The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20
FREMONT TEMPLE AFIRE.
THE PARKER ROUSE DAMAGED BY
WATER.

The Fire Discovered by a Guest Of
the Hotel at 7 O'Clock in the Morn
iug-The Guests Aroused by the
Hotel Gongs-The Total Loss $685.
600.
BOsToN. March 19.-Fire broke out about
7o'clock this morning in fremont temple,
on fremont street, opposite the fremont
house, and before noon the entire structure
was gutted, entsiling a loss roughly esti-
mated at $225, 900.
Fireman Patrick Dunn OF Engine No. 26
mad leg broken, and another man, whose
name is unknown, is reported seriously In
jured.
Box 729 was rung in about 1850 o'clock.
This is the special box of the Parker house,
and people pictured with the ringing big
hotel confsgration and all its attending
horrors. AN employe Of the Parker horse
sounded the gongs of the different floors to
arouse the guests aud quickly the occupants
Of the rooms hurried out in great
excitement When it was seen that there
was no Immediate danger OF the fire reach
ing the hotel, the guests proceeded to re-
move their trunks. The protective depart
ment did much to save the interior of the
house from the water that poured down
through the open stairway. It was not the
Parker house ablaze but fremont temple,
adjoining.
DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE.
The fire in the temple was discovered by
one of the guests on the fourth floor of the
Parker house. He had first been aroused
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startled by seeing flames darting from the
window fronting him. He thought it was
the hotel, and smashing the glass on one Of
the signal boxes on his floor sent in the first
alarm Pedestrians on fremont street had
noticed the smoke issuing from the upper
story OF the temple and they sent in an
alarm from box IS, quickly following it
with a second.
Through the open windows in the upper
flooTs OF the hotel great volumes of smoke
poured in from the burning building, which
was fiery furnace twenty minute efter
the first alarm. The blaze poured from all
the upper windows threatening the Burn
ham building and W. T. Buffers building
adjoining 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 fTemeu ran lines
Of hose up through the Parker
house and the Park hotel ard
both buildings were damaged by water.
AT $50 o'clock the fire was well under
control.
The loss on the temple is variously esti-
mated from SS25. 900 to 1915, 900, while the
Parker house is believed to have been
damaged by water to the extent OF S50,0 900
Besides the Union Temple church Rev.
Dr. George G. Lorimer, pastor, the following
were among the concerns occupying offices
in the temple building: Polish School Of
Oratory, American Baptist Missionary
Mission, Home Mission Society, the busi-
ness and editorial departments of the
WdtcitnldH and the Baptist Social Union,
office Of the WOman'S Voice and Loyal
Women Of america.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire originated in the organ loft.
The definite cause is unknown, but is az
triouted to either defective electric
light wires or overheated steam
pipes. fremont temple was not
entirely burned. The flames extended to
the roof, destroying it, together with the
organ loft gallery and generally wrecking
the interior, while the remainder of the
building was flooded