The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-22
D0'RMl1]OR||Y'
IS BURNED
Fire Destroys Building 81 North.
Carolina Normal and In
5ts5g elustrial College.
M SUSPENSION Of WORK Y l1 ,iI'
fsnccla, to The Times Dispatch.

Especial. to The Times . ispatcho
Fl {, r EI1NsBo N, G., Jan 2l.--- :; Fir
broke out in The doymitory OF the st t
Normal and Industrial College here I az ~
i clock this morning, destroying Two
buildings, in which were three t ll!ll rec
sleeping students, all .of whom were res I
cited without panic or personal l1ain''
rho Waterman discovered tho fire TIRE II N me
roof OF the Kitchen, and at once set aoo"t
getting the sleeping students aroused
before making the alarm, thus saving
confusion and panic. Students lost cloth.
Ing and small amounts Of money, most
Of them having tho forethouglt to take
their purses. One hundred and seven
teen OF tho trunks In the third and fourth
stories Of one building were burned 1'llfl '
The balance were saved. The collegc 's
a mile from the city, and when the IRE ire
companies arrived It was too iate to save
any but the adjonirg buildings. On build
8ings burned $4,000 had been expended
In Improvement by the State last year
+ III additional story, cold storage and ICE
plants. steam laundry and heating plaht.
The entire college plant ls valued IL.
500, 900; the part burned at $s0,ooV on
which there is Insurance oftabout $1,000,
distributed by tho State Insurance com
missioner. who holds policies At Ra"igh
among a large number Of companies
The hotels had all the students at
brca kfast, the street cars furnishing free
massage. and accommodations have been
given S tutbsnts In the homes OF the CITY
until better arrangements are made.
Banks and private citizens OF the city
have raised a. large cash fund for those
who lost clothing, and 10 loan those IN
Immediate need OF funds for other pur-
poses The utmost good order has pre-.
vailed all day, two meetings being he,i
by the students and faculty, at which
every one was provided for, even a list
OF books lost being taken for supple
mentary supply. state superintendent
OF Public Instructiontand chairman OF the
Board OF Directors. j. y. Joyner,&arrl
at noon from Raleigh, with State Treas
mar Lacy, and brought assurances OF tm--
mediate relief from the State. meet
Ing Of the full board wllS be had to-mor-
row, ut which Governor Aycock VII be
present. Only twenty students have gone
homeIand these are to return Monday.
2, President McIver has issued the follow
ing:
ITO the public: The main dorHftory OF
the state Normal and Industrial College
was burned this morning about 4 o'clock.
No students were injured In any way.
though a number Of them sost their
trunks and all their clothing, The clti-
Gems OF Greensboro have opened their
homes to the students, and comfortable
! temporary arrangements have tseen made.
There will be no suspension Of the college.
The students have shown perfect self
possession. and Their, has been at no
| time anything bordering upcna e panle.
] The three other dormitorles, together with
the temporary equipment OF rooms IN
tho main college building, the studtents'
| building and the Curry building, WIN
enable the college to continue It's work
! for the present. In two or three weeks
some permanent and better arrangement
can DO made.
1 "CIIARLES D. sA1c1VER
| .Ianuary% o1 1904" President.