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On Monday tnornin at 2 o’clock a mar.*•living next to the First Baptist Churchthought he smelt burning fire or rags.While lie was thinking about it. he thoughthe heard a crash as if some heavy substancehad fallen through something. The samenoise was heard by Sheri AT Alien's wife, whoresides on the west suit of the Church.Alien and the man aforementioned both rrnout and discovered the First Baptist Churchto be on fire. An alarm was immediatelyturne*3 in from the nearest box. and 1 hr Twosand Threes were promptly on hand, but wereconsiderably bothered about getting water.As soon a* the engines took water it wasba*. a short time until the fire was under eon-tinl and out. ft seems the noi*o heard hv♦the man and Mr. Allen was the fallingthrough of the large furnace, in which therehad been fire all dav to heat the room for♦morning and evem ng 'services, and w Krh i« sunposcAto 1iac hern the cause of the fire, as it was immediate!v above the furnace where the fire seems to have originated. The building is considerably damaged, but the main los* w ill be on the furniture, lt;cni s, car* pets, Sunday' school Library, c„ upon which there is no insurance. The entire loss will foot up about $2,000. of which amount $Sco i* covered oy insurance in the F. M and M. Insurance Company. The church has a large pipe ofiran, upon which there is an insurance of $300. The organ is some damaged, but to what extent is not yet known.
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Hamilton Guidon
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, Jan 21, 1875
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