The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29

Charlottesville Va. oct. 2S.-Fire ori-
ginatcd yesterday in the southwest cor
nei oi the Public Hall OF the University
of Virginia and destroyed the main
building of that institution with some
OF It's contents. In the absence of an
engine. III" gravity system of fire fight
lhE having heretofore been adequate. il
was impossible To get water to The
flames. ana they had it all their own
way for Il while.
When II was clear that the public hall
or annex, ininr the lecture rooms
OF the School Of Common and Stntutc
Law. Physics ANA Modern Languages
could not hc saved efforts Were direct
cd towards saving the rotundl. con-
tanning the library ana the lecture
rooms of the schools Of ancient lam
GuagcH, mathematics. moral phiiioso-
ply, English. etc.
These parts OF the building are con-
n"ctcd by covered gallery or porch
whose roof was sustained partly by i'm
posing columns surmountcd by hand
some capitolS brought from Italy by
johnson.
In order TO prevent the spread of the
ire from the annex 10 the rotunda, an
ATTEMPT was made To blow down this
connecting porch by the use of Gyna-
mite. The columns were battered
down, but still the porch stood. Dvna.
mite was repeatedly placed in the porch
roof itself. hut the explosions produced
iittiC result and II was not long before
the r"ilinda was in flames. The larger
Part OF The librRry's contents were re-
moved books, paintings and statu
rary.
From tho department. of nhvs;cs
much OF the valuable equipment was
l"Scu"d and stored in the museum
nearby
The danger OF the communication of
IRE To the paViions and the ,Iormitnr
lawn on Tie North and South and tho
man building and the old chapel and
rtanihS-r"nm close uD the western end
OF the lawn vista.
The old chapel and the rcading-room.
dlrcrtl% connecting the main huiidin,,
with the professors and studon,s'
rooms We're blown down with dynamic
10 arrest the progress of the ilamcs
which We're soon gotten under control.
inc Siaunt"n ana Lynchburg fire de-
parinchts We're requested to send fire
engines. Iynchburg did so ami Sto,,n
ton sent men and hose. but too late.
Huck"t briSGdcs undoubtedly saved
nearby buildings and these We're. press
cd with great energy
me intense dcsir" To save the univcr-
hl! u Si!"Wi ~ me Tact the ladies even
took thcir places in line The rotuuh.,
was; that part OF The building comniotcu
IN MIR. JcltcrEUn'S day and i'm >yhic, In
ls2J. a reception was held al which Ia.
iaEctte and other distinguished men os-
Sisted. "
The annex was built about forty
years ago The loss is very heavy.
though Ii is imwssiblc to state Il in
iilEures Nor is It known just what the
insurance amounts 10. though il is pro
habiE not more than S25. 900.
AONEMENT TO SECURE FUNDS.
Thc students net to-day and b.t.an
movement 20 secure funds TO restore
inc building. plcdeing their contingent
deposit. Alumni are tclcgra nilirg Of
i"rs OF financial aid. Lectures viii not
he interrupted and two work Of the ses-
sion will go on about as usual
charlottesville. Va, oct 90 Tho
main building Of the ITniycrsit, =, nr Nj,
finia was destroyed by fire. which hroitn
o"i yesterday morning In the south
west corner of the public hall OWN
10 The scarcity of water the flra snnI,
gained great heading. When II v.,,.
seen that the public han. or nnnay co,id
not be saved efforts were made to .a,.a
the iotunda containing the library ara
lecture rooms OF the school of nnci,ni
languages. mathematics, etc in ortlnr
10 prevent the spread of the isames from,
the annex 10 the rotunda an nttr,npt
was made to blow up with dynamitn
the porch which connected tho two
buildings. but II was unsuccessful. and
II was not long before the rotl,nda was
In flames.
The old chapel ana reading room. di
Sectly connecting the main building