The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-08

smoke and heat had almost closed his eyes
the lids Of which were swoolea. He was
looking much tie worse for as hours without
rest or sleep. He was asked what there is in
the rumor OF scarcity in the water supply
Saturday night, and he replied that there Is
nothing in il. The engines had all they
could take, the two engines on Whitaker
street, south of York, pumping from a l2-
inch main, which had natural tendency
to decrease the pressure in the smaller
mains. The engine at South Broad and
Whitaker streets pumped from a l0-inch
main. eve had plenty Of water" he
added.
The chief had several extra firemen last
night with fire streams playing on the
smouldering ruins Of the burned districts.
| City Marshal Wade, with force Of men,
will throw: down all the threaten walls
to-day.
Chief Puder says that the fire alarm wires
were deranged by poles burning on Whita-
ker street, and force was going over the
lines yesterday making repairs, but did not
complete them. This is why box 2S failed
TO work last night.
TO REBUILD TIE OLD CHURCH.
Thousands viewed tue bJtterlAg ruins of
the Independent Presbyterian church from
sight to those who had worshipped
under its roof all their lives and their
ancestors before them. Many OF the pews
had been held 10 families for years, and
some for half a century. But the con
| gregation is not discouraged by
tne calamity that has befallen it, aud
new church--a counterpart of the old
structure, is already in contemplation. A
meeting of the trustees will be called to-day
or tomorrow and definite action will be
taken.
Tne church was insure for more than
il was first thought For a long time, and
in fact up TO few years ago, it was unin-
sured, but the present trustees deemed
it unwise, although the building
| was completely isolated, TO allow
1t to remain uninsured, and at the time Of
the tire it was covered by S2S, 900. The
organ was insured for 5000 The Sun
| day-school building had Sll, 200 insurance
| Wi the insurance ---S39, ,000-as the nu-
cleus of a building fund, and with the iu-
come from the churchs property at the
corner Of Bull and Brcughton streets.
| occupied by Theus Bros. and r. A.
! Schwarz. which amounts to about 5000
year, the congregation proposes to replace
tie edifice.
Mr.. George J. Mills, chairman of the
board of trustees, said yesterday that a
meeting will be called at once and steps will
be taken in tha direction.
BUILT SEVENTY YEARS AGO.
| The cons -ruct.o VI Guo eu.uce vas begun
| in 1917. The corner stone was laid January
| 13, of that year. The following account is
from the Savannah Gazette of January l6,
1917: "At 10:30 o'clock the eiti-
zens assembled and moved In pro-
cession from the present church (which
was then on Bryan street, TO the
site Of the new building in the following
order:
Pastor Of the church and clergy.
Members of the session.
Building committee aud architect
Mayer and aldermen, attended by their
Judges o. the superior court, attended by
| the sheriff and officers Of the court.
Grand Jury.
Judges OF the inferior court attended by
| their officers.
Gentlemen of the bar.
Citizens.
"Ihe services were commenced by a suita-
BILE hymn. The corner stone was then laid
in the name Of the Holy and Adorable
Trinity In 1t was dep sited a plate on
which was the following inscription:
THIS CORNER eroNE
Of the
| INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCK
was laid on the
18TH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D., 1917
Pastor Of the Church.
REV HENRY KoLLOCH.
MEMBERS or THE SESSION
Edward Stebbins, John Cunning,
| John Bolton, John Hunter
Moses Cleland. Benjamin Burroughs.
TRUSTEES.
Oliver sturges Eiward stebbins,
Thomas Young, William Taylor,
John Hunter
BUILDING COMMITTEE.
John Bolton, George Anderson,
Lemuel kollock, Bryum Burroughs
Il. Richardson, Robert Isaac,
John Hunter.
ARCHITECT.
John Green.
This stone shall be Gods house. -. Genesis
xxvin. :22
The services we're concluded by an address
| and prayer from Rev. Dr. Kollock.
The pews in the clurca we're sold In 1918
for 5000. Ia May, 1919, toe church was
competed and dedicated, and the marble
tablet, which still remains in the east wall,
was placed over the door with an
inscription in latin, Of which
the following is translation:
ITO Jehovah Father, Son and HOLY
Ghost, the citizens Of Savannah, under the
pastoral are of Henry Kollgck, D. D., sol
emnly dedicate this building sacred to di-
vine worship.
Funded x. D. 1917. Completed A. D.
1919
The total cost of the building was $685.
10S 671S. II could not be built now for
twice tnat sum- architects say. The old
bell which was the gift of two members Of
the congregation, was melted in the flames
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