Eyewitness Account: First (Scots) Fire, 1945
“One of my most vivid memories of the church is of the terrible fire that was discovered about 4 a.m. August 26, 1945. The fire gone up through the organ into the ceiling which was supported entirely by an extensive framework of wood. If the fire had become established there, it would likely have meant the loss of the entire ceiling, the roof supports, and the roof of the sanctuary…”