Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-29

done to Pembroke and Solomon's s. While
! the hose was playing on the CoalteT
building, the partition wall fell through
! into Pembroke's store, and the flames
| followed after it. The stream of water
thrown in to extinguish this ruined the
entire stock OF goods, but prevented their
! burning.
The fire was now confined to the in
terror OF Coalter's store, the upper story
| of Pembrokes and the space between the
ceiling and the roof OF Solomon's store,
and was burning briskly when the
SECOND STREAM FROM THE REAR
Came pouring down upon it and did its
work. 1t was then nearly o'clock, and
it became apparent that the fremen
were master of the situation. Three
steady streams were pouring in from diff
ferent directions, and by | o'clock the fire
was practically out. There was still a
| Pickering along the sign-fronts, but this
was mastered with the axe and water.
The stream was kept playing upon the
mouldering wood until about 80 o'clock,
and the last puff OF smoke had then dis
appeared.
THE SCENE OF THE COMPLICATION.
The scene of the fire as viewed this
morning is one of devastation and ruin.
The entire interior OF Coalter & Smell
groves store, from the roof to the cellar,
is burned out beyond redemption. At
one side of the store the charred remains
OF an upright piano are still standing,
and the remains OF instruments, music
hnr E,rN,
all about. The stock carried by this
firm was estimated to be worth about
$4,000, and the only insurance they car
cried was policy for $4,000. The firm
has just started out, and the loss of their
entire stock will be a fearful blow to
them. The upstairs apartments OF this
store were occupied by Held, the en-
graver, and Anderson Bros, the sign
writer's. The loss to these parties is
small. The building was owned by Jas.
Dunno, OF Provo, and was valued at
about $1,000. Whether or not it was in
sured cannot yet be learned.
PEMBRoKE's LOSS.
The fact that the flames at first APP
peared to be working toward the corner
seems to have prevented the work of get
ting out Pembrokes goods. In fact it at
first looked as though it would not be
touched, but at last it came in for the
heaviest damage of all. Mr.. Pembroke's
stock was valued at $4,000, and there is
hardly enough Of it left to be worth men
tioning. What the fire didn't touch was
ruined by water. The building was also
owned by Mr.. Pembroke, and was valued
at about $1,000. He carried an insurance
of $4,000 on his building and $4,000 on
the stock. The insurance altogether will
cover something over the loss to the build
ing. His entire loss WILL therefore, reach
close on to $4,000.
SOLOMON BROS. 4 GOLD.
The store occupied by this fir vas
damaged by water, though the cuiling
of the upper floor was completely ruined,
half OF it having fallen and the other
half having swayed down SO far that it
cannot be raised. Mr.. Solomon places
the loss of his firm at $4,000. They
carry no insurance, but are doing good
business and think they can soon re-
cover. The building, together with the
next, which is occupied by G.. w. Davis,
belongs to G. NJ. Donelson, who places
the loss upon both at about 5000, which
is covered by insurance.
DN1ER y AND DAVIS.
The two stores on the extreme ends of
the fire maintained but slight losses. AS
stated above, all Dryers goods were re-
moved in good time, and, allowing for
damage to them and what few articles
may have been stolen, the loss will not
be over $500. Mr.. Dwyer carries an in
surance OF $1,000 on his stock, so he
actually loses nothing.
The damage to Mr.. Davis stock of gro
ceres is slight, with no insurance.
Some damage was done to the store
occupied by John Daynes, just north OF
Solomon's; but this is slight. The store
is owned by Henry Dinwoodey and is
uninsured
RESUME.
1t will be seen by the above figures
that the entire loss will aggregate about
$33 900, and that only about $1,000 OF it
is covered by insurance.
The tiremen We're very tardy, but this
is probably the fault of the city authori-
ties who will not furnish motive power
for the engine and carts. But, after they
got there, they did good work. They
braced up to the flames as close as was
necessary, and the result OF their work
proves that their efforts were we'll di-
rected
THE INSURANCE.
Since the above was in type S. w.
Darke & Co., the insurance agents, have
kindly Finished us the following facts
relative to the insurance on the buildings
burned. The figures will be seen to CO.
incide with those above, but the names
OF the agents upon which the policies are
drawn will be OF general interest:
Darke q Co. carry $1,000 on Coalter &
Snelgrove's stock. They have no other
insurance.
Darke & Co. carry 50 900 and Grant &
Co. carry 81 900 on Pembroke's stock.
Darke & Co. carry $4,000 on Penn
broke's building.
Grant & Co. carry $500 on the Coalter
& Snelgrove building Owned by James
Dunne.) a $1,000 policy upon the same
expired very recently.
Grant & Co. carry $500 on Johnson's
printing material and medicines, which
were destroyed in the upper story Of the
Pembroke building.
Smedley carries 1880 on Dryers
building, and Grant carries some on the
Donelson stores.