New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
FIRST CHURCH LOSS
 BY FLAMES Sl2,OOO
CrontuoaJ From First pag~)

CrontuHaJ From First pagD aua oGt onto 1hr roof Of the chapel. From here they We're able 10 st down through a slylcht at the sc r Of the flames and. laying q line ol hose along this cIrcuitous route. c>- tjneuishrd them d second time.
 About l:%o o'clock this morning Supernumrrary Officer Albert j. Murphy, who had been detailed to stand guard in the church during the night. proved the wisdom or lhlt noy" when he found smoulderln@ rmb"rs in the basement near tn" place where the fire had begun. H. called assistance and the boards were pulled out to quonch this last ourbr,ak, 1t being necessary 10 usc water.
 Appraisers of Damage Appointed
 Al q meeting Of the First Cor grosauonal society held this morn
 ing \. r. Lcatitt was appointed ap- pr1iser on behalf of the chlrrn. Frederick J. Bliss of Hartford WIS named by an insurance company as lis appraiser, and these two will meet as soon as possible 10 drler- mine rho damage
 Because Of the damage in inc p,1'- ish house. particularly the wcakou- ing of the dining room ceiling by water a"epago, the meeting Of the mons association which was to have. been held in that room tonight hIs been indefinitely postponed Ernest l. Averill, assistant attorney general of Connecticut was to have spoken, and his topic. ironically. was to have been 'Thc Water Diversion Case Ba- tween Massachusetts and Connect cut"
 Tn" union Thanksgiving service scheduled to be held in the church auditorium at I0:&O o'clock Thurs day morning has also been rendered Impossible by the damage done 10 that portion of the structure. It has been transferred to the south Con- church at the invitation o0 Rev. Dr. George W. c. Hill anl the South Ecclesiastical society. Rev. William Ross pastor of the First Baptist church, will speak ana there wlIl be musical selections by lh" organist and choir of the First Congregational church.
 smoke Fills Church
 Dense clouds Of smoke rolled out onto Church street and ouyirous as the lire ato it's way from the chapel to blind attic over the main auditorium.
 The alarm was sounded from Box If at 7;fl and Engines l. ?. g. 4 and | with Trucks l and ; re- sponded
 On arriving al the so ne tine fire mon hroh" open the doors on the
 hurch street side of the chapel and entering the dining room founJ a solid sheet of fire in one corner. They attacked from the Church street side and the aIlcyway in the rear as well as just below the roof, Only q small amount of water slr- feed and then the Hrcmcn stripped Iajhs and plaster away from the half burned partitions and quickly put out th cmbers.
 The frcmon remained on inc seen" for more than an hour after A" fire was under control. l. was we'll they did as Iats" when a bundle Of Roy scout property vas hauled out of 'a" hallway where the fire started. it was foUut 10 be smoud- -ru@ inside.
 The entire interior both Of the chapel and ta" church building. was badly damaged by smoke as the building had no dr1ught until The 'rom"H broke in to attack the flames.
 Tl' chapel vas open all aftor- Ho"n. q rohearsaI being held there. |h" raG"u offices on the first floor Of '#" '11url were also occupied tS usual Rev. Alfred D. Hoiningcr. .eS". la'e pastor, was in inc rooms th'u f:"" #ud when he left there ''as no sian of tt" lire. he said. The 5a'ro.mam on 'te beat passed the ,a.ding inst before then and saw onthjuG 00j>s
 While 't' ar. vas in progress.
 npuatus u!oohud Church street so .'. no traffic could get through.
 .'' i.a'' @m "n ,Ntru detail of n""". !" l.op thn crowd out of the '"r'.'as Way eo ru,v could work +fHaat .,-urrloM
 lilN'~ pidr~t ErIi9iou- Organization
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 "F."r Er#m"! th" F,r+t EnrIosiasti- cad -""lty by tae State of C0nn"rI- I' l'a }"af- "go made Jt an of | punishable Ing fin. or tmprs- 'Hm."r for hol aft-nliug services m i."' church om Sunday
 Tho original ruanvr ,as gsan,, .H III "m-u siuml commny Of ""rSlHpn"r= cleared spu> .r r.. ""'1- a' point WUrg" iufad.,. park Ho" is and built a small m,4- ih5 house tH"rr This huIJur U4l E." heat, MAS constructed or rouaa Imd Ho"u boards and raa uou,, sat on on" side vLl.- 'a. maa sa. u. .aa u}I'r.
 Years mt'r a -.no.a u..crv . .oo." 'as "ons.r"'"o aa.n. tar orI 1a ,r5} ror pr.s.n. -,la.,ur. n.... greeted. and aH.r ,u r..t.l g... .!d'L Ta" mr-s.r auu.I.a .g s.pdin~ 'Uo aH4wf oa- on, r,J r.,. sal" If prtr. or seu. .an ua.n ir. congregation UUrola,I plot r. ground " Lt>ngton and W,st Malq streets ".."r" 'hr o.>r hugs. Of vo.- ship will nr ,ur..a.
 Equipment for r.. 'a mpot band "nl"h is h'u@ urg.uzs. by -.roop