The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-21
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BURNING OF FREMONT TEMPLE


Boston. March 20 Fire was discovered
about o'clock yesterday morning in Ire
mont temple, on fremont street, opposite
TIE fremont house, and before noon the
| entire structure was in ruins. The loss is
roughly estimated at s375,O00. Fireman
Patrick Dunn, of engine No. 26, had leg
broken, and another man, name not
| learned, is reported to have been seriously
injured.
The fire in the temple was discovered By
one OF the guests Oh the fourth floor OF the
| Parker house adjoining. He had first
been aroused by smoke, and on going to
| his window was startled by seeing flames
| darting from the window fronting him.
He thought it was the hotel, and, smash
| ing the glass on one Of the signal boxes on
his floor, sent in the first alarm. The hotel
guests proceeded to remove their effects,
| and no mIShapS are reported.
| The temple was fiery furnace twenty
minutes after the first alarm. The blaze
poured from all the upper windows,
threatening the Burnham building, p!ac-
| ing the Parker house aud the Park hotel
in danger in the rear and alarming the
| firemen lest it should get down among the
| rookeries on Province court. The fremen n
ran lines of hose up through the Parker
| house and Park hotel, and both buildings
We're damaged by water.
At $50 the fire was well under control.
The ! 900 occupants at the Parker house
and Park hotel were returning to their
| rooms. and the insurance brigade were
busy covering goods, guarding them as
much as possible from the water that
damaged more or less all the adjoining
buildings and contents.
The loss on the temple is variousiy esti-
mated at from S325, 600 to $375.00o. while
the Parker house is believed to have been
damaged by water to the extent OF $50 900.
Besides the Union Temple church there
was number of offices in the building,
including the American Baptist Mission
airy mission, Home Mission society, the
business and editorial departments of the
Watchman and the Baptist Social Union,
offices of Woman's Voice. and the Loyal
Women of America. Under the Temple
was the store occupied by Federhen &,
Sons. opticians, and Mrs. S. A. Mcdonnell
gloves. This last mentioned store was
badly flooded and the stock much dam
aged. 9
Nos. 90 to ss Fremont street is the build
ing occupied by William S. Butler, dry
goods, etc. This building was not dam
aged by fire, though some of the stock was
damaged by water.
the ground floor by S. A. Beckard, gents
furnishing goods, and at No 70 by Lubin,
trusses. Both were damaged by water.
fremont Temple. which was originally a
theater has been one OF the most conspic-
uous public buildings of Boston in the
current generation. Since 1865 it has
been celebrated all over the country
as the largest Baptist church in
New England, if not America, and
the headquarters of that denomination.
The purpose of taking it for religious pur
poses was stated in the original appeal for
the purchase money-tO found II free
church in Boston where all persons,
whether rich or poor, without distinction
of color or condition, might worship.
On Dec. Z, after remodeiing, the house
was dedicated, but on the night of March
81, 1872, the temple was burned, and John
Hall, citizen, was killed, and George
Estes, a fireman OF engine No. Z, Charles
ton, had his back broken IN died shortly
afterwards. The loss was SITS. 565; lnsur-
apce, S45,2i4.
A new building on the old site was COM
pleted, however, in December, 1873. at a
cost of Sl26, 600. On Aug. a. 1879, the
building wds destroyed again by fire, but
was promptly rebuilt and reopened Gu
Oct. Il, 1880 ut q cost of more than s:93O,-
coo. The auditorium was one o. the iarg-
est in the country. being 122 feet in lengtn,
- in width aud G6 feet in height. The
seating capacity was equal to All audience
of 1000 persons. Beneath this great hail
was The Melonian, with Ii seating capacity
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