Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-14

] the fire occurred half an hour sooner there would have been terrible loss. The church was crowded at the morning service. Sir
 thousand psrsons were there. A stampede
 would have occurred and many would have
 been crushed. =
 "If the fire had occurred an hour later,
 when the Sabbath school would be In ses-
 sion, there would likely @ hundreds of be-
 reaved homes in Brooklyn. Personally l
 am not bit disheartened. I never had
 found fault in God"
 pr. Talmsge said the fire was undoubt- edly caused by electric wires.
 s.I believe it caused our fire three years sgo,n he continued, "and I am positive that 1t caused this one"
 Dr. Talmage had somewhat narrow escape during the progress of the fire. When asked if the fire would change his plans, Dr. Talmsgs replied that 1t would. He had arranged to start to morrow for Philadelphia, Washington and San Fran cisco, leaving the latter city May S1 for Honolulu. "Ths latter part of the pro gram" said Dr. Talmsge, twill be carried out, but shall stay in Brooklyn for sev- eral dsysn The subject of Dr. Tslmage's sermon was .'A Cheerful Church" The text was Solomon's songs, chapter {, first verse: Behold, thou art fair, my love-"
 While the fire was in progress fireman Of engine No. 10 was overcome by the heat and was removed to the Homeopathy hospital. An unknown woman was also taken there suffering from shook and sf- ter being attended was allowed to depart. George Cunningham and T. J. Sheridan, both dremsn, were taken to the city hos pitsl. Cunningham was suffering from shook and bruises, while Sheridan was burned about the head and body. After both men had been attended to they were removed to their homes.
 Thieves were active during the fire. Several men entered the house of Lawyer Louis Hurst on Clinton avenue and told the family to get out, as they were in dan ger of getting injured. Mrs. Hurst's son ordered the men to leave, but he was hus tied into the rear yard, and then all the family left the house. One of the family went-in search of @ policeman, but when one was found the thieves had departed, taking with them jswelry valued at $500.
 The fire was witnesse1 by large crowd of people who ha,tsned to the scens from all directions. The trolley wires along Greene avenue were snapped by the heat and dangled over that thorouahfsre, i'm perilling the lives of fremen and policemen. Word wae telephoned to the railroad power house to shut of the electric current. The Inten60 neat or tue ure cOmOlneQ Wltn that of the monday sun csused several prostrs- lions in the crowds of onlookers.
 The board of trustees of the Tabernacle tonight held a meeting in the house of Dr. ralmsge at which 1t was decided to re- build the Tabernacle. The trustees cay hat Dr. Tslmsge is to start on his trip the world as first intended. The statement given out by the trustees Is hat from the insurance money and money realized for the sale of land they will pay Ill debts. Within a year the work of re- building will begin. They will sell the present land where the fire occurred and move to another site, and buy it at a cost ,f not more than SIC. 900.
 Dr. Tslmsge will start on his trip lround the world to morrow. He will first go to Philadelphia, then to Atlanta, then 70 San Francisco, Honolulu, New Zealand md Australia.
 The trustees prepared letter to Dr. Tal- mage asking him if he would accept the oastorate of @ new Tabernacle if 1t was built free from debt and he replied that he would do 30.
 A trustee said to night that Russell Sage would accept $125, ,00O in full payment of Ill his clsims.