Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-10-14

Crystal Palace. .. ..., =,
oRrGIs AND nAPrp PROGRESS or THE FIRE.
The Crystal palace Is situated On Reservoir
SQUARE, Bth asente aud 42d street. About P.
NJ, fire was seen to brenk ont in what was called
the sfumber:room", comprising the entrance atthe
Forty second street side, at the north nave, and m
attributed to an incendary. Several persona STATE
that sudden fash Of f1ame was seen In this room,
und from this iact, tits supposed BY many thst
the FIRE was the work OF an ipcendisry: The fish
is described as resembling the sudden outburst Of
fame from materials saturated with some combus.
.ibie fnid:. The lumberSreom WAS filed Bith'old
Rooden patterns --relios of previous exhibitions.
a Quantity of canvass and miscellaneous refuse,
oil Of dry and highly tnaamdbie character Ia
amoment the whole was in a blaze. The flames
rushed up through the staircase, lighted 81 star
gas illumiuator, lashed among quantity of paints
and chemicals on the second hoor-swept' along
and around the nh7e, takiug!a !qusntity Of bed
ding, cabinet ware apdwall lpaper. until thsyreaeh
ed, the edge Of the dome In ap instant ope body
Of fame encireled the entire area OF tAe. DOME
The heated air aud tho gas caused the girders TO
snap like brittle glass; and in IL minutes from tie
discovery Of the fire, as is determined BY several
gentlemen who noted the fact by. their watches,
the domefeIl with numbering crash. = -
Eheialling Of tbs dome set.fre TO the, Aoor and
to the various. objects, almost e1clpsileiy, or
sombuatibIe character, that we're disffibuted upoh
itsapes; The coufagrdtion eIts6dsd rapidy yto'the
nayes Leading iata; ssixth asenua sud Boftiesh
street, ahd in twenty minutes,s lime the roefs Of
these portions Of The building were destroyed and
feil. - - :i - - .''''
Had the Are broken out two hoursiatsr jitRould
have been attended with great loss Of life, as IT
was concert night, and it was estimated that there
would have been 10000 persons In the building at
So'clock.: . - -. 'r.F ''~', = =.
..a... ~. 49,. THE cALLIoPs., vi zoe
A feature Of the Palace was the steam Cailiope,
Introduced for the first tihue at the exhibitions Of
last year: Fhersw we're three of these singuisrnu
sios monsters in tho Palace, and Dolly dIsoou!ssa
music to the great wouderment of the visitors to
the Palace. On one Of the instruments tune had
last been finished when tho ire broke out theair,
by strange fatality being Pop, goes the weasele
consumed was $16, 900. "
THE; PALACE BurrpIso-Ffs Losss~:T-s-
The entire loss is thought to be upwards. Of %
million Of dollars The Palace lately became the
property Of the city under the charter given the
original owners, and Has not known tobe insursd
Fna corpapatioa does not insure its buildings The
palace had been Insured BY its previous owners
for $50, 600 and by the city rented To the Atneri
can Institute for SO, coca year. It originally cost
S7OO, 900 to SsOO,O00 The building was erected
in 1863 by the Association for the Exhibition Of
the Industry Of Az Nations, The whole guam
tity of iron employed in the construction amount
ed to 300 tons, Of which. thrss .hundred was
wrought and fifteen huudred tons Of cast iron- The
quantity of glnss was about Is, ,0Oo" panes, and
Of wood T6H, 6fest,.' 8. - -,
The building contained on the ground aoor 11j,-
900 square feet of space, and in Its galleries,
"a S,1k r,;3o nm AZ uaore
making total area of l73, 900 square feet for the
purposes of exhibition. There were thus on the
ground floor two acres and O half, or exactly 552.
100; iuthe galleries one acre and 44100-totat,
with On inconsiderabls fraction, four acres.
It was,. with the exception Of tho aoor. yoof
and portion of the dome, entirely constructed 9f
iron and glass. TIE dome was supported by
twenty.four columns, which ascended aboye the
second story 10 aheght Of 62 fees above the floor.
The buifdiny compared IN point Of sise, and It is
thought Of beauty, with dome Of the greatest edi-
fees of the Old World; and until the extension.
Of the capitol at Washington is completed, It was
the largest in this country. -.-
WORKS OF ART DESTROYED. ,'.'S'
Ali the statuapy and paintings in. the palace
were, of course destroyed. Some of the statues
were very fine, and ranked high as works Of art |
The most striking object in the statuary depart
ment Ras the Thorwaldsen gfonpe, representing
our ssyiour and the Twelve Apostles which was
greatly admired by all the visitors to the Pslace.
The figure of Christ was represented with ont
stretched hands, as if in the act Of blessing-the
head slightly yinclined. -. -, :-,-.<s rs
Kiss equestrian statue Of the Amazon Attaefed
by Lion attracted very general lattentiop, ahdSss
usually surrounded by group of psrsons: ltwAs |
o splendid work Of art, and its loss vilbe ~
gretted. .. |
An equestrian statue os s.Was6fngton, iffs Size,
BY Baron Mafochetti. An imposing group aud
rnuO. admired colossal statue Of Daniel Webster,
in marble, by Csven, Of London. :. o.. |
Colossal group of man struggling with bear
"a very fine piece Of statuary: In additod %
these were large number Of life-sized bus,sof
Moore, Father Matthew and Washing
ton, in marble and plaster, Together with statues
of nymphs, dryads, satyrs. goddesses, &e -.
The group Of the Lovers going to well.
Altogether, in the matter Of statuary there
has been serious loss. The destruction of Kiss
famous statue is especially to be regretted.
: A sourH CkRoL1MAN N.INDIoNATT.-We took 3
seat last evening upon one of the iron benches in
la