The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-10-17
TALMAGE BURNED OUT.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Totally
Ruined

Ruined.
Ats. d. Sunday morning three alarms Of
fire in Brooklyn were for the B ooklyn tab
ernac e, which was burned t. the ground
W lie tn frs was in progress, an a te mpt
to enter the building would have be n fool
hards in the extreme. The peaked roof,
covered with safes was soon eaten away,
and the flames shot up In solid mass.
There was a strong breeze from the north
vest and it carried shower Of sparks
which canopied the streets and alightsd on
the roofs OF the houses on the opposite side
of the way.
Dr.. Talmage was on the street soon after
the fire broke out The houses on each side
Of the tabernacle were threatened and a
force of men had to keep them deluged with
water.
In an hour the church was in ruins, tn,
flames ha lost their flercsness, and all that
remained of the big tabernacle were the
walls and gabl s.
The c of t fro is still n mystery.
Some think the bnilding was struck by light
ming, although there was no report of ihuudcr,
The furnaces ha I not been started this year.
The tauern Gle was Ii hted with incandes-
cent lamp, furnished by tho Edison com
pany in ptember las, ard som. OF the
Q 'mpany's man were working there the day
before. They left no fire as far as the sex
ton knows.
DR.. Talm1gs sail 'sThis is indeed,
great mist rtune, but it is one of ose
things that mus be borne with such resigua-
ton as we can comma I'd. We know moth
Ing reoardinI the cause Of the fire but i'm
agine that The lightning must have caus d
1t There is no suspicion f incendiarism
The fire will. of cou Sc, render it impossible
for me 10 carry out my proposed trip to the
Holy Land, as Is all have TO remain to help
i'll determining plans Tor 'ur future | was
to have goue to the Holy Land In two
weeks, but cannot lsave my people just
now
A rough estimate OF TIE loss fixes the
damage TO bu ldng aud contents between
$3.50 001 and 1900 900. This includes the loss
occasioned by the destruction of tho mag
nifcent organ. There l. an insurance on
the building and conten OF $3.50, 900 At
the trustees meeting in DIR Talmage house,
Fire Marshal Lewis gave II Us his OPP nj n
that the fire caused by an electric cur
ient in some way igniting the switch GARD
which controlled the cleo ric lights in the
church building. Letters were read from
owners Of t'uolic buildings rendering the use
of their halls. Ono was from Rev. DIR. Lv-
man Abbott OF Plymouth church, offering
that ediifce TO the tabernacle cnngre Patiou
for Sabbath evening servic until new
tabernacle could be o nstruc ed The trus-
tee adope resolutions declaring t. cir inten-
ton to r build at once if goll and the people
will help.
DR.. Talmage Issued m address to the pub
lie, which was given out Sunday night, ask
Ing for 5 90, 0j0 10 add to the insurance to
build W at is needed.
In 1870 the first tabernacle was erected
1t was a wooden building shcathed wi h
corrugated iron. and II lasted for only two
years. On Sunday morning, Dec. %, 1872 it
was burned to the ground. Mr. Talmage
p:eac ed in the Brook II Academy of Mu-
sic unit the tabernacle which was lately
burned was built, The structure was in
the form of cross. l50x1l3 feet, with rear
extension l2x6 feat Ii was of gothic ar
chtscture of the 14th century. The interior
WIS in The 81 ape Of an amp'itheatre, and
was capable Of seating $50 persons.