The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-25

been burned or flooded out Secretary schurz has re-
ceIyed number Of propositions to rent buildings for
this purpose. two Ibrce OF the proposals having
been made while tue bulldog wssyet 10 lames. Mr.
offered hs new building on Fifteenth street. opposite
the Treasury Building. The matter OF removal will
be determined to morrow morning.
scaCRz ON THk PiRE
Secretary schurz places very little eredeace In the
stories that The fire originated through incsndiarsm,
he so expressed himself IN decided language 20
night 70 q HERALD reporter He says that the most
serious loss OF the damage to the building Is
the burning ola large number Of asricultursi.tnple
meut models which were on exhibition on the upper
foor There also largo number OF photo
photographic drawings OF patents destroyed, but as
the originals preserved tney be
reproduced The Secretary says be has NO opinions
TO the Of the IRE sufficiently delnfe 10 e.
press the amount OF the loss sustained He
also says documents and records ofvaluo
been saved, and that branch OF the service will
tis true that tor q considerable time IL seemed as u
the Eastern Hall containing valuable firearms, loom
aud sewing machine patents, was going TO share The
coxicAL scExE.
Some rather com.cAl enacted In tho
midst OF all the sxctcmsnt and confusion About the
most frantic man 10 DO ssen IN tho building WAS
young attorney, who sprang from case TO case,
shivcring their glass sides with q small Ratchet
and piuuging his hand into their interiors Being
asked tho meaning OF those performances lie replied
that hc was earning aitydollar lee A panic stricken
inventor had offered him $50 TO nud and save his
model, and no was bound 10 hnd II or perish IN the
sttempL
Many Of the cases have been shattered In the re-
naming halls and some OF the lower rooms have been
flooded with water But the matter VI Immediate
public concern IL the partly at least irreparable
loss Of tho models. They constituted by fur the finest
collection Of The kind which the world has
Thoy Afforded our people their moaus Of ascortainng,
without expense, the novelty Of any invention. They
wore the basis OF valuable future rights under rc-
issues and their absence will gvo riso TO various and
pcrplcxing litigation
II Is not easy TO state tho precise extent Of tho loss
Ia this direction. The met ,iurgical aud agricultural
models gono so are the railroad models those
OF carriages aud other vehicles grpdlng mills all tho
rejected models Of all classes all tho models OF cases
passed 10 issue. but awaiting the payment oI lnaI
fees, and models OF carpcntcrng aud mechanical
movements
Among the saved arc leather, harness, &c horse
shoes washing machines pressure gauges aud bolcrs
What has become OF the watches not apparent Tho
hooks are noary stripped or them. hno limo lock
was passed out with some care and pains taken
Mr. Ercsson's models ia tho east hall, but most
Of tho philosophical aud electrical u being
At tho west end OF the south hall suffered cssIy
There Is pile OF odds anu ends IN tho lower NAN
hall that looks like the dream OF an asylum OF crazy
inventors.
Very little saved from tho North Hall. Tho west
end of the South Hall has suffered severely from rough
handling. low models from the Eas. Hall have been
dropping or roughly piling them
THE RECORDS.
The printed and written records are all saved with
tho exception OF volume two Of English patton tod
drawin.s and perhaps some other documents which
In In The model Room Al the outbreak OF tho
ire
OF course, business has been entirely suspended
and viii DO in or leas confusion for some time
to como.
cHARAoTER or TIE BUILDING
Those who are familiar with the Patont OHce are
still greatly puzzled TO understand how great are
could have taken place In an edihce which presented
tho appearance OF being constructed wholly OF stone.
Tho stone work. however. did not prevail
was covered over with an ordinary ceiling
aud this ceiling and betwccn u and tho tortoise
back root vas q garrett The whole interior space.
nd
between the walls, occupied It was In addition by
the numberess cases OF models, made many Of them
OF light and intlammablo wood, furnished ready mate.
rial for the lanes.
rnx DESTRUCTION
The fire gutted out right angicd channel between
the upper walls the west aud north sides OF tho
quadrangle These walls had been well cor
that they stood the test Of the connagraiiou aud arc
now W. perfect aud symmetrical as evor. The building
as II remains docs not, thoroore, present the appear
Of ruin. The beautiful white walls are almost
unsinrchcd aud evory lintol In its place
from base to caves The sky can DO through tho
upper TIER Of windows but these windows retain their
shape and beauty. We're NOT for the smoulderug OF
the cnarred mass inside, which Is sending up steam
and SMOKE tho edhco might DO taken SIMPLY un-
finished IN It's third story
The Liver stores comprising tho main halls whore
are located the 0nicos OF Secretary Schurx aud She
heads Of bureaus. and the basement which is nearly
level with tho street, nreprooi cascmates to which
the flames tried IN vain TO burrow, aud are damaged
only by the streams OF water which ovorlowed into
them by the stzirways, chimneys and wind0wa
Whom the Are raging In the western wing u wus
proposed 10 blow up the root at the northern and
pfORHeb0s
absence OF the proper military force TO conduct
lent remedial measure induced IFS i'm mediate 70 num-
citation. Had tho plan boon practicable It would have
confined the hre 10 the western corridor gallery and
saved tho thousands OF models and other property
which fell prey 10 the flames.
orIIxR YIRxs
Shortly before three o'clock, the livery stable Of
Gheen Osborne, on G street, nearly opposite the
Patent Once, was discovered to be Ore, but two
engines from Ba tinoro arrived about this time
and soUa had streams upon yhc buildng II was
entirely destroyed, together with number OF
vehicles and lot Of harness About nty horses we're
loose and rescued. Tho adjoining building occu-
pied by ID. W. Stockstel, galvanized workor was
also totally destroyed. The livery stable OF +. NJ
Chaplin was badly injured by the falling walls IL Is
said that the lire at Gheon 4 OsbOrne's stable
the work OF an incendary, as the rooi was
of metal aud could not have caught from
spark; besides men watch on tho root for
the sparks from tho Patent ONCE while tho building
took hro from below. II was reported that three nen
were IN tho upper story Of this building and persisted
In tho flames; but au examination Of the ruins to-
night fails to confirm tho report Ono of the bremen
haa his arm broken by falling timbers at this hrc.
GEeen Osborne lose about So, 0O0 which they
have an insurance OF $4,000 divided between Tho
Manhattan, Republic, Niagara and Peoples companies
Of New York aud tho Shawmut OF Boston.
Mr.. Stockstells loss Is about 81 ,0O0 insurance
given.
Mr. Chapin's loss is about s. 500; partially insured