New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-08
rgr DISTRACTION or THE CRYSTAL
I"N PALACE.

. ,ss.ing Of the Board OF "''o :,
80 annual Fair Of the American l"'.''"'' NOV"
.s', IONS Of the Institute, No ''' n''"o"a!
.,enpc. the following resolutions "e'' "''A
uousy adop'e'; x ,,o, which the American Institute
keSspeS, -, ~. ,aAaen disastrous IN ~, a.
hes sos'snes = rendered the Board o. M si, the
is.ep.be ths r-vons ,at.d the products II thu
sS, aod genius 70 their oe ~, Az :. sse the cons
hsar syueatay te 81 stone and iron and glass may
ing d. and melt IN the ntr S I'D s.un. of Amer
,yery part" never orr 30 quick execute, can
can inventor. 49, tho, whien his -. I'D. cv
K,ved That ihe Of confidence and approval emsuans
Of ps'uoe DC 81 erhbors ID Ni mn i, "a, 80
Represented hfo nd elasticity winch ris's higher IN" lower
t,1 down hey NIKE TO- carry on the ,hre.h an
esor they ar ,e slirt in which Il was begun.
1r. -, q meeting of Exhibitors and Contributors
feSteIIaS', Inc Murray Hi House, and appointed Il
,;ttee to take into Consideration the expectancy OF
t.ln nm another exhibition this season, and escer
geI'"E sf, aocommo latiOns can be secured for
ien nnycose. MIR. Charick, Superintendent
is ~ The Eighth Avenue Railroad, had offered
o. use III building situated ut the corner
w sope;.b street and Eight avenue. Another build
.nsu Canal street had also been offered for the
n. ,,cse TIE Committee were instructed TO examine
Yutf sdaptatOn, and report thereon.
yhs Board Of Managers held private meeting at
~ ,oops Of the Institute last evening. 1t appearing
El.~ffr
20. the work of al incendary, il was resolved To
n.maerd the offering Of a reward Of 5000 for the
LECTION and conviction Of the parties who set fire To
tbe building.
,neetinc of the members of the American Institute
-. held last evening at the Rooms No. Dol Broad
wsv fr the purpose Of taking some action, up01 the
,sc.mmendatiOn Of the Board Of Managers and Board
- Trustees on the subject Of Offering reward for the
detection OF the supposed lncendary vino set fire to
the Crystal Palace.
On ALL preeided and after the ordinary routine
AZ reading minutes, &c, had been disposed of, Mr.
LEONARD made few remarks relative To the calamity
which had beallen the Institute. while holding the
,oosf slccesSiul Fair ever held by them. He then
tsted that large number Of the exhibitors and con-
irboors had expressed their earnest desire To make
another effort to get up al exhibition tins season. and
although he anxious to see them accommodated
IN this respect az Tar as possible, ne mnci d0hbted
whether another exhibition could be gotten mp tins
season that would Prov satisfactory to the exhibitors
ar creditahle to the ms .itute.
Mr. Busting SAID that large number Of persons had
been examined aud from the testimony elected, there
rond be no doubt but the fire was the work oi an n
eendiary aud favored Offering reward OF s3,00O for
the detection OF the Incendiary.
Mr. LEONARD said that the water in the Dis
trbutipp Reservoir could only be thrown about eight
feet above the main floor OF the Palace; tina, tnere
was a man ready at the hydrant with hose attached,
and n wrench on the Migrant ready to be turned al
moments warning.
MIR. Van ORDFS thought the fire was the result of
careessuess on the part OF the managers Or Their en-
ployeet. -. A.. II. A.
Fairs were held IN Castle Garden he used to trembe
when be observed the lack of provision against accl
dent by fire; that obtaining possession OF the
CRYSTAL Palace, aud arranging for holding Far IN
it, lis first attention directed 10 tine examination
of the facilities ii eXiiI guishng fires, and hc soon
fOur that there less than seventeen MIGRANTS
in the building hose were provided, aud every man
n,ployed in tine building knew what hydrant 10 turn
ofa hat qIp fen
he went on the roof of the building and
failed to discover any water i'll the Reservoir;
he felt sure that the water not high IA usual
l,y nearly 10 feet. Ii had been intmateG that gas had
been allowed to escape into the building; he desired
10 DENY that such was the case; it had been turned
Of the night before, and kept turned Off the smell
of fluid gas or camphene had been noticed near where
fbe fire first broke OUT that there were four power
full engines with "A thousand feet OF hose, beside
another thousand feet OF hose belonging t. the lns-
tnte in the building at the time, bnt the fire Travelled
at such RAPID rate that in 10 minutes from the first
discovery the dome lell IN
Dr REESE offered aresout0n in favor OF authorizing
the Board OF Trustees offer reward of 81 600, in
case the Committee engaged IN investigating the
origin of the fire should report that II was the work o
an incendIary.
Mr. BACKus moved to amend by authorizing the
Board Of rusees to Offer reward of S5OO0 AZ once
iOr the detection and conviction of the incendary or
inceudares wbo set fire To the crystal Palace.
DR.. REESE cOntended that there was nothing before
the meeting 10 show that the hre was the "Vih VI al
incendiary.
Mr. JAceUFs. Chairman ofthe Committee appointed
10 investigate the cause and origin OF the fire, stated
that although the Committee had not completed their
sbors he c pared to state that they had examined
large number OF persons nclu ling all the floor
clerks and had unanimously arrived at the conclusion
that the Ere the work ri an ncendary that there
WAS AT the time no fir within $50 feet Of the place
where the flames were frat discovered; that the fire
originated in small vesbule outside of the building
which was kept closed, there being nothing IN il but
come wooden patterns of the iron work used IN the
construction of the building.
Considerable discussion eusucd relative 10 the
amount of the proposed rcward-the Board of Trus-
tees having re,omr ended 8 ,OOO and the Board Of
Managers g. 1850; and much feeling was exhibited a.
10 which recommendation was entitled 10 the most
WEIGHT Finally cx-Aheruan CLAREsoN CRoLtUs,
by way Of compromise, proposed $i0tO, which was
finally carried. The meeting then adjourned.