Oxford eagle., 1893-03-23


Damage Co Adjacent Property.
Bo~roS. March 20 -Firc broke out
about o'clock yesterday morning In
fremont temple. ON fremont street.
Opposite the fremont hou sc. and be-
fore noon the entire structure was
gutted. entailing a loss roughly esti-
mated at ss7s. oon. Fireman Patrick
Dunn. Of Engine -, had lex broken.
and another man. name unknown. j.
said To have been seriously and perhaps
fatally injured
Box - was rung in about s:t0
o'clock. This is the special box of the
Parker house, and people pictured with
the ringing n big hotel cCneagration
aud all its attending horrors II vas
no, the Parker house ablaxe. but the
fremont temple. adjoining The fire
In the temple had been discovered by
one - the guests on the fourth floor of
the Parker house. lie had first been
aroused ty the smoke. and ou going -
his window was startled by seeing
flames darting from the window front
ing him lie thought IL was the hotel.
aud smashing one Of the signal boxcs
ON his floor. at once sent down the fire
alarm
Pedestrians on fremont street had
noticed the smoke issuing from the up
per story Of the temple. and they sent
in an alarm from box s.. quickly fol-
lowing il with a general alarm.
An employee Of the Parker house
sounded the gongS Of the different
floors To arouse guests. and quickly
they poured out In great excitement
When IL was seen that there was no
immediate danger of the fire reaching
the hotel the guests proceeded To- re-
move their trunks The protective ,.e-
psrtment did much To save the interior
of the house frum the water that
poured down through the open stair
way. No mishap~ are reported ~ the
Parker house guests The protective
department turned It's attention To the
saving of carpets and furniture. Before
the fire department arrived six streams
were turned on the Ere from stand
pipes in the Parker house. and Land
lord whiPpie feels quitc elaicd AZ the
work of bis emploges IN the assistance
rendered
Through open windows in the upper
foors great volumes 81 smoke poured
from the burning buiisling. which vas
fiery furnace twenty inmates after
the FIRST alarm
The blaze poured from all the upper
windows threatening the Hurnha1n
building and W. - Buffers building
adjoining on fremont street. Placing
the Parker house and the Park hotel
IN II fFtf ffs. ~ -
the fircmen lest IL should get down
among the roolSeries on Province
court The firemeu ran lines Of hose
M through the Parker house and the
Park hotel. and both buildings were
damaged by water.
Afa.a8 o'clock the DIRE was vel. under
control
The loss on the temple i variousIy
estimated at from $50. .001 IN SIS 0pp.
while the Parker house i bclieved To
have been damaged by water u the
extent Of $4,000. Besides the Union
Temple church. Rev Dr C. I.orimer,
pastor. the following were among the
concerns occupying offices in the Tenn
pie building. BlisS school of oratarv.
American baptist missionary mission,
Home Mission society. Office of wom-
ems Voice and Loyal Women of Amer
ich Union Temple church held their
sunday services at the Mount Vernon
church on Ashburton place.
fremont temple. which has been one
Of the most conspicuous public build
ings Of Boston in the current genera
tion. stood On fremont street. opposite
the Tremsnt house. aud adjoining the
Parker house. Originally the structure
was widely known as the fremont the
ater. an oid-time resort for dramatic
entertainment for n bygone generation.
Since 1868 ID has been celebrated all
over the country rs the largest BAPTIST
church in New England. IL not in
America. and the headquarters of that
denomination The object OF taking
IL for religious purposes was stated in
the original appeal for purchase money
To found n free church in Boston. where
''all persons. whether rich ar poor,
without distinction Of color or condi-
tion. might worship" The price
paid for the place was $1,000. to
which sI25. 000 was added for furnish
ing and remodeling. On December Z.
N+0 hN" AR&9% - Uut 0l
the night Of March 81. ls7.. the te empIe
was burned and John Hall. n citizen.
was killed. and George Estes. fireman
of Engine No. :, Charleston. had his
back broken and died shortly after
wards. The loss was slTs. .s65: insur-
anee. s45. .2sf. \ new building ON the
old site was completed. however. in
December, 1878. at n cost of sIs6, 600
On August -. 1879. the building was
destroyed again by fire. but was
promptly rebuilt and opened on
October II. 1850. at a cost Of more than
$50. 900. The seating capacity was
equal To an audience Of e.000 people
Beneath this great hall was the mellon,
with seating capacity of 900.
The fire originated in the organ loft
The definite cause is unknown. but il
is attributed tn either defective electric
light wires or overheated steam pipes
A later estimate of the loss brings the
total down to t225. 200. fremont tenn
pie was not entirely burned The
flames extended 10 the roof. destroying
the same and generally wrecking the
interior, while the remainder of the
building was flooded with immense
voIumns OF water.
Freight wreck the Middle Division of
the PennsyIvania Road.