The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-18
A FINDER BOX
Burning Of Dr.. Talma0e's Brooklyn
Tabernacle:
The Flremen York to save Adjoining
PrOperty-Dr. Tslmsge lssues
Tn Appeal For . New
Temple.

NEW YORK, Oct. lA-The famous Brook.
Ign Tabernacle, Of which Rev. I. DEWITT
Talmage. d. d.. is pastor, was yesterday
for the second time in its history to-
tally destroyed by fra
At e:lJ O'Clock in The morning . police
man discovered flames issuing from the
small windows Over the main entrance
and rushing to the nearest signal box sent
IN an alarm. The firemen found the fire
had assumed large proportions and add.
t.Onal alarms were sent in. 1t became
evident that the edifice was doomed to
destruction as it burned like . finder box
and the tiremen dsspairing OF saving 1t
directed their efforts " ard saving I'D.
joining property.
Many Of the inmates Of the neightoring
residences were already awake. Tie
three story frame structure. 3~3 Schermer.
horn street. adjoining the church on the
east side, followed. On the west Of the
church the flames extended to two brick
dwell ings and on tie opposite side Of
SchermerhOrn street q row Of three-stOry
brick dwellings, numbered 3SS to JAS. suf-
fered fron intense heat, window glass be-
ing broken and wood work scorched.
The residents of the neighborhood
awakened either by the roar of the flames
or by the pounding Of the police upon
their doors, became frightened and
rushed out half dressed or in their night
clothes and the police had great difficulty
in assuring them thai they were in no
danger. Fortunately there was no loss Of
life or limb. The p lice carried out one
lady eighty years of age from $50 Scher.
merhorn street n placed her In a house
at q safe distance. All the other inmates
were able to care for themselves.
While the firemen and police worked
for the salvation of property the doomed
church building was rapidly being CON-
sunied. and in an hours time only the
tO,tering walls remained. No church
services were held yesterday, but a notice
at the corner of Third and Schermerhorn
streets announced SUNDAY school in the
hall of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
~ciltion, where about 600 teachers and
scholars assembled in the afternoon.
The origin Of the fire is unknown. The
loss on the church building including the
organ, which vas one of the finest in the
country. is $500 O 1t is said to be o
cred by insurance in . number of cOmpa-
MES. The building was Of fourteenth
century Gothic architecture. 1t had q
seating capacity of 9 500 and was always
fully taxed at the Sunday services. /
The previous structure. which was built
of corr gat iron, was destroyed bv fire
On Sunday morning, December q, 1872
1t was at first said the flames originated
in q defective fiue, tho statement being
made that fire had been started in the fur.
mace Saturday night to heat the
building for yesterday mornings ser.
vices. The sexton. however, denies
there was any fire in the build
ing all day Saturday and it is now
thought that during q thunderstorm in
the night lightning charged the wires anC
caused SONS of the woodwork OF the in
terror to ignite.
At a meeting Of the trustees OF the
Fire Marshal Lewis. who was
present. stated his belief that the fire was
caused by the electric light wires. The
'tees recalled the fact that the iusur-
ance companies had settled their policies
in the case Of the burning of
the Catholic Cathedral last spring and
expressed the hope that similar prompt
ness would be shown in this case. The
amounts to Sle9 40 in Ameri.
can and English companies. The build
ing cost Sis. 600, the organ $2o.c0. furni-
ture SIC. 600. improvements SSI. COO! orna-
5000 and carpets $1,000.
DIR. Talmage has is ued an address to
the tublic appealing for aid. He says the
CT u-ch has n, YER cOnfEed is work to its !
own locality. 1t has NV 3 been large
TO acc immediate all who came and
1T is now d sired to build
sone hing worthy Of interest and of the
cause of God We a SrO0.O 900. which
added to the insurance will I lid what is
needed. l make an appeal to all cur
II iends throughout Christend m, to all
to all creeds and those Of
no creed at all. to come to our assistance.
! ask all readers of my M the world
over, TO cOntritute. What we do as q
church depends upon the immediate re.
spoons So to this call"
DR.. Talmage adds that he will postpone
his trip to the Holy Land on account OF
the fire.
The trustees adopted resolutions to
erect q sufficiently co~mmodious structure,
its size, locality and style to depend upon
the amount of contributions received.
Services will be hereafter in the Brook
Iyn Academy of Music, though a letter
was received from DR.. Abbott Offering
Plymouth Church for Sunday evening
service.