The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-06
WORLDS FAIR AFIRE.
This Time Most of the Big Build
ings Are Destroyed.
FIRST THE TERMINAL STATION
Then the Administration, Mining, EIeo-
tricity and Agricultural Buildings
Are Tsken-Firsmen PowerIess.

CHICAGO, July 6--All tho main buildings
Of the Worlds fair, except the Horticult-
ural building, the Women's building, tho
Art Palace, tho Machinery hall aud this
United States government buildings.
were almost destroyed by tire to-
night. They were the property of
the Columbian Exposition Salvage
Company, and had been purchased for
about $4,000 Fire was discovered this
evening ia the southwest corn er of thu
first floor Of the terminal station by
several bows. When first seen il was but
au incipient blaze. and the boys
tried to stamp 1t out for sew
cral minutes. They were unsuccessful.
however. as the fierce gale whIch was them
blowing from tho southwest famed the
fire. Before an alarm could DO turned
in the ire had reached the second story Of
the building. Owing to the dis
lance which separated most OF
the engine companies from the
scene of the tire, there was considerable
delay in getting stream Of water upon
the blazing structure. The fret alarm
was Immediately followed by 5-ii call,
and this by special call for ten engines.
BY the time the lrst detachment OF en-
gines was fully at work the terminal sta
ton was q mass OF flames and the ire
had Ieaped across 20 tho admin
istration building. la twenty min
ntes the dome OF this beautiful
structure fell sith terrible roar, and
sparks aud blazing brands were carried by
the wind north aud northeast 10 the MINI
ing. Electricity and Agricultural build
ings. The Electricity building was the
first to take fire. In few minutes Il was
- 80 - Il
roof collapsed and the iron framework OF
the structure fell In. At T:l5 the east end
of the mining building tell in. and the
danes became 50 fierce that the engine
companies stationed between the electric
ity and mining buildings had TO
nv for their lives. Engine company
No. II vas forced to abandon their
engine. and they had scarcely time
% unlock the horses from their traces.
one Of the animals succeeded ia getting
away. bat the other wAs sn located. Sew
ersi hundred feet Of hose was also burned.
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