Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-20
A GREAT BOSTON BLAZE.
fremont Temple Completely Destroyed
Yesterday-Loss Estimated at $780,

900.
BosroS, MASS, March 10. - Fire
broke out about 7 o'clock this morning
in fremont Temple, on fremont street.
opposite the fremont House, and be-
fore noon the entire structure was gut
ted, entailing loss roughly estimated
at 1875, 200. Fireman Patrick Dunn, OF
engine 90, had q leg broken, and
another man, name unknown, re-
ported TO have been seriously inJur-
ed. The FIRE In the Temple was
discovered by one of the guests on the
fourth floor OF the Parker House. au-
Joining. He had first been aroused oy
the smoke, and on going TO his wlndow
was startled by seeing flames dsrting
from the window fronting him. lie
thought it was the hotel, and smashing
the glass on one of the signal boxes on
his floor sent in the first alarm. The
guests proceeded TO move themselves
and their effects, and no mishaps are
reported.
The Temple was a frey furnace
twenty minutes after the first alarm.
The blaze poured from all the upper
windows, threatening the Burnham
building and the Butler building ad-
Joining on fremont street, placing the
Parker House and the Park Hotel In
danger in the rear and alarming the
fremen lest it should get down
among the rookeries on Province
Court. The frenen ran lines
of hose up through the
Parker House and the Park Hotel and
both buildings were damaged by water.
At 9:3O o'clock the fire was well under
control. The 1000 occupants OF the
Parker House and Park Hotel were re-
tuning to their rooms and the insnr-
ance brigade was busy covering goods,
guarding as much as possible from the
water that damaged more or less all
the adjoining buildings and contents
The loss on the Temple Is variously
estimated at from 1926, 900 TO S375. 600,
while the Parker House Is believed TO
have been damaged by water TO the ex-
tent of s50,000. Besides the Union
Temple Church there were number OF
Offices in the building, including the
American Baptist Missionary Mission,
Home Mission Society, the business
and editorial departments OF The Watch
man and the Baptist Social Union; office
of Wondns Voice; Loyal Women OF
Amertcd. Under the Temple was the
store occupied by Federhen Il Sons, op-
tions, and Mrs. S. a. Mcdonnell. This
store was badly flooded and the stock
much damaged.
fremont Temple, which was original
ly a theatre, has been one OF the most
conspicuous public buildings OF Boston
in the current generation. Since 1858
IL has been celebrated all over the coun-
try as the largest Baptist Church In
New England, II not in America, and
the headquarters OF that denomination.
The purpose of taking 1t for religious
purposes was stated in the original APP
peal for purchase money 10 found free
church in Boston where "all persons,
whether rich or poor, without dIstinc-
tion OF color, or condition, might wor-
ship"
The Temple was three times destroy
ed by fire. The auditorium was one OF
the largest In the country, being l22
feet in length, 70 in width and 60 feet
in heighth. The seating capacity was
equal to an audience of 1000 people.
Beneath this great hall was the Melon
ian, with a seating capacity OF 1000.