Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-05-18

snn making a thorough examination. Not
cling abl" tu liud any indications If n fire he
IAN upstairs. As he entered the church he met
Dr. Ialnage with Leonard Moody. They
had also smclled smoke. The boy had volun
.e"r'''l to 20 up to the back OF the organ {,
-"e II 1t was there He hid So and SECOND
later appeared before the three gentlemen
who were waiting for him, with his iacc
hmrkcnrd and almost ~olIoratrd from smoke
Dr. Talmagr, Mr.. Day and Mr. Moody
started for the organ, hut before they rou,
get near II, u gust Uf flame burst from the toI
Of ii. The gentlemen then made Il hurrir,
exit.
la til" meantime cX-SuprrNi-ur Reed, VIII,
WAS i'll the Symmetrical VI. l.. church, direct
ly orro-it" tn" Tabernacle. had ~ecn IN,
smokr coming from the Ialrrnurr window,
and had sent ia nu nlnrm of tirr. Before Dr
Itluaee and his friends had reached the
outer gate oi the church the whole interior g
the edifice was in flames. BY the time the
ircm"n arrived the flames were bursting
from all the windows. Two extra alarms and
finally a special call we're sent in, bringing
all of the engines in Brooklyn and Williams.
burg to the fire. The flames spread with al
most the rupidity OF lightning and the sparks
few in all directions
All the people living in the Hotel Regent
a ijoininH, fed from their apartments. leav,
ing everything behind them. 1t was nonr toe
soon, as III" tamr- shortly afterwards sprcaC
tn the hotel After hard fight the hall boys
and servants surrreeded IN rNtinguishin1
the flames. The fire in the church rageC
iuriou-Iy, however. and Ia" hotel agair
caught lire. This time 1t was on the seventh
floor, in the mir shaft. The men were unable
to cope with it and pretty soon the upper
floors Of the hotel We're in flames. At las,
the men had 10 seek safety in the street
The fireman could do nothing in regard tc
the hotel other than keep the flames from
spreading 10 adjoining houses. Their lines
Of hose Were short and could not reach IN,
top Of the building. Neither did they have
n water tower. Both buildings burned fierce.
~ until nearly O'Clock. when the lire was
under control All Of the fireman were kept
busy putting out snail fires which occurred
in the houses near by and within four block.
Of the church and hotel. The Summcrile0
VI. +. church also caught fire from flying
sparks and was damaged about $4,000.
The people living in the Hotel Regent lost
all their effects. No one in the hotel was in.
jured, although three women were taken
down the fire escapes from the third. ilftt
and sixth floors. One II the women rescued
was Mrs. NJ A. Loomis OF Savannah, Ga.
Five houses caught fire on Greene avenue
sustaining damage all the way from 20, 900 tc
$4,000. While the ilrcmen W TO at work on
the houses on Greene avenue flames were
seen coming from the roofs Of four houses on
Washington avenue They were eXtinguished
after having damaged each house to the eX.
sent of 81 800. Two houses and stable on
| Waverlv avenue were also damaged from
$4,000 to $4,000 each.
! The Tabernacle aud Hotel Regent were
| completely Quilted. Nothing remains but the
walls. At five o'clock portions OF the rear
wall OF the Tabernacle fell The total loss Is
! estimated at over million dollars. The loss
at the Hotel Regent, including the building.
! paintings and the guests household goods.
| will amount to about 5000. .000 The loss on
! the Tabernacle is about S400 900, and the I'D
| joining buildings are reported to be damaged
| TO the extent OF $4,000. 1t is said that the
hotel was insured for 100000.
! 1t IL supposed that the fire was caused by a
spark from one Of the electric light wires be.
hind the organ in the Tabernacle.
/ The Tabernacle was dedicated on April %,
1891. II was u brick structure, with brown
stone trimmings and Of Romanesque archi.
lecture. 1t was 100 bv l20 feet and had q
seating cspacity Of $780, The school room
was large enough to hold 1900 persons. The
building was put up at n cost OF s400, 000 in.
Guiding an organ which cost $50, 900.
The first fire which affected DIR. Talmage
occurred in December, 1872 The church
was then situated at Nevins and Srhermer.
| horn streets Another church was built on h,
sume site, and on October 9. 1889, wa,
burned down at 2 o'clock In the morning
The congregation then built the last ed .,
| burned.
Dr. l'almage celebratedh his 2jth anniversar,
as pastor Of the Tabernacle last week. Per
haps the loss which will grieve DIR. Talmag,
most Is that OF the memorial stones which h,
brought from the east, and which were set IL
the wall ut the night Of the organ They
we're four in number The top block wa,
from Mount Calvary and bore the word Sac
rnce' The stone below, from Mount Sinai
bore on it "The law The bottom stone wa
from Mars Hill, and bore the inscription
Gospel" The fourth stone was unmarked
The board OF trustees Of the Tabernacl,
held meeting in the house OF DIR. Talmage
at which 1t was decided 70 rebuild the Tab
ernacle. The statement given out by tn
trustees Is that from the insurance none
realized from the sale Of land. they will pa
all debts. Within II year the work OF rebuild
ing will begin. They will sell the presen
land where the Are occurred and move L
another site and buy II at a cost of not NOR,
than $40 900.
The trustees prepared letter to DR.. Tal
mage, asking him If he would accept tn
pastorate OF a new tabernacle IL II was bull
free from debt, and he replied that he woul
do 90.
A trustee said that Russell Sage would ac
cept Sl25,OOO in full payment of all hi
claims,