Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-23
Peih,n. kis itaAre still wlil llte and How
SWnbi6 Ter Wild and Burning dreams ~ night,
What can q do6ei "a sure do not kIoE=,
TdtkftSh hin-btt he LOOKED as II he'd hshs, N
Pom Tie Ssw York TiEes
Nassau Hall in Rnins.

The destruction OF Nassau Hall has already been
announced. Tie sons Of h0l1 Nassau as they
a.s wont 10 call her, wete proud Of the tisocf e'
collections thpl clustered so thickly around the
building whose wells alone relnain-magni6cel
even IL theft ,lesolsti0n. About 8 o'clock, 7. N.
on Saturday, the 10th inst, fife broke out In one
Of the rooms OF the second story. II Is not pre-
ciseIy known how Il originated. II is probable,
hUwsveh that the carpet caught ftom o spark, ~
from piece Of wood having rolled from the fite
Mace Upon The floor, Allie Efforts 81 the Officers
aud students OF the College and Of the citizens Il
The town, 10 arrest lie flames Ptoved unovsiing-
Tho building was Of stone, thtee stories highlwith
Il basement. II was one bundled aud seYenty.sx
feel In length, and at The time OF lis erection,
1850 was The largest elidce in this county. at
The time OF It's destruction It was occupied by two
OF The tutors and eieh'y.tllIee students. One Of
the tnlots and many Of the students had their fur.
nlute, hbtaiieS and waidtobes entirely destroyed.
The greater potion, however, Of the effects oftle
students was rescued. The loss upon the build.
IRg is about sSl000-insulance $4,000, The
PERSONAL property destroyed amounted 10 about
5000. This will fall heavily upon The students,
Inehy Of whom con III ahforl the loss.
At an early period OF The fte, even before The
building was BY most petsOnS con$ileled 10 danger,
tit door oil the picture gallery wos forced Open by
Mt. CameEoR, one Of The tutors, and MI GichtSt,
lrtmbet II the senior Glass. They wete sotn
lined by ptoleSsOts Ggetnnd Duniej, and Otlets,
citizens aud Students eager 10 rescue the portrait
Of Washington, by the elder l'eNlc, and tho POT.
ltaits OF lie EARLIER Presidents and friends Uf the
College. These wete all removed without Injury
10 pIpce Of safety. The potlrIit Of Washington
vas palnted Ia ISL Of The request Of the BOarl
Of Trustees, anil is eOnsilered one Of the finest
productions Of American ut. The flame in which
il IS placed formerly cOnlOinedn pOttait Of GtOres
II. DurIag the battle II PnHcetOlI, Januofy ,,
I'LL, cannon ball CNIeted rne Of tile chapel
windows aud destroyed lie portrait Of his M0jeStY
Little respect was shown To royalty in those dnyS
Duiine The revolutionary war lie building just
destroyed was OccupielbY the British ss baEtack,
and Subsequently By the American troops uS
hospital, Congress alsO met IN II IN 1883, when
obliged 10 leave Philadelphia that its deliberations
might not be ovetawel. Upon the % Of March,
l1G?, II was destroyed BY fife. The Iale beloved
! President (Dr. CntHahan,l waSal that iiule iulOt
| Twice hos liz witnessed us obstruction, mud we
trust that liz will second time behold It's tesOth'
ton. The duties OF the institution will not be at
oil interrupted, and Immediate steps will be taken
towards rebuilding IT, The indUmilAbe energy Of
It's wotlly President, Dr. MuCIeom is well known.
lie beats tile blow With the calm resignation Of a
chislain philosopher, satisfied that there is Ous
who tan Ghnhs COOL out Of evil"
| For some time an eFjn has been making 10 Se'
cure on endowment Of $4,000 lot this institution.
Mote than hall Of this amount has, We UlleEstamd,
been contributed by us (tirndS. The late finan'
cai crisis Il IS impeded tue completion Of this te'
sign. l. is 10 be hoped That the tecent calamity
willlndnce u who feel OIL interest ia Itt Sellars
10 use theft utmost efforts mi only 10 complete,
hut eyea 10 extend This endowment Nassau Hall
has peculMt claims upon the county. Among
het Presidents she can number &lSahis, thegteal
met lphyaclJn; Davies, whOSu lrerliCtion Of Wash.
lnsion's stralness has been ST. often quoted aud
WllherslUon, One Of the sisuers u tic DeClata.
/ ton Of Independence.
tIarvatJ. il6SS) William Onj Mary, (l69il and
Vale, (f0O) ate the only Institutions that wete
founded Vi on earlier period,
| Among her graduates hnve been some OF The
most distinguished hien Of this country. To seIec!
from among the living might seem inYIdious, whste
lhete ate 81 many adotnIng Ihe forum, The leels'
latlYe hall, aud the pulpit. FtOM tue dead We
stall EeCull hut one uaHIr-lnOt Of James MndI'
sou. JUSlvS.