Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-11-01

dynamite Tue CONOlON s"NNJ
porch which connected the annex
with the rotunda IN which these
rooms were situated.
The large columns supporting
the roof of this porch were blown
ont, bat without tho desired result
Efforts were then made to destroy
with dynamite cartridges the roof
itself, but this was without good re-
SILT and the flames travelled along
# 70 the rotunda. In the m can
time much of the valuable contents
of the library, books portraits ana
statuary had been removed, ladies'
assisting materially IN this work.
The figure in marble of Jetfer'
son, by Galt, was saved, as was
the bust of the late Professor
Minor, which was unveiled last
spring With imposing ceremonies
Much of the valuable outfit OF the
department of physics was saved
1t looked at one time as If the nre
would reach the pavilions and dor
mltories which flank the lawns
These are directly connected with
the main building on the one hand
by the old chapel and on tue other
by the students reading-room. The
chapel and reading'room were
blown up with dynamite and pow
der in order to stop the progress Of
the fire toward the resident tai
buildings. Here the fIe was ar
rested.
THE BURNED BUILDING.
TIE building destroyed was
what was known as the main build
ing, consisting of the rotun la, con
tanning the library and the lecture
rooms of the schools Of mathe'
mates, ancient languages, moral
philosophy, Eoglish, constitutional
and international and mercantile
law and the faculty room. The
annex contained the public hall ,
In which was the copy Of the School
of Athens, the drawing.room OF the
engineering department, the lecture
room of the schools Of common
aud statute law, physics and mod
ern languages.
To night 1t is stated that the
loss will reach 100000 and may
exceed that sum. The insurance
is $50, 900.
The origin of the fire is a mys'
terry. At the faculty meeting this
afternoon this was one of the pro-
blems, but it remains unsolved'
The fire Departmental Chlr!ottes'
VILE does not need an engine, the
gravity being sufficient to throw
water over any building, but this
Is not true of the university, which
occupies an eminence above the
CITY and draws it's water from the
same supply, Lynch5drg and
Stanton were wired to send an
engine, which L7nchburg did, but
too late. Stanton sent fremen
and hose. Lectures viii not be
interrupted.
For tue present session between
500 AMI 600 students had matrl-
cuIAted aud the Indie atoms were
that it would prove one of the
most prosperous and successful
sessions in the history of the uni
versitY.
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That part of the barnt building
known as the rotunda was com
pleted in Mr.. Jollersou's lifetime
constructed under his supervision
and after plans OF his own. Ii
1925 the completion of this par
was celebrated by a large gather
ing OF the psople, who followed
| Mr.. Jefferson, lafayette and Othe
noted men to the new building
where reception was held. Dur
ing the war two OF the lecture
rooms wero used as hospital wards
The building was constructed oil
the model of the Pantheon a
Rome, though only one-third th'
sizs and without the pillars excep
on the front. 1t was entered frol
a portIco. The halls were of IT
regular width, because the room
on each side were oval. Thes
rooms occupied the first and secon'
floors. The second and thir'
floors were reached by stairway
which contormed to the oval out
llne of the rooms. The third foo
lay Immediately under the SAM
and contained the library a spaC
ious circular room admirably ad
apted to It's purposes, The anne