The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-09
big BUILDINGS ABLAZE.
Disastrous Oonhagration on the
Worlds Fair Grounds.
VALUABLE EXHIBITS DESTROYED.
The Loss Estimated at Million Dollars.
The Casino, Pcristyle, Manufactures and
Liberal Arts Buildings Destroyed Ono

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| Liberal Arts Buildings Destroyed
Fireman Killed and others Injured.
CHICAGO, Jan 9-The Worlds fair Pom
/ peii came last night. Probably no more
magnificent yet terrifying, spectacle has
| ever been witnessed this side Of the At
Iantic. 1t was long after dark last night
! when belated people returning from work
| TO their homes in the southern suburbs
| along the elevated road noticed constantly
| enlarging columns of fire and smoke as
| ceuding skyward in the east. Hundreds
| of spectators hurried from the trains into
the celebrated court Of honor. There,
| suddenly, the conhagratiou came into full
| view.
Whrwinds of blazing embers were be-
ing carried from the end of the court of
| honor furthest from the Administration
building high over the mammoth roof of
| the Liberal Arts building, the largest
structure on earth The fire had been
burning less than an hour when a thun-
derous crash of falling timber and a
tremendous shout from the crowd an
uouuced the collapse of the Peristyle A
moment later another terrific yell from
the crowd told that the Liberal Arts
building had caught fire and that the
whole exposition was threatened
A dramatic incident marked the des.
tructiuu of the perstyle. One of the lad
uefS upon WhIeh was "a group OF hremeh'
lell with the columns, and one OF the
hetoIc IRE hShlers went uoWn 20 deAth
whiIe number OF others suffered injuries
more or less severe
Ihe Ire started IN the CASINO just east
OF the hEuculJu building ana south OF
the Ferls'yIe. me CASINO was quickly de-
Slroyeu, ana me names surged horJh on
| top OF Jhe ieHstyle, ana dropphg' maze
second Iine Oh hre along the base oI tne
columns. Inc names Iheh sprahg through
the Music nall
Wnlle tine Hre was burning there was
one oil Ohe most slhBular ana Ia9clhaJlns
HlE.'7 OF Jhe hlIh" Along Ihe Uop OF Iue
Ferls'yle were scores OF statutes Inc
8 spectacle Ior Jhose people fortunate
enough TO De on Ihe moving sidewalk
i Jusj east OF the terlsIyle was oil success
ION Oh E'@ahuc human beings Pluhglns
one alUef announcer heaHlohB luOo Une lake
below.
Inc "T'tin VI 'le 'l'e ~ S"'u 70 VIC re-
l. NenHe ON the part o! coupe Oh ramps
Inc HoIluI'y guar" III 'ne N"9ic H"ll saS b
& tual Ju9' "eL"re ,he names proNe out ne
kicked NV" N'E'ponus "uI OF uhe MUSIC
haI ana Iolu 'utIn 10 Hhu quarters e,Se
II Where' Lney lgi' Iii Ine 'lree'lou Oh uhe
casino DlfecUlS alOer une Hre oroAe ouo'
ana soon everything on Jhe ErouhuS was
III terror ana CONFUSION.
S III ears OF Ioo'lhE auueu 10 .he horror Oh
- the scene. Al lU o CLOCK WIN possiole
~ loss Oh ABOUT ~ 'U"''"uO ny ute III Vlle NaH'
n uIau'ufe' oullulhA "L"ne' 'he "u'uorIlles
oes"n 10 rea'I"e FrEe eieIleHv III 'ny
crowd was Golup"sru Oh lulerS VINO "ou'o
r. DE nara 10 cohIfol' Nueh preparations w
coolu pe huireul9 haue were pun III mo
~ ton to remove goods ana guard othel
bulIdlhgs' puU an Sucn eIot'7 were mere
chliH play Inc "Cuer uopel'sslless
such attempts on auch SNORT n"''ce were
lu made apparent at once. lhe IeW oIllGer
G, on guard could hardly 90 more IMAM snu
thelr eyes ana sfI Uheit Iee'n' hoPlni
ie against nope lh't Ihe names "ouIu ID
H. speedily stayed Inc spectators were
therefore driven by Ihe ponce WeSIWar'
at over the bridges from the Iahe, ana llne'
us up In n 7oIid mass against Ine HlecIrlcll'
bullulhg.
ne Here Jhey could see great DlaHlng rag
is mehlS uIoppIhB upon Tn eNhIpl.9 Delo"
Ihrough 'he glass ronl ana pulIulng
'e- could ne seen the IIne pieces naming llk
boulders IN am avalanche, crushing an
70 burning tine exquisite french sectio
ana threatening TO destroy Ihe hussla
Iis anu biIJIsu 0ecll"us,
II. Inc hre ooal5 ana engines on Ihe lax
slae haN by inns llme sunduea ihe name
A. IN the ashe1 "I Ihe FeHslyle ana IN IN
.ot lower colIonade pI the southeast slue q
the Liberal AfIs pulIainE ana noPes Wer
lis raised that the llre mad been suhdued, bu
IN shortIy al'er ll'lo Ihe names so' Deyoh
conlrol away up ON u e Top promenade 6
nd tne Liberal ArLs nullulhS' ana uhe MAJ
n. aisle oil the pulldlhS was soon mass
49, names.
I'M me Ialr oIlclais put the maximum los
at sl'OoO'OoO' On uhe oUlef manu. uhe esu
mates made by Jhe people connected VIII
the local directory maze Ihe highe'
l2e hgures only S-oOuOV III lhe LlDeral Ar
way directly above the French wares, an
nd falling heavily buried them beneath u