Fire Destroyed Chemical Laboratories at Cornell

Morse Hall, erected in 1890 and containing Cornell University's valuable chemical laboratories and scientific equipment was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. As there was no one in the building at the time the cause has not been determined. The fire started in the photographic laboratory on the third floor of the main building and spread rapidly to the Carnegie addition, erected several years ago at a cost of $65,000. Firemen were menaced by chemical explosions, a quantity of chemicals which cannot be replaced at present because of the European war being entirely consumed, although radium worth about $1000 was saved. The loss is estimated at $300,000, partly covered by insurance.

More than 2500 students will have to re-arrange their schedules, as every course at Cornell, except that of law, requires the study of chemistry.