The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
Worlds Fair Buildings De-
stroyed by Fire.
MILLIONS OF DAMAGE DONE.
Manufactures and Liberal Arts, Casino.
and Music Hall Gone,

Gale. and There Was But o-e Fire
r.e,,, on the Grounds-Forty Engines
I'D from the City Were Unable to
c...n al, Flrs-ops Flreman Killed ssd
-. M,rt.IIy Isjurea-Twenty Thousand
Case. os Exhibits SIN Ia the Msnufse-
.,r.. Buridi.s. which the Customs on
.,.,. would Not Permit 60 ne Removed
u.u.s that II Was OF Incendiary Origin.
nv,c,oo. Jan. AT 9 o'clock tonight q FIRE
..r,sd in the second story Of the Casino at
A. wo,ld,s Fair grounds and spread across
A. ,sristyle to Music Hall. all being burned |
,oxn. Then the great Manufacture |
NJ, Hall caught fire. and at 2:15
,A.t building. the largest in the world. was
soomsd. the roof falling in In large sections
,,a placing many million dollars worth OF
,,oosrty beyond all chance Of safety.
when the fire first started the solitary en-
dina in the service building. which was all
Nat VA, left OF the Columbian Fire Depart
,.nt WAS on the scene in moment A
"4-11" alarm was sent in. followed as soon
a. Marshal o'Malley arrived By q special call
for twenty engines. Later twenty more ar
rived. The wind was blowing gale from the
.ou.heast and the peristyls was almost In
SANITY ablaze. The water seemingly had no
effect and the Music Hall soon caught FIRE.
From the roof OF this building the flames
leaped to the roof OF the Manufacturers build
ing. Not moro than oue-hnlf OF the exhibits
have been removed from this building. and
the damage will be enormous.
When one OF the first companies arrived on
the scene o ladder was run up to the roof OF
the Casino. A crowd OF fremen gathered upon
H. when the flames broke through the roof
directly beneath the ladder.
II fell. and Fireman William Mackie was In
SANITY killed. Five others were injured. two
sthem fatally. Two hundred and nifty Colum-
han Guards were on duty whom the fire broke
cut and several patrol wagon loads OF Chicago
,lIesmen were hurried out with engines.
special detachment Of ofncers from the
HYDE Park station took charge OF the police
snangem ents. As the Casino had not been
occupied for weeks. the only explanation OF the
Ere given is that It was Of incendiary origin.
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building
vas the mammoth structure Of the Exposition
and notable for its symmetrical proportions.
Twas the largest building In aree over erected
on the Western hemisphere and the largest
under roof In the world.
Despite It's immense proportions. every avail
able foot OF space in the great structure was
taken. It was three times larger than tho
Cathedral OF 1t. Peter in Rome. and four times
larger than tho old Roman Coliseum. which
seated 90. 900 persons.
The Central Hall. which was single room.
without supporting pillar under its roof. had
IN It's floor q fraction less than eleven acres.
and the entire building could comfortably seat
$4,000 people.
There were 100000 feet OF lumber in the
door. and 1t required five car loads OF nails
10 iasten the 215 car loads OF flooring to
The joists. The exterior outline covered
IN area OF nearly thirty-two acres. and.
Including galleries encirclinG the interior. az
forded in the aggregate forty-four acres OF
exhibiting space. This vast structure was
"'N- 80 ".S" AS~a - 1900 $50 $3.50
snording ample light and ventilation 1t
measured l,oS' by 7SI feet
Inc height oil the walls was 90 feet The
aaght OF the four centre paVilions was 122
isst The height OF the four corner pavilions
vas " feet
The peristyle. with the Music Hall and
oaslno az either end. was the most imposing
OBJECT seen by the Worlds Fair visitor as he
approached Jackson PARK from Lake Michi-
gan
In the centre and forming the water gate to
The grand court Of honor was the Columbus
portco. surmounted by French aud Potter's
nagnineent quadriga representing Triumph
dColumbus" A heroic figure of Columbus
stood In chariot drawn by four horses led By
W0Somsn. The sculpture was called by emf
asnt critics one Of the most original and one
ans most delightful seulptursd conceptions
"@oden times"
from each side Of the portico twenty-four
oshathlan columns. fourteen feet high. form
aSselonnade PA feet long to the Music Hall
~ one side and the Casino on the
s'Ast surmountinR this were heroic figures
oa sshsr side Of the arohway Of the portico
"eie groOps representing the genius Of navi-