Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-27 | Page 7 | Children Sang Hymns While Church Burned

CHILDREN SANG HYMNS WHILE CHURCH BURNED Kansas City Dec 27 While firemen fought a a stubborn stubborn bl ze In tire the base basement bo ment of at fire tho Peoples Methodist church churchIn In lit Kansas Kanu City Han Kan yesterday GO 60 chil children chi children dren Ignorant of tho the fact that the tho building was on fire firo fre sang aang Christmas hymns h and aul took part pat In a special boil holi holiday hol day service service The rhe he church Is heated by a 0 furnace which often ofton fills tho room with smoke when a fire Is being kindled and for this reason ron the thel o was no alarm felt Cel yesterday when whon tho congregation con de detected detected alt all odor odom O OI burning of wood An Investigation al however showed that lint the tho basement was as on tire fire fre but fearing rearIng a a panic panle If it tho tIre fact became known kown a mom bel of or the church mot met the tho lire fire lre department half a 0 a block away and had I them enter the tho building quietly Tho The blaze blazo was extinguished with chemicals