Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-10

THIS is THE TRANSPORTATION
On tho Worlds Fair Crounds-it VIII
he several bays BEFORE the ES.
tent of the Loss is known.
Exhibitors WIN Lose
Everything,



Chicago, lll.. Jan. g.-1.nsf nights Gre
In the Worlds fair produced srcatcr
changes in the Appearance of tile famous
pleasure park than Il was expected to he
made by the six months business wreck
Ing. Thousands and tons of thousntnls of
people viewed tho smoking ruins today.
Tho aro lasted sis hours mud was dcclnr.
ed ont az 2;aD this morning There has
been heavy damngc in the Belgian ami
Russian sections. and the magnificent
Frouch exhibit Is almost entirely dpstroy.
ed. The French exhibit was valued nj a
million and half dollars None of the
buildings were insured. policies having
been allowed 10 expire. Tho loss falls
directly upon the representatives of chi.
Gao manufacturers. Tho building cost
originally Si.IO0,OOO The music han
S2O0,OGO: Casino, S2OO.00O; pcrstylo,
100000. It is the general opinion that
the fire was inrondinry nnd cansed by
tramps. Numbers of trnrnps have been
around the grounds since the park wns
oncncd 10 the public 1t was stated TO.
day that a large majority Of the fisks ON
the exhibits destroyed expired when the
fair closed. Many Of the foreign exhibits
were insured In foreign companies An
interesting point is whether the United
States government is responsible tor any
foreign losses
The Casino. where thousands spent dc.
llghtful holrs watching the pnv SCENE,
,n,, ,ho ,,,,,,d i,.t, ,.,s ,t,u,. ID
"lrnEed' VI Inc pefMtNlr once lllhinlh'
atcd with thousands OF iucnndcscpnt lights
and Greek fro nnthIng rnnn,ins H.,
ara,., -. i,n,,,1 s,,.a, ,,d ~. .,..a,,'
"''''" WV u"'"'u """' e"u w slN'ei'
colhmns' hai burned ana charred' ne
in confused mnssos upon the brick prom.
.nnde which enrrnnrdod II AI,sic boI
80
hheWlsc Is hrlancholF hehp nl hHheN'
Save here aud there where twisted iron
.rirlers nrntrude nni a marian nf II un.,
- - - A, -,
'' w i'''" '"' h'i'''7' ~ "p'u' '"'
walks are slrewn WITH dehnH, chnrred
brands. which tho wind blew from the
i,prni,c hntldinrs ,rho p,nnpfactn,,o.
D''i"e
pullulhg' polh Wi'n'h ana Wi'hohl' pre-
sents sight not desired either by artist
mr. eybibitor Tho lattice work befvepn
- ..,....t 80, a.. -.
tuu WI ''''' ""u "'''N "" '"'
ing of the central aisle ou tie east side,
was burned away from tho point nbont
the southern side of the United Stntes
section TO me one apuNe inc southern
end of the Russian section on the west
side Within tho region burned over and
,t.. l, .ft.. a..
~ A. I'm ~ , os Vim ,yntor stnnding in
uoor ~ c9Hglen WI, VIII, WITT H'9 ,,'.l a.
Wpier WITH ~ houiv ~ Nv INV
es ueup' ulc lnn"ll,s'au ~, p'A's l',niuitlB
precious wares ull neltr9 Nnu po1Nihu ior
rrHlllphcnl US 7oo,i w ,nvy en,uu ry
ithheh lFpW p"Huf wv, "nu hWpu' H''hi
lay inc now ieslIoS"u ueoprntlonS OF
me pANllons
Inc tleh'I' hfig'nn nhu hnRnsh sec
tons sliierel most ana IN the spaces
occupied by mem ~ 70 DC seen the most
dsnetrous results In spite Of all that
could be done N the nrcilwny between.
the trehch section 'auehl hr" nhh ~
instant was uhlaze streams were di-
rectcd upon u, hut II continued 10 blaze
until the frame WORK tell INTO Columbia
avenue. where 4 could be more easily
extingllished. Tho scene inside the great
manufactures building today was of ab.
sorhlng Interest. Here and there wero
seen boxes. their tops half burned
through, their contents safe. except where
water leaked into them. rhr iimbers In
the roof were sim burning and smoking,
II was 40 o'clock this morning when
the fire. though sin uneXtlnRnlshed. was
formally Struck out" according 10 fire
department ueagc.
The alarm from the manufacturers
building was sent IN nt S.2t a'clnck tho
preyious evening, making iile record Of
lire four minutes more than six hours.
After The final signal was sent ont ono
company was still held on duty M HE
liz building. A lead of hose was In
rendiness for prompt attack, had there
heen another ontbrenE. Tbe flames md
h..en thnrou,hly drowned ont however.
ma ma more danger was feared
survey today inside Inc building
shnved that ihe greatest damage had
heen done enst and wed of Inc cen.
lee nisies ond townrds tho sotti, cnd
~ ,he milling Under The southeast
CORNER where Tho hlaze burned most
scsinntlv tbc American NIusirai assoria.
,t6n vis locntcd Many goods In c,ilbi.
Nm IA Neon rcrraved AMI those re-.
,nai,ing had Neon stored IN heoyy naet.
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