Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-14
A PREY TO FLAMES.
DESTRUCTION OF 81. PETERg FRO
CATHEDRAL IN PITTsBURGH.
The Pride Of the Catholics OF the Twin
Cities" in Ruins-vain Efforts TO
Save the Massive Structure and
Valuable Contents.
by telegraph to the Dispatch. ]

MS " smoking runs. Inn Al hhAi ""ri
MIDI ighi Arthur Virgins, district me--
scngcr-hoy. while passing the corner OF
sherman avenue aud OHIO street, Ale
albany CITY. saw flames In the interior
If the massive structure. The boy gave
TIE alarm. ana ten minutes later three d.
trirt- pi thc fire department were al wor6.
The iirc. however, had made great heal
WIZ before u was discovered. and While
No, trcman were fighting II in the bas'-
Weui. io which II was 81 first sup
posed e. boz confined. and had gotten Il
UnutT control there. fbr flames we're de
covered BOD the great uu ii'1Tiim oye~he d.
" bcTe iirv huj eaten their way through
ths fufs ari 3, Ufii0tpr.. AND we've Crrcpin-
Iu and ont 0f me rafters iu>; beneath t'ic
ygUlttd rops. hrfinC ny il their furious
greed thf AeaUff iroscne. aud magnificent
oil D8.utUc. with Wmci thc walls were
lined, and were bursting through the cost
IN and exquisite s;alnrd--lg- windows.
Meanwhile % great Grove had gathered.
and looked on appalled, v'i's the magnih-
cent structure sinv Is cruwhied before the
ro,euile-, progress 81 the names. iaithful
cuurchmtu mourning u u became nppa-
rtuf that fhp.r religious refuge was doomed
a. dgstIUcf ion. their Protestant nclghbors
mourning with thcm in the loss TO the city
o. 20 costly and magnificent a church
ediiicc.
The fire. progressed from the trout 20 the
hrcE. fhe roof being consumed aud falling
with i,s advance. In the interior the FUR
Hieling. ~ int, and varulsbes supplied 10 !,
and the ceiling beams. and pews Kissed
and beckoucd 90 cacL other n the progres,
OF the connacrsti0u showed that but little
i ANYTHING other than movable articles
would b, saved. In the rear of the church
Bishop Phelnu and number Of friends who
were early on the gru-ud We're husly en-
cngcd in saving the gold and silver vessels
of The altar--cryice. A majority % them.
with the chahc, and many u the vestmeuts,
were gotten ont. the worker, being urged
Nv TIE cracking flames, falling timhers, and
uear approach u the FIRE on the hoor.
Fy,n then the efforts made o. asan
repch the altar in an attempt 10 save
some ri the many ornaments which had
made IL one OF the most beautiful and costly
in fbi. state. but m VAIN The IRE ALSO
lu,elv refused 90 De governed bv the ire
men. who now were delivering then
stream. o. wafer from every available
point. including iac ROOF Of sampson sta
hlpon an adjoining property. steadily ana
without apparent dimnUtion of IT, force u
progressed toward the rear. sind constant
frW of wafer rose In cloud, OF steam. one
SQUAD of tremeu with q stream made then
wfv inside 81 small apartment al the rear.
and from tina, underground tried 20 save
the altar. Although from the FIST tie
forccet FIRE had been al the front Of the
church the tower having but little iuHrW-
mahl. material b. IL. makeup. Wa aim
mini Uf,d.
The cd,fr. is II stone. and cost, when
READY f0I it, 10 tenor furnishings. Sl2I.OiO.
Il, cost oi finishing md furnishing added
TO he c0s' OF the building almost SIl.Ol0.
Tie !rescOluc was of The finest. o. iu I-eG
We every particle oi TIE furniture. On
the wall, were fourteen oil paintings de-
scriptivc OF 10, lsSi scenes ~ the iic % iht
saviour. vmch were imported Tor The
ciurch. THt organ, which was one ~ TIE
bot in the TWO cities, cost SJ,jJN. and tue
li,sr. witt its Furnishings, about r1,Dlt.
The staiued-glas- Windows were All mt
urriai,. Iu tire Altar were number oi
,a.uaMr r,lrs from Rome. and also other
tirie- of The church. which we've saved.
When TIC FIRE burned Itself ont nothing but
he walls were standing, and over sl3I.h'O
had gone ~ Do smoke. The strong easieriy
wind which prevailed ~ the time carried
Toe eWhrrs and spark N cloud q the
surrounding buildings. but the GSmpueSs
u the roof, saved them. The fire wa,
caused ~ ihe register, becoming ov"f-
treated from the natural gas, which was
1u,y put III ,uf building hast saturday.
/ TIE loss wi. not exceed tho first estimate
of $4,000. The snire Is uulujUred. and
20, walls. which were lined with brick and
cement. arc intac. The building was III
-ured for $4,000 in Eastern companies,
rUi the ist j. nos now ohta'uai.c. The
ciurch VII Ice rebuilt ai once.
D.. FIFE IN L0VI-vIiLE, BY, ANu Loss or
LIFE.
T0r--rr-E. November Ia.-Tlrac alarm,
% =. q. rl1", tonight called ou, a. TIE TREE
.r-Iuc. iU the civ 90 suppress q fire which
ne-au IL tu' middle 0i the handsome block
oi hu-.u.e, buildings In lbe rear o. Robin
ION Brother. VhIlcsaie hardware store.
and spread raW4iy q the surrounding
buildings 90 th, north -iuc of Main be Wecn
SIKH aiG seventh streets. The hsme,
0ri-,us.cd lu defective fac, and made
such bc1dpav that Eoh.u~Du's store ana
;h.t OF William Cornwall. wholesale no.
/ fou,. wcrt completely cuttcI bc1rt 'h.
fire was under coutro. II was thought
that igc Louisville Hotel was 90
lrC. and - great crowd catleral
~ .lme 20 see the large ciste-n ou
sixth ard Mau streets explode and
tear W. the street Ill, wBs caused ny foul
Gas. Ihere vas much excitement. Two
tgc.cu-.u ines were demolished cy Doe 'Xpio-
sion and jaime, Douuci. engineer %. $50.
company. W., hiurd outright Charlie.
Dh.t. captain % no. Company, haI tnroo
rin, and beg broken. and Denny Ham j.
tou and san. >cauiTn, tr'meu. were pain
iuly injured The FIRE was under control
lt 3 O'Clock. bot not n.iore % had spread
also 90 the store oI J.. /. Warren. uoots
and Shoes and Oraumeu 4 >buttlsWor
vholesal. clothing. These building, were
cuF slightly damaged Bog th, FIRE but the
stock. suffered bv water. The follow ~
B. 10. los. sul insurance. Robinson Bro-
.heis io-, on -f0ct and building Ssj,UlU,
Insurance. S6O.ulU; William COrntwai.
Building and stock, 2G1.1l0. Insurance
$4,000; l.. /. Warren. los, uu stock.
$4,000. Insurance. r1J000. The other
...-,. Ri,. poo about $4,000, covered ty III