The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-04

10 acn'eve an intelligent under
standing Of the extent Of the disas
ter-of the Patent Office firc--an.
enable one to approximate the di
rect losses involved, it should b,
remembered that the entire attic
which was covered in by q roof com
posed of white pine timber an,
boards, everlaid by a light copper
sheathing, was filed with the record.
OF the Department in manuscript
and print, drawings and old reject
ed models, the most of them WOOD
and as dry rs finder. 1t was sen,
arated from the Sd story by q wood.
en- floor. The Sd story was divided
into 4 halls, extending the whole
length ofthe respective north, south,
east and west fronts, communicable
with each other by wide arches, and
each filed with thousands of models
IN glass cases. The floor of these
halls were fre-proof and the FIRE.
consequently, was confined to the
upper story and attic, extending
from the southwest to the north.
east corner, burning everything that
could ignite throughout this dis
lance, just one-half the entire cir
cult of the building. II has been
ascertained that fully half hour
was lost by employees in attempting
to extinguish the fire before the
alarm was struck for help. -Four
engines arrived about tho same time
and Defore the alarm had ceased
sounding. The hook and ladder
company had damaged their appa-
ratus at the fire of Saturday night
and the repairs were not com pleted:
hence an old wagon with hooks and
ladders that had been discarded as
unssrviceable. was the only one that
could be brought into service. The
authorities and french of Alexan-
dria and Baltimore promptly re-
sponded to the call for aid. TO the
presence of the firemen from abroad
and the fortunate lack of wind. we
are probably indebted for exemption
from confagration that 'mirht
have carried our losses away up In
to the millions. The Baltimore
companies arrived just in time to
cope with the fire at Gheen & Os-
borne's stables, which, without their
aid, would inevitably have swept a
large area. So general was the
alarm that merchants squares away |
removed portions of their stock
much Of it into the street, whence,
IN the confusion, thieves transferred |
portions Of it to the Fences about
town. What was said in nv last |
relative to the Governments par
simonous policy as regards proyi-
sions for an efficient fire department.
for the protection of its millions Of |
dollars worth Of property in this
District, and its failure to provide
a ire proof receptacle for tho Gov
eminent archives, appears more
than justified by the facts elected
by careful inquiry; and public con
dcmnation cannot we'll be too strong
or emphatically enforced otherwise.
Chief Engineer Cronin believes the
fire to have been burning, hours be-
fore it was discovered, and that it I
was the work of an inceudiary: and
the belief is general that the FIRE at
the stable was purposcIy set. The
loss Is yariously estimated from
81, 100000 to 81, 500, 900, the latter
figure being probably not too high.
Proposals for a temporary have been
already called for and Congress will
be urged to make an immediate an
preparation for rebuilding. About
$4,000 models were destroyed, but
The most Of them can be duplicated
I thought necessary. Buildings
will at once be rented to Temporal
lily accommodate the clerical force
burned out. /,
1t Is the impression that Gsn'l
'turges is warning Joseph and his
'and. lie seems to take no prison
RS, except horses, Of which the va
ious attachments in pursuit have
'apturod about 800. There are an !
'rehensions that he may finaliyl1
make his escape across the border .
liter the bad example taught byjs
sitting Bull, and with other north 1
I'm tribes reported ripe for revolt, | d
mite with the lattcr and make COM 1
non cause against as. esH9f a
The warriors now in this citv NJ \
he request Of Gent Crook number Q
bout % and have among them '
'poftcd Tail and Son, Red Cloud 3
wifi Bear, Red Bear, Ne Dog, and .
Tiers whose names are s'fsmiiinr "A n
words" Their visit il 4
, relation to their proposed re- 0
!oval to new reservation on the u
[issouri River. t q o
The Presidential party arrived q
ON the South, last evening, and r.
70 6ocking hither Of the birds Of n
roy, tho pleasure seekers, the bus u
'css men of the country Who h ep- Il
ear determined TO have avoice In ! e
gislatioA this Winter, tho sabsid- | L
ers, and tho profsssional lobbyists Q,
no hold their services spcn to the b,
Ignest bidder, Is now loo led for in | II