Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-21
Fire in South Middle.

Yesterday's Excitement on the Campus-
 Another Warning to the Faculty on
 the Subject of Fire EscR pes-hnaPp
 and Hull Playing Football
 About half-psst four o'clock yesterday af- ternoon MT. W. B. Coley, Yale senior, when passing No. 54 South Middle college noticed bright light in the room and smoke issuing through the keyhole. He burst into the room and found the curtains, chairs and table in blaze. After spreading the alarm he with several others ran to the basement and procuring several buckets of water suc- ceeded in extinguishing the fire before it had spread to other rooms An alarm was given from box "A and the engines responded promptly, but their services were not re quired. The alarm, however, called together large crowd of students, who watched rather anxiously the smoke which continued to pour out of the windows. No one was in the room at the time and no definite cause can be assigned for the fire, but from the ap- pearance of the room afterwards the most plausible explanation seems to be that some one carslessly threw the stump of a cigarette or 8 match into the waste basket and that this after smouldering for awhile set the paper and carpet on fire. The room was OCCuplGU ny MEs EhbO0s LII Iuo 6Su1OE SIdSS1 and his brother, and was handsomely fur nished. Mir. Eaton was unable last evening to state the amount of his loss, but thought it would reach one hundred and fifty dollars. The study table, chairs, lace curtains and many pictures and other ornaments were de- stroyed or badly damaged. Yale was ex- tremely fortunate not to lose the building The wood work in South Middle, which is the oldest building on the cam pus, is like finder, and should fire once get start there probably nothing could save it or the adjoining dormitories. A year ago a ''boom'' was started for fire escapes, and the faculty went so far as to try several patent ropes, etc, but the matter was allowed to drop. Now, however, there is general de- mand that strong escapes be put on all the buildings and that immediately. The ex- pense would be slight and should not be thought of in the face of ths danger which now exists.
 Hull and Knapp of last years football team commenced yesterday to train for the spectively. Should Tompkins be able to play, the team will probably be as strong as that of any preceding year.
 This afternoon at 2:3O o'clock there will be a football game at the park between Yale and the University of Michigan. The fac ulty of the latter have sent the team east and have given them $3 ,O0O for expenses in or der to attract the notice of the eastern pub lie.
 Last evening Prof. Northrop's debating class met and decided that the rascals should not be turned out. Strong speeches in favor of the Republicans were made by Merritt and Allis and for the Democracy by Speer and Hine.
 Commencing with next week the crew will take long runs of eight or ten miles in the country every Wednesday and Saturday. On the other days they will row on the harbor.
 MT. Bonney, MT. Bushnell and quartette from the Glee club will sing at the praise service Sunday evening.
 The number of students at Amherst has decreased thirty one since last year.
 The bicycle club will have 8 hare and hound run this afternoon. Patterson, '84, and Townsend, '86, s., will be the hares.
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