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A COSTLY CHURCH AFIRE.
1T COST 100000 AND THE INsUR-
ANCE IS ONLY $4,000.


The Edihce the Property OF the I'm.
manuel Presbyterian Congregation
at Milwaukee-The Entire City Il.
Illuminated by the Flames-A Shoe
Factory Burned at Boston.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 31.-The Emmanuel
Presbyterian church, one of the finest edi.
fees in this city, was totally destroyed by
fire at an early hour this morning Moth
ing but the bare stone walls are left The
loss is 100000 and the insurance is Ss5, 900.
The building was erected in 1878 at a cost
of 100000 The organ was valued at S1S,
900. A fierce blizzard was raging at the
time and it was with the greatest difficulty
that the fire engines reached the scene. No
casualties occurred.
"The Messiah" was given in the church
last evening before large audience, and it
is believed that the fire was caused by over
taxing one of the furnaces in order to heat
the great building. A policeman discovered
flames bursting from one of the windows
shortly after 80 O'clock and gave an alarm
promptly, but the fire had evidently been
burning for hours, ard the building was
soon a mass Of flames from basement to
the battlement of the tail stone tower.
The entire city was brilliantly Illuminated,
the northern portion being enveloped in
shower of sparks and firebrands. The build
ing was constructed of gray rock and stona
Its form was quadrilateral with a transept
and tower on either side. The largest tow
er was l47 feet from the sidewalk, termina-
ting without spire, as did the smaller
tower, which rose 100 feet. Besides the
magnificent organ, the church contained
number of costly stained glass windows,
and a massive and elaborately carved pull
pit.
HoUMA's DEVASTATION.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31.--A special dis
patch to the Ficd!Iune from Houma says:
1.-THE estimated loss by Thursdays fire is
$3.50, ,000 and the insurance S17, 800. Many
of the families burned out did not even save
their wearing apparel"
SHOE FACTORY BURNED
BosToN, Dec 31-Fire to-day in jones'
shoe factory at Strafford, burned the build
ing to the ground with all its contents, in
Guiding the machinery and stock. The
total loss is given at SIS, 900 to SIS, 900 and
the insurance at So, 900. 1t is doubtful if
the firm will rebuild. The town has no
fire department and the fire was handled
by all the able-bodied citizens, who formed
a bucket brigade the loss of the factory
is severe blow to the town The pay roll
was $75, 900 per year.
TOWN NEARLY WIPED OUT.
GIITSbUkb, Ia, OeC. OLA large pOr-
tion of Hicksville, o., including the handle
and stave mills was burned to-day. The loss
is $500, 900. There is much suffering among
the homeless.
TWO FIRES AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 31.-Fire at 7:30 O'clock
tonight burned the large wholesale grocery
house of Porter & Macrea, No. 36l Front
street. The stock was valued at SIS, 900,
and insured for $67 500. The books of the
Ill
continued as heretofore without Interrupt
tion. The building was owned by Mr.
Stewart, was valued at s15 900 and was
fully insured During the progress of the
fire flames were discovered ON the third
floor of the building al No. 364 Main street,
occupied by Ottenheimer & Schwartz, re-
tail dry goods and clothing dealers. They
were extinguished after stubborn fight.
The damage by water is about $4,000, with
full insurance.