The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18

LONDON STOCKS

England,
LONDON STOCKS
LONDON, June ", 1880 p. m'-consols
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A DEPLoRAHLE FIRE DISASTER
Fire broke out this afternoon IN the
India Museum, annexed 10 great
building, in which ID being held the In
tsTnatiOnal. Exhibition OF Inventions
This department is situated lust north
OF the main entrance To tho Exhibition
and between the eastern wall OF lho
Exhibition building proper ana the EN,
hioition road. The museum was hlled
with the evidence OF the handscrait OF IN
ola, woodwork mainly, and other ike
intiamable material. The flames spread
with alarming rapidity and the whole oil
the immense structure was re-
garded as doomed to destruction. Nlsl-
TORS and attendants as soon M ' nsS
heard the first cry OF hre, lieu
from the building and all escaped WITH
out accident. Tho ire department,
quickly responded 10 the alarm ana
soon fully 30 engines were sehuine
heavy streams OF water into the burning
museum and on the adjacent ou'ldlns'
Firemen fully obtained mastery over the
llhliltss Oul llON NhhAA -
the Indian Museum hau been almost
DESTROYED and the museum building u,
self seriously damaged. The nalneN dic
not extend 10 the immense structure In
which the ENA bitiou proper IL being
held, and thus the actual calamity
dreaded was prevented.' The damage
TO the main Exhibition Is, however,
considerable.
Al 1850 O'clock the roof OF tho burning
building collapsed. For a long time
IL was feared tine flames would extend
to the buildings OF tho city OF bond.n
Guilds and also 10 that of the institute.
The adjoining building, occupied by the
Inventions Exhibition, was for long
time threatened with destruction, the
flames bursting through the walls
separating the museum from the main
yestibule of the exhibition buildings.
Nothing but the supreme energy aud
strength of the work done by the fire.
men saved the building. The fire mon
piled their axes with vigor ana
quickly cleared large spaces
between the burning buildings and
those threatened by the flames. They
we're thus enabled TO get at the very
heart OF the fire and to work with elect
in extinguishing the flames. Great praise
Is given the visitors to the grounds Tor
their effective work in saving the
books and exhibit. A number or royal
engineers are warmly commented Tor
tho algcrity with which which they
gave assistance 10 the hremen; inc nre,
/. seems, was first noticed on the root OF
the museum, in the right hand
corner, under the fifth brick, and was
probably caused by overheatod flues
coming In contact with the woodwork
of DuYal's cheap dinner restaurant.
This restaurant lies between the museum
ard the main entrance to the exhibit
tion. The Indian museum contained
many costly and rare models of Indian
workmanship. These were chief
lv supplied from the, South
kensington museum and the
impossibility of duplicating makes their
destruction very serious national lose.
The damage to exhibits in the exhlbi-
ton building is of trifling character.
THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT BLoTTED OUT.
6p. m.-The Indian Museum build
ing is damaged beyond repair, while Its
contents may be said TO be completely
destroyed. The Indian department OF
the exhibition Is, in fact, blotted OUT
There were 10000 visitors in the exhibi'
tion grounds at the time the fire broke
out. AS soon as they and the many at
caused by the first alarm, all engaged
in the work of removing the books OF
record of the exhibition. and in
the exhibits. The Prince of Wales ar
rived early at the fire and remained UNI
til assured that the main exhibition
building would not be materially dam
aged. All the 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 exerti0ns OF the
firemen, 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 the 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 were those which com
prise the collection contributed by the
Prince of Wales. ALI the remainder OF
the Indian ex hiDits is destroyed.
England.