The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-16
ART CALAMITY AT BRUSSELS
SOLDIERS FOI GHT mann ia
StIE THE ENPOSITION.
handicapped IN I.ark of water EnEland
the worst Loser Pine Pictures safe.
However MA Animals Burnrd
NanaE gers Plan To Replace attraction.


BRUssEiS. Aug IS The calamity which
has befallsn tn" international exhibition
by last nights fire - actually - great that
only qualified satisfaction - To be de-
rived from the fact that some IT the worst
reports launched amid the excitement
and alarm attending the hL,g. have TODAY
been proved exaggerated and inaccurate.
The salvation ~ considerable part Il
the contents ~ the buildings was du" To
the energy aud ,rurage ~ the exhibition
nHrcials aide by the City's iramen and
the belgian srIilcrS oven then. hows"e-.
u seems that their efforts We're greatly
hinderNd and IN many CaseS nullifai nv
IN" lack Of adequate fire fighting appara-
tus within the exhibition grounds
one hears. for instance. that hrrm~n
wore seen standing helpless with hose all
ready ~ turn IN a stream while n" water
wac nbtainahle Partly u this cause but
more ~ the slight and m Hamnsbl- nature
Of the structures was due the eytr"n" ra-
pitity IT the devastation which within the
course 81 a few hours reduced - dust and
ashes buildings which It had taken three
years 10 construct
tven vet the details n the disaster are
incomplete. but apparently every eVhiblt-
ing nation with the exception ~ Ger
many Whose building vas remote from the
fires point Of origin. suffered In some
cases the loss was comparatively slight
Great Britain. France and Belgium ar"
the greatest losers Great Britain came
out the worst " the three her section
ard the contents are almost wholly OBJ
liberated Tho place where InEland' =
building - rod - now represented merely
nv few gaunt ruins and heaps 81
smoulderirg debris on which the hose are
playing through out the night
II - = satisfaction to lie Ahle N record
thai number - palniInGs by the old
masters which were lent by British col.
sctprs have been saved owing To the
thai instead ~ heinR trusted
10 the rimsy exhibition buildings they
we're housed within tho citr ~ the Palais
du Cinquantenalrr This - AZ a distance
OF two rnilas from tho exhibition proper.
Among the valuable French "Nh'hts
winch were saved ar" the Go'"'hns
tapestries and several paIntngs hv
p"taill" Many works ~ ar' ca'rI"d out
Of IA" burning French and Italian actions
ar" now IN the ga-iHn- h'He1th IT,
rautn~. WHORE they ar" hnIng guarded Nv
soldiers
\ considerable amount - money and
swalS SAID ~ -. worth $ snr,I w"r"
found unharm"d within 'ir"0roof saf"- m
~" Pclgian section. ~ hrS' - was r"-
ported ihp, forty houses had h""H burned
along IN" Ny-uu" S"lhosch lI' la''r
reports reduce "a" number seriously
damaged - "IRh'
! ~ French rVu.hitor~ uw" m" Salytng
4 auge sums n CONS and works ~ arr
- III" employees no thr'w th, treasures
~, hampers and carried them "Ut ~ the F.
burning handing. Fortunately the flames
.lid not reach many lateral galleries whc-r /
many valuable .Nhiblt- we've dl-' laved
hpparsu'lv AL 81 Bo-'pck' = animals /
IN 'Ea almsS with Ne sNr-p-
ton q SOLITARY elephant a"t a Gag"
4 mauk"ys IT,. uc,. pants Y which w"r"
allowed To- ,-scaj,' 10 a." streets Nh"T' .
rnev w-rr captured la'-r. Gr.u"d car
cases e hons hears crnC'drl"s and
gers ~. among no runs - 'h-,r ages
Ba-rrcad"s hav" been hastily thrown
anou, tn. devastated arena and canvas
screens are h-lng ra.~.d a. 'a'' A. they
can he painted and stretched pn m"
frames
Inc COMMITTEES has discovered that
O ne runs are -ourC" ~ gr"a' attraction
to visitors ard they ar" planning add
: ons tp the exhibition when ~ - re-
Already 'Aev ar" Discus
ing plans for "a great International ava
ION display ANY setback 10 the aftraC-
'ryen.ss - the "NhInl'Ipu A. Ibis tim" u
- realized. would mean great financial
y~s 80 tho Citv II - s""u that IN a com
small crtv hk. Bru-~"i$ a.
exhibition lib" 49," present me Affects
ualf - ~" 10 ah.'ant~ a. lra-'
IArg" sums have. alrrrdy been expended
~ visitors not only among 'H- shops
bu' ~ ~" hp'.IS aud restaurants lh"r.
vas an expectation IT still greater returns
Do o." last laif uf the pr"s"u' month
and 10 September great uaIN g
foreigners was looked tor. "VpeCiallv
from Am-r.,a. Gr'a Britain. Germany
ard Franc"
BIl even Z 49," a'tra,'iN ,.rI.ss 81 the
show - uu' I'-Sarsi 'h"r. " % 90. mary
individual losers II Las boon sug-
gas'sd 'hl' Parliament boz SUNNI ned
- meet and yHt. Wha'"v"r sam may h..
needed - repair '." damag" dot" Nv -"
fro
There - a rumpr that Graa. Brtaru
vii ask htG damages
shortly after 2 90 clock ". morning th.
~" was ct urd"~ control ~" rul"f
luIItugs :, ..I'"i We" 'h" H. lgIau ry-
b. fbi' ~. British section. 'h. 'I'y - PARIS
.,htbr. ins French Palto" and the r'I--
acts k"rr"s-" IN part - in" French
-.,rit " winch w. i..~trpy"I many Jp,rI-
,raut- & 'h" HIiRlug ,pmnlrr",' V-r"
hura'I which Will ~" .'iv .ruhs-ra--
ia. committee. N ~" WI, e ava rdrng
pilJ"~
A. tho ll'"-' r"ports ther' wers no
fatalities resulting from 10" fir hu'
fhIrty-two parsons w"r' injured either
u the work ~ fighting N" 'ir" or m ~"
siamI ode 81 N" crowds III" on err 1T
the exhibition hav" ordered m" work ~
clearing IN" wr.."kag.' 10 hr taken up ~
once and they plan to r.open N" grounds
80 th" public tomorrow
Tho building 81 the Canadian Parifr
Railroad At the exhibition ozcaped tho
fire II contained exhibits ~ the Iana-
dian Pacific Railroad Andsporting ruphia-
loaned by clubs ~ Ali@rta. British I"lIrn-
tia and Sask at ch"whn. canada
IN. Internstional Gallery. which CHn-