Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-20
JUNCTION JOTTINGS.
A Fire Last Night Displays the Weak
ness of the Ogden Fire Laddies.
Strong Hands and Willing Hearts, but
Plentiful Lack of Water.
"Mrs. Negus'" Letter and Its Gratu-
itOus Insult to the Ogden Girls.

Correspondence DEMOCRAT.
Ogden has already had enough excite
ment and sensation for one week, and
only half of the week gone. What start
ling events will complete the list before
Sunday morning can't be foreshadowed,
but most likely something unusual will
happen if only to make good the old say
ing, it never rain but it pours.
Shortly alter o'clock this morning the
alarm bells awakened people from their
quiet slumbers. The engine whistles at
the depot took up the alarm and made
the valley fairly echo with their fearful
shrieks Of distress. The ponderous clam
our of the bells and the hideous outbursts
OF the whistles were enough to make the
people think the world had caught on fire
in fultillment OF the prophets prediction
OF the great day of burning.
Springing from his luxurious couch, the
DEMOCRAT reporter saw from the open
window of his room lurid flames leaping
high above the dome of the Court House,
Just east of where cOnhagration had
broken out, and hastily dressing, he hur-
riedly made his way to
THE SCENE OF DESTRUCTION.
The fire brigade arrived at the same time,
Notwithstanding the companies had to
lug their carts up steep and sandy hill
for a distance OF half mile The fire
originated in private dwelling house,
which fortunately was unoccupied. The
flames had spread all over the building,
inside and out, and had the wind been
blowing a gale, as it did every previous
night this week, the means at hand would
have been powerless to have saved the
house in the adjoining lot ON the west,
and it is not unlikely that several other
buildings, stables, sheds and perhaps
other houses would have been destroyed.
The firemen worked as hard and intel
igently as they could, and finally sue
ceeded in quenching the flames, but it
took them long while, though no fault
of theirs. 1t would be unjust to expect
the men to do more with the insignificant
apparatus they are provided with. One
small stream was all they could turn on
the fire, and it seemed almost a farce to
see a crowd of big strong men trying to
subdue big fire with such stream of
water.
WHAT CAN OGDEN BE THINKING OF
If fire broke out among the business
buildings of the city, the brigade would
be absolutely powerless to save the town
from ashes. The fire department of Salt
Lake is deplorable enough, but God help
Ogden-for the fire department couldn't
If the town was so unfortunate as to
catch on fire.
Mr.. William Clark, poor, hard-work
ing man, is the owner OF the house where
the fire was. The fire caught in frame
kitchen ATTACHED TO the rear of brick
'front.' the roof, petitions, floors, windows
and doors of which were completely con-
sumed, as were also the frame rooms be-
hind. The place was insured for 81 900,
but the damage done will amount TO
nearly, if not quite, $4,000. 1t is doubt
ful if the insurance will be paid, as the
house had been empty ior some time and
the insurance company had not been
notified. The origin of the fire is mys-
terry
Yesterday the chief topic of discussion
on the streets was
THE CHINESE QUESTION
And the meeting reported in last nights
DEMOCRAT. The local papers condemned
the meeting and the speakers, and the
sentiment of the business men and intel
Egent part OF the community look upon
the affair as farce, having done great
deal more harm than good for the cause
for which it was instigated. The Knights
OF Labor absolve themselves from all re-
sponsibility of the meeting, and the SEN
timents expressed. Judge Heed and
Robert Wilson, the two speakers in favor
of eXpelling the heathens, are spoken of |
in the severest terms for the language
they used and the opinions they adj |
vanced. \ Grand Juror was heard to |
say that he believed Heed could be in
dicted for melting Il riot and mob vio- |
lence. 1t is known that the Judge and |
another man left town early yesterday |
and both, it is intimated, were !
as drunk as lords.
man was seen on the streets yester-
day with peddlers's wagon
X. OF L. VEGETABLES
Was painted on it in flaming big yellow
letters.
Last evenings Herald contained long
letter over the nom de plume OF "Mrs.
Negus," who asks that the Chinese be
allowed to stay, mainly because, as she
says, her husband can't be trusted when
they have hired girl about the house.
Cinnamon do her washing, and she ex-
presses a willingness for her husband to
i've Mormon polygamy rather than bring
nome another hired girl.
The Herald correspondent, most likely
1ot woman at all, least ways she is
not Mrs. Negus, for Mrs. Negus is not
low living in Ogden, insults decency in
his letter and the Gentle ladies of the
own when she says that she knows more
han one Gentle mother and wife who is
ufering just like herself The argument
advanced in said letter will have no favor
Ible effect for the Chinese, and only
epresents polygamy to be an expedient
or social protection against servant girls. ,
The idea is an insult to every virtuous,
Upright girl who is working in Gentle .
amily, and the author covers herself or
himself with shame in making such state :
nents and implications. MILo-ZIP. !
August 20, 1885.