The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-01 00:00:00

PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OF THE CRYSTAL

PALACE BY PIM

The Crystal Palace—deservedly the most popular
place or reme.tion and amusement in and near London
—was partially deatroyed by fire on Sunday. The fire
was first seen about two o'clock in the afternoon, and
originatxl—how no one knows—near to the reading.
rooms There were but few persons in the bui ding, and
their effort.i to stem the ptogrem of the oit.fixgrstion
were wholly unavailing. Dirty wore reinforced by
residents in the neighbourhood and navvies, I
who gladly gave thew help. Still the Bre
aPreui until it touched thi northern aide ,
of 'he great Handel orchestra. By thin time help I
wax coming from London. Captain Shaw was on the
'pot, •od an shun lent supply of water hung to head,
the Runes were elected. Unfortunately, bowies', the
water tower PA caught fire, and burned until eeery•
thing in it that was intammatele bad been consumed.
The neerth•autern tramept was almost wholly destroyed
and at half•paat three o'clock the end of the betiding I
doge way; the roof fell in as far as the north
transept, and the Barnes shb opine rams. The
appearance of the burning end of the Palace at
this moment wax indeeeribably greed. The Bums
played along the red-hot gliders in fantastie wreaths,
and suddenly the whole mean diasolved as if by maffie,
and, gradually sinking down, fell with a terrific wash.
The main girders of the transept remained standing,
audio the midst of their 'uvular wishes eould be seen the
coleusl statues of the Egyptian Court sitting creel, with
lamas leaping and playing around them; never were they
invested with such an aspect of grandeur and majesty.
On the floor of this wing, as every one knows, the
aviary and the collection of monkeys, ie., were kept.
Efforte were made to remove aa many of these creatures
VI possible; one gentleman took out fifteen canaries
and let them b.. Is the nave. Another veined an
eagle. and tarried it away under his arm others made
• dart at the owlery, and meld .c.me of fig ogcopiurts;
but the unhappy *albumins.. fell a Minim to the
He was gess frantic) and tearing at gbg bug of hie esme
in his wild terror. but no owe awed nape,. pea,
the spot, and be was burnt he death. The poor
wreteh'a shriek. and cries veers oxlaful to hear.
Nearly the whole of the aeireek and bird. have, how-
ever, perished, including the monkey. and &Amp...,
the .ioging birds, the the parrot, and
maxims, and '• the Way Rippopotoons." A Inc
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DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS

11,1RCHESTSR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1867.