Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-14
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
DIR. TALMAGE SORROWS.
The Famous Brooklyn Tab
ernacIe In Ashes.
THE CRONIN EXCITEMENT.
A Conspiracy To Buy Up
The Jury.
THE CZAR'S FAREWELL.
Dedication In The Hart
ford POstOfice.
THE CZAR'S FAREWELL.
DIR. TALMAGE SORROWS

The Famous Brooklyn Tabernacle,
the Pride of Its Pastor, Completely
Demoiished by Ftre-Tho Congrega-
ton Arrive One by One to Gaze Upon
Blackened Walls and Ashes-OrIgIn
of the Fire Unknown-Loss 81 $4,000
covered by Insurance.
BROOKLYN, Dot. lathe famous Brooklyn
Tabernacle, of which Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage is pastor, has for the second time In its
history been burned. The fire was discov-
cred at 2:45 this morning by policeman
who turned in an alarm. The flames had
gained such Roadway however, that the fire.
men were almost helpless and turned their
attention to saving the adjoining buildings.
The three-story structure No. 353 Schermer-
horn street caught fire, however, and was
damaged to the extent of $1,000. The roof
of the building, No. 355, also became ignited
and was damaged to like amount. DR..
Halleck's house on the west eide of the
church was also burned. Loss 81, 900. No.
857, owned by John Ames, sustained loss
of $4,000. Buildings on the south side of
the street were also damaged. The loss on
the church building, including the organ.
one of the finest in the country, is $3.50, 600
and covered by insurance. The origin of the
fire Is unknown.
While the firemen and police worked for
the preservation of adjoining property the
church burned rapidly and in an hours time
only tottering walls remained. DR.. Talmsge
was soon on the scene and after he had seen
the edifce which had been his pride laid in
ashes he returned sorrowfully homo. All day
to-day crowds visited the spot and gazed up
on the ruins. Nearly all members of the
congregation received their first intimation
of the fire upon rounding the adjacent cor
ners and being confronted by the blaekened
walls and smouldering ruins. No church
services were held to-day, but a notice upon
q tree at the corner of Third and Schermer-
horn streets announced Sunday school In
the hall of the Y. NJ. O. A., where about GOO
scholars and teachers assembled In the after
neon.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
sexton denies the rumor that fires had been
| lighted yesterday in the furnaces and thus
| explodes the defective fue theory. Edison's
men were in the building until $50 p. M
yesterday arranging new electric plant ano
it is thought that during the thunder shower
which prevailed during the night lightning
had been carried into the building by thu
wires which ran around the galleries abou
on level with where the flames were first
| seen. The building YVES of 14th century
| Gothic architecture and was dedicated Feb
ruary 90, 1874. 1t was of brick with stone
| trimmings with frontage of $50 feet and
| depth of 113 feet to which had recently
been added an extension sixty feet wide ant
| twelve deep. The seating capacity was o.
800.
At meeting of the trustees to-day Fire
Marshal Lewis, who was present, stated hi
| belief that the FIRE was caused by electric
light wires. The trustees recalled the fac
that the insurance companies had settled
their policies Immediately in the ease of tn
burning of the Catholic cathedral last spring
and expressed the hope that similar prompt
ness would be shown in this case. The In
and English companies. The building
cost $4,000, organ $4,000, furnitur
$4,000, improvements $87, 900, ornamen
tation $1,000, carpets $4,000. Dr.
Talmage has issued an address to the publ
| appealing for aid. He says the church ha
never confined its work to its own locality
It has never been large enough to accommo
| date all who came. 1T IL now desired t.
build something worthy of our city and o
the cause of God. We want 500, 900, whiol
added to the insurance, will build what \
needed. make appeal to ell our friend
throughout Christendom, to all denopina
tions, to all creeds and those of no creed a
all to come to our assistance. l ask all read
ers Of my sermons the world over to CON
tribute. What we do as a church depend
upon the immediate response to this call"
DR.. Talmage adds that he will postpone hi
trip to the Holy Land on account of the fire
The trustees adopted resolutions to erect
sufficiently commodious structure, its size
locality and style to depend upon the amour
Of contributions received. Thanks were ex
tended to the owners OF various public build
ings which had been placed at the disposal Q
the trustees. A letter was received from Dl
Lyman Abbott, offering the use of Plymouth
church for evening services. The trustee
have secured the Academy of Music as tenn
| rorarY place of worship.