Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-05-17
TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE

TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE
Destroyed by Fire Last Sunday
The Hotel Regent and Several
Dwellings Burned.
NEW YORK, May 13.-The
Rev. DR.. Talmage's new Taber-
nacle, at the corner of Clinton
and Green avenues. Brooklyn,
was destroyed by fire at noon to-
day. The Hotel Regent adjoin-
ing and several dwelling houses
in the vicinity were also de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated
at a million dollars. This is the
third time DIR. Talmage has lost
his church by fire. When the
fire started he was in the church
surrounded by a number of his
congregation, but all escaped.
He was moved to tears as he
witnessed the destruction of his
beautiful edifice. Three fire.
men were injured during the
fire, not fatally, however, and
there were scenes of panic as
the fire progressed.
As said above, this is the third
time the Talmage Tabernacle
has been destroyed by fire. By
a singular coincidence each fire
occurred on Sunday. Everything
in the Tabernacle to-day was de-
stroyed with the building. Per-
haps the loss that will grieve
Mr.. Talmage most is the loss of
the memorial stones which he
brought from the East and which
were set in the wall to TIE right
of the organ incased in stereo-
relief work. They we're four in
number. The top block was
from Mt. Calvary and bore the
word Sacrifice" The stone be-
low was from Mt. Sinai, and bore
on it, 1.-The Law" The bottom
stone is from Mars Hill and
bears the inscription Gospel
The front stone vas unmarked.
"a more unique collection never
was gathered in one place." DIR.
Talmage says of them.
The fire was discovered shortly
after IL o'clock, just after the
congregation was dismissed from
the morning service. DR.. Tai
mage was in the church shaking
hands with a number of people
when flames burst from the or
gan. Ex-supervisor Reed, who
was in the Summerfeld M. E..
Church directly opposite the
Tabernacle, had also seen the
smoke coming through the win
dows of the Tabernacle and had
sounded the alarm of fire. By
the time the fremen arrived the
flames where bursting from all
the church windows.
URNING OF THE HOTEL REGENT.
Jets OF flames shot across the
open space between the Taberna-
Gle and the Hotel Regent, which
is next to the church in Clinton
avenue, and in a short space of
time that portion of the hotel
nearest the church was burning
fercely.
The Tabernacle and the Hotel
Regent were completely Quilted.
Nothing remains but the walls.
At five o'clock portions of the
walls Of the Tabernacle fell. The
total loss is estimated at a little
lover one million dollars. The
loss on the Hotel Regent includ-
ing the buildings, paintings and
guests household goods, will
amount to about 5000, 900, The
loss on the Tabernacle is about
S400, 900, and the adjoining build
ing are reported to be damaged
to the extent of $50, 600. It is
said that the hotel was insured
for $500, 900.
-Four fremen were overcome
by heat during the process Oh
the flames and had to be removed
from the scene. All of them re
lowered. It is supposed that the
fire was caused by a spark from
one Of the electric light wires
behind the organ.
TALMAGE COMING SOUTH.
The Tabernacle was insured
for $3.50, 900. The board of trus.
tees of the Tabernacle held q
meeting at the house of DR.. Tai
mage, in which it was decided te
rebuild the Tabernacle. TIL
trustees say that DR.. Talmage is
about to start on his tour aroun6
the world as first intended. He
will go to Philadelphia, then te
Atlanta and to the Southern
States, to Honolulu, New Zea.
land and Australia.