Show worlds fair building destroyed by fire the missouri state building at tha worlds fair was destroyed by fire saturday night resu ting from th ex of a hot water heater in the basement instantly the flames shot up through the rotunda and the north wing and cupola were a solid mass ol 01 within ten minutes after the ex ploton the loss banot canot estimated accurately owing to t ie temporary na ture of the construction material which has no salvage value the principal loss is in the contents of the building the building cost and in the building were 75 corti of furnishings the most valuable 0 which portraits of former mis bourl governors and supreme judges these cannot be replaced |