Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-01-07
FireYeSterdaY.
yVMY HEAVY. DUT
cov.WED nv InAOR-
Erra HEROIC ACT.
Loss OVER $4,000.


are by the nre At Ezion A. L
cn Yesterday IL sttimated at
wIich is fully covered BY
,,nceo with Glpin Il Co., as
Rn,ldipk $1,000; iurniture,
er,ures 81, 900. This amount
led among the following conf
= y,r. Insurance. Company
lnhia, 5000; Pleaix Fire
4 ,nmu,uy OF London, ~, 900
n Fire Insurance Comp any
[s9 $50; New Castle County
Insl,rAnce Company, VII
svlyAHia Fire Insurance
PhiIadelphia, 81 goo Fire
1 OF Philadelphia, VI ooo' Il
,rg With its oontents was
[boat S25, GOO. IL was found.
y a number of members OF
III, Clutch. In 1870 II was
enlarged and it Was tho
IN. tTuntess TO make exton.
pvenents In q very snort
IL of the Official members
VI evening 1T the residence
n Rev ii. q. Monroe. NO.
I,eyenth street. A committee
IN appointed to secure y tenn
"a uf worship, when the
beckett, pastor Of the Beth
81 Church arrived, and stated
~ S,er of hts mem bara had just
ma aud authorized him to
\. [ollowing letter
8<LLow CHRISTIANS - we,
members and pastor OF
E church, Sixth and
"a, Wilmington, Del ,sy m.
you in hits, your hour OF
q sudden and unexpected
of the interiur OF your
hope that the insurance
perty will cover all the
8 cordially offer yoa the
hin auditorium room next
Oth inst. } afternoon and
bold wAtever servics you
broper. We pray for you,
AeeIfuily assist financially
s. our ab .lity. Signed Ia be.
= members aud trustees Of
w. L church.
j. w. BECKETT, Pastor.
<<tRIsrY, Clerk oil iilo Church.
<nbers OF Ezion were visibly
this kind offer, and 1t was
accepted, but a committee was
nt once to return the thanks
.aregation 70 the members OF
IA W the firemen and police.
y minutes the committee pre-
following resolution, which
hiuiously adopted aud attested
. nj nroe, pastor, and William
secretary OF the Board oi
& trustees, members and pastor
n NJ. Il. church, take thi'
oi returning our beartfel
4 the members of the Are de-
whose bravery, energy anC
& ssvedl our church building
|*seI destruction ; 70 Chic
~ and tho members Of thI
nee, who lent such efficient aiC
fvirg property and order u
BY m paIhized with ard aidet
hme of great distreaS. and ais
ustees, mem bers and pastor o
|. NJ. L. church, who In such
true Christian sympathy open
doOre aud freely offered us
or q homeless congregation.
n amount Of the loss cannot Q
D ascertained at present, but 1t !
hat with the flames, smoke an
lmost everything inside OF tn
Ia ruined. The Are was one c
! stubborn that has taken plaC
time, and after the first haI
.er 1t broke out the total de-
OF the ehuch seemed ineviti
am after stream OF water wa
Ito tho building, but seemingl
. effect, as tho smoke continue
d dense clouds from every VIII
Il from the caves and crevic'
sof. Finally q great tongue
1zrst through the basement wi
ne front OF the church, and thi
i With their axes cut away II
n TO reach the tiImes At Il
Then IL was discovered tn
~ gas s-pipe, which acted as fec
s. Building had melted of, ai
8 AAmes were caused by I
I Xas.
1szner was Immediately sent
#*ae several Intellectual q
NJ #pt off the gas at the st
3 t|& sidewalk, but was finsl
! 30 zve 1t up. IL was evidt
10 ftca would continue TO bu
he Rz8 was shut off, and after
81 OF pfopositions had been ma
siected as impractica ole, Edws
son, Of the Fame Hose CompaI
Eeered to shut 1t oil with
lnoo Of his fellow fremen.
I hnavv tougs was procured #
II q Kendall's carriage works
|nposite corner, aud while
/, sas driven back by streams
Robi nson went down thro'
Ia In the Il ioor head foremost,
sla by his companions by the
- turned it off. 1t was q d
NJ Sob. and q stream Of water !
I|spt on him continually 70 I
|s clothes taking fire. IL
&ct, and, stamps Robinson
The poll Q We'd with the d
fighting the flames, and
sraise cannot be accorded TO
partments.
rustees are unable st presen
hat action they will take,
governed by the insurance.
The members of the CHI
hday school will meet at
room of the Opera House o
bn Sunday, and at Bethel A
,ch at 3 and 7. 80 p. m.
is the fourth church fire tha'
bd in this city, the others .
bws:
Andre~'s P. e church, "
btally destroyed January 20,
mall chapel of 81. Paul's co
fegation in the east END OF
hd ward, south Of the Christ
bh was burned about ten years
Mt. Salem M. e. Church, '
Totally destroyed at 3.4b q. n
|ruary 9, 1879. The last was O
} defective fiue, and the loss
poo, while the insurance was
200. The building had recently
b pleted, the old church having