Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-06-08 | Page 2 | In night Robes Grave Senators and Governor Fight Fire at Capitol

IN NIGHT ROBES GRAVE SENATORS AND GOVERNOR ' EIGHT EIRE AT CAPITOL BATON ROUGE, La., June 8. The saving of th State capitol from destruction de-struction by Are last night was accomplished accom-plished In a spectacular manner with Gov. Blanchard assisted by many Louisiana legislators dressed in their night clothes and by hundreds of clti- zens supplementing the fire department. The Are started from defective wiring near the roof of the Senate chamber, destroying the capltol's eastern wing above the first floor. The loss waa between be-tween 350,000 and 3100.000. Among the valuables in the Senate chamber, where the roof fell In. waa the famous painting, "The Battle of New Orleans." valued at $40,000. Gov. Blanchard directed the work of saving valuable papers. The capitol is an imposing piece of architecture on the bank of the Mississippi. Missis-sippi. It was first built in 1847 and was destroyed by rire during the Civil war. The present structure was erected In 1880.