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Show $200,000 Fire Guts . Well Known Ballroom LOS ANGELES, Oct 2 W The Palomar ballroom, one of Los Angeles' An-geles' most famous night spots, where many nationally known orchestra or-chestra have played, was destroyed de-stroyed almost completely by fire early today. Two thousand persons per-sons In the building walked orderly order-ly through the exits as the flames, apparently started by defective wiring. Investigators said, got out of control. Members of Chsrlle Barnett's orchestra reported they lost their instruments in the blsze. Fire officials of-ficials estimated the loss at $200,000. |