Church Founded in 1834, Destroyed
The historic Metropolitan Temple of the Methodist Episcopal Church on Seventh avenue south of 14th street, New York City, was totally destroyed by a midnight fire in March. The congregation was established in 1834. President Grant once worshipped there and his pew was marked with a gold plaque. Services were held annually in his memory. The edifice was flanked on cither side by a three story parish bouse and a rectory.
Fire started on the third floor of the parish house, evidently from an overheated hot air flue which passed through a hanging ceiling to the roof. From a point near this passage of the hot air pipe, was an open door to the balcony of the church.
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