Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-09
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THE FAIR ON FIRE.
4 Scene Of Terrific Grandeur De-
SlructiOn Of a POmpeii.
one LIFE LOST IN THE FLAMES.
4 Couple Of Tramp' said TO have
Fired the Building. --immense
Loss Of Exhibits.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.--The Worlds Far
pompen came tonight - rushing
v,loano OF fiame, huge Gothic archi'
lecture tumbling into chaos, bewllder'
ing mobs OF people, all were there,
under great starry sky OF Italian
elearuess, with Lake Michigan's broad
erpanse, n second Mediterranean.
Long after dark tonight belaiod peo.
ple returning from their work noticed
A constantly enlarglng column OF fire
and smoke ascending skyward In tbs
oa.i.
nrbe Wofld'a Fair IL on flre," = az
the cry, and few indeed Of the iasci'
1stcd watchers from the train win
lows alightod until the famous ter
minsl al the exposition grounds was
reached,
Directly past the scene OF the fright
ful nre OF the cold storage warehouse,
Inc hundreds Of spectators hurried from
The train ia the celebrated court NJ
honor. Then suddenly the connlagra.
hon came Ia full view, whirlwiuds Of
blaslng embers being carried from the
sad OF the court o. honor fafthost from
the Administration building, high
over ths roof OF the mammoth Liberal
Aus buildings, the largest elructure on
earth.
The fire had been burning less than
IN hour when n thuDderous crash OF
falling timber anu tremendous shout
from tho crowd announced tho collapse
u The periatyle. A mOment later a
ioffifc Yell from the crowd told that
tho Liberal Arts building was ON IRE,
aud tho whole expedition was threat
cnrd.
A dramatic Incident marked the
destruction " the Peristyie. one Of
The ladders bearing up group OF IRE.
men Tell with the columns, and one
heroic fireman went dOwn % hts death,
while number Of Othurs suffered in'
lures more or less severe.
The nre started In the Casino, lust
cast Of the agricultural building aud
-oulh OF tho Perisiylr. Toe Casino
was quickly devourtd, aud tho flames
urged north ON TOP OF the Peflstyle,
and dropping made Atecond Hue Of
fifs along the bass " the columns.
Tho II mes then eprang through Music
Hail. While the nIe was burning
there one OF the most singular ana
fascinating sights OF the night was
witnessed. Along the top Of the
leristyle were scores VI heroic statues.
The apeCt Gle OF those TsOplH on this
moving sidewalk east ;of the Pcfisiyle
was that Of q succession VI gigantic
human beings, plugging Gus alter an.
other headl0ng into tue waters Of the
lute below.
Tho origin Of the firo IL said to have
betn revenge on tue part OF = couElo OF
tramls. The solitary guard "a Music
Hall said that Just before the flames
broke out he kicked two vaganonds out
OF the building. They lsiI In tho di.
TeoIion u the Casino.
Shortly after III tae flames got be-
you'd cOuirOlupln the top u the prom.
vnade OF the liberal arts building, aud
the man Hisle OF the building became
mae. 81 flames.
The opinions seemed general that
the lcss by water was even greater
than that by lire. the FEDERAL officers
put tue i0ss, II the fire does not spread
beyond the Liberal Arts building, at
sl,UO1,00O. On tue other nAnI, ssti
mates by people Connected with the
local directory made the highest figure
$4,000.
Superintendent Graham Of tue Man.
uiBctuturs building, said the loss could
hardly DO oyerestlmated. III feared
this ever since the Fair closeup 40
said, land now II has come worse than
ever dfehmeJ.n
All through the great structure
ffhntio exhibitions rushed seeking safety
LOT their goods, The fire department
fought with energy aud skill, but the
conditions were against them. A
noToe wind came over tho LAKE, fling.
Ing heTy embers everywhere, tanning
them into liio every moment.
A. midnight President HiginbothAm
t,lephoned the general manager VI the
Associated Press, saying he mad been
IN the burning building over two
hour; that the roof had burned ami
isllun, but fortunately few exhibits
Nefo IN range VI the falling embers.
~ should say," said he, "that tue loss
~ water would TO much greater than
by IRE. The total loss TO the exhibits
VIII not exceed 100000. or course,
tue loss IL serious enough, but the FIRE
n now fairly under control ana there
y no more 10 fear. All told, the con.
lenla OF the Liberal Arts Bullding did
ngl exceed Sl,0OO,0OO. As 10 the
Casino, peristylo aHd Music Hall, there
j. no lUss. We should not regret their
burning, Az II 10 the cheapest way 10
TfmOV0 them -