The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
THE THIRD TIME.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage's Taber-
racle Burned.
The Congregation Had just Loft the Morn
Ing Service, Except u Few--The Hotel
Regent Also Burned-Aggregate
Loss Over Ono Million Dollars.

New YORK, May 14.-Fire seems TO
be the Nemesis of Rev. Il. De Witt Tai
mage and the members of his congre-
ga zion. Their beautiful new taber-
nacle at the corner of Clinton and
Greene avenues, Brooklyn, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday noon. The
flames broke out just after those who
had attended morning service had left
the building.
Not only was the church destroyed,
but the Hotel Regent, and n number Of
buildings were also greatly damaged.
Had the fire broken out one hour ear
lier, while the building was filled with
worshipers, it is almost Ger tain that a
dreadful panic and loss of life would
have resulted.
This is the third time that the Talmage
tabernacle has burned. 1t is singu-
lar coincidence that every fire was on
Sunday. Everything in the tabernacle
Sunday was destroyed with the build
ing. Perhaps the loss which will grieve
DIR. Talmage most is that of the me-
mortal stones which.he brought from
the east, and which were set in the
wall at the right of the organ,
encased in relief work. They were
four in number. The top block was
from Mt. Calvary and bore the word
Sacrifice. The stone below from Mt
Sinai, bearing on it They Law" The
bottom stone is from Mars Hill, and
bears the inscription, Gospel" The
front stone was unmarked. "a more
unique collection never was gathered
from one place." DIR. Talmage says ot
them.
The fire, it appears, originated back
of the organ. DIR. Talmage was in the
ard Moody, II. Adams, James H. Fer
guson and their wives, when a small
boy rushed into the church through
one of the open doors and informed tn,
sexton, Jas. Day, that he had seer
smoke coming out of the windows OF
the Waverly avenue side of the church
The flames spread with lightning
rapidity and the sparks flew in all di
rections. The greatest eXcitemen
prevailed. The interior of the churcl
was a seething, roaring mass of flames
inside of thirty minutes after the fir,
was discovered, and, by 1 o'clock thu
roof and the handsome steeple hat
fallen in.
There were two ladies in the Hote
Regent who had to be carried out Or
the fifth floor Mrs. Loomis of Savannah
Ca, was lying i'll with her young baby
only a few days old She was carried
safely from the burning hotel, and
with her child, was removed in an am
bulance to the Homeopathic hospital
!; Miss Kean, the assistant housekeepe
of the hotel, was also carried from tn
building. She had just passed through
a severe illness. but was convalesccnt
The loss is estimated at little owe
81, 900, 900. The loss on the Hotel Re
gent, including the building, painting
and the guests household goods viii
amount to about 100000. The loss o.
the tabernacle is about S40O,0 an
the adjoining buildings are reported t
be damaged to the extent of $50, 0OO l
is said that the hotel was insured fo
$4,000
Four fremen were overcome by hea
during the progress of the flames, an
had to be removed from the scene. Al
sequently.recovered. It's suppose
the fire was caused by spark fror
one of the electric light wires benin
!. the organ,