The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
THE VIEWS IN NORFOLK.
ven known People Express Them
selves or thc Fire

The news of the burning of the Uni
rer$ity was received in Norfolk Sunday
afternoon, and yesterday many cxnrns
SONS OF regret We're heard from men i'm
M walks oi me. y few of these express
sioaS We're:
Ar. Thos. Il. Rorland: IF The ro-
tunua ana library are destroyed the loss
VII De serious and almost irrcpara ',l,
ne destruction of the students uuar-
lefs or the lawns ana ranges. while
'ehlnpiarlly II misfortune may i'm the
1ilu he not an unniNed evil. The stu
dents rooms have not sufficient Ven
li'ntipn ana sunlight and n reconstruct
tiof III that respect has long been do
SiiAhIc All scholars. whether alumni
OF me University or not. will dcplora tho
loss OF valuable manuscripts ana books.
scientific classical and literary"
Mr. John y. Jenkins: THE alumni
"" Stale of Virginia and the Congress-
OF the United States should ali contri
Du'E TO the rebuilding and refurnishinS
o. this noble monument TO science and
letters. Its destruction is both a state
ana Il national loss"
Judge Thco. H. Garnet: The loss IF
the University of Virginia by The. lire
OF yesterday cannot he estimated by
public hail with its valuable library
ana the larger part of its historic col
irctlohS nave persisted in flames. This
Is a public calamity, ana n personal
ST. 10 every one OF the alma matters
children. Eat ii will ONLY stren.thcn
The devotion Of her alumni ana il is
certain that Immediate steps will he
taken 10 repair. as far as possible. our
great loss.
capt. ", w. Old Il regard the fire
az ne I University n great calamity. and
! lrei like have lost ain old friend. ii
Is ono OF the greatest culnmitics I'M
mas bciallen the State since the war
The legislature will meet in December
ana IL ought To take immediate action
looking 10 the rebuilding of the Univcr-
SHY DulidlnS. Icy the time the l.ryislo-
lure meets the Board of Visitors; and
the professors will probably formulate
some pan Ia lay before that BODY. and
IN" work Of rebuilding should commence
at the earliest possible moment"
Mr.. X; H. Baker: II received the
news with great sorrow. and every
clinrt should be made 10 rebuild AT once
II the amout of insurance is insufficient
me state should come to the assistance
.oi the authorities. My idea would be TO
recover the roiunda Just as Mr. ,Icf-
icrson designed IT, This shnuld h.
done at once precisely as ii was, with MI
us columns. Every University man was
devoted to the rctnnda and loved IN ro
there 10 look at ii. If the state viii
not DO Inns then the alumni ought TO
put 'heli hahdS IN their pockets ana 90
thr work at once While OF course. the
loss IN other ways is great, the greatest
is the rotunda. because Of It's historic
value ana the sentiment connected with
1t" p" :"
judge Thomas IL. Wilcox: at is a
great blow to the cduca tionaI facilities
OF the state and one it is hard to re-
cover from
Judge w. y. Por,Iock: '"rhc Univer
sity Is one of the old landmarks of VIr
Sinia which Is more universally regard
e" and reNcrcd as such than any instj-
tuition in the State The library can
nI"t he replaced, containing. rs ii did. I
believe, over 10000 volumes The Ioes
OF the University will occasion more
serious regret to the people all over tho
state than that of any building In mo
borders OF the Commonwealth"
DR.. Il. ~. Wake: III almost brinrs
tears to my eyes TO think of IL. No man
or boy who has ever been there will
forget the rotunda Think of tho In.
Huence the University has had-not
large" ''