Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-06
IT IS GOING UP IN SMOKE.
rue DREAM CIR, AGAIN An
r,ciSED ny Fini.
noys Discover nm Incipient Diasc ia
she Terminal station at the
worlds Fair Grounds, which
Spreads Very Rapidly.


Chicago, July 5.--All the main hulld-
ings OF the Worlds Fair except the
horticultural building. the wuman's
building, the art palace. the machinery
and the Unltcd states government
building, were almost entirely burned
tonight. They were the property OF
the Columbian Exposition Salvage
company and had been purchased from
the exposition company for about sea
900. The Are was discovered this even-
ing by several boys IN the southwest
ern corner OF the first floor OF the ter
minal station. when first seen 1t was
but an inciplent blaze and the boys
endeavored to stamp Il out for several
minutes, They We're unsuccessful how
ever. as the fierce gale which was then
blowing from the sonthwes, fanned the
fire. and before an alarm could be
turned In the fire had reached the see
ond story Of the building. owing to
the distance which separated most OF
the engine companies from the scene
of the fire there was considerable de-.
lay In getting a stream upon the baz-
Ing structure.
Administrations BuiidIng.
The first alarm was Immediately fol-
lowed by three eleven call, and this
by a special call for ten engines. by
the time the first detachment OF en-
gines was fully at work the terminal
station was mass Of flames and the
fire had lenped across to the admin
istration building, In twenty minutes
the dome OF this beautiful structure
fell with terrible roar and sparks
and blazing brands were carried by
the wind north and northeast of the
mining, electricity and agricultural
buildings. The electricity building was
the iirst to take fire. In a few MIN
utea II was enveloped Ia flames and
at 40 o'clock the glass roof collapsed
and the iron frame work OF the struc-
turc fell In, At 7l5 O'clock the cast
end OF the mining building fell In and
the flames became so fierce that the
engine companies stationed between
the electricity building aud mining
building We're forced to ny for their
lives.
one Man Dcud.
Engine company No rs had to leave
their engines and had scarcely time
to cut the traces OF their horses. one
of the horses succeeded IN getting away
but the other was uftocnted.
The IRE was communicated almost
simultaneously 10 the transportation.
the manufacturers and the agricul-
tural buildings. BY hard work, how
ever, the fremen succeeded Ia saving
the great part OF the transportation
building. but the other two buildings
were soon enyeloped In flames, and by
oa5 o'clock the last OF the framework
OF each fell In. When the bremen first
reached The spot an entire engine COM
pany was detailed TO prevent the fire
In the terminal building from COM
munication with machinery hail. For
some time thu effort was auccess-
full. but with the four immense stIuct-
ures, the terminal building, the cleo
trlcity and the mines and mining
buildings ana the administration build
ing on flre at the same time. the heat
became so intense that the machinery
hall was ignited also. The direction
OF the wind, however. being away
from tho building, enabled the nromon
TO save part of the structure.
An unknown man was burned to
death. He. with u companion, was
standing upon one Of the conduits
through which power WINS transmitted
from the electrical building "a the