The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-10
The Casino, Peristylo and Manufaut-
urers' Building Now a should
ing Mass of Ruins,
THE DAMAGE TO EXHIBITS NOT VERY
GREAT
The Report Of Collector Clark 10 the Treasury
Dopartmcat-No Insurance on the
Property Commisslcn,

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pleasure park than 1t was expected could
be made by sis months business OF wrcclt-
ing, Thousands and tens OF thousands
| viewed the smoking ruins today, The fire
lasted slN hours and was declared out at
2:29 this morning. There has boon heavy
damage in the Russian and Belgian svc-
tons and the magnificent French exhibit
is almost entirely destroyed. The French
exhibit was valued at a million ana a half
/ None Of the buildings were Insured The
policies having been allowed 10 expire
The loss falls directly upon the reprcsen.
tatiyes Of Chicago.
! Tho original cost OF The manufactures
building was Sl,7oO,ooO: casino S2oO,oOO; mu-
sic hall. S2OOooO; perbNlc, 100000
! 1t Is the general opinion that the IRE was
/ iucendnry and was caused by tramps,
| \ number OF tmmps have been around
/ the grounds since the park was opened TO
| the public. IL Is stated that "A large ma
| Jority OF the risks On the exhibits de-
! siroycd expired when the fair closed Many
! of the foreign exhibits were Insured In
! foreign companies, The interesting point
is watcher the United States government
| ls responsible for amy Of the foreign
losses
| Chicago, January 9-rhe Casino. where
/ thousaudS spent delightful hours watch
| Ing the gay scenes upon the grand basin,
Was wholly destroyed. OF the Peristyle,
once Illuminated with thousands OF incun-
| descent lights and Greek fire nothing re
mains. ~ arches were burned away and
It's stately columns half burned aud char
! red. lie in confused MASSES upon the brick
promenade which surrounded II.
Music Han likewise Ia a melancholy
heap Of ashes Save hero and there. whore
ton Of II was saved from the names, All
about the walks are strown with debris,
| churred brands which the wind blew from
the burning buildings.
The Manufactures building both with
! IN and without presents a sight not de-
. sired either by the artist or exhibitor. Tho
lattice work between the top Of the root
! and the curved one covering the central
aisle on the east side. WAS burned away
| from a point about the southern side of
the United states section, to one above
! thc southern end of the Russian section on
the west side. within the region burned
| over ana FOR some distance on either side,
! the floor is covered with water, Standing
In water which In some places is two
inches deep, are innumerable boxes, con-
timing precious wares. all belted and
! bound for reshlpment as soon rs they
could be released from bonds. Upon ana
| about them iny the now destroyed decor
atoms Of the pavllions.
The French, Belgian aud English sec
| lions suffered most and IN the spaces occu-
! pied by them is TO be seen the most disls-
1 trous results In spite Of all that could
be done the archwny between the French
! section caught tire and iu IN instant WIS
/ ahlaZc streams were directed upon IT,
! but IT continued 10 blaze until the frame
work fell into Columbia avenue, where IL
/ could be easily reached and cXtnRliAhe1
The scene nnde tho great Manufactures
/ building today was Of absorbing interest,
! Here ana there were seen boxes, their
/ tops half burned through, hut their com
/ tents safe except for the water that lenll-
cd into them The timheIH IN Tho roof
were sun burning and smoking.
! u wns 2;29 o'clock this morning when
/ the ire though stll unextlnguished. was
| formally struck OUT according TO fire
| department usage.
The alarm from the Manufactures
! building was scut In at sol o'clock on the
| the fire four minutes more than six hours.
! After the final signal was sent out one
company was stil held on duty load
Of hose was In readiness for prompt
attack had there been another outbreak,
/ Tho flames had been thoroughly drowned
out however, aud no more danger was
/ feared.
The survey today inside the building
showed that the greatest damage had been
done eaat and west of Tho center disles
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