Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-13
FIRE IN THE INDIAN MUSEUM.
A Valuable Collection oe Relics Belong
ing TO the Kensios ION Museum De-
strOy cd in london q ther Tires.


LONDON, June IA fire broke out
this afternoon in the India Museum an
mex to the great building In which is
being held the International Exhibition
OF Inventions. This department is
situated just north of the main entrance
to the exhibition, and between the eastern
wall exhibition building proper and Ex-
hibitiOn road. The museum was filled
with evidences of the handicraft of India,
carved woodwork mainly and other like
lnfammable material. The flames spread
with alarming rapidly and the whole i'm
mense structure is regarded as doomed to
destruction.
Visitors to the exhibition, and the at
tendants, as soon as they heard the first
cry of "6re" fed from the building, and
all escaped without accident.
The fire department quickly responded
to the alarm, and soon fully fifty engines
were sending heavy streams of water into
the burning museum and upon adjacent
property. The fTemen finally obtained
mastery over the fRmea. but not until the
many articles in the India Museum had
been almost entirely daswoyed, and the
museum building itsel very seriously
damaged.
The flames did not extend into the inn
mense structure IN Which the exhibition
proper is being held an thus the actual
calamity dreaded was prevented, The
damage to the main exhibition Is, how
ever, considerable.
The India Museum building is dam
aged beyond repair, while its contents may
be said to be completely destroyed. The
Indian Department of the exhibition is in
fact thlQtta6 nllf fpharo asnro IN O0O .-raffo-e
In the exhibition grounds at the time the
IRE broke out. As soon as these and the
many attendants recovered from the eX-
citement occesiOned by the first alarm,
all engaged In the work Of removing the
books OF record OF exhibits and in saving
the more valuable Of the exhibits.
The Prince OF Wales arrived early at
the fire and remained until fully assured
that the main exhibition building would
not be materially damaged. All the fire
engines that could possibly be utilized
were used to pour streams upon the burn
ing building. Luckily the water supply
was plentiful. TO this fAct, coupled with
the extraordinary eXerlons of the fire.
men, is attributed the preservation of the
main building.
The exhibition was closed Immediately
after the outbreak of the IRE and a Gordon
Of police barred the road " Ry and stopped
All biUNtl anu tlu nv ~ uELhtuHGub OF
the Guards was quietly marched to the
scene and assisted the police in maintain
ing order and saving property.
While the fire Is not ye cutie aut, there
II n0 danger Ol ITS spfs4Ging. The only
articles saved from the India Museum
were those which comprise the collection
contributed by the Prince of Wales. All
the remainder of the Indian exhibit is
destroyed.
The India Museum contained many
costly aud rare models Of Indian work
manship. These were chiefly supplied
from the South KeDsington Museum, and
the impossibility of duplicating them
makes their destruction very serious
national loss. The damage to the inven-
tions' exhibition building is of a trifling
character.
A COTTON FACTORY DESTROYED.
HIGH POINT, N. c.. June I2.-The Ran
dleman cotton factory, IN Randolph c0un-
ty, was partly destroyed by fire last night.
The weaving, dyeing and spinning de-
partments, and the engine and boiler
ROOMS weredestroyed. The loss is $3.50, 900,
partially insured. Seven hundred hands
are thrown out Of employment.
MARYLAND HoTEL,BURNED.
FREDERICK, Md, June l2.-Early this
morning a fire broke out IN the hotel of
Jas. M. Smith, in Woodbor0, Frederick
county, and destroyed il completely, to-
gether with the adjoining stables and two
dwellings, with their contents. The loss
is pst!mAfQd at $40 OOO part{allv fneured