Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10

crash. Dense clouds of smoke and dust
rose above the burning building, and the
great crowd of people which had assembled
to see the old structure destroyed
rushed through the street almost panic
stricken. Even the fremen at work on
other parts of the building for the moment
became confused. Before the rumbling of
the wreck had ceased, however, the fremen
were in the building looking for their fellow
workmen. Edwards was so pinned in the
wreck that he had to be chopped out
Caring for the Injured Fireman.
He was taken in the patrol wagon to his
engine house and attended by DR.. Mercer.
He was afterward removed to his home.
The loss of time by the fremen occasioned
by getting the men out of the debris al
lowed the fire to gain great headway, but
when work was resumed 1t was but a short
time until the fire was gotten under con-
troll.
The Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
was probably better known as DR.. George
Hodges church. 1t was built about % years
ago. 1t had been enlarged several times
and the present size was about IS by
40 feet. The structure was two
stories and entirely of frame.
1t was almost entirely overgrown with Vir-
ginia creeeper, which entirely concealed the
framework. The church proper is of stone,
and was but slightly damaged by water and
smoke The furnishings of the Sunday
schoolroom, including a library of 1000
volumes, were valued at $1,000 more. The
first floor was used as chapel in which
Lenten services were held and the various
societies of the church met. The Sunday
ba canopd
dated 800 scholars.
The church is valued at from S25. 900 to
$50, 900
The insurance is $4,000, in the following
companies: Phoenix, OF Brooklyn, $1,000;
Fireman's Fund, San Francisco, $1,000;
Queen of America, New York $4,000.
The fire was caused by an effort to prop
erly heat the building for services to-day.
Destructive Fire on Liberty Street
A fire broke out on the third floor of No.
541 Liberty street at $50 yesterday MORN
ing and before extinguished did about S15,-
600 worth of damage. The building is that
occupied by John Fite, as butter and egg
commission house. The third floor
was occupied by Forester s. Parker,
stained glass manufacturers, where
the fire originated The fire had
good headway before the alarm was sent in,
and before the engines arrived had COM
municated to J. P. Hanna & Co. IS pork
packing establishment, next door.
The fire was not got under control for
three hours, and was difficult to handle on
account of the ice that formed
wherever water fell Three districts
of the department were in attendance.
Both buildings were badly damaged, and
their contents nearly all ruined. The Irish
block, on the corner of Sixth street, was
also slightly damaged. During the fire
the Citizens traction and the Fifth avenue
cable roads were both stopped, causing
great inconvenience to the patrons of both.
The Duquesne cars and Pennsylvania Rail-
road were the only means of reaching the |
city y'for people in the East End, but so few
cars were running on the Duquesne line
that the accommodation was inadequate
The loss by the fire is fully covered by
insurance. John Fite's loss was 81, 500 of
which 50, 500 was on building and $4,000 on
stock, covered by the City, North British,
Western, Meriden, Teutonia, Phoenix and
Royal insurance companies, the last named
of London. j. P. Hanna g. Co IS
loss will exceed Fite's but lit
tie. The firm cannot estimate
their loss to stock, but think it will not ex-
ceed S., 900 to 81, 900, while their building is
damaged about s., 900 worth. They are in
sured in the West Chester, Continental,
Citizens, Liverpool and London Globe and
Royal of London companies