New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17

and a wing on either side II is 100 feet deep and
80 feet wide
In the rear OF the church where the Ere started,
is the vestry The flames were burnihs
pretty hercey by the time they were discovered
but II will never be known how long the church
had been ablaze before two 81 the Westminster
police saw the smoke coming through one Of the
three memorial windows IN the rear These win
dows had been put in in memory Of Lady charlotte
Zerega Franano and were unveiled IN 1895.
A crowd soon gathered and Butler. the old sex
ton was almost weeping as he begged them TO save
the famous Bibi. II had been stolen twice ana
found IN pawnshops, and had been rescued several
times before from fires IN the church II weighs
seventy-hve pounds.
Fireman Aioncle finally got into the room. He
was driven out twice but he found the book 1t
was burning when he picked 1t UP, and II hao eeen
wet by the hremen He got out with the Bible out
ne almost paid with his life for It.
Meantime other workers had been busy rescuing
other property. They saved a lot OF pictures ana
relies. which had been adornments Of the several
churches that have stood the present site
on the steeple is A fine old clock presented oy
the parishioners az a cost Of 1900. Inc saie con-
tanning the communion service and chslices was IN
the chancel ROOM and was surrounded by flames
vet its contents were unframed The communion
service is one OF the oldest IN this country
Both organs in the church were compietey &C.
stroyed. The gallery organ was presented oy Mt
Annie Casweu IN memory OF her father' "liiiaii
Caswell II cost $1,000 The chance4 organ Cos'
& 600 and was presented by Mrs. John {. FurrnaT
All the interior part OF the chuIcA va 90 -
wrecked The roof was burned through 70 me
middle of the church, and nearly all the pe"S "''0
burned broken. . -.o-,, Peed
Arrow the grandson Of the sexton was me iasC
one i'm the church. He closed IL at CLoch ~.
Tnesday night and everything was safe az thai
time The church IS lighted by eSctrleIty sGppt1eu
from the street II Is thought that deIeclNe, u
suIstion started the fire. The church is covered Dy
insurance 10 the amount OF slWUr. - 10000 80,
The Congregation OF St. Peters was for G 10y
the Provincial Assembly in this country on StPtt-ndd
her n 1883 The first church was erected III lIvv'
aud was a small structure II was burneu uoF't4
The second building put up In lls5 ana was OF
III ne II was also burned. The third church was
buiIt in 1856 II burned In 1910. Inc presenl
struc,iIre was erected in 1879. IL had furnace
g. r-bich caused some damage in lSS therefore
tbts is the second fire which the present churcH ds
rsferad more Yesterday than at any otner tlIne
e. Peters was the church IN when the re-. II
Cta-Iae A Briggs was be ordained. Inc pdstol'
DR. Frank NJ Clendenin. MADE stTenuoUS 70 y Sei5
~ rs Pro-Cat hedral DR.. CleDdenin ana ms IdusH
~ - rresent are at Chappaqua on me oI1 HoaCe
1900 estate DR. Clendenn married daughter
~ Mr. Greeley. Some OF the psrlshohieIs Oh ~,
Havemeyers L c. Potter. nephe" % btSio d.
.ar. Frederick Jackson, Winam w aIsOH 49,
SS6iaY George Adee Watson n. Boyne. MlIlah
Tors6aw the Waterburys and FERRIS b"
The list Of MINISTERS rs ri6v OF 20 the Rev Thomas
55tnedIsrd I727-60 the Rev. John Miner IioI, %
9sv samuel Seabury 1864 the I.eE; d b@I
tow 1872 49, the Rev John o IL e t William
PPoweli 1890 40; the Rev Charles J. Jacksohtb To-
~, CHRISTOPHER Wyatt, lS7l-Ls. the heS. "
sne TCbnson 1915 and the Kew rra"A W.
Clendentn, since lSo'.