Evening journal., 1894-01-09

seemed inevitable.
Foreign Exhibltora Frantic.
All of the American exhibits had long
ago been removed, but the formalities of
the custom house had detained the goods
Of the foreigners. Superintendent Graham
Of che Manufactures building said il would
be weeks before schedule of the damage
sould be prepared.
1T can hardly be overestimated. - said
Mr.. Graham. 1T is an awful sacrifice Of
wealth. / have feared this ever since the
fair has closed, and now it has come worse
than / even dreamed
All through the great structure frantic
exhibitors rushed, seeking the safety OF
their goods
The fire department fought with energy
and skill, bat the conditions were All
against success. a fierce wind cnme over
the lake, iiinging fiery embers everywhere
and tanning the flames into fierce life with
every moment
Huge billows OF flame rolled northward
over the great glass roof, being manfully
combated by the men upon the roof, who
were handicapped, however, by the lack OF
water. An heroic effort was made 20 gel
streams to the top OF the giant structure.
for the only apparent salvation of the
promenade and pouring streams into the
furnace below
The water supply was foarfully made.
quate. Time and again the streams were
cut of almost entirely. Scattered through
out the fair grounds are hydrants from
which the supply was TO be drawn, but
they were insufficient in the hour OF dire
need Finding that it was impossible 70
reach the roof, the chief ordered his en-
gines into the building
Fircmon's Gallant Fight
With Changing gongs and the clatter of
hoofs, steamer after steamer ratified
through the smoke down the nre lit aisles
until the center of the building was reach
ed They were ranged about the burning
heaps of merchandise, and the last strug-
gle of the firemen was taken up. Streams
of water were hurled upon the blaze, but
with little effect. From above a fiery hail
! Of embers poured down upon the iiremen.
| The heaps of blazing merchandise grew
more and more numerous, and foot by foot
the engines were forced back toward the
other end Of the building. Now and then
Il blaze would break forth In "a new place,
but shouts arose telling of a new stand of
the insldious enemy. pipemen were hur-
ried In the direction of the fresh danger.
and with the extinguishing Of the blaze
rushed back again to the battle over the
exhibits.
About the Manufactures building cor.
dons of policemen were stationed and
groups of bluecoats guarded every en-
trance, but the eager crowds which throng
ed over the bridges and crushed about the
walls Of the blazing piles could not b,
stopped in their course, and thousandi
gained admittance to the building They
throngod every aisle, and crowded every
passage way, and pushed forward TO bl
thrust back time after time by tho uiiicer
on guard
Shortly after II o'clock four fremen wer
caught beneath mass of falling ember
just outside the Manufactures building
Streams Of water were instantly poured
upon the mass, and soon the injured mel
were removed. Their names could not b
ascertaincd by the chief, hut ii was salt
that all of the men were unconscious whei
rescued aud that two of them were fatall
injured.
The climax OF interest was reached afte
midnight, when a company Of % mel
could be seen by the watchers outside th
building edging their way along the ridg
OF the roof Heretofore all efforts Ia thi
direction had practically failed, and owini
TO the frightiul loss of life on the TAI
grounds when fremen were ordered up 4
face possible fall of $50 feet, the mnrshnl
had been slow to incur the responsbiiit.
Of duplicating such a peril.
Dead and Injured.
The great fire was not without IT'S worl
of death and injury. For the second tim
within the history OF the exposition fire
Iffa aud IfUtl. g., antf. fnlt f.t.f.
erty Of others, and saddencd homes are th
result. William Mackey, pipeman OF En-
CINE Company No 81, fell from ladde
on the peristyle and was internally injure,
and died at Mercy hospital.
The injured are Captain Frederick Getz
Truck Company No. i6, fell from the roo
Of Manufactures hall, left leg broken, ches
badly injured and internally hurt; Eu
gene Duraud, watchman in the French sec
tion of the Manufactures building, strucl
on head by plank, badly cut and bruised
removed TO Emergency hospital.
AT midnight President Hgginbothan
telephoned that he had been in the burnin
building over two hours; the roof ha
burned and fallen, but that fortunately fe,
of the exhibits were in the range Of the fall
ing embers.
IL should say that the loss by waite
would be much greater than by fire, "
said "rhe total loss TO exhibits will no
exceed 100000 OF course the loss Is ser
Gus enough, but the fire is now fairly az
. der control, and there is no more fear. a.
told, the contents Of the Liberal Arts built
ing did not exceed 100000 in value. a
to the Casino, peristyle and Music hal
there is no loss. We should not regret the
burning, as it is the cheapest way TO II
move them
. Ten Of the Crew Lost.
BELFAST, Jan. 0.-The bark Cooler