New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-23
THE DAY AFTER THE DISASTER.

NOT YET BEGUN-CLosING THE FAIR.
The calamity at the Madison Square Garden
Wednesday night the general subject or CONVERSE
ton In this city yesterday and probably no disaster mas
attracted so much attention In and near NewYork since
the BROOKLYN Theatre was burned and nearly 200 lives
lost The nature Of the institution Tor which the
Fair was given in the Garden the number OF persons
who had visited the Fair, and tho extensive acquant-
ance and social sandrR Of some OF the Victims OF the
calamity served to exotic great interest in all the details
OF the affair." The mauy who were present at the time
had varying accounts to give and eager listeners 10
hear them Tho scene OF the disaster visited by
| a great number OF people Yesterday. barricade
| Of broken timbers fenced OF the front OF tne
| building In Madison-ave., and policemen Kept
| back the throng which gathered In twenty
! sixth and TWentyseventh-sts. Within the In
| closure the street had the same general appear
ance as at midnight when the search for missing per
SOUS had been completed and the ruined pictures and
remains OF frames been gathered Partly covered ny
and rising above bricks and mortar from the all were
the two shattered coaches with broken wheels crusncd
tons nnd tattered trimmings The force OF the foil bad
hurled some bricks across the street to the oppose
| pavement. No attempt made during the day to
remove the debs The scene had strange fascination,
| and all day long the lookerson were numerous Ihe
broken roof OF the building covered with tar and gravel
extended ont two three feet the sidewalk, and
the inner part OF 1t still leaned against the partition
| wall.
Within the Garden there was o sad contrast to the
brightness and gayety OF Fair The ladies In charge
Of the booths moved about silently, talked In low
tones Of the startling death OF their associate MIS-
HeCeman One said she the greatest organizer
among them and without her they felt little ike doing
| ANYTHING They were too much shocked to 90 on and
plon what to do In completing their work have al
vays felt that some disaster hung over u.s., said Mrs.
Cole ALTHOUGH we had very pretty fair, 1t did not
attract crowds, the With Regiment Fair did, and
| We have not been very prosperous"
The managers Of the Fair met at 10 O'Clock to discuss
what would be best do 1t was decided to close tho
Fair in the Garden at proposition was made to
secure the Armory of the 22d Regiment aud
20 on with the work. and committee was appointed TO
confer regard to it, But this was dropped after fur-
tber dscusson and agreed to lot each lady take
t her own house. or houses of her friends the art
ces booth. and afterward decide now TO ois-
nose NJ them Tho ladies were told 70 sell what they
ooud for all they could ge and an informal agreement
was made TO have auction next week ~ some con-
yenieut place to sell all the goods that would be lef
The Executive Committee Will meet shls morning 70 o
, | eide this and other matters.
As soon as the decision to close the Fair was made
known the task OF dismsntlInG ana tearing down the
booths was begun Small articles were wrapped up ano
hacked The japanese fans and umbrellas, the tissue
paper flowers rainbow netting and other decorations
the buoth were taken down and the goods were Carried
av Nv nghtfa all but the bulky articles wert
cone and the interior Of the Garden had bare and
= cherries look.
ueo,whe the pictures which had been rescued from
the ruins OF the Art Gallery ranged along tho from
NJ the boxes on the north side. Torn canVases an'
broken frames predominated. To those who re
2 | membcred the pictures they were num-
t | IN the Gallery, their present appearance wa
very unpleasant contrast. Some pictures when "er
NOT found wednesday night were taken from the ruin
t yesterday. Those which wero picked up IN the stree
had been frst carried to Mott Memorial Hall, 70 DE
No,ts house. to the Union League Club and TO Memora
. | oP VEL
THE Bridal Procession" by Kaemmerer by many re
rded as the gem OF the collection, was removed non
the building on Tuesday, the owner feared that I'd
heat IN the room from immense gas Jets would in
Iure IT, Constant Meyers Consolation" owned D.
MIA segun, and valued at $1,000 escaped with one o
. ,vo slivbt scratches and O small break in the frame
The most completely ruined painting found was " IN
- | Wrcekers" by Lumnais, owned py george u LeaVlt
T. | IN whose of1co IL had hung for o long tme
a WAS valued at 10000. The fragments OF IN
canvas twelve feet by eight. laid on the floor an
attracted much attention from those admitted to tn
3 Garden lis total loss. The largo canvas CT Bier
+ stadt Kne's River Canon with Mount Brewer In tn
Distance" the largest painting In the exnioon' et
caned harm, only the frame being broken IL was va
nod NJ $4,000. "White Island Light" by ". F.
Haas was badly torn in tho sky portion near the uppe
Io,tband corner "The New jerusalem" by GeOrg
81 Iuness. waB ruined .,
The work OF searching tho Art Gallery was continue
throughout tho day, as long as 1t could De zone VIII
aafety and the GGrOme Prayer In the Desert wa
fnnd late in the afternoon. only slightly scratched
The owners of many Of the paintings sent Tor their prof.
r,v durIne the day. and III In good order alte
% nsnectIon by some member Of the Art COMMITTEE an
upon receipt being given. It was allowed 10 oe aAe
| away Thomas Hicks, Chairman OF tho Art Comnit'ee
nresscd his surprise that so many OF the painIlnG
}. coned uninjured In such disaster He thought full
Ave ner cent OF oil would be found unhurt. tn
ov in which the fell protected all on the SIDE
u ma Gallery toward the Garden 1t was In the rgh
10 hand corner OF the room, upon entering that I'd
Greater mart of tho missing paintings was hanging.
soon as the removal OF tho ruins is begun II Is exDec
that rnos. OF these will be found and not mucn hur
Tn order TO allow the Coroner and jury to understan
on the details of the accident. the building was nc
q touched by workmen yesterday. 1t Is expeote
y that tho ruins will all be removed toHaS
"a In the afternoon number OF artiets' l"c'uo
ing Messrs sartain, Blerstadt Mayer Story SaronJ
Hoe and others, looked at tho injured pictures tne a.
committee after resolving send away all inc pam
,nOs which arc In good order. adlourned 10 meeS ak
today. Gordon W. Burnham lamented the loss OK ni
-, ane collection OF bronzes, including Croucn'n u
n IJonus Una md the Liou" Daniel Webster"
" | ~. Iurorn y and niue Others They exhibite
unon Tables in the Art Gallery and were valued Dy a.
Rurnhan at $4,000. He said that Of some OF them
other copies existed in this country and tnese were
~ most totally ruined Other antiquities ana ourioue
we're much injured. The case OF the tail oidIasnlOne
cIock was splt and the works were thrown cut an
n broken. - c, .
rope was stretched upon the hoor OF the Saroen
nrovent persons from going up the stairs ara III u
art gallery and dancingroOm, IL was thought unsafe
AZ Notwithstanding this many persons including some Is
ID des incurred the danger and gazed eagerly upon ID
plaoe whore the roof fell IN.
~ The nromptness with which Mr. Mckay got the peop
ont of the art gallery Wednesday evening ae nearn
tbat tho wall was cracking much spoken OF yeste
dOy. Nothing more was feared at that time than "
I'd sscont Of the plaster from the ceiling and bis pre-
snee Of mind saved many lives Mr. Brazier, VINO
Of | ,icod tina ompous sounds first, was on MS va