III
enlarged and reuted Ht considerable expense last
wear for purposes OF chapel Ii was IN charge OF
the Rev Mr. Foster, and considerable cOngrrga-
ton att ndc IT, It's probabe that larger and more
suh.taufial structurc will bs built the site.