The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
THE UNIVERSITY IN RUINS.
Concluded from First Page.)
carved capitals. which were brought
from Italy at great expense.
BLOWN UP WITH DYNAMITE

BLOWN UP WITH DYNAMITE.
These columns were blown from,
their places by dynamite in the hope
that the superstructure would fall
away, thus leaving between two chief
parts of the picturesque and historic
building gap which the deTouring
flames might not cross
FINDING 1t impossible to throw the
Superstructure In this way, Professor
w. III. Eciiols and another approached
TINS part Of the building by way of the
library rotunda and exploded n large
number of dynamite cartridges i'm the
rool over the portico, but with little
erect. Nor was the effect very great
when Professor Echols tossed into the
burning mass bag containing proba-
piy haif bushel OF dynamite, but ii
was now apparent that the library
must be consumed Smoke n1to, az,
spacious hall and flames were la, rst
ing TTOnI rIIe roof
an this time ladies and gentlemen
siiu active boys were engaged in carry
rnS BOOKS from the shelves and PORTRAITS
from the walls Of The library lFo,.t,i-
huteIE the largest part of the splendid
eoiiection was removed. Not ali of tho
poitralts We're saved. but ut this time
10 impossible to say which were lost
"a ING THE PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Persons familiar with this historic
room Will recall that pcrtruits ar Ia
Ierson and OF Cabell, Minor. Schelc no
nIr1 anu other distinguished professors.
Jcn stuart. W. w. CorCoran the mill
ahthropist and others, adjcincd Tho
WI. INC marble figure OF Jefferson. bv
Hait' when faced the entrance tn Tho
lDfaiy. was safely removed, and whnn
thc Write saw il it was carefully
sWarthcd in q blanket in :; safe MACE ~,
| the grounds ga
iiobeless Of saving the muin building.
inc next efforts were directed tn,vnrI
| removing tho connection Ietv,oan !,
ana INC buildings which irclo.cd ;hn
wh%, These were low. cnc-s;s nv rooms
| me ono known as the "oll cllnpul'' and
the other used as Il rcadiu.. rnom for
Students. These were soon don;,Ina or
'hSir furniture and blown up.
| III me meantime the fire had reached
~ rctuhua r"riico and stopped the
u,T clock 1T fix" minutes OF - The na
| mi.hS aGhrcSt the main building were
SV"keu WIN water. passed thithcr Ev
| an actiHc bucket brigade and tLn hosn
| nhu been kept playing on tho dnh,:r. NJ
| ne demolished building and while tn.ea
| 80, ,;oN hre ~ different times the tiestruc-
tiNc element was finally routed TLc
| Ioiunda collapsed ami I'm Cnu, bn,,,s
| lfohi the beginning these was untI,inS,
umnS. so" S"i-
AID FROM NEIGHRORING TOWNS
-NS soon as 1t was found that The
, pressure was insufficient To thrpv. ,s..i
| yer Hnoh The burning; building Stu;lrt N
~" i.EhchHIrH We're requested 10 send
t!;Sii ire engines. Both cities rrs,n;,I
ca rs promptly as possible. S;aunton by.
SrEGihg iremcn ana hose, ami lynch
| nurg with iircmcn hose. aud ou,rir,.
! ne later cpmrauy attempted to al
| i ich 10 the fire plugs. but. finding i,
rond ana force water about i've I've
| hundred yards Ia the rnt,pdo
| ne work of this machine was
snlendid, ana SO much force ,.xcrciscd
! 'hat thriF nos" burst just as they had
a. 'l''pitSi.o me work of putting out
INC ,nmaininG portions Of the burning
| building. '
rho school Of Athens" a handsome
| copy Of itnphael's painting, was i.st. ~
@aN"a dignity the building that moth
me else could DO. It's cost was about
| and loved institution In nan.e: WAS
| a@onizing to hundreds among IN. thou-
sands who witnessed it, Mrn-cvcu
| men who had not likely shed tears
| ior Nears-could not wholly restrain
themselves. And If there had been
much work to be done. tho grief would
have found more noticca BILE expression.
The work Of the ladies in saving the
| hooks and paintings was ndmira bic.
! Tie wind fortunately was not high nj
me beginning, and it was from the
south. From almost any other quar-
Ter II would have driven tho flames into
Tie other part OF the University. Later
~" wind increased to IL slight gale
which carried sparks from the fire on
10 Cars iiili, setting fire to the housns
ana stables of DR.. Chancellor. Professor
lambeth. and others, which was
promptly cXtinguiShcd.
Debris was carried IL distance Of six
miles into The country. and portions Of
II partly burnt brought back ANA
shown. Professor IIchols. who was con.
spicuouS for his courage and wrn al
rectod efforts was so unfortunate rs In
nave three fingers on HIS LEFT h,nL
broken By a fall from the roof of tI,r
icading-ro"m. He was further mfr,
tunatc in that he lost Il gold watch ana
$40 in currency. Merritt Murray , III,
lie son OF G. Is. Murray. while ,,,nni',,,
To n place Of safety in exuectntinn az -
dynamite explosion, fell ana broke hjs
arm. The explosions of dynnpi liz
shattered the windows of the musrum
anu many OF the private houses, and
Was felt To the farthest extremity or
the city. Va
CANNOT BE REPRODUCED.
The saddest thing about tho ,i,. &c
t,itl Whle the buildings NAV he re-
piiceu tneS can never he rcproduc,d
ne peculiar style OF architecture. was
vi 1t iaSt age, and wiS done by work
men imported to this country from E,.,I
rope ior the purpose The streets wrrc
crowded with people going ana return
ing from the conhagration on foot. i'm
NehlcleS. ana the cars were crowded M
every TRIP. The lawn in front of no
fotunda was covered with furniture