The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-29

heard crying "fire," and q glance re-
veaIed brilliant blaze emanating from
what appeared to be the Elephant
store. A few seconds later a HERALD
reporter reached the spot, and then 1t
was discovered that the blaze was
located in the rear OF Coalter & Smell
groves Main Street music house. The
cry of fire was taken up and echoed,
but there was
NO RESPONSE FROM THE BELLS
At the department. Finally someone
thought it would be a good idea to let
the department know that fire was
burning, and the brigade responded a
few minutes later-not so quick, how
ever, as they should have done.
The nose cart arrived in due season,
but if there was ever any arguments
needed as to the necessity Tor horses for
the steamer, they were delivered last
evening, when
THE STEAMER CAME CREEPING
along many minutes after it should have
been on the spot By the time the
first instalment of the Fire Department
reached the scene, the rear Of Coalter
Il SnelgrOve two-story LATIN and plaster
building was mass of flames, and the
fire quickly gained Roadway. The
couple of hydrant streams turned upon
the flames seemed
TO HAVE NO EFFECT,
But when the volume of water from the
steamer struck the blaze the effect was
almost instantly noticeable, yet the
flames quickly spread to Dryers book
store on the south and Pembroke'S sta
tionery house on the north. The entire
row of buildings from Cunnington's to
Asmussen's is o. lath and plaster, COW
cred with tin roof. Between the roof
and ceiling is a space varying from two
to three feet and this formed an excel
/ lent fue. 1t was but few moments
after the discovery of the fire until
THE ENTIRE ROW
was filled with smoke so dense as to
make 1t almost dangerous for anyone
to venture inside. Notwithstanding this,
! however, hundreds of willing bands were
soon at work removing goods from the
doomed stores and carrying them TO a
| place of safety. a greater portion O.
| DWyer's most valuable stock Wa r.
moved to the Pacific Express Office.
| while the remainder Was dumped la the
| street, in front of the Titan Central
Railway Office. The building, however
/ is thoroughly water soaked, and pre-
sents a most dilapldated appearance.
DIVERS LOSS
Will probably be covered by the insur'
ance carried; at most he does not think
he will lose more than 5000 or $500. The
building is owned by Levi Richards
and valued at $1,000.
The building in which Coal
ter & Snelgrove carried on
business is owned By James
Dunn. of Provo, and it was impossible
to learn last evening whether there was
any insurance on it or not. Coalter
Snelgrove
SAVED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING,
So far as could be learned. Although
strenuous efforts were made to carry
out some of the stock, the would-be res
cuers were driven back by the flames
and smoke. It is thought the firm had
some insurance, but it was impossible
| to learn how much. From every an.
pearance at present writing, their loss
will be very heavy.
at a late hour Pembroke had not
been Informed of the existence of the
blaze, and it is impossible to compute
his losses. a great portion of his stock
was removed, but much of it is doubt
less damaged Dy water The building
was owned By him. he having recently
purchased it from the d. o. Calder es-
tate 1t is feared his loss will be heavy,
as the building is badly damaged, and
MR. PEMBROKE
Had much of his fall stock Of goods
on hsnd, having filed up much EARL I
than usual for the fall and winter trade.
HELD, THE KEGRAVKR,
Charlis johnson, of Valley Tan Rene
dies fame, Anderson Brothers, bill
posters, and one or two small firms also
mad. quarters above Pembroke's and
c ralter s. SnelgroYe's, and while their
losses will not amount TO many hun
eds, still they are thought to be COM
plete Owing TO the darkness, il
vas impossible to learn whether
Johnson's type, presses, ETC., were
damaged TO any extent, but
1t is almost improbable that either he or
Held could have saved anything. Held s
Cornet Band lose some instruments and
a quantity of music.
The store occupied by
SOLOMON BROS. & GOLD
Is damaged mainly by water, as also is
the stock carried by them, which was
dumped in an indiscriminate heap in
the street. It Is understood they car
ried no insurance. The building Is
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