De afgebrande Hervormde kerk te Schagen

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... It was a typical market day. A large church bell struck five. Was the Thursday, August 29, 1895 "Fire, fire!" - it was the cry of a tinsmith, to repair the southern part of the church roof. It was his negligence with a soldering iron, and lead to disaster. There was a south-west wind, and the fire began to spread rapidly. Despite the fire, the clock in the belfry struck, and at 5. 0, and at 6. 0, but then fell with the noise down, then hit the steeple. Just before midnight firefighters managed to cope with the fire.... Mr Tinsmith tried, found guilty in a fire and was sentenced to three weeks imprisonment. And the city council had to solve many urgent problems. people left without a clock, and besides, the church roof collects rainwater, which flows into a large tank at the market square. Before the fire, the citizens, who did not have their own water could fill a bucket at the well ten tsentov.