Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
PLAN NEW BUILDINGS
Maryland Agricultural College
Trustees Meet Tuesday.
LOSS BY FLAMES, $4,000
Insurance on Burned Structures and
Contents, 100000.
CADETS TO BE CARED FOR
Accommodations Obtained in Nearby
Towns-Hyattsville Fire Depart
ment Highly Commended.
LOSS BY FLAMES, $4,000
CADETS TO BE CARED FOR

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK. Md. November 30
already have been begun
for the erection of new dormitories at
the Maryland Agricultural College to
replace those destroyed by fire last
night.
Charles H. Stanley of Laurel, chair
man of the executive committee of the
board of trustees. was at the institu-
ton today, and consulted with John
Hubert. president of the second branch
of the city council of Baltimore, who
is chairman of the building committee
of the board of trustees.
After lengthy conference the faculty
of the college was directed to proceed
as the emergency seemed to demand.
May Pay for Cadets.
This probably means that the trustees
will make adequate provision for pay
ing for whatever accommodations are
afforded the cadets. Chairman Stanley
has called a meeting of the executive
committee for Monday morning at IL
O'Clock at the Rennert Hotel, in Balti-
more. to discuss the matter. Gov.
GOldSbOrOugh. as chairman of the board
of trustees. has called a meeting Of the
entire board for Tuesday, at the same
place. At this latter meeting a report
OF the fire will be made by the executive
committee, which will also make recon-
mendations as to what steps to pursue
to make good the damage.
A representative of a Baltimore firm
which wrote the insurance on the de-
stroyed buildings was at the college
today. He asserted that his firm stood
ready to hand over $4,000 as soon as
the money was needed.
Reopening Postponed.
Officials of the institution have issued
an order postponing the reopening of the
school until next Wednesday at 1 O'Clock.
Accommodations for the cadets have
been procured in Berwyn, Riverdale and
Hyattsville. and a number Of them will
be taken care Of by members of the fac
ulty and professors who live at College
Park in the vicinity of the college.
Prof. Thomas H. Spence. vice president
of the college. today praised the work OF
the Hyattsville fire department, which re-
suited in saving five Of the most impOr-
tant laboratories and lecture halls ad-
joining the burned buildings. He de-
clared the engineer building. including
the valuable equipment, would certainly
have been destroyed except for the &C
ton of the Hyattsville firemen. This
loss alone would nave apprOXlIudteO
$4,000.
Fire Loss, $27O,0OO.
The loss in last nights fire. which de-
stroyed the administration building and
the barracks" is estimated at $40 600.
This loss includes the destruction OF ord
nance, including rifles. furniture and stu
dents belongings. Very few of the 800
or more rifles were saved, and all were
damaged.
There is an insurance of $4,000 on
this property The large safe obtained
by the late DR.. Joseph r. Owens, when
he was treasurer of the college. from a
bank of Hyattsville. dropped into a
large pool of water caused by burst
water pipes and is believed to be in
tact. The safe contains valuable col
lege records kept by Treasurer Ford.
There was no money in the safe.
Last night. when the fire was getting
the better of the fighters, the students
were especially active in rescuing col
lege records. even to the extent of sac
rificing their own property. 1t has been
definitely learned that the insurance on
the two burned buildings. including
contents and ordnance, Is about 100000.
All the band instruments recently pur-
chased by the college authorities at an
aggregate cost of about 5000 were
destroyed, only two pieces being saved.
The instruments were stored In the top
story of the BARRACKS" and when it
was seen that this building was DOOM
ed 1t was too late to save them.