Show A PALACE BURNED Cine Leopold Loses Many Art Treasures of Great Value SUICIDE 9F A TALENTED ARTIST A Triple KilllngA Skating MatchNews boys Riot in Pittsbnre New Jersey TraKedyKace Troubles BRUSSELS 5 p m Jan 1The royal Dal ace at Laeken a suburb of this city is burning Princess Clementine had a nar ow escape from being burned to death Her governess was burned All the royal art collection is destroyed The fire was prevented from reaching the Kings private pri-vate rooms At 10 p m the palace had the appear nce of a huge furnace and there came from it constant crashes and volcanic bursts of flames and sparks as portions of timber stone or other masses of debris ell into the fire The heat was so great as to totally prevent the atmroach of the small flre brigade which at best could have done but little The Queens apartments have suffered most Much plate has been saved but valuable pictures 3obelin tapestries and the great library ire all consumed The King is anxious about the statuary in the rotunda There is little hope that any of it is saved The only occupants of the palace at the time off of-f the breaking out of the fire were Prin cess Clementina aged seventeen a lady attendant and her governess The governess having escaped with the others returned to the Princess apartments to secure some valuables and was suffocated there It is reported that two firemen are injured and another killed The loss is immense as to the money value and as to the destruction of art treasures hat cannot be replaced |