Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-01
FAIR BURNS UP.
Machinery, Buildings ana Exhibits
Mt Minncsota Fair Dcstroyed.

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Minneapolis, Sept Fire nearly.
brought the state fair to an early end
last night, and for an heour or twothere
was a question as to how far the de-
structive element would go toward
wrecking the buildings at ST Anthony
Park.
The cause of the fire is unknown, and
the circumstances under which ii arose
are mysterious. The loss of property
was quite heavy. and those combating;
THE flames had a fierce fight several be-
ling injured.
At 1l:4b o'clock the attendants at the
fair grounds Mere startled by the dis
[coNery of flames leaping from the base
LOT a windmill constructed by the Crane
|Ordway Company as an exhibit on Ma
chinery avenue. An alarm was at once
given, and the Hamline fire department
promptly responded.
BY that time the Windmill was in a
mass of flames and two OF the adjoin-
ing buildings Mere on fire. An attempt
was made 10 stop the blaze. but the
|only water was in a tank Il the top of
La Windmill, and the fire department
'could not get its hose working from this
Elevation until a number of other build
|ings had ignited. Finally the firemen
made connections with Il tank that was
near the ground, and began to combat
the flames. but by this time the whole
machinery exhibit Was in flames, and
all efforts To avert a confla grafton We're
useless.
The flames simply had everything
their own Way, and did not stop until
1.-THE nine buildings in the machinery sec
ton of the fair grounds had been con-
sumel. 1t fortunately happened that
these buildings We're isolated from the
others. Had the same circumstances
arisen in the more closely crowded
buildings the entire concern would have
been wiped out of existence.
After the fire had been we'll started
the Merriam Park fire department was
called in. and this was shortly followed
by chemical No. 8 from Minneapolis.
but all efforts OF the departments We're
useless, as the wooden buildings We're
a mass offtiames when they reached the
scene, and their efforts We're of small
avail excepting to keep the fire from
spreading to the other buildings in the
fair grounds.
| Aided by a fierce wind the fire kept
up to a late hour last night, and by this
morning there is hardly vestige
Of the machinery exhibits left, ex-
cepting the burnt iron and steel OF the
fine exhibits.
TENTS WILL BE Used.
This will not effect a permanent loss
TO the fair. as arrangements have al
Iraady been made to have tents erected.
land such Of the firms as have the ma
lchinery handy will ut once begin the
construction of exhibits to take the
lp!ace of those destroyed. The property
destroyed. While REMEMBERING nine build
ines. represents but a small portion OF
1.-The mammoth exhibition hat will be
made, and as most OF it Will be replaced
Ithere is no loss to the fair as an eXhi-
bition.
| TO prevent the fire spreading one Of
1.-the buildings was torn down.
| There is 10 thought OF incendiarism
lin correction with the fire. Its prob
IA bic that some one threw a cigar stub
LIMO the soft stuff that had bean used
lin packing the vehicles that We're to be
lon exhibition.
4 II could not besascertaiend last night
1dhat there was any insurance on the
property. g. n Cosgrove. superntend-
lent Of gates; Secretary E. ". Randall
FL NJ. Underwood and w. j. Monroe
We're among the fair association officials
lsNho wers on the ground doing every
Thing possible to aid exhibitors.
THE INJURED.
/ w II. McGraithwait, Smelling ave
nue.. injured by falling roof.
Christian Vanguard, 1903 Bloomington
aavenue. Minneapolis, cut over the eye
4 by falling timber.
Louis Wagner. Hamlne fire depart.
|inent overcome BY smoke and left hant
4 burned.
THE LOSSES.
i Crane & Cprdway Co. ..,....I......s..s sol
limited States Engine co... 3G'
#iDean & Co.. Minneapolis, on ma
\ chinerv .............5...> 300
Ion building so,
4 Moline Plow Co., on exhibit 3O0t
4 bradley. Clark & Co, on exhibit. 200
Ion building $1,000 4u'
i Biment & Co, Lansing Mich. on
exhibit .......... $50,
ION building 4o
5lKingman.. Ga:!bra:sh Co. Des
Moinas, Iowa. on exhibit ........ 400
Ion building so,
iiJ. 10. Wood & Co., on puilding..... 2.oo'
Ion exhibit Observation-Disclosures. SO'
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