. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . r, but at that instantthe great pipes of the organ, already half consumed by the flames, fell outwardwith a crash and into the auditorium. Another stej), and the pastor of the Tabernacle would have been buriedin the blazing mass. As it was, he quickly turned and hastened to the exitfrom the study. At the last moment he would have returned to the platform ;but friends conveyed him, safe and unhurt, but still dazed from his terribleexperience, to the outer air on Greene Avenue. Others greeted him joyfullyon the sidewalk, believing
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . r, but at that instantthe great pipes of the organ, already half consumed by the flames, fell outwardwith a crash and into the auditorium. Another stej), and the pastor of the Tabernacle would have been buriedin the blazing mass. As it was, he quickly turned and hastened to the exitfrom the study. At the last moment he would have returned to the platform ;but friends conveyed him, safe and unhurt, but still dazed from his terribleexperience, to the outer air on Greene Avenue. Others greeted him joyfullyon the sidewalk, believing him to have perished in the church, which was nowa roaring furnace of flame. MANY NARROW ESCAPES There were several other narrow escapes, but fortunately all were out ofthe doomed building before the fire and smoke filled the auditorium. W. Lawrence. Treasurer Thomas Pittblado, Trustee T. E. Mat-thews and others were among those who were exposed to serious peril, andtheir escape was providential. Mr. Lawrence crept out on hands and knees o a -o Wf. 247 248 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK to the open air, and Mr. Matthews and a few others were almost suffocatedwhen they reached the street. Meanwhile, the fire had made tremendous headway and the interior ofthe great building was all ablaze. The beautiful decorations, hired for theoccasion, valued at $15,000, were swept away in a moment; the organ was awreck, and the woodwork of auditorium and galleries was all aflame. Flamesshot through the roof in broad sheets, and the Hotel Regent, the finest inBrooklyn, was soon the prey of the fire. Vast crowds of spectators assembled in the streets, and the entire firedepartment of the city was summoned to the spot to fight the devouringelement. But the efforts were unavailing. Soon the noble Tabernacle was ashapeless, blackened ruin, only the tottering and broken walls being left of themagnificent temple that had stood as a landmark for Christianity in America. The destr
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