Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-31
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NEW YORK STATE CAPITOL
Conflagration Lasted for Four
Hours and Building Is Fire.
Swept
OBJ AmOclassa Press.

ALBANY. y. j., March Z.-Fire-swept
smoke-stained and vater-drenched, New
York states magnificent S7.ooQ.oo0 capitol
stands this morning a partial wreck oy
nanss thzt started n the assembly u
brary. burned away the entire west wing
and did damages estimated at $4,000
before the IRE was declared under con-
troll. after raging more than four hours
Starting afresh in the northwest an
gle the flames got away from the nre-
men shortly before 10 o'clock several
aremen had been knocked unconscious
BY falling Debris and their companions
were warned 10 use caution in penerat-
Ing beneath the shattered arches while
q huge chimney, considered unsafe. also
kept them at bay and this permitted the
flames To gain renewed Roadway.
Governor Dix vas on hand before 10
ofciock aud took personal direction OF
the salvage EFFORTS IN the Offices still
untouched
II was decided to remove all the pre-
cious books and records IN storage, the
flremen being unable to tell whether
they could keep the blaze under control
AIilitiamen were pressed into service
to renOva the records. relics and mass
from the adjutant generals office and
IN policing the fire lines
The assembly room and every portion
OF the west wing was wrecked
~cores OF legislators visited the
che Ser~ and committee rooms and re-
moved their personal effects. Both
house, met at the city han nearby dur
Ing TIE forenoon. in response to q call
By Governor DIX
It expected that the legislators
win take upa rigid probing Of the re-
port that an electric push-button was
&c lrted out OF commission by a watch
man yesterday morning and not repair
ed during the day. This button Is held
responsible for the cOnflagration-
The nremen brought every possible
line OF hose TO bear on the west wing
shortly after 10 o'clock and before an
hour had passed the flames had been SO
thoroughly quenched that II was posi-
BE TO get within striking distance OF the
smoulde=sng heaps in the northwest and
southwest angles
Governor Dix summoned State Arch1-
fect Ware, Police Chief Hyatt and Fire
Chief Brfdgeford into conference as TO
the safety Of the capitol. The governor
feared IL had been so badly damaged
that all parts were unsafe The con-
ferees refused an opinion on the matter
before they had discussed il.
Weyler. Bean and the document room
attache, who were reported missing,
were accounted for before noon. but it
could not be definitely sscertained as TO
whether Samuel Abbott had been To-
Gated
II is believed the IRE was started by
: fused electric push button becoming
electrified II was discovered by night
watchman and the alarm was sounded
II 2-4s O'Clock Before the dremen reach
ed the massive structure priceless docu-
ments, books and records stored IN the
assembly library had been destroyed and
other departments were threatened The
imitation oak ceiling Of the assembly
chamber. composed Of papier mache. was
partially destroyed. as was also the ia
nous million dollar staircase in the west
wing.
On the third door, where the flames
gained their start the departments who'll
" or partially destroyed by fire or seri-
ously damaged by water were: