Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-01-11
PREY TO FLAMES.
Worlds Fair Palaces Quickly Re-
duced to Ashes.
The Casino, the Peristyle and Music Hall
Totally Destroyed Manufactures
Building Partially Burned-Loss
About $1,000, 900.
BEAUTY IN RUINS.

grounds at $50 p. III. Monday swept |
away that building, the flames surging |
through the handsome Peristyle, leav.
ing a trail of blackened columns and |
crumbled statues including the hand |
some quadrigs which surmount- |
ed the arched entrance to the lake, |
and leaving In ruins the magnificent |
Music hall, leaped across the broad |
avenue and wrapped in their embrace
the huge Manufactures building, with |
its mountainous roof destroying hand |
some pavilions therein and valu-
able exhibits packed and await
ing shipment One fireman was
killed and several others injured The |
fire, which it Is thought was started by
tramps. was not extinguished until
o'clock this morning, after burning
fercely for eight and one-half hours,
and destroying property roughly esti-
mated at 81 900, OOO
Attacked the Manufactures
The flames leaped across the broad
avenue between Music hall and the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts ediflce, |
and at 8:45-three and quarter hours
after the start of the fre-the enor-
nous building blazed up, the first
flames showing themselves away up
on the roof underneath the roof
walk on the east or lake front and up
near the center of the building, roo or
500 feet from the seething ire that was
destroying Music hall So soon as
this jet of flame was discovered
fremen rushed to the rescue, bring
ing up hose by the long flight of
outside stairs at the southwest corner
of the building. And here they were
startled and confronted by the sight of
a tiny flame away up on the roof on
the west side and well toward the
middle of the building.
The firemen were instructed to save
the exhibits within the building, for it
was ascertained that showers of sparks
we're falling from the roof and imperil-
ing the mass of exhibits packed and
awaiting shipment.
There were no less than $1,000 cases,
many as large as freight car, thus inn
periled. Four engines We're driven into
the building, and half dozen streams
from stationary hydrants as well were
thrown upon the embers as they fell
and scattered over the floor and among
the exhibits.
The fire was well fought in the Man
ufactures building, where such valua-
BILE property and so much of it was en-
dangered. The pavilions, the Russian,
Austrian and French, around which
the greatest danger lay, were for
4 time thought to be wholly
Il all IN
paviions, the French and Russian,
several blocks in extent, were
wholly destroyed. Upon the fast
burning timber dozen streams
of water were played and the
exhibits were destroyed, The pavilions
could not be saved, but well d.
rected streams saved the cases of goods
from destruction by fire. though the
water damage will be great for the
boxes could not be made leakless to
the inundation to which they were sub
jected.
Fire Out at A. Nj.
At 130 o'clock this morning the fire.
men on the roof had succeeded in cut
ting hole over the Tiffany exhibit A
rope was lowered and a lead of hose
was hauled to the promenade Then a
triplesiamese was made and three en-
gines were coupled on and sent col
umn of water to the waiting men on the
roof With this stream where il was
needed the fire was soon placed under
control Firemen went ahead of the
fire and ripped up the planks, sending
the boards down in rapid succession TO
the ground The fire still chung to the
ventilators, but some vigorous ak work
and the stream Of water quenehed il.
At 2 O'Clock the fire was out, after
burning eight and one-haH hours
Some OF the Losses.
The exposition company did not lose
a cent on the Casino. Peristyle and
Music hall The Casino was built bv
the Columbian Casino company. which
had secured q ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
the Perist IL and Music hal had been
transferred to The South park com
mlssiuners. The insurance On the
buildings was allowed 10 expire and
there will be salvage But for the fact
that the Court Of Honor is blemished by
the blackensd walls the fire did the
commissioners q service, for it saved
Wreckln8 Ia Dor.
Noted Exhibits Destroyed.
The French exhibit which was To- +
Gated just south OF the center Of Man I
ufactures building, was the first TO /
succumb to the flames THIS exhibit I
was originally valued at $1,000, 900, but I
the larger portion Of it is said to have |
been moved ont Among the losses
enumerated are the bronze statue Of /
var, the imitation jeweiry display,
Gooelin tapestHes BeurdeIois' exhibit
Of mosaic and inlaid furniture, the Dore |
bronze vase Bon Marche dress exhibit I
and library Of French books
Midwinter Fair Exhibits Lost.
Among other losses In the Manufac- I
lures building thee were 1000 cases /