The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-14
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Fire Record.

London, 12.-One hundred warehouses
have been destroyed by fire at Salmics,
Rumlis.
Atlanta Ca, l2.-Kimball ouse was
burned down. The fire originated in the
rear of the building and was favorable to
escape Within twenty minutes the
hotel was emptied of guests and within
an hour the structure was burned to the
ground. The hotel was built by Il. l.
Kimball and owned by Robert Toombs,
John Rice, Joseph p Thompson and
others 1t cost S6lO,0OO and the furni-
ture Sl25, COO; insurance only SS0,000,
among many companies. The Gate City
National Bank, Hsrraison 81 Brother,
tobacco, John b. Daniel, drugs, and
Others, we're among the losers. Total
loss 81 100000; insurance not over $780,
600. The fire is claimed By Mr. Culbert-
son Mark, OF the company, to be incendi-
ary. In the vaults of the Gate City bank
were 100000, which is yet matter Of
doubt.
Atlanta, Ca, 19.-Loss by the Kim
ball House IRE, $500, 600 on the building
and S125,GOO on furniture. On the
whole amount there is only $4,000 in
surance. The rea on why the owners
carried so little insurance was because of
the high rate charged. The Kim5aIl
House was considered the worst risk in
the city. A rate of q per cent. was
charged, while on ordinary central prop
erty only per cent. was charged. The
Republic block, just opposite, was it,
sured at II per cent, the additional one.
quarter being because Of the proximity of
the block to the hotel. Mr. Scoville,
proprietor OF the hotel, spent $50, 900 OF
improvements and furniture when he was
preparing for the exposition. He carried
policy of 500, 900 on this up to a year
ago, when he declined 10 renew it. At
the time Of the fire he had only $4,000
insurance.
The fire broke out al 4.3O O'Clock.
Opinion as TO the origin Of the conhagra-
ton: .ChR=iie Slider and Philip Green,
two newspaper men on the Constitution.
saw the fire breaking out and realizing
the danger the guests vera in rushed
into the building and made their way
along the corridor waking up the Sleep
ing occupants. IL some places t .ey cor
tainiy saved lives, as there were people
Ia the house who had not been brought
cut by the first alarm. They went to the
top sorry of the house and did much good
work in waking people, They express
the opinion thai when the debris is re-
moved it will be found there are persons
who persisted in the flames. The flames
bad enveloped the building on the west
side before the officers Of the Gate City
bank had arrived. L. j. Hill. president,
was absent from the city. Melborn,
Hill s. Go. aud E. P. McCandless
were on hand as soon as
notified Of the fire, and with the assist
anceo of citizens took the available books
and papers from The vault 20 q place of
safety. A safe containing $500 900 in
valuables could not be removed. As
soon as possible steady stream Of water
was turned on the vault ard it is thought
the papers and money are safe.
Mediord, Ontario, 1.-THE Methodist
church. MOBILES and Gibson's hotel and
nine stores were burned to-day. Loss
$50, 600.
Philadelphia, 13.-The Hotel Devon,
on the line of the Pennsylvania railw sy,
about eight miles from this city. burned
to the ground this morning. the par
ticulsrs are not yet sscertained.