The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-13
England.
LONDON STOCKS.


LONDON, June II, 1880 p. m.-Consols
opened st99 5'l6 for money and 999. for
account.
ooo 4 ., m.-Consols, 09IS for money
S99-l6 for account.
A DEpLoRABLE FIRE DISASTER.
rire proke out this afternoon in the
INDIA Museum, annexed TO a great
pulluing, IN which is being held the In
ternational. Exhibition OF Inventions.
rms department Is situated iust north
VI the main entrance to the Exhibition
anu between the eastern wall of the
EriXnlolIlon building proper and the Ex.
niolliVh road The museum was filed
win the evidence of tho hand,cralt of In-
nla' WOODWORK mainly, and other like
llitahisple material. The flames spread
WIN alarming rapidity and the whole OF
garded as doomed to destruction. Visi.
tors and attendants as soon as thev
heard the first cry of fire, 1ed
from the building and all escaped with.
out accident. The fire department.
quickly responded to the alarm and
soon iully 90 engines we're sending
neaVy streams OF water into the burning
museum and on the adjacent building,
plremen iully obtained mastery over the
names, but not until many articles In
the Indian Museum had been almost
destroyed and the museum building H.
sell seriously dam0ged. The flames did
not extend TO the immense STRUCTURE in
which tho Exhibition proper he heiny
held, and thus the actual calamitS
dreaded was prevented. The damage
TO the main Exhibition is, however,
considerable.
Az $50 o'clock the root OF the burning
building collapsed. For long time
II was feared the flames would extend
70 the buildings Of the city of Lond. N
Gullds and also to that Of the Institute.
me adjoining building, occupied by the
Inventions Exhibition, was for a long
tlme threatened with destruction, the
llames bursting through the walls
separating the museum nom the main
yesuDuie OF the exhibition buildings.
NOtnlng but tho supreme energy and
men saved the building. The fire mon
piled their axes with yieor and
quickly cleared large spaees
between the burning buildings and
those threatened by the flames. They
were thus enabled TO get at the very
heart OF the fire and to work with effect
IN exungnishing the flames. Great pr aise
~ given the visitors TO the grounds for
their effective work In saving the
DOCKS and exhibit. Anumber of royal
englneors are warmly commended for
the alacrity with which which thew
gave assistance TO the firemen. The fire,
lt seems, was first noticed on the roof OF
the museum, in the right hand
corner, under the fifth brick, and was
PROBABLY caused by overheated hues
coming In contact with the woodwork
OF DuYaPs cheap dinner restaurant.
Ihlsrestaurantl lies between the museum
and the main entrance 10 the exhibit
ton. Tho Indian museum contained
many costly and rare models of Indian
workmanship. These were chief
ly supplied from the South
henslngton museum and the
impossibility OF duplicating makes their
obstruction avery serious national loss.
Ihe damage TO exhibits In the exhibl-
ton building is OF a trihing character.
TIN INDIAN DEPARTMENT BLoTTRD OUT.
op' m'-Tho Indian Museum build
ing IL damaged beyond repair, while its
destroyed. The Indian department OF
the exhibition Is, In fact, blotted out,
There were 10000 visitors in the exhibi.
ton grounds at the time the fire broke
out As soon as they and the many at
tendants recovered from the excitement
caused by the first alarm, all engaged
In the work OF removing the books of
record of the exhibition, and in
saving tho more valued of
the exhibits. The Prince of Wales ar.
rived early ut the fire and remained un.
I'll assured that the main exhibition
building would not be materially dam
aged. All tho fire engines that could be
possibly utilized were used TO pour wa
ter upon the building. Luckily the wa
ter supply was plentiful. To this fact
coupled with the extra exertions OF the
hremen, Is attributed the preservation
OF the main building. The exhibit was
closed Immediately after the outbreak
OF the fire. A Gordon OF police
guarded the roadway and stopped
all travel and traffic. A detachment
OF the Life Guards was quickly marched
TO the scene and assisted the police IN
maintaining order and saving property.
While tho fire is not quite out there Is
no danger of further damage being
done by the flames.
The only articles saved from the In
dian Museum we're those which COM
prise tho collection contributed by the
Prince of Wales. All the remainder of
the Indian exhibits is destroyed.