The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-17
TALMAGES CHURCH BURNED
SERMON JUST CONCLUDED.
For The Third Time The Tabernacle II
Destroyed by Fire.

Dcv. pr T. Dewitt Talmages new Taber-
ua,lo. az the corner OF Clinton and Green
avenues. brooklyn. was burned at noon Sun
day. The Hotel Regent adjoining, and sew
oral dwelling houses In the vicinity, were al
30 damaged and destroyed. The loss Is esti.
mated at I 0OO. 600. This Is the third time
Dr. Ialmage has lost his church by fire and
by u singular coincidence eash fire occurred
on SUNDAY. lln was moved to tears rs he
witnessed the destruction Of the beautiful
cdiilcc
Flames broke out in the church ediflce just
after those who had attended the morning
service had lcu the building Had the fire
broken out one hour earlier. while the build
ing was filed with worshipper- it is almost
certain that a dreadful panic and loss Of life
world have resulted. Everything In the tab
crugclo was DESTROYED with the building.
pcrhnIs the loss which will grieve DIR. Tai
mage most j. that Of the memorial stones
which he brought from the East and which
we're II In the wall nt the right II the organ.
They were four IN number. The top block
was from Mount Cavalry and bore the word
Sacrifice" The stone below was from
Mount sinai bearing on it "The law The
bottom stone T. from Mars Hill aud bears the
inscription "GoSpel.' The fourth stone was
unmarked.
Tho lire was discovered eNNfilN NIlpF IL
o'clock. Just after the congregation had been
dismissed. IulmHg" was In the church
shaking hands with members of the con.
grcgatiun when a small boy rushed In and
informed the sexton that he had seen smoke
coming out of the windows on the Waverly
avenue side of the church. sexton Day
rushed downstairs 60 the motor room and be.
gan making n thorough examination, but
not able to ilnd any indications of u fire. he
meeting Ilr IHlmuvt
who had smrllcd smoke. The boy volunteer
ed 10 20 up I'm the back Of the organ TO see IL
IL was there lie did 20 aud second later np-
prarrd with his face blackencd aud almost
sunocutod with smoke. All he could say was
that he had discovered the fire iuthe buck of
the organ. Dr. Ialmage started for the or.
gan. but before hc could get near II gust OF
flame burst fromthc top.
Ry the time the iirencn arrived the flames
were bursting from all the windows. Two
extra alarm, and finally II special call Were
sent iu bringing all the engines in Brooklyn
aud Williamsburg to the fire. The greatest
excitement prevailed. Inside of 30 minutes
after the lire was discovered, and by o'clock
the roof and the handsome stecrle had fallen
In.
Great jcts of flame shot across the open
space between IN" Tabernacle and the Hotel
Regent which i~urNt 10 the church on Clin-
ton avenue and m "A short space ot time II
was burning ilcrrrly The Regent j. u family
hotel. The guests lied in dismay. Some Of
them stopped 10 throw their vauables and
clothing from the windows, while others
hurried TO places of safety just ~ they hap
pcnod 70 bc appnrrled when the panic struck
them. At the time Of the fire there were NJ
guests and 30 servants In the hotel. and many
Of these had narrow escapes.
\ number Of dwellings IN the vicinity
caught lire again and again. but the ilremen
l..ls .tsft
tinguishcd the flames. The Summeriled
Methodist Episcopal church'was caught fire
from flying sparks. The numerous small
fires continued until O'Clock before the fire.
Inen had gotten things under control.
Phe loss on the Hotel Regent including the
building. paintings and the guests house
hold Aoods will amount 10 about S600.000.
The l1ss on the 1alernncle Il about 100000.
and tine adjoining buildings are -'ported to
be damage 10 the e~'-t Of 200 600 " ~
said tnat the BOuci was insured for s)U0 900,
-Four flremen were overcome by heat during
the progress OF the flames and had e. be reN
moved from the scene. IL II supposed the
IRE was caused by spark from one u tho
electric light wires behind the organ.
During the progress Of the fire AN immense
crowd gathered The intense heat of the IRE
combined with that oi the sun cau-cd several
prostrutions ia the crowd. Expressions II
regret at the misfortune which
had oycrtaken DR.. Tdlmagc were heard vu
all sides.
Thank God. said the minister. God
mercy ovrrtOWcrs tho disaster. II was all ~J
sudden that ! cannot explain it. Had the
lire occurred half an hour sooner there
would have been u tcrrih" los OF life The
church was crowded; fully 5000 people were
thrrc \ stampede would have occurred and
many would have been crushed 10 death or
sutlDsatcd.'
The subject of DR.. Ialmagc's sermon this
U ruinS was "a Cheerful Church, The
t.Nt was Solomcus song, is: /. "Behold,
Thou Art Fair. My Love- II was only on
Thursday and Friday last that he celebrated
in the Tabernacle the completion of the 25tp
wear of his pastorate.