Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-12

ed trucks We're ploughing through the
Isles not encountered with wreckage
or drenched with falling cataracts Of
water, most of which fell far short
of the flames.
Opinions seemed general that the
loss by water wotid be even greater
the fire does not spread beyond the
liberal arts building at S1,OO0,0O0.
The frplnen We're handicapped by
l;tck Of water. An heroic effort was
made ~ get streams To the top Of
tie gi.iEt structure, but the water SUP
lly was fc;,rfully inadequate. Finding
il impossible TO reach The roof the
chief ordered the engines into the
building. With changing g.lgs and
ratified through the smoke until the
center Of he building was reached.
Streams Of water We're hurled up
wards bl1 with little effect. From
above a fiery hail Of embers poured
down upon the trenen and heaps Of
blazing merchandise grew more nu
nlerouS and foot by foot the engines
We're forced back to either end Of the
building.
The name VI the fireman killed when
HE pcIistyIr collapsed WAS William
Mackey, Of Engine company No. 81.
Captain Frederick GoetZ. of Truck com
pany ~ fell from the roof Of manu-
facturrrs building and broke Il leg
aud received Internal injuries. Eugene
Drand. Waterman iii the French sec
ton. Wa> hit on the head by Il piece
Of falling debris and il jured.
About 1915 Il great iron arch gave
way directly about the French section
and falling heavily buried the French
wares beneath the burning pile.
Around the japanese exhibit adjOin-
ing, clustered a crowd Of scared and
frantic japanese. This, like many eX-
hibitS, had not been released from bond
and the goods could not be taken from
the building. but they were carried to
the doors and there guarded by natives
of the fiowery kingdom. All Ameri
can exhibits were long ago removed,
but the formalities of the custom house
detained the goods of foreigners.
Supt. Graham, of the manufacturers
building. said the loss could hardly be
overeStimated. Il have feared this
ever since the fair closed" he said,
and now it has come, worse than l
ever dreamed" All through the great
structure frantic exhibitors rushed
seeking the safety Of their goods
The fire department fought with
energy ana skill, but the conditions
wee against them. A fierce wind
came over the lake flying the fiery
eE'berS in every direction and tanning
item into life every moment. Huge
pillows of flames, which We're manful-
ly combatted by the men ON the roof,
rolled northward
The climax of interest was reached
shortly after midnight when 4 com
pany Of fifty men could be seen edSing
their way along the roof Of manu-
facturcrS' blliidhl@. \ cry Of horror
went mp rs a huge section of the roof
almost under their feet gave Way and
Tell with {, crash.
The fircmen did not WAIVER and ut
/ O'Clock it looks aS if their heroism is
not 10 be i'll vain. The lire is still burn.
troll ami iS not expected To- spread
further.
At midnight President Iliginbotham
tclcphontd 10 the general manager Of
the Associated Press that he had been
in the burning building over two hours;
that the roof had burned and fallen,
but fortunately few exhibits We're i'll
range. Of the falling embtrS
Il should say" said he, the loss by
water will be much greater than by
fire The total loss TO exhibits will not
exceed 100000. OF course the loss is
serious enough. The lire is now fair
~ under central All told the contents
of the liberal arts building did not OK.
ceed :; million dollars. AS TO the ca
sine. periStyle and music hall. there is
no loss. We should not regret their
butling as il is the cheapest way to
remove them.
BULLETINS.
Chicago, Jan. Sat 7:2O the casino
1T the worlds fair WAS entirely de
Stroyed by tire. which broke out about
, o'clock. TIE flames first attacked
the peristyle and at 7:25 they had
burned lhree-quartcrs of it. Every CT
fort is being made to check the flames,
but il is not believed that anything can
prevent music hail from being entirely
Sparks are flying in every
direction and live brand has just
lii upon the electricity buildin. and it
is now in danger.
s p. m.-'rhe peristyle is entirely de
The fire has reached the cor
per of music hall and the danger is
now great to manufacturers building
SO p. m.-President Hginbotham
has just left his residence for the fair
grounds. He says that liberal arts
building is in great danger and than
it contains a vast quantity of valuable
exhibits. The buildings are rs dry us
finder that the situation is very threat
ening.
$40 p. m.-Fred $. James. chairman
of the insurance committee, of the
worlds fair, says of the goods in the
manufacturers and liberal arts build
ing that there is little or no Insurance
on them as the companies all cancelled
their policies at the close OF the expo
sition week ago there were over
1000 cases of goods still on the
grounds and the bulk of these were in
the liberal arts building 1t is said
that almost the entire German exhibit
is in that building because of inability
of the commissioners TO secure steam
ship capacity.
$40 p. m.-The liberal arts buildin.
is now on fire.