Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-14
III, Missouri Building, 0se Of the
Finest Structures at the Expo
dtlon, Reduced TO Ashes.
rgE LOSS WILL EXCEED $50, 600
p,r II Started UoknOwn- Secret Ser.
,ee Agents Working on Theory it
Vas Of lnc.ndlary Origin.

S,-Hard on oct. l3.-The Missouri
..,s mi'dug at the Lewis and Clark
r.o,r,l exposition one Of the most
.,-,,llye structures on the exposition
s,,ppds vas completely destroyed by
". iop.ghl Practically nothing Of the
m.goIecmt exhibit gathered by the
v,.ogd state commission was saved
and the beautiful collection Of art and
,,.toary which was one of the tea-
m,esof the Missouri display viii prove
almost complete loss but few Of the
,amres of the art room being saved
hom the flames
II I, estimated that the pecunlary
l.ss viii exceed 100000 with no iusur-
,rre save $1,000 cn the art exhibit
An that remained standing when
ne fre ty.s gotten under control was
IN. rolonnuJo entrance surmounted by
st,ICdo2cu angelic figures which stood
AM suetcr-.Ihc against the gloom OF
ha night
uov np fire started is mystery
,bI,u Nl perhaps remain Uusolved.
Tbe flames were first seen by a youth
,ho was walking near the ruined
brIdrg. Ho Immediately turned i'm
mo trg alarm, which summoned the
Nrosllon and city lire departments to
Np scene,
Tba secret service agents are work.
.ng OBJ One theory that the fire was
Of n,sndury origin, and that It start
"a among 20 collection Of packing cases
stored iust Iu the rear Of the building
awaiting thc period Of dlsmantling Of
me Missouri exhibit which Was 10 fol-
6g Che formal closing Of the eXposl-
tan tomorrow night
gupterln.eUdent of the building Ed
ward O. Cwmbaugh OF Columbia Mo,
lha only person within the structure at
ne time of tine ire. has another and
more probable theory He stated to
me Associated Press after the conila-
grafton THAI when he discovered the fire
IA, wall of the building at the base
n the dome and between the kitchen
rrl me diuiDg-room was mass Of
fame but ne ls positive that thei~ vas
no Are nearer chan 10 feet Of the main |
fo5r Crumhlugh is Of the opinion that |
ihs hrc had ITS origin IN the same |
faulty electrical construction which |
has been the cause Of the several in |
trlsnt bazes which have occurred ia |
different buildings during the fair,
Tfrec.Qulrtels OF am hour after the |
fyt alarm VAS sounded the Missouri |
building was I'm ruins, That the flames |
dl not spread To some of the adiOin- |
ms buildings was due TO the almost |
complete absence of wind and TO the !
muelous work of the dremeu. who |
'lga. the fire desperately 10 save adj |
heat exhibit palaces,
The Missouri building was one Of !
N, ay0rlJo state buildings and visit
81, strangers We're always Hospitality I
r.l0med Attached TO the building |
Ha e8boately furnished loungIng |
r'ns for ladies and gentlemen. A grin
M O. handsomely fitted dlnlng-room
iio made the Missouri building an at
udclye one.
The only casualty was the serious In
lY OF an electrician named rry
Jones, who Boz the early stages the
Me- mounted TO the roof to cut the cleo
n. wires and who fell 10 the main
olr Of the building.
EVIDENCE POINTS 10 INCENDI-
ARISM,
Portland. or, oct. 1I--Evldence
which tends to confirm the report that
,oe hre which destroyed the Missouri
guiding az tho Lewis and Clark expo
Slon last night was Of incenoiary ORR
gh is accumuatIug. T.. h. Beach, a
reputable business man Of this city,
AN come forward with a statement to