Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-10-25 | Page 1 | Guild Hall Catches Fire as the King and Queen of England Leave Building

GUILD HALL CATCHES FIRE AS THE KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND LEAVE BUILDING LONDON Oct The 25 25 The Guild hall caught fire shortly after King Xing Edward and Queen Alexandra left the building where they lunched as ns the guests of the corporation of London this afternoon The Tho fire was in the dome of the tho Guild hall some distance from the tho part of tho ho building where the luncheon was held The firemen easily subdued the tho flames Within a n few minutes after the fire firo alarm had been sent out tho the pinnacle of the gray dome of or Guild hall hJ was a n. mass of shining brass composed posed of the helmets of the firemen who had clambered up and commenced hacking away with being apparently unable to get at nt the trouble from tho inside Tho The fire is said to have been caused by a fused wire The outbreak of the fire caused cJ great excitement Under any circumstances a firo fire at nt the Guild hall which contains pricel priceless ss relics and an immense library would have caused ed a commotion but occurring so nE nearly in conjunction with the Kings King's visit the feeling of alarm was Intensified Many of the corporation and a number of visitors were still in the precincts when the alarm was given These hurriedly departed to make mako way for several hundred firemen who dragged ladders over the crimson crimson cloth on which the King had so recently walked Crowds of servants removing the luncheon debris and carrying gold cups and other signs of the feast rushed hurriedly to and fro amid the police pollee soldiers and ad Aldermen wearing their costly robes Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral of the firemen expressed the belief lIef that the tho fire was smoldering while King Xing Edward was at at luncheon