The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-13
FIRE.
Destructive CONGREGATIONS at
Home and Abroad.
IMMENSE LOSSES OF PROPERTY
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Fire.

PARIS, January PA spinning mill
at AK la Chappelle, was burned on
Friday last, and fifteen persons per
ished in the flames.
CHICAGO, January 12.-The -four
warehouse of Frederick C. Vehmeyer,
on Kinzie Street, took fire this morn
ing, and was almost entirely consumed,
with the contents. The loss will reach
$3.50, 900.
The fire was discovered shortly after
I o'clock, and gained such rapid head
way that successive alarms were sent
out which resulted ill bringing the
entire fire department to the scene.
The building is a five story brick,
having frontage of nearly 100 feet on
Klnzie Street 1t was used as a general
warehouse. The building was owned
by the II. A. Huntington estate. The
structure was completely destroyed,
involving a loss of 100000, fully
insured. In the building, was stored
400 tons of broom corn, valued
at $4,000, one half of which was
owned by Samuel Boyle, who carried
an insurance of $27 800. There was a
vast amount of other property stored
in the building which it is estimated
will swell the total loss to $125, 900. The
temperature was twelve degrees below.
zero, and the fremen in consequence
were compelled to make their fight
against tie flames at great disadvantage,
enduring all the while the greatest hard
ship. Their only hope was in keeping
the fire confined to the Vehmeyer build
ing, as the infiammable nature of
-, -
when once the flames had gained con-
siderable Roadway, which was before
the first steamer reached the scene.
Some Of the hydrants in the vicinity
were found frozen, which kept some of
the engines idle. but the majority were
able TO keep playing streams into the
burning structure. At 8 o'clock the
heat began to abate somewhat, and soon.
afterWard it became evident that the
fire would not extend beyond the one
building. The interior of the
great structure was completely burned
out, presenting TO the EYE simply
four blackened and ice-coYered walls,
the brick partition walls having fallen.
A portion of the northeast corner of
the main outer wall fell outward about
8 o'clock, smashing a hook and ladder
truck, which luckily was not manned
at the time. a piece OF flying wood,
however, stru a pipeman named
Adam Driet, who was picked up insen-
sible and at first thought to be killed,
but afte1ward recovered consciousness
and will recover. The fire blockaded
Clark Street ard impeded street-car
travel for the north division of the city
for several hours.
BosTON, January 12.-What will I'M
doubtedly prove a disastrous fire is
now raging in a five-story granite front
building, Nos. Al to Al Clinton Street,
occupied on the lower floor by w. 0.
Rogers. agricultural implements and
fertilizers. and on the second floor by
C. H. Thompson L Co.. seeds. The
three upper stories were filled with
flour and graf - d ep,cp y therein
will be total loss. Three floors have
already fallen. and the building will be.
thoroughly Quilted. The fremen are
considerably impeded in the work with
the mercury degrees below zero, and
quantity OF snow in the streets. AT
the present writing (12 noon) the fire is
burning furiously, but thus far is con-
fined to the numbers given above.